About this Event
THE BUTTERFLY OF BRIGHTON BEACH - A Russian-Ukrainian American filmmaker uncovers memory, migration, and a neighborhood icon who dedicated her life to Brighton Beach. (12m, 2026, Director: Taissia Lomako)
FULL BELLY, HAPPY HEART (BARRIGA LLENA, CORAZÓN CONTENTO) is a chorus of stories from the organizers of Fenix Community Fridge, a grassroots food pantry in Ridgewood, Queens, run out of a local car service. The film interweaves migration journeys, home-made meals, and the everyday acts of care that bind a community together. (17m, 2026, Directors: Jordana Rubenstein-Edberg and Marshall Hanig)
https://www.fullbellyfilm.com
A COLLECTIVE FUTURE is a film that explores the integrated strategy of building community ownership while resisting the harms of the current system, and the people in the Boston area who are making it happen.
This bold new film follows three organizers who share a powerful “resist and build” practice. When the current economic system threatened their home, workplace, and safety, three residents strategically leveraged their organizing experience — and people power — to fight for and win community ownership.
Their inspiring stories light the way toward a future where our housing, workplaces, and public funds are collectively controlled by the people, not billionaires and elites.. (28m, 2025, Director: Stephanie Houten)
https://acollectivefuture.org
ALL THAT SEPARATES US IS DISTANCE tells the stories of Emmanuel, Dede and James as they work to make a living in the fishing industry in the small communities where they live. The film explores their family and community lives in a story about resilience, connection and relationships. At the beginning, the geographic distance seems immense but by the end, it’s clear that more unites these fishers than separates them. (34m, 2026, U.K., Ghana, Indonesia, Director: Andy Smythe)
Event venue & nearby stays
Cinema Village, 22 East 12th St, New York, United States
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