Movie lovers will want to check out the Big Apple Film Festival happening this weekend. Located at 181-189 2nd Avenue, at Village East Cinemas, you won’t want to miss out on these exciting films.
Friday November 6th 2015:
Short films:
Chaos: 7:55-9:55, theater 2, showing time 11 minutes. Everyone is rebelling in an effort to protest against the president. This film traces the life of a warden of a prison who chooses to ignore the rules of the government. What consequences must he take on?
Ivory Shadows: 10:00pm-midnight, theater 3, running time 19 minutes. A thriller that traces the lives of a father and a son and the absence of their wife and mother.
Feature films:
Dark: 10:30pm-Midnight, theater 2, running time 93 minutes: What happens when a beautiful model with paranoia is left alone in a dark apartment during a blackout?
Invisible Ink: 5:15-7:15pm,theater 2, running time 97 minutes. This film looks at the lives of a few cartoonists living in New York City.
Saturday November 7th 2015:
Documentaries:
Abigail DeVille’s Harlem stories, 6:00pm-8:00pm, theater 4, running time 8 minutes: How does art save lives? This film delves into the struggles of a Harlem woman who leaves certain items from her shopping cart on the streets to create sculptures.
Art bastard: 3:30pm-5:30 pm, theater 4, running time 80 minutes. A comical piece about an artist who doesn’t quite fit in a particular ‘box.’
Short films:
Acoustic space: 12:45-2:45, theater 3, running time 15 minutes. A satiric film based on how communication has shifted over the past few decade. This film is placed in a restaurant centered on a couple who are distracted by their cellphones.
Falling to pieces: 8:30-10:30 pm, run time 18 minutes, theater 3: A woman finds out that her husband was a organ donor after he has passed. This is a journey of her attempt to find each donor.
For more information on the films and the programs click here.
-by Samantha Rice
