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OCTOBER 21-24, 2021

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2021 Award Nominations and Winners

2021 NYLIFF AWARD NOMINATIONS

Award Winners are indicated with an asterisk

BEST SHORT - DRAMA

Ethan Song

Going Out

Harvest Time

The Monkey King

Where To Now? *

BEST SHORT - COMEDY

Dating Blind

David in Quarantine

Mid Life Conversations

My Life As A Doormat

Waiting For Deading

You Can’t Fix Stupid *

BEST SHORT - HORROR

Ay Que Susto! (What A Fright!)

Have You Checked The Children?

Processing *

Raven

Room 1403

BEST NYLIFF SHORT

David in Quarantine

Daybreak *

Take The Vax

The Monkey King

Where To Now?

MOST CREATIVE SHORT

A Goldfish Contemplates Life

Driftwood III: Baby Alien

Eye to I

Take The Vax *

Trucked!

We’re All Fine

BEST SCREENPLAY - SHORT

Daybreak

Ethan Song

Waiting For Deading

We’re All Fine

Where To Now? *

BEST STORY - SHORT

David In Quarantine *

Demons

Harvest Time

My Life As A Doormat

The Monkey King

Where To Now?

BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT

Brian Pollock -- Dating Blind

Eric Whitten -- Daybreak

Joseph Maddalone -- Have You Checked The Children? *

Sameul Kassover -- Raven

Paul Sestakov -- Waiting For Deading

BEST EDITING - SHORT

A Goldfish Contemplates Life

Intense Battles Reloaded Trailer

Processing *

Take The Vax *

The Monkey King

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT

Ay Que Susto! (What a Fright!)

Daybreak

Processing

Take The Vax *

The Monkey King

Waiting For Deading

BEST SOUND AND LIGHTING - SHORT

Dating Blind

Daybreak

Have You Checked The Children?

The Della Morte Sisters

Waiting For Deading *

BEST F/X - SHORT

A Farewell To Arm

Ay Que Susto! (What A Fright!) *

Processing

Raven

Take The Vax

Waiting For Deading

BEST PANDEMIC INSPIRED SHORT

Challah for Caroline

David in Quarantine

Diner Therapy: Desperate Time Call For Desperate Measures

Froggumentary

Take The Vax *

We’re All Fine

You Can’t Fix Stupid

BEST ACTOR - DRAMA SHORT

Donny Most – Harvest Time

Greg Nutcher - Retrospect

Jizhong Zhang – The Monkey King *

Neil Holland – Where To Now?

BEST ACTOR - COMEDY SHORT

Nicholas D’Agosta – David In Quarantine

Wendell Laurent – Daybreak *

Vincent Ford – In With Vinny

Mitch Poulos -- My Life As A Doormat

BEST ACTOR - HORROR SHORT

Rhett Lindsey -- Processing

James Michael Tyler – Processing *

Robert Mullally – Trucked!

Angel Cruz – Waiting For Deading

James C. Leary – Waiting For Deading

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA SHORT

Nicole Wheeler – Going Out *

Loria Parker – Over Tea

Leven Rambin – Where To Now?

BEST ACTRESS - COMEDY SHORT

Hailey Pine – A Special Dinner

Kate Greer – Diner Therapy: Desperate Time Call For Desperate Measures

Gerry Glennon -- LoveLetter Profiles

Justine Rossi-Barile – You Can’t Fix Stupid *

BEST ACTRESS - HORROR SHORT

Yecenia Jesse Cotto -- Ay Que Susto! (What A Fright!)

Hana Mae Lee – Processing

Jazmine Cornielle – Raven * (tie)

Rebi Paganini – Raven * (tie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - DRAMA SHORT

John Dorcic – Over Tea

Jason Wang – The Monkey King *

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - COMEDY SHORT

Luis Pedron – Dating Blind * (tie)

David Hecter – Driftwood: Baby Alien

Anthony Robert Grasso – My Life As A Doormat

Michael Perri – You Can’t Fix Stupid * (tie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - HORROR SHORT

