It's refreshing to meet new Lower East Siders dedicated to not selling out. For example, take LES Film Festival founders Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker, who made an ultra-low-budget film (under $10,000) in seven days back in 2010.
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Rooftop Films, the popular non-profit open-air film festival that supports independent filmmakers, is kicking off its 15th Annual Summer Series this weekend. The films will be screened at the Open Road Rooftop (350 Grand St.) - formerly the roof...
We met Italian filmmaker Marinella Senatore a few months ago when she was in town casting for her latest collaborative film project, Variations. She was looking for residents from the neighborhood to write, shoot and perform in the...
This month's LES Heritage Film Series will feature the 1976 film, The Biggest Jewish City in the World. The film was directed by David Gill and was produced as a part of the TV series, "Destination: America." It will...
Over the last couple months, the Seward Park Library has quietly been screening some remarkable historical footage from the Lower East Side. The Lower East Side Heritage Film Series features films (both documentary and fictional) that were shot on...
The wacky and wonderful interactive performance feel-good duo HiChristina (Fritz Donnelly and Christina Ewald) are making a movie. It's their first full-length feature film and they want you to be in it. Maybe you already have been in it...
