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Welcome to NYLIFF 2025
Fresh off the heals of our most successful year we are hard at work on NYLIFF25!! This will be our seventh year bringing the best independent films to our audiences. We will be back again at the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge and The South Shore Theatre Experience October 15 through October 19, 2025! Submit your film today at www.filmfreeway.com/nyliff and take advantage of our fantastic discounts listed on the site.
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NYLIFF 2024 FILM SCREENING SCHEDULE
*Order of films in each block is subject to change*
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024
@ Lindenhurst Moose Lodge – 883 South Broadway, Lindenhurst, NY
Doors Open at 9:30 AM
10:00 AM-12:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Ninety Minutes Later 1:28:33
Chocolate Gate 2:14
Valley Stream Engine 4 Celebrates 100 Years 13:57
12:00 Q&A and Interviews
12:15 PM-2:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Threads of Nature: The Art & Advocacy
Of Alicia Evans 6:00
By Day, By Night: Working to Make
People Laugh 1:28:00
Picnic Panic 4:00
2:00 Q&A and Interviews
2:15 PM-4:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
The Brooklyn Butcher 1:45:00
4:00 Q&A and Interviews
4:15 PM-5:30 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Witchez are Bitchez 15:00
Talk Soon 1:41
Hold It High 7:04
Red Onion 10:00
Me and My Nutz 36:05
Close to You 3:08
5:30 Q&A and Interviews
6:00 PM-9:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Pancakes and Syrup 1:36:00
The Lady of the Lake aka The Legend
Of the Lake Ronkonkoma 1:26:39
9:00 Q&A and Interviews
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024
@ South Shore Theatre Experience – 115 South Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst, NY
Doors Open at 11:30 AM
12:00 PM-1:30 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Saving The Sunken Forest 9:59
Better Than Me 15:39
Black Band Tee 4:30
Charlie Chimp Considers Regret 11:38
Guerillas 14:40
In Plain Sight 14:39
LONDON 7:29
Mindfulness 8:27
1:30 Q&A and Interviews
2:00 PM-4:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Putt-Putt 14:41
Revelation 15:34
Somewhere To Be 11:15
Bound By Bushwick 33:08
Sleep Until Noon 6:01
Interviewing John Ford 16:00
MILLY & MILO 16:30
Never Forget 11:00
4:00 Q&A and Interviews
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024
@ Lindenhurst Moose Lodge – 883 South Broadway, Lindenhurst, NY
Doors Open at 9:30 AM
10:00 AM-12:45 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
The Old Ballgame: The QBH Story 53:57
We Are The Vessels of Each Other’s
Melancholies 24:00
A.P Gianini – Bank to the Future 1:13:00
The Wake 11:32
12:45 Q&A and Interviews
1:00 PM-3:25 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
In Production: The Life and Career
of George Justin 58:28
Tribal 1:23:55
3:25 Q&A and Interviews
3:45 PM-5:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake 17:58
My Artist 4:15
Pity Party 6:01
The Lost Weekend 21:47
The Winter Hike 3:30
What A Time To Be Alive 14:15
5:00 Q&A and Interviews
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM “SHOOT THE SCENE” FILMMAKING WORKSHOP
*Available to all All-Access Pass & Full-Day Ticket Holders
7:30 PM-9:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Stall Buddies 17:54
Red Rose Aroma 15:00
The Ghosts 5:09
The Last Class 10:10
The Mansion 17:01
The Simple Life 10:25
UNO 9:27
9:00 Q&A and Interviews
9:30 MEET & GREET PARTY WITH DIRECTOR’S PANEL
*Cash-Only Bar ~ Light Fare Courtesy of NYLIFF*
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024
@ South Shore Theatre Experience – 115 South Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst, NY
Doors Open at 11:30 AM
12:00 PM-1:30 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Finger Laced Crown 1:32:28
1:30 Q&A and Interviews
2:00 PM-4:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
The Miracle of You 4:58
Purpose 15:08
Making Sens-ory 21:00
Lucid 16:46
A Book About Science 25:36
A Little Girl Who Reads 6:33
Different Day 13:56
Guiding Light 5:00
Desperately Seeking Sikh 11:43
4:00 Q&A and Interviews
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024
@ Lindenhurst Moose Lodge – 883 South Broadway, Lindenhurst, NY
Doors Open at 9:30 AM
10:00 AM-12:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
AKILLES 1:03:07
One Headlight 3:21
Oh , Johnny! 39:41
Tina 14:20
12:00 Q&A and Interviews
12:30 PM-1:45 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Beautiful Things 9:00
And Somehow Now 16:53
Cleaners 8:40
Kill Two Birds 3:21
Rest In Memories 9:12
Drinking Age 11:19
Rochambeau 4:52
1:45 Q&A and Interviews
2:15 PM – 3:32 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Into The Valli 1:16:58
3:32 Q&A and Interviews
3:45 PM-4:30 PM - Special Presentation by voice-over Actress and Director Francesca Calo
*Available to all All-Access Pass & Full-Day Ticket HoldersTITLE
4:30 PM-5:45 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
The Basement 10:24
Hellavision 5:28
Movie Monster Support Group 13:41
Bay For Blood 18:00
Method To Their Madness 11:30
