Film Night 2025

Step into the heart of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of independent cinema at Film Night 2025. This underground NYC film festival is not just an event; it's a celebration of storytelling, creativity, and community.

What to Expect:

Diverse Film Selection: From captivating short narratives and insightful documentaries to groundbreaking experimental works and animations, Film Night 2025 showcases a wide spectrum of independent artistry.

Support Local Business: Get to know your local community and support small, locally owned businesses in the heart of downtown Brooklyn with excellent eats and signature drinks!

Engaging Community: Meet fellow film enthusiasts, artists, and creators in an atmosphere that encourages dialogue and connection. This is where Brooklyn's creative minds converge.

Why Attend?

Film Night 2025 is more than just a film festival; it's a platform for emerging and established filmmakers to present their work to an appreciative audience. In partnership with Filming Real Emotional Experiences LLC, we ensure that each event is curated with quality and community engagement in mind. Whether you're a filmmaker looking to showcase your latest project or a film aficionado eager to discover new voices and stories, Film Night on Fulton offers an enriching experience that celebrates the spirit of independent cinema.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of film, food, and community.

Info: Opening remakes by festival co-hosts

Info: When Cheryl's ex-husband, Joe, unexpectedly shows up at her bar the couple is forced to face the bitter end of their toxic relationship, while their house burns outside.

Info: A small young woman brutally batters a series of hulking men – who seem to put up no defence against her attacks. Why? Men Only unravels this mystery. Telling its story in reverse, it leads from confusing enigma to satisfying twists and revelations; its start feels darkly ironic, but its mystery uncovered will later shift the mood to tragedy.

Info: ESP: Esta “carta de amor a la abuela” es narrada por una cineasta dominicana-estadounidense de tercera generación mientras descubre su herencia familiar al examinar la vida de su abuela, quien emigró a los EE.UU. en la década de 1960.

ENG: This “love letter to grandma” is voiced by a third-generation Dominican-American filmmaker as she uncovers her family heritage by examining the life of her grandmother who immigrated to the U.S in the 1960s.

Info: Through multiple visitations with her father in Pr*son, a teenager is faced with a difficult decision that will affect their relationship.

Info: Julia, a Doula, she helps women through the most difficult times of their nature.

Info: Opening remarks by the festival co-hosts.

Info: Cut Me Summa Dat Noise is a film that celebrates the rhythms of everyday life through the eyes of a neighborhood matriarch who sets the tone for a new day with the beat of her own heart. As the neighborhood comes to life, people of all ages unite in a joyous cacophony of sound that illuminates the connections between them as members of a vibrant and diverse community in rhythm.

Info: In the midst of systemic racism and unyielding trials, an American Marine from the segregated boot camp of Montford Point challenges societal expectations, excelling at sports while overcoming great adversity to etch an indelible mark on the annals of the Marine Corps and the Veteran’s Administration.

Info: On his one-year anniversary with Amaya, high school senior Jordan's perfect day spirals into surreal chaos.

Info: 1936 Germany. After being rejected from the Hitler Youth, 14-year-old mixed-race Sofie takes her quest for identity and escapism to the Nazi film industry.

Info: Opening remarks by the festival co-hosts.

Info: Cassidy, glued to her phone and computer, attempts to help her friend plot a revenge stunt against an internet celebrity. However, her idea of justice reaches a dangerous limit.

Info: Prankster activists perform an elaborate hoax to improve conditions for garment workers in the Adidas supply chain. Staging a shocking runway show at Berlin Fashion Week, they use humor and mischief to make the world pay attention to labor and environmental abuses that the massive sportswear brand is trying to hide.

Info: A Portuguese on the island of Tanegashima, follows the story of the first meeting between Japan and the West, observing that the gestures of the Portuguese and Japanese today, reproduce the gestures of the Portuguese and Japanese of yesterday, in the same space, at another time.

Info: Socks go in pairs.They cannot exist on their own, only as a pair! Why?
I am in favor of the self-existence of socks!

Info: A woman is on the verge of divorce, now a picture of her has been edited (nude) and sent to her husband, he is looking for the person who did it.

Info: Opening remarks by the festival co-hosts.

Info: A documentary highlighting family, veteran, and youth homelessness challenges, and the life- changing impact of the Illumination Foundation's aid. Witness the inspiring journey of individuals overcoming adversity and rebuilding their lives with hope, love, and the Foundation's support as they tackle misconceptions and transform despair into resilience.

Info: The Funeral portrays the psychological journey of Amy, a 9-year-old girl who faces the harsh reality of being responsible for the death of her pet. As she deals with the aftermath of the incident, Amy tries to overcome her feelings of guilt and shame. Through the ritual of burial, she comes to terms with her emotions and acknowledges her accountability for the loss of the animal.

Info: A Reel Works student attempts to make a documentary about hip-hop.

Info: A former WW2 Polish resistance member forms an unlikely friendship with a young immigrant after he robs her.

Info: A group of young actors face problems when they are about to perform their play on stage

Info: Opening remarks by the festival co-hosts.

Info: In the futuristic west, outlaw brothers utilize technology to commit crimes. The eldest, Clive, starts to see his brother William lose his humanity while piloting a robot during one of their heists.

Info: Two rival magicians, François and Isabelle, engage in a private competition to show-case their mastery of illusion. From transmogrifying animals, they switch to devouring light bulbs. As the exercises intensify, will their obsession with outdoing each other lead to their downfall, or will they uncover the true magic of cooperation?

Info: In a world where genetic testing tells the age in which a person will die, two women face their mortality and regrets together, trying to make up for lost time before their time runs out. This is a story of strength, female empowerment, and friendship that tackles a sensitive subject along the way.

Info: Lupe doesn’t care about her abuela’s cooking lessons, she just wants to rock with her badass punk band. But when Lupe finds herself battling an alien monster with her band, her abuela's lessons will remind her that punk rock is more than just loud music, and connecting with her Latin roots may just save their lives.

Info: Markus wakes up in the middle of the night, and gets a visit from a strange creature, with unnatural powers. The man calls himself a "Nighthob", and opens up about the fact, that Markus doesn't know, what life he has lived so far.

Info: Opening remarks by the festival co-hosts.

Info: After winning a contest to a tech retreat, an impatient young man and his older brother must find the campsite before sundown.

Info: 'Scrub Me, Daddy' follows a young girl and her loyal kitchen sponge, both obsessed with the TV show 'Poppy and Puppet'. Together they go on a trans-formative journey to become closer to their idols.

Info: Zephyr Sage, drowning in debt, turns to the Global Organ Donor Exchange to sell his body parts. Facing ruthless creditors and a manipulative loan shark, Hyacinth, he treads a perilous path where each choice could cost more than money.

Info: A warrior who transformed himself into a human being in order to defeat an evil monster organization that destroys buildings.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

885 4th Ave, 885 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, United States