Hand-picked films from around the world with Food, Wine and Craft Beer - Catalyst For Conversation and Networking.

Schedule of Events:

July 26, 2023:

7:00 - 9:00 PM: Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game and Comic Sans - Regal Lynbrook

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game:

Year: 2023
Runtime: 92 minutes
Language: English
Director: Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg
Screenwriter: Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg
Producer: Tony Glazer, Summer Crockett Moore, Stacey Parks, Rob Pfaltzgraff, Lana Link
Executive Producer: Roger Sharpe, Nick Reid
Co-Producer: Tara Gallardy, Hannah Earl
Cast: Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, Dennis Boutsikaris
Cinematographer: Jon Keng
Editor: Michelle Botticelli
Production Design: David Butler
Composer: Rob Barbato

The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

Comic Sans:

Director: Don Sill
Year: 2023
Runtime: 31 minutes

Veteran stand-up comedian, Billy Ward struggles to find opportunities to enhance his career while begrudgingly watching a young comedian he mentored rise through the ranks. Though ill-advised, poorly timed, and unconventional, Billy attempts to call in a favor from an old friend who has achieved fame, by performing a monologue from Good Will Hunting.

July 27, 2023:

4:00 - 6:00 PM: Patrick and the Whale - Long Beach Public Library

Year: 2022
Runtime: 72 minutes
Language: English
Director: Mark Fletcher
Producer: Walter Kohler, Wolfgang Knopfler

Marine videographer Patrick Dykstra explores the wondrous world of whales in this breathtaking and revealing documentary.

6:00 - 9:00 PM: Chefs and Shorts - Allegria Hotel

July 28, 2023:

12:00 - 2:00 PM: Library Shorts - Long Beach Public Library

Join us for a free screening of five great short films; Izzy, Contagious Swagger, Philadelphia Bound, Good Grief and La Bolita.

Contagious Swagger:
Directed by Calvin Callins Jr.

Year: 2023
Runtime: 11:35

Contagious Swagger is a branded entertainment romantic comedy film about a Black young man visiting his Asian girlfriends' parents house for dinner for the first time. His Air Jordan footwear could be the answer to solve a dramatic forbidden love story.

Good Grief:
Director by Nate Hapke

Year: 2023
Runtime: 16:18

A grieving mother and an ambitious young woman reach an unlikely peace while coming to terms with the death of the boy they both loved.

Philadelphia Bound:
Director by David Charles Pisani

Year: 2023
Runtime: 22:34

When fate provides Tommy with the chance to finally move out of the old neighborhood, he must decide if he is willing to leave behind everything he has ever known and loved.

Izzy:
Director by Micah Stathis

Year: 2023
Runtime: 14:30

Following a series of increasingly catastrophic first dates, Izzy discovers an online dating site with a twist: 100% satisfaction guaranteed. A shortcut to a soul mate? Possibly; if the stunning and seemingly perfect Persy has anything to say about it.

La Bolita:
Director by Arian Blanco

It’s 1978 and Benny’s Cuban exile mom has scored an easy gig working for the local bookie, what could go wrong?

Meet 6-year-old Benny Blanco. It’s 1978 and his young Cuban Exile mother has scored an easy gig working for the local bookie hosting her phone line to get the week’s winning numbers. But when Benny goes too far playing sheriff with the bookie, she realizes this “easy” gig was far more dangerous than she bargained for.

Year: 2023
Runtime: 9 minutes

2:00 - 4:00 PM: Scrapper - Long Beach Public Library

Georgie, a dreamy 12-year-old girl, lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Suddenly, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality.

July 29, 2023:

3:00 - 4:30 PM: The Space Race - Long Beach Public Library

Director: Lisa Cortés, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Producer: Lisa Cortes, Mark Monroe, Keero Singh Birla, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Alexandra Bowen, Aly Parker
Executive Producer: Frank Marshall, Leland Melvin, Carolyn Bernstein, Tony Rosenthal
Cast: Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight Jr., Charles Bolden
Year: 2023
Runtime: 91 minutes
Language: English

Uncover the little-known stories of the first Black pilots, engineers and scientists seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars, including Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight and Charles Bolden among many others.

9:00 - 10:30 PM: Shorts on the Beach - The Beach

It's A Dog:
Director by Eli Shapiro

Year: 2022
Runtime: 7 minutes
Language: English

He's bald. Well, no, he's *going* bald. He still has hair. On like, the sides. Does that count? It counts, right? Maybe? Either way, he’s pathetic. And he’s getting old.

Photo Op:

Director: Dava Whisenant
Screenwriter: Steve Young
Producer: Steve Young, Dava Whisenant, Dave Spalding
Executive Producer: Steve Young, Dava Whisenant
Cast: Erin Eagleton, Steve Young, Audra Rodgers
Year: 2021
Runtime: 3 minutes

A humorous cautionary tale about the perils of trusting a stranger with your phone.

The Art of Crossing:
Director by Tobiasz Walkiewicz

Year: 2023
Runtime: 5 minutes

Corporate employee and Student follow the same path, but in opposite directions. A collision is inevitable. Passing by is the obvious solution to this problem. Only that despite their best efforts, they cannot do it. So they try harder. Kung fu - harder.

We Have Notes:

Director: Jordan McKittrick
Screenwriter: Jordan McKittrick

Year: 2023
Runtime: 14 minutes

A film studio struggles with one scene in their new Joan of Arc movie.

Sharps:

Director: Chris Sexton Fletcher

Year: 2023
Runtime: 8 minutes

When a down-on-her-luck woman discovers a wad of one-hundred-dollar bills stuffed in a medical sharps disposal container, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

Dates: July 26 - 29, 2023

Locations:

Regal Lynbrook, 321 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY 11563.
Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, NY 11561.
Allegria Hotel, 80 West Broadway, Long Beach, NY 11561.
Jones Beach Theater, 80 West Broadway, Long Beach, NY 11561.

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