Exciting news from this weekend at the Long Beach International Film Festival! 🎬Over Again written and directed by Jeff Brack earned Best Short - Drama! We are thrilled and grateful! ✨
#overagainfilm #shortfilm #filmfestivals
✨ That’s a wrap on LBIFF 2025!
Huge congratulations to this year’s award winners:
🏆 Best Short - Drama: Over Again
🏆 Best Short - Comedy: The Day Keeper
🏆 Best Feature: The Paper Bag Plan
🏆 Best Documentary: Bronx Socrates
Your stories moved us, inspired us, and made us laugh. Thank you to all the incredible filmmakers who made this year unforgettable. 💫 #LBIFF2025 #FilmFestivalMagic #AwardWinners #IndieFilmLove
🎬 Shorts on the Beach – Official Film Lineup
🗓 Saturday, July 26 • 🕗 8:45 PM after sunset
📍 Allegria Hotel Beach • Long Beach, NY 1. The Day Keeper – Dir. Mark Kiefer – 8 min
💫 Starring Steve Young
A daytime lighthouse keeper must justify his seemingly outdated role while struggling to keep his own inner light shining. 2. Over Again – Dir. Jeff Brack – 15 min
Sparks fly between a singer-songwriter and a smitten fan at a live music club. Are they destined for the future—or reliving the past? 3. Family Traditions – Dir. Jay Bogdanowitsch – 8 min
A groom must choose between love and his fiancée’s wild family wedding customs. 4. Exit Package – Dir. Michael Baker – 13 min
A Zoom-based, quarantine-era black comedy murder mystery unfolds in a corporate meeting gone off the rails. 5. SilverSizzle – Dir. Brian Russell – 14 min
💫 Starring James Naughton & Boyd Gaines
A cemetery caretaker plays matchmaker for two recent widowers visiting their late spouses. 6. Rule Number 2 – Dir. Maks Kubiszek – 10 min
A high-strung Nantucket realtor faces disaster right before a home showing. 7. Writers Block – Dir. Saif Heider – 9 min
💫 Starring Jane Lynch & Andy Kindler
A veteran songwriter stumbles upon inspiration in the form of a very persistent bird. 8. The Grievance – Dir. Richie Keen – 8 min
💫 Starring Rosie O’Donnell & Kevin Pollak
What if AI filed a workplace harassment complaint in a sitcom writers’ room? 9. The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God – Dir. Scott Marshall – 13 min
Eddie finally finds love—if he can just make it to the date on time. But the Bus Driver waits for no one. 10. Happy Shameversary – Dir. Lucas McGowen – 8 min
Felicia’s most embarrassing memory haunts her—until she decides to rewrite the ending. 11. West Landing – Dir. Doug Gallo – 15 min
A heartfelt documentary about Long Island swimmers who find peace, purpose, and friendship in the waves of Hampton Bays.
🎬 Day 5 at LBIFF is here!
From inspiring love stories to timeless design legends - and closing out under the stars 🌟
🌊 Adventure Tom kicks things off at 12:30pm at the Long Beach Library - a little love, a little nostalgia, and yes, a giant dinosaur 👀
🪑 At 2:30pm, Gustav Stickley brings the craftsmanship heat (LBers who love good design, this one’s for you)
🌅 Then it’s time for the main event - Shorts On The Beach at 8:45pm at the Allegria Hotel. Local legends know: there’s nothing like a movie night under the stars, toes in the sand, and the ocean as your backdrop.
Special thanks to the City of Long Beach for always helping us bring the magic to the beach 💙
#LBIFF2025 #LongBeachLocal #ShortsOnTheBeach #SupportLocalFilm #LBpride #MovieNightOnTheSand
🎬 Today at LBIFF! Join us at the Long Beach Library for a powerful afternoon of storytelling:
🕧 12:30 PM - Cathy & Harry + The Pantone Guy
Heartfelt, honest, and uniquely human. These two documentaries remind us of the beauty in everyday lives and bold ideas.
🕝 2:30 PM - The Paper Bag Plan
From the director of East Side Sushi, this inspiring new feature is a story of resilience, connection, and unexpected heroes.
📍All screenings at the Long Beach Library
🎟️ Free and open to the public - don’t miss it!
#LBIFF2025 #LongBeachFilmFestival #DocumentaryFilm #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #PaperBagPlan #CathyAndHarry #ThePantoneGuy #FilmLovers
✨ An evening of artistry awaits… ✨
Tonight at Chefs & Shorts, we’re honored to feature two extraordinary performers:
🎶 Benior &
🎙️ J. Brittany
Let their music set the tone for a night of cinematic storytelling and culinary delight.
#ChefsAndShorts #LBIFF #LivePerformance #Benior #JBrittany #AnEveningToRemember #LongBeachNY
🎬 Today at LBIFF - Day 3 - Two Can’t-Miss Events! 🍽️🦶
🕐 1:00 PM – The Sasqualogists
Join us at the Long Beach Library for an adventurous screening of The Sasqualogists - a thrilling (and slightly wild) hunt for Sasquatch’s legacy deep in the Colorado Rockies. Myth, mystery, and revelation await. 👣
🍷 6:00 PM - Chefs & Shorts (SOLD OUT!)
Tonight at the Allegria Hotel, five masterful chefs, five inspired short films, and five incredible courses come together for an unforgettable evening of food and film. 🎥🍴
#LBIFF2025 #ChefsAndShorts #TheSasqualogists #LongBeachFilmFestival #FilmAndFood #SasquatchSightings #SOLDOUT
SOLD OUT! 🍽️🎬
Chefs & Shorts is officially at capacity!
We’re thrilled to welcome a full house tonight at the Allegria Hotel for an unforgettable evening of culinary creativity and cinematic delight.
One of the night’s highlights? Chef Alex Grunert of Gastronome serving up a Key Lime Pavlova with tropical fruits and passionfruit sorbet - inspired by the short film Sugarlust by director Goli Atefi.
See you at 6PM!
#ChefsAndShorts #LBIFF2024 #LongBeachFilmFestival #SoldOut #FoodMeetsFilm #CulinaryCinema
Double feature today at the Long Beach International Film Festival!
📽️ Capturing Kennedy – 1:00 PM
📽️ Where the Rope Ends – 6:00 PM
📍 Long Beach Library
Two powerful stories. Join us for these thought-provoking films and support the voices behind them.
🎟️ Free and open to the public
#LBIFF2025 #FilmFestival #CapturingKennedy #WhereTheRopeEnds #LongBeachNY #FreeScreening #DocumentaryFilm
🎬 Opening Night Magic! The 14th Annual Long Beach International Film Festival kicked off with a packed house for Bronx Socrates - an inspiring documentary about legendary educator and NYU philosophy professor Bob Gurland.
Presented by filmmakers Joseph Di Salvo and Michael Pollock, the film lit up the screen and set the tone for an unforgettable week of cinema.
Let the festival begin! 🌊🎥✨
#LBIFF2025 #BronxSocrates #OpeningNight #LongBeachFilmFestival #IndependentFilm #FilmFestivalVibes
Our annual “Shorts on the Beach” program is again stacked with super-fun shorts to enjoy on the beach. And best of all it’s free and we will have several filmmakers present. Here’s 4 fun ones to@look out for…