Reddy To… 16:00
5:45 Q&A and Interviews
6:15 PM-7:30 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Sent 4:26
Red In The Moonlight 12:22
Drink in the Pain 11:55
Angie 28:12
The Consumer 4:22
Were-Flutter: Quest For Truth 7:02
7:30 Q&A and Interviews
8:00 PM-11:35 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Horsetown 1:13:25
Q&A and Interviews
Soulmate 2:04:00
Q&A and Interviews
11:45 MEET & GREET SOCIAL AT BELFAST GASTRO PUB
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024
@ Lindenhurst Moose Lodge – 883 South Broadway, Lindenhurst, NY
Doors Open at 9:30 AM
10:00 AM-12:00 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Art Thief 1:34:02
ASHES 8:55
Last Set 18:46
12:00 Q&A and Interviews
1:00 PM-4:40 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Cast & Crew 1:36:00
Q&A and Interviews
Waning Poetic 1:36:00
Q&A and Interviews
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM - Special Presentation by Independent Producer and Director Frank M. Calo “The Nuts and Bolts of Filmmaking”
*Available to all All-Access Pass & Full-Day Ticket Holders
5:30 PM-6:30 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Everyday Hero 4:58
First Sight 8:53
Flicker 5:54
THANK YOU SADE 28:00
Again 10:53
6:30 Q&A and Interviews
7:30 PM-9:15 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
Harlem Fragments 17:00
Hold You So Tight 16:59
Silver Sizzle 13:35
I Appreciate Your Concern 14:53
Memory Card 23:30
Ivy’s Dream 17:20
Method Man 25:55
9:15 Q&A and Interviews
9:45 PM-11:15 PM BLOCK ($10.00)
The Greatest 1:13:25
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024
@ Lindenhurst Moose Lodge – 883 South Broadway, Lindenhurst, NY
Doors Open at 9:30 AM
AWARDS BRUNCH – FOOD, FILMS, & AWARDS CEREMONY
$30.00 PER PERSON FOR ALL
10:00AM – 2:00PM
10:00AM – 10:45AM WELCOME AND OPENING SPEECHES
10:45AM – 11:30AM FILMS
NY ALLSTARS VS THE ADDIE KLEIN NINE 38:00
SNEAK PEEK – “THE FONTANAS: SEASON 2” 2:00
SHOWCASE NEW NYLIFF-MADE SHORT FILM
11:30AM BRUNCH
12:00PM AWARDS CEREMONY
*Special Guest Dan Lauria*
2:00PM SEE YA NEXT YEAR!
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2024 NYLIFF AWARD NOMINATIONS
Best Dramatic Feature
Art Thief
Finger Laced Crown
Into The Valli
The Greatest
The Lady Of The Lake aka The Legend of Lake Ronkonkoma
Best Comedy Feature
AKILLES
Cast and Crew
Waning Poetic
Best Horror Feature
Horse Town
SOULMATE
The Brooklyn Butcher
Best Actor Feature
Patrick Morahan - AKILLES
Max Deacon -Art Thief
Matt Schmid – Cast and Crew
Ignacio Borderes – Into The Valli
Isaac Nevira - The Greatest
Best Actress Feature
Jacqueline Emerson – Art Thief
Jacquie Baker – Cast and Crew
Sarah Cugini – Finger Laced Crown
Lainey Drew – SOULMATE
Isabela Jacobsen - The Greatest
Sofia Dean - Waning Poetic
Best Supporting Actor Feature
Chris Lazzaro - Art Thief
Keith Szarabajka -Art Thief
Zane L’Erario – Cast and Crew
Sergio Acevedo - The Greatest
Geoff Burt - The Greatest
Best Supporting Actress Feature
Hanh Duffy – Cast and Crew
Felecia Lynn White – Finger Laced Crown
Tia Link – Into The Valli
Ashley Monique Menard – The Brooklyn Butcher
Best Cinematography Feature
Henry D. Power – Art Thief
Michael La Gatutta – Horse Town
Kareem Atallah - The Greatest
The Lady of The Lake aka The Legend of Lake Ronkonkoma
Best Editing Feature
Stephen Kaiser-Pendergrast – Art Thief
Michael La Gatutta – Horse Town
Patrick Shay - The Greatest
Michael La Gatutta – Waning Poetic
Best Sound Feature
Scott A. Jennings - Art Thief
Jason Taylor - Cast and Crew
Derek Smith – Horse Town
Brian Battersby - The Greatest
Best Director Feature
Arthur Egeli - Art Thief
Brandon C. Lay - Finger Laced Crown
Pat Bradley – Into The Valli
Joshua R. Pangborn & Stuart Kiczek – The Brooklyn Butcher
Ryan Sarno - The Greatest
Maria Capricelli - The Lady of The Lake aka The Legend of Lake Ronkonkoma
George Massimillo – Waning Poetic
Best Screenplay Drama Feature
Art Thief – Arthur Egeli, Heather Egeli, Ian Bowater
Finger Laced Crown – Brandon C. Lay
Into The Valli -- Pat Bradley & Nicholas Buscarino
Pancakes and Syrup - Rob Cividanes and Tom Daddario
The Greatest – Ryan Sarno
Best Screenplay Horror Feature
SOULMATE – Jay Palmieri Jr. & Andrew Froening
The Brooklyn Butcher – Joshua R. Pangborn & J. Cerio
Best Screenplay Comedy Feature
Patrick Morahan - AKILLES
Jason Taylor - Cast and Crew
George Massimillo - Waning Poetic
Best Ensemble Feature
AKILLES
Cast and Crew
Finger Laced Crown
Lady of The Lake aka The Legend of Lake Ronkonkoma
Waning Poetic
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Best Dramatic Short
And Somehow Now…
Bound By Bushwick
Harlem Fragments
Hold You So Tight
Milly & Milo
Purpose
Best Actor Dramatic Short
Jose Alvarez - ASHES
Victor Calcano - Different Day
Kyle Keyes – Harlem Fragments
Jim Morrison – I Appreciate Your Concern
Bart McCarthy - Milly & Milo
Aryan Arjune - Purpose
James Daly - The Wake
Best Actress Dramatic Short
Kate Brady - Again
Sarah Elizabeth Hewitt – And Somehow Now…
Natalia Guedes – Beautiful Things
Malena Sadaka – Bound By Bushwick
Asha Devi - Purpose
Michelle Mazza - Revelation
Michelle Bankhead - Thank you Sade
Lissa Carandang-Sweeney - We Are The Vessels of Each Other’s Melancholy
