Inwood Film Festival

*Special discount for local students. Email info@inwoodartworks for promo code and attach proof of current valid ID.

Opening Night Benefit

Thursday, May 29 –7:00-10:00pm

Special feature presentation of locally made acclaimed short documentary films, One Man’s Trash, Aquí y Allá, and David Again with post screening interview with post screening conversation with filmmakers with Inwood Art Works’ Founder and Executive Producer, Aaron Simms.

Plus, experience live music, delicious food, specialty cocktails, refreshing beer from Dyckman Beer Company, and birthday cake in celebration of ten years of the Inwood Film Festival!

$85 pre-purchase. $125 day-of, and at the door, if space allows.

Seminar: SAG-AFTRA Contracts for the Indie Creator

Saturday, May 30 at 4:00pm - 45 minutes - Pay-what-you-will. Appropriate for beginners and professionals.

Learn the contracts available to you through SAG-AFTRA to empower you to make your film. Members of the SAG-AFTRA New York Local, including Actor/Writer/Producer, Sarah Seeds and Lief Larson (SAG AFTRA NY Board Member & TV Academy Member) offer their expertise in everything including contracts, budgeting, and creation. Q&A to follow.

Long Shorts: Documentary Portraits & IFF Filmmaker Fund Docs

Feature Exhibition – Friday, May 30 at 7:05pm - 50 minutes - Plus special post-screening conversation with grantees and filmmakers.

Featuring: Chapel, Pastrami a go-go and other rye tales of the city: Booming, Beautiful Humans: Creative Arts Therapy on Rikers, The Straight Curved Line, The Hessians and The Pastilito

Long Shorts: IFF Filmmaker Fund Narrative Shorts

<25 min. Shorts Exhibition – Friday, May 30 at 8:35pm - 45 minutes - post-screening filmmaker conversation and reception featuring Inwood Filmmaker Fund grantees immediately following.

Featuring Inwood Film Festival Filmmaker Fund Films: Robotomy, The Poet’s Daughter, WorkHomePlay, Sweet Boys

Seminar: TBA

Saturday, May 31 at 12:05pm – Pay-what-you-will. Appropriate for beginners and professionals.

Our Island

Saturday, May 31 at 1:35pm - 87 minutes - Plus special post-screening filmmaker conversation immediately following.

"Our Island" is a captivating documentary exploring the sustainable practices and environmental responsibility shaping the future of the Dominican Republic. From innovative ecological projects to traditional methods passed down through generations, this film delves into the unique balance between culture, community, and conservation. Through the voices of local leaders, scientists, and everyday

heroes, "Our Island" celebrates the resilience and creativity of a nation dedicated to preserving its natural beauty for generations to come.

Long Shorts: The Boundaries of Reality

<25 min. Shorts Exhibition – Saturday, May 31 at 5:05pm - 54 minutes - post-screening filmmaker conversation immediately following.

Featuring: But I’m a Shoe, Is it Anything?, STONES, Bathed in the Night, You Don’t Say

Short Shorts

<5 min. Shorts Exhibition - Saturday, May 31 at 7:00pm – 45 minutes – post-screening filmmaker conversation immediately following.

Featuring: My Hair, Monster In Me, The Unanswerable Question, NO MORE CHILD SUPPORT, The Song of the Village, COAL, Heads Up, Strangers on the A Train, One Day

Long Shorts: Inhood

<25 min. Shorts Exhibition – Saturday, May 31 at 8:35pm - 67 minutes - post-screening filmmaker conversation immediately following.

Featuring: Devils, A Night in the Heights, Mercy, A Walk in the Park

Seminar: TBA

Sunday, June 1 at 12:05pm – Pay-what-you-will. Appropriate for beginners and professionals.

Long Shorts: Women in the World

<25 min. Shorts Exhibition – Sunday, June 1 at 1:35pm - 73 minutes - Plus special post-screening conversation with filmmakers.

Featuring: The Road to Lilith, Heatstroke, Nobody is Normal, The Sapling, .fullstop.

Minted

Feature Exhibition – Sunday, June 1 at 3:35pm - 77 minutes - Plus special post-screening conversation with filmmakers.

When the artist known as Beeple shatters records by selling a digital artwork for $69 million, it ignites a global NFT phenomenon that transforms the lives of artists around the world—but they must reckon with the controversies that threaten to collapse this wild and controversial new frontier.

The Good Mind

Feature Exhibition – Sunday, June 1 at 5:35pm - 66 minutes - Plus special post-screening conversation with filmmakers.

Rarely has the Onondaga Nation in central New York State opened its doors to non-Native people. Filmmaker Gwendolen Cates offers this intimate portrait of an indigenous sovereign nation that never accepted U.S. citizenship, has its own passport, and still maintains a traditional government led by clanmothers and chiefs.

2025 Awards for Excellence in Filmmaking

Sunday, June 1 at 7:00pm – FREE, all are welcome!

Join us in the Theater following the final screening on Sunday for the announcement of the Inwood Film Festival’s Awards for Excellence in Filmmaking!

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Online only Festival Programming – On demand Sunday, June 1 through Sunday, June 22. Tickets on sale beginning May 1 at www.inwoodartworks.nyc

Inwood Art Works is thrilled to launch IFF+ as the online extension of the Inwood Film Festival. Our goal for IFF+ is to provide an alternative digital platform that celebrates, showcases, and enhances accessibility to the films of our fantastic local artists. Our hope is that these online festival screenings will attract large and enthusiastic new audiences for local independent filmmakers.

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OFFICIAL SELECTION & PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY

Wednesday, April 2. Inwood Farm at 7pm.

Join us for the big reveal of the official selection announcement for our 7th Annual Inwood Film Festival! Be the first to know the 2024 Inwood Film Festival selections and programming! FREE with RSVP to [email protected]

RED CARPET COMMUNITY ROOM

Friday May 29 through Sunday, June 1

The Red-Carpet Community Room is a hip hub to connect filmmakers and audiences. It is for the exclusive use of all Inwood Film Festival ticketed patrons before and after each screening. Enjoy a glass of wine or a Dyckman Beer and come to connect with neighbors before the show, stay afterward to discuss the films, meet like-minded folk, and hob-nob with local movers n’ shakers.

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Campbell Sports Center, 218th Street and Broadway, New York, United States