CONTENTS:
Johnson Theater
Cabaret Theater
Poetry
Kids
Fine Art
Outdoor
Film

JOHNSON THEATER

CABARET THEATER

Poetry
Sunday from 4-7pm in TNC's Community Space Theater
Austin Alexis
Davidson Garret
Don Yorty
Dorothy Friedman August
Elizabeth B. Morse
Francine Witte
George Wallace
Heidi Russel
Helen Peterson
Jennifer Jeneau
Kathryn Fazio
Kris Javier
Lehman Weichselbaum
Linda Kleinbub
Marianne Sciberras
Miriam Stanely
Pete Dolack
Pete Solomita
Peter Kozlowski
Peter Marra
Prince McNally
Ron Kolm
Samm Cohen
Valery Oisteaunu
Wayne Kral
Jim Feast
Elizabeth Kresch
Stan Baker

Kids
Performances by and for kids Saturday afternoon 2-5 PM
John Grimaldi - NY Lyric Circus
COBU Kids
Make. Move. Bloom.
Martial Arts Kids
TNC's Arts in Education
Yip Harburg Rainbow Troupe
Zylik Brothers

Fine Art
Throughout the fest in the theater's lobby gallery
Anna Pastor
Barbara J Wilson
Bonnie Rosenstock
Carmen Einfinger
Carolyn Ratcliffe
Dan Root
Dory Bergman
Dottie Wilson
Eileen Doster
Esther Mizrahi
Francine Demeulenaere
Francine Lange
George Hirose
Gilda Pervin
Gretchen Van Dyk
Horacio Molina
Iliana Ortega
Ingrid Dinter
Jennifer Podisdead
Jerry pagane
Joan Meyer
Joan Meyer
Jorge Calvo
Judith Ornstein
Karen Ruelle
Kathy Creutzourg
Kris Enos
Lee Ruelle
Lola Saenz
Marc Kehoe
Marcus Carter
Meg Boe Birns
Michael Meade
Mollie Serena
Naomi Machado
Peter Welch
Rochelle Pashkin
Rose McShane
Ruth Oisteanu
Sally Young
Sue Strande
Terrie Powers

Outdoor Performers
Saturday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Jay Chase
Joe Bendik
Lauri Towers w/ John Pietaro
Nicca Ray/ Elizabeth Kresch
Peter Dizozza
Stan Baker
Didi Champagne and Blueberry High Heels
Marta and the Martonians
Melange-Richard West and Susan Mitchell
Psycho Positive Band
Danny Ray Craft Trio

Film
Saturday 12pm - 10pm, Cabaret Theater
WORKING LISTINGS (AS OF MAY 11)--SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Curator: Burak Tatar
Technical Director: Roy Chang
Hosted by Burak Tatar and Eva Dorrepaal

12:00 pm 
Flying Lessons
Director: Elizabeth Nichols
Run Time: 84 min
Synopsis: When their Lower East Side building comes under siege by a predatory landlord, a young filmmaker and an aging punk artist forge an unlikely friendship.
Key Cast: Elizabeth Nichols, Penny Arcade
1.40pm: (block of 3 films)

2. Elder Artists & Institutional Legacy
Director: Christine Stoddard
Run Time: 9 min
Synopsis: Elder Artists & Institutional Legacy is a short web report on three older New York artists and their struggles to pass the torch to the next generation.
Key Cast: Christine Stoddard

3. The Man in the Red Bandana
Director: Maria Walsh
Run Time: 4 min
Synopsis: The Man in the Red Bandana tells the story of Welles Crowther, a 24-year-old who gave his life to save others during the 9/11 attacks.

4. West Landing
Director: Doug Gallo
Run Time: 15 min
Synopsis: West Landing is a short documentary about a group of Long Island open-water swimmers and the community they created.
2.25pm: (block of 5 films)

5. XenoAmerica
Director: Ruby Mizrahi
Run Time:6 min
Synopsis: Xenophobia keeps Americans locked in bigotry, as well as pushing out arrivals. Part of the Museum of Moving Image Doc Fellowship.

6. The State of Apathy
Director: Christopher Albert De La Roa
Run Time: 15 min
Synopsis: About 1 in 7 people living with HIV in the U.S. do not even know it. This film promotes awareness and testing in underserved communities.
Key Cast: Raymond De La Torre

7. My Back Pages
Director: Sean Mannion
Run Time: 6 min
Synopsis: A meditative exploration of memory, loss, and identity.