Best Director Dramatic Short
Thamiris Mendes – Beautiful Things
Mark Montalbano – Bound By Bushwick
Cameron Tyler Carr - Harlem Fragments
Eric Rudnick - Hold You So Tight
Jim Morrison – I Appreciate Your Concern
Douglas Edward Spaltro - Milly & Milo
Jennifer Arjune - Purpose
Best Cinematography Dramatic Short
Darius Delsoin - ASHES
Caio Ribeiro – Beautiful Things
Xiaofen Zhang – Bound By Bushwick
Nona Catusanu - Harlem Fragments
Davey Robertson - Hold You So Tight
Carlo Mendoza - Milly & Milo
John B. Marean - The Mansion
Best Editing Dramatic Short
Thamiris Mendes – Beautiful Things
Patrick Nichols – Harlem Fragments
Davey Robertson - Hold You So Tight
Warren B. Shaw - Sent
Best Sound Dramatic Short
Pete Fenske - And Somehow Now…
Darius Green – Harlem Fragments
Ryan Graff – Hold You So Tight
Eddie Lebron Jr. - Purpose
Best Screenplay Dramatic Short
Laurie Tieman - And Somehow Now…
Ryll Ribeiro – Beautiful Things
Mark Montalbano – Bound By Bushwick
Cameron Tyler Carr/Wes Andre Goodrich/Danielle Terese Douge` - Harlem Fragments
Sheri Davenport - Tina
Best Story Dramatic Short
Donny Molloy - Drinking Age
Jim Morrison -- I Appreciate Your Concern
Brendon Lemon – Ivy’s Dream
Douglas Edward Spaltro - Milly & Milo
Michael Guillaume/Noah Morales - Somewhere To Be
Billi Sarafina - Thank You Sade
Charlie Norton - The Lost Weekend
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Best Horror/Sci-Fi Short
Angie
ASHES
Drink In The Pain
Memory Card
Method Man
Red In The Moonlight
Sent
Best Actor Horror/Sci-Fi Short
Joshua R. Pangborn - Angie
David Neylon – Bay For Blood
Lucas Hogan – Memory Card
Cameron Schmitt – Memory Card
Cameron Vaccaro – Method To Their Madness
Best Actress Horror/ Sci-Fi Short
Sophie Redvers – Sent
Jazmine Cornielle – Witchez Are Bitchez
Best Director Horror/Sci-Fi Short
Angie - Joshua R. Pangborn
Memory Card – Taras Lashchak/Stanislav Puzdrak
Method To Their Madness – Will Limpert
Sent – Simon Ostrower
The Consumer – Daniel Merino Villavicencia
Best Cinematography Horror/Sci-Fi Short
Andrii Wild - Memory Card
Caleb Gillis – Sent
Dom Broccolo – Witchez Are Bitchez
Best Editing Horror/Sci-Fi Short
Taras Lashchak - Memory Card
Andrew Hendrix and Maxwell Ridgeway – Method To Their Madness
Kack Murtha – Witchez Are Bitchez
Best Story Horror/Sci-Fi Short
J.Cerio – Angie
EJ Acosta – Drink In The Pain
John DiFazio – Lucid
Connor Jaynes – Memory Card
Phil Fasso - Reddy To…
Best Sound Horror/Sci-Fi Short
Memory Card
Joseph Winterbotham – Method To Their Madness
Vernon Gravdal – Witchez Are Bitchez
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Best Comedy/Romance Short
First Sight
Method To Their Madness
Movie Monster Support Group
Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
Putt Putt
Red Rose Aroma
Silver Sizzle
Stall Buddies
Best Actor Comedy/Romance Short
Jerry Diaz- First Sight
Cameron Vaccaro - Method To Their Madness
Libero Sansavani – Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
James Naughton – Silver Sizzle
Glenn Mcbride – Stall Buddies
Best Actress Comedy/Romance Short
Theresa Cannistracci – Me and My Nutz
Sonia Barbadoro – Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
Enxhi Cuku – Red Rose Aroma
Xhulia Musagallu – Red Rose Aroma
Kathleen McNenny - Silver Sizzle
Elizabeth Brandon – Stall Buddies
Jazmine Cornielle – Witchez Are Bitchez
Best Director Comedy/Romance Short
Andrew Froening - Cleaners
Giovanni Lozada - First Sight
Will Limpert - Method To Their Madness
Aurel Naqi - Red Rose Aroma
Glenn McBride – Stall Buddies
Best Cinematography Comedy/Romance Short
Giovanni Lozado - First Sight
Andrew Hendrix - Method To Their Madness
Leonardi Mannoli – Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
Lorenc Pelushaj - Red Rose Aroma
Steven Cruz - The Simple Life
Best Editing Comedy/Romance Short
Giovanni Lozado - First Sight
Pat Battistini – Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
Gjergji Pano - Red Rose Aroma
Best Story Comedy/Romance Short
Rodney Simmons - Again
Christopher Orangeo -- Cleaners
Pat Battistini – Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
Don Sill - The Last Class
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Best Short Short
Beautiful Things
Cleaners
Flicker
Hold It High
Mindfulness
Red Onion
Rest In Memories
The Ghosts
Best Micro Short
My Artist
Picnic Panic
Sent
Talk Soon
The Consumer
The Winter Hike
Best Action Sequence
AKILLES
Never Forget
Somewhere To Be
UNO
Best Visual Effects
AKILLES
ASHES
Horse Town
Memory Card
Soulmate
Witchez are Bitchez
Best Student Film
AKILLES
Better Than Me
Guiding Light
Interviewing John Ford
LONDON
The Wake
UNO
What a Time To Be Alive
Best Music Video
Black Band Tee
Close To You
One Headlight
Pity Party
Sleep Until Noon
Special Recognition Award
A Book About Science
A Little Girl Who Reads
Making Sensory
Thank You Sade
The Miracle of You
Best Documentary Feature
A.P. Giannini – Bank To The Future
By Day By Night: Working To Make People Laugh
In Production: The Life and Career of George Justin – The Extended Cut
Ninety Minutes Later
One Second At A Time: Battling The Monster of Addiction
The Old Ballgame – The QBH Story
Tribal
Best Documentary Short
Guiding Light
In Plain Sight
Oh Johnny!