Robert M. Snyder Jr. – A Farewell To Arm

Andres Chulisi Rodriguez – Ay Que Susto! (What a Fright!) *

Scott M. Silverman – Waiting For Deading

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - DRAMA SHORT

Beth Littleford -- Harvest Time

Debra Toscana – The Della Morte Sisters

Annie Pisapia – Where To Now? *

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - COMEDY SHORT

Jennifer Cové – David In Quarantine

Kathy Searle – In With Vinny

Maya Jacobson – My Life As A Doormat

Laura King Otazo – We’re All Fine *

BEST ENSEMBLE - SHORT

In With Vinny

Missing Pictures

We’re All Fine *

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ANIMAL

Fly – A Goldfish Contemplates Life

Goldfish – A Goldfish Contemplates Life

Fox – PAX

Dog – Raven *

Horse – Riding Redemption

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Alive By Accident: The Story of Mayday Hardware

Beyond The City Skyline *

Eastwood Block

Platinum

Riding Redemption

The Tuneful Trolley

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Angel

Āta

Cloud Boy: An Autistic Journey

Lost Vegas

Oysters!

Space Dragons *

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Angel * (tie)

Ave Maria

George Floyd: Say Their Names * (tie)

The More You Know

BEST ORIGINAL SONG IN A MUSIC VIDEO

Angel

George Floyd: Say Their Names

Maybe Tonight *

BEST TRAILER

Intense Battles Reloaded Trailer

PAX – Trailer *

SPIRIT OF NYLIFF

Dating Blind

Ethan Song

Missing Pictures *

MONTAUK77

Plan Z

BEST FEATURE - DRAMA/HORROR

Bitter Taste of Ginger

For Roger

Jack and the Treehouse

Middletown

MONTAUK77 *

BEST FEATURE – COMEDY/ROMANCE/MUSICAL

“Breasts and Thighs”

Dumped

Enjoy Yourself

Interabled *

BEST FEATURE

For Roger

Love Is Not Love

MONTAUK77 *

SPY

BEST SCREENPLAY - FEATURE

Interabled

MONTAUK77 *

Roman Candle

SPY

BEST STORY - FEATURE

Enjoy Yourself

Jack and the Treehouse *

Love Is Not Love

MONTAUK77

Second Chance

BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE

George Massimillo – Enjoy Yourself

Stephen Keep Mills – Love Is Not Love

Michael Scully – MONTAUK77 *

Natalie Spence – SPY

Keishi Suenaga – The Stars My Destination

BEST EDITING - FEATURE

Bitter Taste of Ginger

Love Is Not Love

MONTAUK77 *

SPY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE

Bitter Taste of Ginger

For Roger *

Jack and the Treehouse

Love Is Not Love

MONTAUK77

BEST SOUND AND LIGHTING - FEATURE

Bitter Taste of Ginger

For Roger * (tie)

Jack and the Treehouse * (tie)

SPY

BEST F/X - FEATURE

Bitter Taste of Ginger

For Roger *

SPY

The Stars My Destination

BEST ACTOR - FEATURE

Marcus Nazario – Interabled

Stephen Keep Mills – Love Is Not Love *

Michael Scully – MONTAUK77

Noah Schindler – Roman Candle

BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE

Lauren Shevchek – Interabled

Alejandra Gollas – Love Is Not Love

Suzanna Bornn – Middletown

Michayla Scully – MONTAUK77 *

Sarah Hubner – Roman Candle

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - FEATURE

Vincent Ricciardi – Enjoy Yourself

Jeff Raiano – Middletown *

Chris O’Shea – MONTAUK77

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FEATURE

Andrea Pizza – Enjoy Yourself

Chrissy Menfi – Interabled *

Devan Kier – Middletown

Deena Scully – MONTAUK77

BEST ENSEMBLE - FEATURE

Dumped

Enjoy Yourself

Middletown *

BEST FOREIGN FILM

In The Name of Art – France

SPY – Australia

The Stars My Destination – Japan *

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

I Did It

The Monkey King *

BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY

Ashes Under The Sand *

I Quit

It’s Not Me, It’s You

Low Pro Po

AUDIENCE AWARDS -- BEST PICTURE

Thursday, Day Block Interabled
Friday, Day Block The Tuneful Trolley
Friday, Evening Block (tie) Dating Blind & Mid Life Conversations
Saturday, Day Block MONTAUK 77
Saturday, Evening Block Daybreak
Sunday, Day Block Demons

NYLIFF 2021

OCTOBER 21st-24th

NYLIFF 2021 FILM SCREENING SCHEDULE

*Order of films in each block is subject to change*

FESTIVAL DATES 10/21/21 THROUGH 10/24/21 - PLEASE CHECK LISTINGS BELOW FOR VENUE

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE BY VISITING FILMFREEWAY.COM/NYLIFF

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021

@ South Shore Theatre Experience – 115 South Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst, NY

DAY BLOCK 12:00-5:00PM (Doors Open at 1:00 PM)

In With Vinny

Breasts and Thighs

Challah For Caroline

(BREAK – 15 MINS)

Oysters

Interabled

Have You Checked the Children?

