Filmmaker Events in NYC | Sun. 6/22 - Sat. 6/28, 2025
please make sure to stay cool and hydrated in this heatwave, y'all. lots of screenings this week, and some fun networking events. click 'read more' in your email to see ALL events.
A lot of screenings this week, which is great because it’s going to be really hot out and there’s been a lot of networking events lately. There’s a few in this newsletter that I’m going to try to make it to. Check out the end of the newsletter for our NYC Filmmaker Bites. There’s a couple crowdfunding campaigns I’ve added if you have the means.
Make sure to RSVP here for our first ever networking event – July 10th. Now announcing the venue - BK Backyard Bar. I’m free from my current gig, and now I’m able to sink my teeth into making the logistics happen. Please RSVP to show your interest so I can work on getting sponsors for us.
Our meme of the week is another hot original, nobody @ me for using the same template twice in a row I am tired ok.
It’s very funny – I was so ready for my job to end so I could hibernate, see my friends, do laundry and other household tasks that I’d been avoiding while working, until it hit me. Oh, wait, I’m unemployed now. The juxtaposition of the joy of freedom combined with the stress of having to hunt for another job …
Speaking of – I’m now available for work, so hire me if you’re looking for an extra hand on set. ;) Have a car, will travel. Happy to PA for any department.
Let’s get to the newsletter that you signed up for.
✨ As always, nothing here is sponsored, just what I see or are sent to me. If you have any suggestions for this substack, comment, dm me on IG filmnycevents or use this google form. Always feel free to tag me in your events.
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Let’s get to the events.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Networking - Queer Film Pride Picnic
Organized by: queerfilmbk (and hosted by me)!
Location: Prospect Park
Time: 11:30a-2:30p
Cost: Free, bring food to share! I will be bringing a cooler, ice, seltzer and making a chickpea lemon mint salad. RSVP here. I wanted a low-key pride community forward event, so come join. Look for the bright pink signs and the bright pink picnic blanket.
Screening & Panel - Queer Horror Shorts
Organized by: @yourhorrorpodcast
Location: Crystal Lake BK
Time: 1:00p-4:00p
Cost: One Drink Minimum, otherwise free to attend
Notes: Come for the shorts and stay for panel. get some flash work and a queer horror art piece!
Monday, June 23, 2025
Screening - Documentary - Vanishing: a Love Story
Organized by: Director Sandra Luckow
Location: Cinema Village
Time: 7:00p
Cost: $15, tickets here
Networking - Industry Night
Organized by: @industrynight__
Location: Hide & Seek, Greenpoint
Time: 5p-9p
Cost: $15, tickets here
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Note: There was originally a queer film co-working event that was scheduled for Tuesday, but it is cancelled due to the intense heat.
Screening - Little Films, Big City
Organized by: Girlsinfilm_nyc
Location: Dear Friend Books
Time: 7:30p doors, 8p screening
Cost: Free with RSVP
Workshop Fair - Lights, Camera, Action
Organized by: DCTV
Location: DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street, NYC
Time: 5:00p-9:00p
Cost: Free. RSVP here.
Notes: One-Night-Only Discounts on summer workshop registration. Food, Music, and Good Vibes in a creative hub for storytellers — a refuge for artists, filmmakers, and curious minds alike
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
No events! Let me know if I’ve missed anything.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Screening OUTDOORS - 𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘖𝘞𝘕 𝘊𝘏𝘈-𝘊𝘏𝘈 女人世界 [
Organized by: @uniondocs
Location: Glover Cleveland High School Handball Courts, 210 Onderdonk Ave, Ridgewood, NY
Time: 8:15pm
Cost: Free, rsvp here
Screening - pride picked gay cult classic
Organized by: @rawdaisies
Location: Grapefruit Studio - 41 Varick Ave #307 Brooklyn, New York 11237
Time: 7pm doors 8pm movie
Cost: "gay what you can", rsvp here
Screening - Shorts Showcase, Summer of Sci-Fi
Organized by: @minoritiesinfilm
Location: Angelika Film Center
Time: 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: rsvp here, $22 for screening, $33.99 for screening + kick-off event
Friday, June 27, 2025
Networking - NYC Photographer Hangout
Organized by: Filmmaker Friday NYC
Location: McCarren Parkhouse
Time: 5p-10p
Cost: Purchase of a drink or a beverage
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Screening - Outdoors - Seeking Mavis Beacon
Organized by: School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) x Alfreda’s Cinema x Field Meridians
Location: Herbert Von King Park, 670 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
Time: dusk
Cost: $5-$20, RSVP here
✨ ICYMI at the beginning of the newsletter, FILMNYC IS HAVING ITS FIRST NETWORKING EVENT. July 10th. Save the date and RSVP here. Show your interest so I can get more fun sponsors for us ;)
And that’s a wrap on events.
Filmmaker Bites -
If you or someone you know have something in the works, let me know and I’ll include it here.
✨ CROWDFUNDING - Space for Sapphics
Space for Sapphics: The Rise of Sapphic, Queer and Trans Third Spaces in New York City is a documentary series documents sapphic,* queer and trans history happening in real time, yes, but it is also a love letter to the community. Take a look at the kickstarter here.
✨ CROWDFUNDING for finishing funds for The Audit! Just launched yesterday, will run for 30 days. The film is called The Audit and it's a dark comedy that was filmed entirely in NJ/NY with local actors & crew with the exception of our lead actor. You can see it here.
One more note is that I’m currently available for work and looking for my next gig. Please reach out if you hear of anything. A girl has to buy her cat prescription wet food.
See you next week.