Saving The Sunken Forest
Threads of Nature – The Art and Advocacy of Alicia Evans
Valley Stream Engine 4 Celebrates 100 Years
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Best Animated Film
Charlie Chimp Considers Regret
Everyday Hero
Best Foreign Feature
Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture - Japan
Skategoat - Australia
Best Foreign Short
Charlie Chimp Considers Regret
Red Rose Aroma
Best Streaming Proof of Concept
Chocolate Gate
Desperately Seeking Sikh
Best Trailer
Kill Two Birds
Spirit of NYLIFF
AKILLES
Better Than Me
Guiding Light
Interviewing John Ford
LONDON
Rest In Memories
2023 NYLIFF NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS
YOUR 2023 NYLIFF NOMINATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS to ALL!
BEST FEATURE IN A DRAMA OR COMEDY
EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR - BEST DRAMA
TRUST IN LOVE
BECAUSE OF MIKA - BEST PICTURE
IT’S LOVE BRO - BEST COMEDY
YOU AND WHAT ARMY
BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE
GEORGE MASSIMILLO
BENJAMIN ORIFICI - BEST DIRECTOR
PAUL SANTOLI
JIM MENZA
MICK DAVIS
BEST ACTOR - FEATURE
WENDELL LAURENT - BEST ACTOR
PAUL SANTOLI
MATT VENTRE
JIMI PETULLA
BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
LAURA GILCHRIST
ELIZABETH VERMILYEA
NATASHA WILSON
BECKY BOGGS - BEST ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEATURE
GARETH LAWSON
THADDEUS PLEZIA
LOGAN ARDITTY
DAVID WOODROW
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FEATURE
SYDNEY BULLOCK
KATIE ONEILL
CHLOE SKOCZEN
MIKA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – FEATURE
BENJAMIN ORIFICI
VIOREL SERGOVICI
BRYAN WOLFINGER
BEST EDITING – FEATURE
BRENDAN DAY
CHRIS CIBELLI
BEN ORIFIC
MICHAEL LAGATTUTA
BEST STORY – FEATURE
PAUL SANTOLI/COOPER TOMLINSON
JIMI PETULLA
BEN ORIFICI
GOERGE MASS
JIM MENZA
BEST SCORE – FEATURE
JACK DOUGLAS/DANIEL J COE
UNO HUANG
BEST COMEDY SHORT
GOOD SESSION
BETWEEN FLOORS
I’M NOT NICE
PEPPER’S SCIENCE
DEAD WEIGHT
FREDDY, THE HANDYMAN
PEARLY GATES
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURE OR SHORT
THERESA CANNISTRACI
FRANK FAILLA
VINCENT RICCIARDI
THADDEUS PLEZIA
JANELLE TEDESCO
DAN JESSUP
MARILYN BUSCH
KEVIN MARQUETTE
BEST HORROR/PARANORMAL SHORT
A WITCH ON YOUR CHEST
CHIRO KILLER
POSSESSION
THE GRAVEYARD MEDIUM
SCRATCHED
BLUE FIRE
ADDICTION
HARVEST
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT
MATCHES
NOT THE SAME CLARENCE
STAR CROSSED
TO SAY GOODBYE IS TO DIE A LITTLE
NIGHT VOICES
THE HOUSEWIFE
THE HOPEFUL YARD
THE METAMORPH
GLASS BOTTLE
BEST SHORT SHORT - UNDER 10 MINUTES
KYLE VS KAREN
SALLY
TRACKING DAY
SWINDLED
WITHOUT
PRESSED
ROBIN
GUMMIES
BEST MICRO SHORT – UNDER 5 MINUTES
CONS OF COLLECTING DUST
SOMEONE TWICE
PROFESSIONAL INTERN
SCARLET CIRCLE
LEGACY OF LOVE
ECHO
BEST ACTOR – SHORT
JOSHUA R. PANGBORN – SCRATCHED
GORMAN RUGGIERO – NIGHT VOICES
THEODORE PETROPOULOS – DOUBLE A
TASOS KARYDIS – DOUBLE A
JAMES NAUGHTON – NOT THE SAME CLARENCE
MICHAEL FEDELE – ADDICTION
ANTONIO CARRION - SHOTS
NICK RONAN – BLUE FIRE
SAMMY MAXIMIN - SHARKTRACKERS
BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
JANELLE TEDESCO – I’M NOT NICE
LISA REGINA – DISMISSAL
KELLY A TURNER – THE HOUSEWIFE
GERI GLENNON – THE GRAVEYARD MEDIUM
FIANA RAYNE LITVOK – THE HOPEFUL YARD
LORENZA BERNASCONI - KIDDO
BECKY GRANGER – GLASS BOTTLE
ASHLEY WESIMANTEL – STAR CROSSED
BEST STORY – SHORT
STAR CROSSED
DISMISSAL TIME
TO SAY GOODBYE IS TO DIE A LITTLE
MATCHES
THE HOUSEWIFE
GLASS BOTTLE
THE METAMORPH
SHOTS
THE HOPEFUL YARD
BEST EFFECTS IN A SHORT OR FEATURE
WRATH OF EVIL
SYMPHONY OF THE UNKNOWN
BLUE FIRE
WASTED ON THE YOUNG
POSSESSION
SALLY
CHIRO KILLER
THE METAMORPH
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE IN A SHORT OR FEATURE
ATTEMPT
ALL THE SMOKE
WRATH OF EVIL
SYMPHONY OF THE UNKNOWN
SHOTS
HOUSE CALL
ANIMATION
THE 7TH NIGHT: MAO MAO REVISITS
GARBAGE PEOPLE
CONS OF COLLECTING DUST
THE METAMORPH
I’M NOT NICE
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
LOVE LETTERS TO NEW BEDFORD
HARVEY: THE VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS
THE BLUE POINT OYSTER
LITTLE LEAF
LIMBO
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
YOU’LL BE OK TOO: CHRISTINA’S JOURNEY
ROLL CALL: A DANCE STORY
KIM KAHANA: THE MAN WHO CHANGED HOLLYWOOD
MONSON STRONG
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
ANGELINA
ARCTIC LAND
SMOKE IN THE HOUSE
UNINVITED: WHERE THE FORGOTTEN TOYS ARE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
SEE SUN
7 HOURS
BOUCHAIB