For Roger

OPENING NIGHT PARTY

5:00 PM

@ Sand City South Brewing Co. – 150 South Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst, NY

Interactions/Snacks CASH BAR

SPEAKER - SANDY FAVUZZI - BODYGUARD TO THE STARS - TIME TBD

Straight Home

Ave Maria

Cloud Boy: An Autistic Journey

Froggumentary

The Monkey King

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021

@ Lindenhurst Moose Lodge – 883 South Broadway, Lindenhurst, NY

DAY BLOCK 12:15-5:30 PM (Doors Open at 12:00 PM)

12:15 – 3:00 PM

The Tuneful Trolley

(BREAK – 10 MINS)

Retrospect

Room 1403

Plan Z

Eastwood Block

3:00 – Speaker - TBD

3:15 – 5:00 PM

Riding Redemption

Ata

Platinum

David In Quarantine

5:00 – Speaker - ANTHONY ROBERT GRASSO

EVENING BLOCK 5:30-9:00 PM (Doors Open at 5:15 PM)

Angel

The Della Morte Sisters

Mid-Life Conversations

Where To Now?

LoveLetters Profiles

Where’s The Will?

(BREAK – 15 MINS)

CROOKED

George Floyd: Say Their Names

Eye to I

Raven

My Life As A Doormat

Dating Blind

SPACE DRAGONS: Pilot Episode

Waiting For Deading

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021

@ Lindenhurst Moose Lodge – 883 South Broadway, Lindenhurst, NY

DAY BLOCK 12:15-5:30 PM (Doors Open at 12:00 PM)

12:15 – 3:00 PM

A Goldfish Contemplates Life

Beyond the City Skyline

Missing Pictures

A Farewell to Arm

Dante

(BREAK – 10 MINS)

Intense Battles Reloaded Trailer

Going Out

Alive By Accident

Lost Vegas

Trucked!

A Special Dinner

3:00 – Speaker - IVY TOBIN

3:15 – 5:00 PM

MONTAUK77

5:00 – Speaker -LORNA RAINEY

EVENING BLOCK 5:30-9:00 PM (Doors Open at 5:15 PM)

Ethan Song

I Did It

Diner Therapy

Processing

We're All Fine

PAX – TEASER

You Can’t Fix Stupid

(BREAK – 15 MINS)

Maybe Tonight

Ay Que Susto!

Daybreak

Driftwood III: Baby Alien

Harvest Time

Take the Vax

AWARDS PRESENTATION 10:00 PM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2021

@ South Shore Theatre Experience – 115 South Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst, NY

*Additional Block – All films eligible for awards even though awards presented Saturday night.

DAY BLOCK 12:15-4:00 PM

(Doors Open at 12:00 PM)

Brando’s Spoon

Brooklyn Burial

Demons

Growth

Over Tea

(BREAK – 15 MINS)

Driftwood Episode Two: Lizard Mom

Roman Candle

The Game of Many Names

Skiff

The Divisible

Ruby Days

FESTIVAL TICKET PRICING

 All-Access Pass – All Blocks, October 21st-24th $50.00  Tickets Per Block = $12.00

2020 NYLIFF SELECTIONS

The following films have been selected to the 2020 New York Long Island Film Festival!

Congratulations to all the filmmakers and their entire teams!

