1. Follow Us: 

Detail View      List View    Grid View

A

An Evening Of Conversation With Bruce Dern
Special Event
Event, 90 min

 

Bruce Dern is a cineaste’s dream. The Gold Coast Int’l Film Festival will honor his long and diverse career from exploitation sets to the Academy Awards with its first ever “Legend Award.” Lucky audience members will get to hear tales of cinematic lore from the man himself.

Conversation Only tickets are $20, or Join us a very special after-party celebrating Mr. Dern's Birthday, including Hor d'oevres, dessert & cocktails following the performance for $50. Read More

Screenings

Wed, Jun 01, 7:00PM Landmark On Main Street Note   $20 Conversation Only, $50 includes Reception


AWOL

Short Narrative, 14 min

Plays In: Narrative Shorts Program 1

Screenings

Thu, Jun 02, 4:00PM Roslyn Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15
Sun, Jun 05, 7:30PM New Hyde Park Cinemas - Herricks Cinema 4   $15


B

Baby Arabia
Feature Documentaries , Desi Spotlight , Music in Film Focus
Feature Documentary, 2010, 73 min

Directed by: Panu Aree
Interests:
Documentary

 

The story of artists and their humble, homegrown art that puts a human face on the troubled image of Islam. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Jun 02, 9:30PM New Hyde Park Cinemas - Herricks Cinema 4   $15
Fri, Jun 03, 6:00PM New Hyde Park Cinemas - Herricks Cinema 4   $15


Beatles Stories
Feature Documentaries , Local Talent , Music in Film Focus
Feature Documentary, 2010, 80 min

Directed by: Seth Swirsky
Interests:
Documentary

 

Singer-songwriter, Seth Swirsky grew up in Great Neck, N.Y., in the 1960s, a huge fan of The Beatles. Wanting to get closer to them than their music could take him, he set out, in 2005, to film people who had a story about themselves and the Fab Four. 110 interviews later (cut down to 50 for the movie), the result is Beatles Stories. Read More

Screenings

Sat, Jun 04, 8:30PM Great Neck - Squire Cinemas - Cinema 2   $15
Sun, Jun 05, 4:30PM Great Neck - Squire Cinemas - Cinema 2   $15


The Best and The Brightest
Feature Narratives , Comedy Focus
Feature Narrative, 2009, 93 min

Directed by: Josh Shelov
Interests:
Comedy

 

Set in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, The Best and the Brightest centers on a fresh-faced young couple, Samantha and Jeff, who have only recently moved into town. The comedy centers on their dawning realization of the lengths they must go to in order to get their five-year-old daughter into school. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Jun 02, 7:00PM Port Washington Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15
Sat, Jun 04, 10:00AM Port Washington Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15


Bill Plympton Master Class At NYIT
Special Event
Event, 2011, 90 min

Directed by: Bill Plympton
Interests:
Comedy Dark Comedy

 

Bill Plympton is a multiple Academy Award-nominated animator and cartoonist with an infamously distinctive and recognizable style. His illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and National Lampoon.

"I want to talk about my career as an independent animator who makes a good living creating independent films by way of showing some of my classic shorts, music videos, and clips from my new feature, "Idiots and Angels". -Bill Plympton Read More

Screenings

Fri, Jun 03, 10:30AM NYIT De Seversky Mansion Note   $20


Billable Hours

Short Narrative, 2011, 11 min

Directed by: Alexandra Gil and Lawrence Gan
Plays In: Narrative Shorts Program 1
Interests:
Comedy

 

Think the life of a big firm lawyer is glamorous? This comedy follows one young lawyer as she is slowly driven crazy by monotonous work, obnoxious colleagues, and the constant buzzing of her BlackBerry. Watch first, live life in decimal increments after. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Jun 02, 4:00PM Roslyn Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15
Sun, Jun 05, 7:30PM New Hyde Park Cinemas - Herricks Cinema 4   $15


Bob and the Monster
Feature Documentaries , Local Talent , Music in Film Focus
Feature Documentary, 2011, 86 min