VANSHA
THE 7TH NIGHT: MAO MAO REVISITS
BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT
NOELLE P WILSON – THE HOPEFUL YARD
MARIA FILIPPONE – ADDICTION
BRIAN RUSSELL – SAMUEL RUSSELL – NOT THE SAME CLARENCE
BRIANNE NEIRA – MELISSA INGLE – A PLACE FOR ASHES
SHANNON MORALL – I’M NOT NICE
MICHELE LY – TO SAY GOODBYE IS TO DIE A LITTLE
ROBERT MONEGAN – DOUBLE A
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT
BLUE FIRE
SWINDLED
LATER GATOR
VANSHA
PRESSED
NIGHT VOICES
ADDICTION
I’M NOT NICE
BEST EDITING AND SOUND – SHORT
I’M NOT NICE
KYLE VS KAREN - DOVEY BIRDMAN
LUSH LUSH
GLASS BOTTLE
NOT THE SAME CLARENCE
THE HOPEFUL YARD
THE HOUSEWIFE
BLUE FIRE
BEST PROOF OF CONCEPT
HOUSE CALL
THE HOUSEWIFE
PRETTY FLAMINGO
FREDDY THE HANDYMAN
BEST WRITTEN SCREENPLAY - SHORT
THE DISHWASHER
CANDYBYTE
KELLY JAMES: A WESTERN
CROSSING OVER
THE FAMILY SECRET
GOODFELLA PIZZA
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
BEST WRITTEN SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
CAN YOU DANCE
GET ME THE F**K OUT OF HERE
THE THREE LIVES OF ANGEL FLEMING
A GRAIN OF TRUTH
YO, ANDREA
THE LONG AND THE SHORT
THE IMPASSIONED BUCKLER
THE SPIRIT OF NYLIFF AWARD
EMMA ACRITELLI - CONS OF COLLECTING DUST
It is almost here! NYLIFF 2023! We are celebrating our FIVE year anniversary by adding a fourth day! NYLIFF will run from October 18 through October 21 in 2023! We have so many wonderful films on tap for 2023!! 90 in total AND we will be introducing new programs and awards this year as well!
NYLIFF 2024 SUBMISSIONS WILL OPEN OCTOBER 22, 2023
TICKETS FOR NYLIFF 23 ARE AVAILABLE NOW! CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO GET YOURS! OR VISIT WWW.FILMFREEWAY.COM/NYLIFF
NYLIFF 2023 FILMS AND SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT THE LINDENHURST MOOSE LODGE
THURSDAY AT SOUTH SHORE THEATRE EXPERIENCE IN LINDENHURST
ORDER WITHIN TIME BLOCKS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
WEDNESDAY – OCT 18
10 AM – NOON 120 MINS
BODHI SATIVA 11:55
LOVE LETTERS TO NEW BEDFORD15:00
THEY ALL WERE NO MORE 10:01
ALL THE SMOKE 2:32
FREDDY THE HANDYMAN 5:00
YOU’LL BE OK TOO: CHRISTINA’S JOURNEY 67:00
12:00 – 12:30 Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
12:30-2:30 120 MINS
TRUST IN LOVE 94:00
DEAD WEIGHT 16:27
GUMMIES 5:28
2:30-3:00 Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
3:00-4:30 90 MINS
ROLL CALL: A DANCE STORY 44:00
NIGHT VOICES 23:59
BLUE FIRE 20:43
4:30-5:00 Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
5:15 – 6:30 75 MINS
DISMISSAL TIME 29:23
7 HOURS 30:00
SEE SUN 16:13
7:00 – 9:30
THE FONTANAS – EPISODES 1-5
THURSDAY – OCTOBER 19
11AM – NOON 60 MINS
UNSTEADY 5:10
SOMEONE TWICE 2:08
ANGELINA 6:15
KIDDO 13:33
LATER GATOR 19:55
LEGACY OF LOVE 4:35
12:30-1:00 Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
1:00 - 2:00 60 MINS
BENNY WINNER 2:14
HARVEY: THE VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS 18:56
TO SAY GOODBYE IS TO DIE A LITTLE 15:26
THE STRENGTH WE SHARE 20:00
2:00-2:30 Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
2:30 -4:00 120MINS
YEARNING FOR ANGEL 11:36
SYMPHONY OF THE UNKNOWN 23:32
THE 7TH NIGHT:MAO MAO REVISITS 3:48
PEARLY GATES 14:51
PRESSED 7:41
PROFESSIONAL INTERN 2:40
SHOTS 20:00
ROBIN 6:43
SMOKE IN THE HOUSE 2:38
4:00-5:00 Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
5:30 - SAND CITY OPENING PARTY
FRIDAY OCTOBER 20
10AM – NOON 120 MINS
KIM KAHANA: THE MAN WHO CHANGED HOLLYWOOD 98:00
LUSH LUSH 16:23
WITHOUT 6:40
Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
12:30 -1:30 60 MINS
SHARKTRACKERS 43:00
A PLACE FOR ASHES 17:19
Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
2:00 – 3:30 90 MINS
THE BLUE POINT OYSTER 22:39
SCARLET CIRCLE 2:49
MANPREET 16:45
ADDICTION 15:34
DONATELLA CANEPA:ARCTIC LAND 2:52
GARBAGE PEOPLE 1:16
GOOD SESSION 7:41
ECHO 3:26
GLASS BOTTLE 15:35
Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
4:30 -6:00 90 MINS
BECAUSE OF MIKA 94:00
6:30 – 8:45 145 MINS
A WITCH ON YOUR CHEST 8:48
CHIRO KILLER 17:00
HARVEST 15:00
POSSESSION 7:54
SALLY 4:20
HOUSE CALL 5:21
THE CREATURE IN BUTTZVILLE 5:17
WASTED ON THE YOUNG 8:00
GRAVEYARD MEDIUM 20:00
STRANGER SELF 1:00
SCRATCHED 19:00
WRATH OF EVIL 12:00
9:00 – 9:25
THE FONTANAS EP – 6 25:00
Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
SATURDAY – OCTOBER 21
10 AM – 11:45 105 MINS
AQUATIC 5:28
COMIC SANS 30:00
CONS OF DUST 2:12
DRIVING SUNSET 4:13
THE THREE PHASES OF FERN 31:24
STAR CROSSED 15:12
PRETTY FLAMINGO 9:32
