Schedule Of Events:
1:00 Pm - Free Event: Festival Of Cinema Nyc Presents: Staged Readings Vol. 1
Festival Of Cinema Nyc Once Again Included An 'Unproduced Script' Writing Category For The 2025 Festival! Get Insight On The Writing Process And Enjoy Staged Readings From The Top 10 Finalist Who Are Up For The Best Unproduced Script Award!
Location: Forest Hills Library
The Screening Room At Forest Hills Library
108-19 71 Avenue
Forest Hills, Ny 11375
2:30 Pm - Block 21 - Special Presentation- Kids In The Spotlight
Join Youth Services Manager, Tamesha Scott, And Members Of Kids In The Spotlight For A Screening Of 5 Short Films Made By Young Filmmakers In Their Program.
The Screening Will Be Followed By A Short Presentation And Q&A To Learn More About What How This Amazing Organization Is Helping Foster Care-Impacted And Underrepresented Youth Heal And Grow From Trauma Through The Power Of Storytelling, Filmmaking, And Workforce Development.
Unexpected Ties - Grant Housley Dir.
Unconditional - Grant Housley Dir.
A Movie Named ***** - Brandon Ruiz Dir.
Rite Of Passage - Grant Housley Dir.
Run - Brandon Broady Dir.
Location: Regal Ua Midway (Theater 3)
4:00 Pm - Free Event: Festival Of Cinema Nyc Presents: Staged Readings Vol. 2
Festival Of Cinema Nyc Once Again Included An 'Unproduced Script' Writing Category For The 2025 Festival! Get Insight On The Writing Process And Enjoy Staged Readings From The Top 10 Finalist Who Are Up For The Best Unproduced Script Award!
Volume 2 Features The Following Scripts:
Diwata Written By Shea Formanes
With Her Twilight Years On The Horizon, A Filipina Grandmother Ditches Her Eightieth Birthday Party To Summon The Spirit Of Her Long-Dead Granddaughter, Navigating Hallucinations And Repressed Memories As She Attempts To Make Amends With Her Past--And Rediscover Herself.
Queen Written By Peter J Gibbons
Exiled By Her Community And Alone, Queen, A Twenty-Year-Old, Fifth-Generation Nyc Outlaw Gypsy Fortune Teller Connects With Chloe, A Chameleon-Like Nuyorasian Runaway Rich Girl, Who Could Be 16 Or 22, In An Escalating Series Of Cons. Leading To The Big Jackpot. With Big-Money On The Table, Things Go Sideways, Bringing Betrayals, Duplicity, And And Death.
Rabbi Rifkind Written By Alex Barnett
A Rabbi Grieving For His Dead Wife And Son, Battles His Own Crisis Of Faith And Will To Live When He Is Asked To Perform The Bar Mitzvah Of A Half-Jewish Boy Dying Of Cancer.
Location:
Forest Hills Library
The Screening Room At Forest Hills Library
108-19 71 Avenue
Forest Hills, Ny 11375
6:00 Pm - Block 22 - Festival Of Cinema Nyc 2025
- East Bay Confidential
- The Red Diamond Cut
Location: Regal Ua Midway (Theater 2)
8:30 Pm - Block 23 - Festival Of Cinema Nyc 2025
- Loose Change
- Morning Glory
- Rowdy Friends
Location: Regal Ua Midway (Theater 2)