Directed by: Keirda Bahruth
Interests:
Documentary

 

A compelling portrait of outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, from his life-threatening struggle with addiction to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today. Read More

Screenings

Fri, Jun 03, 10:00PM Great Neck - Squire Cinemas - Cinema 2   $15
Sat, Jun 04, 5:30PM Great Neck - Squire Cinemas - Cinema 2   $15


The Bowler

Short Documentary, 2010, 14 min

Directed by: Sean Dunne
Plays In: Documentary Shorts Program 2
Interests:
Documentary

 

Meet Rocky Salemmo. He's a ramblin' gamblin' man. For the majority of his adult life Rocky has hustled bowling for a living. Here is his story. A short documentary about booze, broads and bowling. Read More

Screenings

Sat, Jun 04, 10:30AM New Hyde Park Cinemas - Herricks Cinema 4   $15
Sun, Jun 05, 2:00PM Roslyn Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15


Brink

Short Narrative, 2010, 10 min

Directed by: Shawn Christensen
Plays In: Narrative Shorts Program 1
Interests:
Drama Romance

 

Jeremy has been in love with his best friend, Evelyn, since before he can remember. He decides to profess his love for her through a simple, thoughtful letter... but there's a strong chance they will never see each other again. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Jun 02, 4:00PM Roslyn Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15
Sun, Jun 05, 7:30PM New Hyde Park Cinemas - Herricks Cinema 4   $15


Bunny

Short Narrative, 2010, 12 min

Directed by: Robert Snow
Plays In: Narrative Shorts Program 1
Interests:
Drama

 

When his pet bunny is stolen, a young boy ventures into the ghetto to get him back. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Jun 02, 4:00PM Roslyn Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15
Sun, Jun 05, 7:30PM New Hyde Park Cinemas - Herricks Cinema 4   $15


C

Challenging Impossibility

Short Documentary, 2011, 30 min

Directed by: Natabara Rollosson
Plays In: Documentary Shorts Program 1
Interests:
Documentary

 

Challenging Impossibility chronicles the odyssey of an unlikely weightlifter, the spiritual leader and peace advocate Sri Chinmoy who took up the sport at the age of 53 and surprisingly got stronger as he aged. He broke numerous world bests and shattered conceptions about aging and strength. The film premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Jun 02, 3:30PM New Hyde Park Cinemas - Herricks Cinema 4   $15
Sat, Jun 04, 10:30AM Port Washington Cinemas - Cinema 5 Note   $15


Chasing Madoff
Economy Focus , Feature Documentaries , Local Talent
Feature Documentary, 2010, 91 min

Directed by: Jeff Prosserman
Interests:
Documentary

 

CHASING MADOFF is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of investigators ten-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Bernard Madoff scandal. Read More

Screenings

Fri, Jun 03, 6:30PM Manhasset Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15


Chess Kids
Feature Documentaries
Feature Documentary, 2011, 80 min

Directed by: Lynn Hamrick
Interests:
Documentary

 

Chess prodigies compete in a World Youth Tournament. Featuring Josh Waitzkin (the real-life subject of the film, Searching for Bobby Fischer) pitted against Judit Polgar(the best female player of all time), Chess Kids gives audiences a gender bender look at the sport. A companion follow-up piece revisits these former prodigies two decades later. Read More

Screenings

Fri, Jun 03, 3:30PM Roslyn Cinemas - Cinema 1   $15
Sat, Jun 04, 2:30PM Great Neck - Squire Cinemas - Cinema 2   $15


Children's Books-to-Film with David Paterson
Panel Discussion
Panel, 2011, 90 min

 

David Paterson is the screenwriter of Disney’s 2007 hit “Bridge to Terabithia” based on the children’s favorite by Katherine Paterson and is currently in pre-production on several films including legendary children’s classic “The Great Gilly Hopkins,” also for Walt Disney. Read More

Screenings

Sun, Jun 05, 3:00PM The Great Neck Arts Center   $15