12:15 – 2:06 106 MINS
AN EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR 106:00
2:30 – 3:45 75 MINS
LITTLE LEAF 2:17
RENTAL HUSBAND 7:00
SWINDLED 5:51
EMPANADAS 20:00
LIMBO 7:16
ATTEMPT 2:26
I LOVE WHO YOU ARE 4:32
BETWEEN FLOORS 5:34
THE HOPEFUL YARD 19:13
3:45 – 4:45 Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
5:00-6:35 95 MINS
IT’S LOVE, BRO 95:00
6:35 – 7:00 Q & A AND INTERVIEWS
7:00 – 9:00 120 MINS
KYLE VS KAREN 5:00
I’M NOT NICE 16:36
PEPPER’S SCIENCE 11:10
THE METAMORPH 12:13
THE HOUSEWIFE 14:59
DOUBLE A 12:08
NOT THE SAME CLARENCE 14:24
SHOTS 20:00
TRACKING DAY 6:56
UNINVITED – WHERE THE FORGOTTEN TOYS ARE 5:21
9:00
THE FONTANAS EP 7 25:00
10:00 – AWARDS PRESENTATION
2022 NYLIFF Award Nominees and Winners!
Congratulations to all!
2022 - AWARDS NOMINEES
*Winner
BEST FEATURE
*Sandstone
The Bigger Picture
Chasing Rabbits
A Christmas Wedding at the Bakery
BEST SHORT
Finding Hope
En Suite
Sold
*Breakfast at the Bodega
Aaron With Two A’s
Uncut
BEST ACTOR FEATURE
Joe Grant - Sandstone
*John Brian Theissen – Loving Polly
Tang Lun – Hideout
BEST ACTOR SHORT
Steve Lichtenstein – Aaron with two A’s
Robert Bogue – En Suite
Tom Ciorciari – Every Good Piece
Ian O’Boyle – Funkboy
*Dutch Welch – Sold
Dan Lorette – Stay
John Wilson – Service Me
Evan Crommet – The 2nd Act
Troy Tripicchio – Breakfast at the Bodega
BEST ACTRESS FEATURE
*Leeanne Johnson – Chasing Rabbits
Tiffany Vinters – Sandstone
Annie Thompson – A Christmas Wedding
BEST ACTRESS SHORT (3-Way Tie)
*Karen Irwin – A Chance
Lainie Ventura – En Suite
*Maria Filippone – Every Good Piece
Alexis Lariviere – Finding Hope
Dori Levit – Flowers
Keaton Morris-Stan – Fractal
Leila Abdouche - Her Last Farewell
Evangeline Edwards – Relief
*Pamela Jayne Morgan – The Principal’s Assembly
Michelle Batista – The Playboy of Park Slope
Sarah Elizabeth Hewitt – A Love of My Own
Samantha J Tilton – Borderline
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE (Tie)
*James Rossomangno – The Bigger Picture
*Hugo Armstrong – A Christmas Wedding
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FOREIGN FEATURE
*M.R. Gopakumar - Dharani
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT
Steven Alonte – Breakfast at the Bodega
Georges Y. Mbuyu – Funkboy
Joshua R Pangborn – STOP
Glenn McBride – Supply & Demand
*Brian Pollock – The Door
Phil Idrissi – Uncut
David E McMahon – The 2nd Act
Rudi Bach – In Ruins
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE
Holly Anspaugh – Chasing Rabbits
*Sue Kessler – Sandstone
Holly Lash – A Christmas Wedding
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT
Laura Daniel – Diner Therapy
Marilyn Busch – The Principal’s Assembly
*Daniella Macolino – Rattled
Anna Rizzo – The Principal’s Assembly
Elise Rachemann - Rootless
BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE
Ryan Lewis – The Bigger Picture
*Nick Rapuano – Sandstone
Yen Kuang Chen – Hideout
Sreevallabhan B – Dharani
Alex Alfredo Manugian – A Christmas Wedding
BEST DIRECTOR SHORT (Tie)
Christopher Thompson - Sold
*Michael Goldburg – Aaron with two A’s
*Marina Barham – Breakfast at the Bodega
Kiarra Golberg – Fractal
Maximillian Remmler – Professional Therapy
Mo Zapata – Rattled
Joseph Maddalone – Someone’s In The House
Daryl Denner – The Jogger
Mark Hensley – Uncut
Charles Ritter – Her Last Farewell
Maria Filippone – Every Good Piece
Geoffrey Cantor – En Suite
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE
The Bigger Picture
*Sandstone
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – FOREIGN FEATURE
*Dharani
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY SHORT (Tie)
Sold
*Postdemic
Aaron with two A’s
*Breakfast at the Bodega
The 2nd Act
In Ruins
Snub Nose
The Dark Web
Borderline
Uncut
Service Me
The Principal’s Assembly
Rent A Neighbor
BEST EDITING FEATURE
Sandstone
*The Bigger Picture
BEST EDITING SHORT
777
Funkboy
The Vow
The 2nd Act
*Borderline
The Principal’s Assembly
Aaron with Two A’s
BEST STORY FEATURE
Sandstone
The Bigger Picture
Chasing Rabbits
*A Christmas Wedding
Dharani
BEST STORY SHORT (Tie)
Connections
Drive
*En Suite
Glitch
Love and Lust
Profound Sleep
Rootless
The Vow
Uncut
Service Me
*Rattled
Mise en place
BEST PRODUCED SCREENPLAY FEATURE
Chasing Rabbits
The Bigger Picture
*Sandstone
A Christmas Wedding
BEST PRODUCED SCREENPLAY SHORT
Fractal
In Ruins
*Sold
The Vow
STOP
A Love of My Own
Rattled
The 2nd Act
A Chance
BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE
A Grandma Carol
Chiro Killer
*Oy Vey Maria!