8. Path
Director: Rebecca L. Zeitz
Run Time: 5 min
Synopsis: A poetic short about spiritual transformation.

9. Feeling the Blues
Director: Ahmed Rasheed
Run Time: 6 min
Synopsis: A visual piece exploring music, emotion, and isolation.
3.18pm (block of 5 films)

10. Surrogate
Director: Stephen Andrew Thomas
Run Time: 13 min
Synopsis: A futuristic look at motherhood, memory, and technology.

11. Clime
Director: Bonnie Stein
Run Time: 12 min
Synopsis: CLIME brings a poetic and personal view to climate change, merging climate science and Indigenous climate justice perspectives.

12. Unstaged: Untouched
Director: Abdul-Rauf Saba
Run Time: 4 min
Synopsis: A short experimental work examining vulnerability and presence.

13. Caution Spawn Ahead
Director: Lauren Schaffel
Run Time: 8 min
Synopsis: A surreal puppet-animation on the anxieties of parenting.
Key Cast: Catherine Curtin, Zainab Jah, Lauren Schaffel

14. Gold Punch
Director: Danyah Miller
Run Time: 5 min
Synopsis: A poetic performance-driven film about power, struggle, and resilience.

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4.30 - 5.30pm : FILMMAKER NETWORKING PARTY
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5.30pm: (block of 5 films)

15. Lovearthcam
Director: Aitor Marín Correcher
Run Time: 3 min
Synopsis: He, she and a webcam in New York.

15a. Clock Shop
Director: Jennifer Sklias-Gahan
Runtime: 4 min
Synopsis: It's just before noon at the neighborhood Clock Shop. The owner sits in position behind the counter, attending to her daily tasks as the street penny-whistler plays his tune. Time ticks and tocks. The doors are open for business as usual.
Key Cast: Patricia Angelin, Billy Lyons, Olivia Cookman

16. Brooklyn
Director: Ricardo J. Varona
Run Time: 8 min
Synopsis: A neighborhood story of identity, youth, and pride.

17. Not So American
Director: Thalia Drori Ramirez
Run Time: 9 min
Synopsis: Two immigrants confront the irony and prejudice of a citizenship test.

18. The Bad Daughter
Director: Laura Margulies
Run Time: 12 min
Synopsis: A dark comedy about obligation, guilt, and the expectations placed on adult children.

19. Prime Real Estate
Director: Burak Tatar
Run Time: 15 min
Synopsis: Married couple, Arthur and Helen, go to the cemetery to put flowers on the graves of her loved ones.
Key Cast: Pat Clune, James Fordyce
6.58pm: (block of 4 films)

20. The Gender Symphony
Director: Jon Vesey
Run Time: 7 min
Synopsis: A musical and spoken-word celebration of gender identity and diversity.

21. The Price of Gum
Director: Liann Kaye
Run Time: 7 min
Synopsis: A teenage crush, a chewing gum, and the unexpected consequences of standing out.

22. Midnight in the Bronx
Director: Rita Costanzi
Run Time: 5 min
Synopsis: Ms. Costanzi wrote, directed and performed her original script, honoring the memory of Ludwig van Beethoven and the victims of the CoronaVirus.

23. The Voyage
Director: David Willinger & Roy Chang
Run Time: 10 min
Synopsis: Based on the original play, Bring Them Back, which was presented at TNC in May, 2024.
Key Cast: Written and Directed by David Willinger; Film & Sound Editing by Roy Chang

7.45pm 

24. A Phantom Song
Director: Michael Gorman & Donna Daly
Run Time: 45 min
Synopsis: Haunted by the ghosts of Moby Dick and the memory of all those lost to the opiate epidemic, “A Phantom Song” takes us down to “the crossroads” where the past and future collide.
8.45pm: (block of 5 films)

25. Stalled
Director: Aimee Graham
Run Time:7 min
Synopsis: A pregnant woman and a sex worker find solace and solidarity in a public bathroom.
Key Cast: Aimee Graham, Jena Malone

26. Launch at Paradise
Director: Carrie Ann Quinn
Run Time: 7 min
Synopsis: A woman confronts grief and fantasy during a surreal ferry crossing between worlds.

27. Don’t Forget You Are A Boy
Director: Demivoula Studios
Run Time: 4 min
Synopsis: An abstract film about identity, queerness, and self-acceptance.
Key Cast: Patricia Angelin, Billy Lyons, Olivia Cookman
Director: Azadeh Nikzadeh
Run Time: 6 min
Synopsis: A rebellious Iranian girl challenges religious norms in her quest for freedom.

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