FILMS AND DIRECTORS

RETRACT - Alexandra Spieth

WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME - Nicole Rinaldi

IDENTITY CHECK - Patrick Devaney

NO LONGER - James Hardy

THE CLAM KID - Jim Morrison

ESSENCE - Gerry Ferretti

BOTTLED - Christine Sloan Stoddard

UNSPOKEN - Daryl Denner

THE DOOR - Tim O'Hearn

THE TELL TALE HEART - Danny Ashkenasi

CARMA - Sunny Na

NIGHT OF THE CRABS - Elyas Masrour

FITZGERALD'S FLASK - Philip Snyder & Robert M. Snyder

FONDER - Nick Rapuano

FIND AN IDENTITY - Maria Capp

Hurricane - Cappricielli Productions

ALL I DESIRE - Detroit Hamell

THE INEVITABLE COMPLETE - Ryan Lewis

BROKEN HEARTED - Joseph Ammendolea

THE BRA - Frank Modica

LE MIROIR - Leila Murton Poole

COLLEGE SENIOR - Nicholas James D'Agosta

TAXICAB RIDE WITH JESUS - Dan Brennan

HOUND DOG - Michael Robert Anderson, Matt Provenzano

HEARTS THAT CROSS BORDERS - Renee Stork

THE RISE OF WHORE BETSY - Simon King

THE BANKS NOT OPEN YET -

Dawson Harlow, Mike Fugallo

ENVIROMAN - Caitlin Clonan

ADDICTED TO PORN - Daryl Denner

SWITCH - Gerry Glennon, Jennifer Pierro

BROMANCE - Greg Contaldi

STAIRWELL MY LOVE - Adam Khan

SCREENPLAYS & SCREENWRITERS

LAST RESORTS - Rodney Simmons Jr.

PIZZA DOUGH - George Massimillo

ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

(but due to time restrictions not being shown at the festival)

A HOME FOR CURIOSITIES - Ben Tobin

A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT - Kimberly B. Flores

CONNECTING - Stefan Ghedina

CO-WORKERS - Manuel Saldana

DISHONOUR - Terrence Turner

HUNGER - Manu Herrara

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MOON - Evgeniya Radilova

PASSING THROUGH - Maria Cappricielli

STRAY DOGS - Adam Gascho

THE ANGRY WORLD OF BRYAN WEBSTER - Jim Heffernan

THE CLOWN - Laura Lewis-Barr

TWO BAD - Jim Menza

2019 NYLIFF AWARDS

NYLIFF AWARDS

DOCUMENTARIES AND SHORTS

NOMINEES

(WINNERS IN ITALICS)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

9 DEGREES

FARMING FOR THE FUTURE

WHEN IT SNOWS

BEST COMEDY SHORT

AUDITION ANTICS

CANCELED

PARTICIPANT

LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY

BEST DRAMATIC SHORT

FOREIGN NATIONALS

BOUND EAST FOR CAM RANH

LADIES MOST DEJECT

THE JOB

THE OPERA SINGER

READY

BEST SCI-FI SHORT

FINE

THE EYE

THE PROJECTIONIST

THE SESSION

BEST THRILLER SHORT

FLOWERS

MURDER CREEK

THE BAG

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

HERBIE AND THE SMUSHIES:BULLIED AT THE DOG PARK

BEST ACTOR – SHORT

BOUND EAST FOR CAM RAHN – “CORPORAL O’NEILL” STEVEN KUNEVICH

FLOWERS – “RONALD GREY” CHRISTOPHER HALLADAY

THE JOB – “COP” SHEVY GUITIEREZ

THE OPERA SINGER – “SONNY” JACOB BERLAND

BEST ACTRESS – SHORT

FLOWERS – “MARILYN SCOTT” )TONI VITALE

LADIES MOST DEJECT – “CHARLIE” CONNOR WHARTON

MURDER CREEK – “ALLISON GREGG” RACHAEL KLEIN

READY – “LILLY” CHRISTINA GOBES

READY – “MAGGIE” LINDA GILLARD

BEST COMEDIC ACTOR - SHORT

LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY – “THE ADVENTURER” GREG LEE

PARTICIPANT – “MAN” JOHN HARRINGTON

THE BAG – “GRANDPA ROB” ROBERT M. SNYDER

THE STRAIGHT MAN – “FRANK A’DO” PAUL LAUDICANO

BEST COMEDIC ACTRESS -SHORT

AUDITION ANTICS – “MELISSA WILLIAMS” KISHA ANGELA PEARL

CANCELED – “MOLLY” KATRINA ROSSI

LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY – “MOLLY” LORI BETH DENBERG

BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT

FOREIGN NATIONALS – LOUIS J. GUERRS

READY – ABIGAIL DELL’ORTO

THE JOB – SUSAN W. CAMINEZ

THE OPERA SINGER – ANTHONY FAZIO

BEST EDITING – SHORT

MURDER CREEK

OUROBOROS

READY

THE OPERA SINGER

BEST SOUND – SHORT

FOREIGN NATIONALS

LADIES MOST DEJECT

LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY

THE OPERA SINGER

BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT

LADIES MOST DEJECT – CONNOR WHARTON & MARK SALYER

MURDER CREEK – KRISTEN SKEET

READY – ABIGAIL DELL’ORTO

THE OPERA SINGER – ANTHONY FAZIO

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT

OUROBOROS

THE OPERA SINGER

THE PROJECTIONIST

BEST EFFECTS – SHORT

LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY

THE BAG

THE DRIVING DEAD

THE PROJECTIONIST

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

WISHING YOU THE BEST

BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO

INTOXICATED

NYLIFF AWARDS

FEATURES

BEST FOREIGN FEATURE

BLUE MOON

BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE

TAKE CARE OF EMILY

BEST COMEDIC FEATURE

THERE’S ALWAYS ONE

BEST ACTOR – FEATURE

BLUE MOON – “HORACE” MARK HADLOW

BEST ACTRESS FEATURE

TAKE CARE OF EMILY – “AUTUMN” CORINNE BRITTI

BEST COMEDIC ACTOR – FEATURE

THERE’S ALWAYS ONE – “NICK” AARON LATTA -MORISSETTE

BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURE

DUET

BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE

THERE’S ALWAYS ONE – GEORGE MASSIMILLO

BEST EDITING – FEATURE

BLUE MOON

BEST SOUND – FEATURE

TAKE CARE OF EMILY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – FEATURE

BLUE MOON

THE NYLIFF “MOST WITH THE LEAST” AWARD

DUET

BEST SUBMITTED SCREENPLAY

LAST STOP BEFORE EXIT

PLACE HOLDERS

AUDIENCE AWARDS

BLOCK ONE

FILM

THE SESSION

ACTOR

TIE – FRANCIS LEIK – THE PROJECTIONIST

MATTHEW NAPOLI – THE SESSION

ACTRESS

LORI BETH DENBURG – LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY

DIRECTOR

RICK BECK – THE SESSION

BLOCK TWO

FILM

TAKE CARE OF EMILY

ACTOR

DAVID BECKETT – TAKE CARE OF EMILY

ACTRESS

CORINNE BRITTI – TAKE CARE OF EMILY

DIRECTOR

NICK RAPUANO – TAKE CARE OF EMILY

BLOCK THREE

FILM

HERBIE AND THE SMUSHIES:BULLIED AT THE DOG PARK

ACTOR

SHEVY GUITIEREZ – THE JOB

ACTRESS

CONNOR WHARTON – LADIES MOST DEJECT

DIRECTOR

HEATHER LEHRMAN – HERBIE AND THE SMUSHIES:BULLIED AT THE DOG PARK

BLOCK FOUR

FILM

DUET

ACTOR

ISAAC WONG - DUET

ACTRESS

NATALIE CREEK – THEREAFTER

DIRECTOR

JOHN PIAZZA – PARTICIPANT

BLOCK FIVE

FILM

READY

ACTOR

JOSHUA CAJAS - READY

ACTRESS

LINDA GILLARD - READY

DIRECTOR

ABIGAIL DELL’ORTO - READY

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NYLIFF

New York Long Island Film Festival

Welcome to NYLIFF. The New York Long Island Film Festival. Our goal is to give equal opportunity to filmmakers, writers and artists who put their heart and soul into filmmaking, especially those who may not have all the resources necessary to perfectly polish their work! Artists in the past were discovered for their unique talents and abilities even if all the technical aspects were not in place. Recognizing a great story, actor, script or any other artist while not yet perfected should be the job of those doing the evaluating. Whether you have a 10 million dollar indie or an ultra low-budget iphone short, we are interested in you.

NYLIFF

The Full Story

Our Film Festival our team brings years of experience as writers, actors, musicians and of course filmmakers, dedicated to bringing the greatest talents to our big screens as well as discovering those hidden geniuses and gems. It’s this standard of excellence and commitment we hope will establish us as the most innovative film festival in the New York area for many years to come.

Premiering out of Seaford, Long Island in New York and now in Lindenhurst for 2020 we are perfectly located for convenience to Manhattan but ease of travel by car or train.