Storme
Somethin’ X-tra
BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT (Tie)
CU2
*The Darkest Night
*Shakespeare’s Pen
Beautiful Sunshine
BEST SOUND FEATURE
The Bigger Picture
*Sandstone
A Christmas Wedding
Chasing Rabbits
BEST SOUND SHORT (Tie)
Aaron with 2 A’s
*Breakfast at the Bodega
In Ruins
*Rent A Neighbor
STOP
Stay
Service Me
BEST SCORE FEATURE
The Bigger Picture
Sandstone
*A Christmas Wedding
BEST SCORE SHORT
Through the Ages
Postdemic
Rent A Neighbor
*James Naigus – STOP - original
Michael Engesser – The Jogger
Vincent Jones – Uncut
Acedia
777 – original
In Ruins
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS FEATURE
The Bigger Picture
*A Christmas Wedding
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS SHORT
Glitch
Paint
*Snub Nose
Uncut
777
Eyes Of The World
Escape Artist
BEST SOUNDTRACK SHORT
A Grey Area
Finding Hope
Fractal
*Portrait of Victor Wong
BEST MAKE UP /COSTUMES INA FEATURE OR SHORT
Through the Ages
Sweat Pea and Glass
777
Lips
*The Eyes of The World
BEST HORROR FILM SHORT (TIE)
Locked
Renters
Someone’s In The House
*The Door
The Jogger
Ostinato
*Rattled
The Dark Web
BEST HORROR FILM FEATURE
*Loving Polly
BEST DRAMATIC FILM
Breakfast at the Bodega
Every Good Piece
Sold
Flowers
Lips
The Principal’s Assembly
Finding Hope
Fractal
*Funkboy
The 2nd Act
Snub Nose
A Profound Sleep
BEST COMEDY
Glitch
Scare Monster
Rent A Neighbor
*A Love of My Own
Life of A Modern Seer
Supply and Demand
Escape Artist
A Christmas Wedding
BEST DRAMEDY
The Bigger Picture
Drive
Stop
Covid Support Group
Portrait of Victor Wong
*The Playboy of Park Slope
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
*Arieliza’s Bubblegum Pop
Scaredy Cat
Unbreakable
BEST TRAILER
Gold Coast
American Gunslingers
*I Got Now
BEST SHORT SHORT – under 5 minutes
*Service Me
Lou
Through The Ages
Connections
Reminisce
Scare Monster
BEST MICRO SHORT
Breaker Box
*The 60 Second Omelette
Reminisce
Retirement Disaster
Service Me
Zombie
BEST ENSEMBLE
*Breakfast at the Bodega
Covid support group
A Christmas Wedding
The Bigger Picture
BEST ANIMATED FILM
*Before It’s Time To Say Goodnight
The Death of Captain Crackers
Sweet As Cream
Zombie
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Made by Immigrants
*Unearthing Ogawa
BEST DOC. SHORT
9/11 One Man’s Journey
Open Dialogue - Black Voices/Black Stories
Catham County
*Just A Broadway Baby
Moving Forward
Above The Horizon
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Her Last Farewell
Lou
Panah
Hideout
*Dharani
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
*Entre Guerra y Guerra, Afuera La Bicicleta
BEST STUDENT FILM
*Reminisce
Burnt Out
Strangers With Some Memories
NYLIFF HUMANITARIAN AWARD
*Randee Sloane - Moving Forward
SPIRIT OF NYLIFF AWARD
*George Carillo - ACEDIA
2022 SCHEDULE OF FILMS
777
THE DEATH OFCAPTAIN CRACKERS
A GREY AREA NIGHT WALTZ ACEDIA
LOCKED 5:38 LEVITTOWN
1:30 30 MINUTE BREAK
2:00 BREAKER BOX 1:28 OR
I GOT NOW 2:00 LI
THE EYES OF THE WORLD 26:25 NY, NY
SOMEONE’S IN THE HOUSE 15:21 LONG ISLAND
SWEET CREAM 3:31 BALT MD
UNCUT 19:00 CA
HER LAST FAREWELL 13:10 FRANC
4:00 ONE HOUR BREAK
BLOCK TWO - THURSDAY EVENING – SOUTH SHORE THEATRE 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM $12.00
5:00
FLOWERS 10:00 NY, NY
FRACTAL 10:35 NY, NY
RENTERS 35:21 LEVITOWN
THE VOW 18:55 NY, NY
BORDERLINE 23:00 NY, NY
THE CLOWN STATUE 10:00 LONG ISLAND
7:00 – Q & A/PICTURES SAND CITY OPENING PARTY
BLOCK THREE - FRIDAY MORNING – LINDENHURST MOOSE LODGE – 10:00 AM TO 12:00PM $10.00
10:00 A CHRISTMAS WEDDING AT THE BAKERY 3: BAKER'S DOZEN 56:30 VAN NUYS CA
BURNT OUT 2:50 FLORAL PARK
COVID SUPPORT GROUP 8:11 NY, NY
DREAMER 7:49 CA
GLITCH 9:59 CA
RELIEF 23:18 CA?
LOU 2:35 FRANCE
SNUB NOSE 13:26 VIRGINIA
UNBREAKABLE 3:11 NEWHALL CA
12:00 30 MINUTE BREAK
BLOCK FOUR - FRIDAY AFTERNOON – LINDENHURST MOOSE LODGE - 12:30 – 2:00 /3:00- 5:00 $12.00
A CHANCE 15:50 NY, NY
A LOVE OF MY OWN 19:00 ST JAMES
BEFORE IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODNIGHT : A BEDTIME LULLABY 3:22 BALDWIN
IN RUINS 21:00 NY, NY
MISE EN PLACE 10:46 NY, NY
PAINT 7:29 BELLMORE NY
STAY 12:13 CA
2:00 30 MINUTE BREAK
2:30 PROFOUND SLEEP 35:30 UNIONDALE
MOVING FORWARD 23:18 LI
REMINISCE 2:59 UNKNOWN
SERVICE ME 3:20 LOCAL
SUPPLY AND DEMAND 21:00 BABYLON NY
DOUBLE ZERO 20:00 VALLEY STREAM
SCAREDY CAT 3:42 MANHASSET
430 ONE HOUR BREAK
BLOCK FIVE - FRIDAY NIGHT – LINDENHURST MOOSE LODGE– 5:30 TO 8:30 $12.00
9/11 ONE MAN'S JOURNEY 11:55 LONG ISLAND
ARIELIZA’S BUBBLEGUM POP MUSIC VIDEO 4:02 WESTBURY
AMERICAN GUNSLINGER 1:32 STATEN ISLAND
GOLD COAST 1:46 HICKSVILLE
LIFE OF A MODERN SEER 11:14 LONG ISLAND
THE JOGGER 7:01 CORONA
PROFESSIONAL THERAPY 9:00 LONG ISLAND
THE 60 SECOND OMELETTE CHALLENGE 2:00 LOCAL
15 MINUTE BREAK
THE 2ND ACT 20:00 NY, NY
ESCAPE ARTIST 5:38 QUEENS
EVERY GOOD PIECE 19:00 LONG ISLAND
SANDSTONE 1:11:00 CT
8:30 TO 9:15 – Q & A/PICTURES AND INTERVIEWS
9:30 – MEET AND GREET AT BELFAST PUB
BLOCK SIX - SATURDAY MORNING - LINDENHURST MOOSE LODGE– 10AM TO NOON $10.00
10:00 CONNECTIONS 3:02 LONDON
ENTRE GUERRA 17:00 BRONX
JUST A BROADWAY BABY 23:55 PROVINCETOWN, MA
LOVE AND LUST 24:54 NC
OSTINATO 15:00 CA
STRANGERS WITH MEMORIES 2:55 MELVILLE
SWEET PEA & GLASS 10:56 WHITESTONE, NY
THROUGH THE AGES 4:02 NY, NY
11:45 30 MINUTE BREAK
BLOCK SEVEN - SATURDAY AFTERNOON - LINDENHURST MOOSE - 12:30 – 2:00/3:00- 5:00 $12.00
12:15 AARON WITH TWO A’S 16:59 NY, NY
THE PLAYBOY OF PARK SLOPE 22:27 GARDEN CITY
DINER THERAPY EP. 2 PILLOW TALK 7:00 NY, NY
DRIVE 8:44 NY, NY
FUNKBOY 30:00 BROOKLYN
1:45 30 MINUTE BREAK
2:15 HOT PINK 4:38 UNKNOWN
PORTRAIT OF VICTOR WONG 7:30 NY, NY
POSTDEMIC 14:58 LARCHMONT NY
RETIREMENT DISASTER 1 MINUTE LONG ISLAND
STOP 13:32 BREWSTER NY
SUNNY BUDS 11:00 LOCAL
THE DARK WEB 32:45 SELDEN
3:45 30 MINUTE BREAK
4:15 SCARE MONSTER 3:26 BROOKLYN
THE BIGGER PICTURE 65 MINUTES LINDENHURST
5:30 30 MINUTE BREAK
BLOCK EIGHT - SATURDAY NIGHT - LINDENHURST MOOSE LODGE– 6:15 TO 8:30 $12.00
BREAKFAST AT THE BODEGA 14:24 BROOKLYN
THE DOOR 12:28 PA
EN SUITE 12:46 NEW JERSEY
FINDING HOPE 16:55 CT
LIPS 8:59 WOODHAVEN NY
RATTLED 23:18 WOODHAVEN NY
RENT A NEIGHBOR 8:47 GREENPORT
THE FONTANAS - EP 1 AND TEASER EP - 2 30:00 LINDENHURST
SOLD 20:00 NY, NY
THE PRINCIPAL’S ASSEMBLY 18:25 REHOBOTH MA
ZOMBIE 1 MIN BELLMORE NY
8;30 – Q & A PICTURES AND INTERVIEWS
10:00 – AWARDS PRESENTATION TOTAL FILMS - 87
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 2022
OCTOBER 20TH-22ND
NYLIFF 2022 FILM SCREENING SCHEDULE COMING SOON!!
*Order of films in each block is subject to change*
FESTIVAL DATES 10/20-10/22 - COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS AND DATES/SHOWINGS COMING SOON!
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE 9/1/22 BY VISITING FILMFREEWAY.COM/NYLIFF
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
The Festival Approaches...
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October 21, 22, 23 & 24 - 2021
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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.
New York Long Island Film Festival ...and Networking
Submit your project ASAP!
(Details on submission rates and awards will be posted by June 15, 2019)
Music Videos and Movie Trailers
Feature Films - Short Films and Student Films
Professional Feedback
NYLIFF Year One
November 7th, 8th and 9th, 2019
Seaford Cinemas
3951 Merrick Rd.
Seaford, NY 11783
More details to follow
