🎬 JOIN US NEXT SATURDAY 🎬
LIC Arts Open Film Festival 2026
An evening of Short Films, Art, and creative community in Long Island City.
📍 The Secret Theatre
10-10 44th Avenue, LIC, NY 11101
📅 Saturday, May 16, 2026
🕔 5:00 – 7:00 PM
🎟 FREE EVENT
Featuring short films by:
• January Yoon Cho @january_yoon_cho_art
• David Bryen
@davidbryen@madscientistmusiclab
• Christen Smith @contemplative.uppercut
• Eugenia Pigassiou
• Cecilia Kim @cecikim_
• Steven Speliotis @speliotisvideo
• Michel, Michael Dominguez-Beddome @mandmdbfilms@micheldbeddome
Live performance by @january_yoon_cho_art & @georginibeeni 💃🏻
Join us for screenings, and visionary storytelling from emerging and independent filmmakers/artists.
@licartsopen@licartists
poster & curated by yours truly @mwavecine ✨
#LICArtOpen #FilmFestival #LICNYC #IndependentFilm #QueensArts #NYCFilm #ExperimentalFilm #FilmCommunity #TheSecretTheatre #shortfilms #nyc #nycfilms
✨ Echoes of Empire Artist Talk ✨
Join us for a special morning of conversation with the artists behind Echoes of Empire. Dive into the stories, processes, and ideas shaping this powerful exhibition.
🗓 Saturday, May 2
⏰ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Location: The Factory LIC, 30-30 47th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
Come Connect, Ask Questions, and Experience the work in a deeper way.
Photo 📸 @speliotisvideo
Flyer @mwavecine
Thanks to @licartsopen@norma_homberg
Artists
Vera Alexandrov @veragalleryarts
Sevasti Boutos @seviboutos
Gabriel Campoy gabrielcampoy
Lisa Candela @lisa_candela_art
Marques DeLoney marques.deloney
Mark Dendy markoartnyc
Kathleen Dobrowsky @kathleendobrowsky
Christine Eng @thinesprout
Cindy Ha cindyhadoesthings
Julie Kelly
Ali Lasky @pea219
Negaar Misaghian @negaar.m
Jose Mota @motaarttheor
Sergio Nates sergio_natesm
Elisabetta Nitoglia @elisabettanitoglia_art
Ines Ruiz senyziur
Jules Seo @mwavecine
Josh Steinbauer @joshsteinbauer
Joel Tretin @joel_tretin
Kelila Zechowy @theveryspecialkz
#EchoesOfEmpire #ArtistTalk #NYCArt #NYC #LongIslandCity #ContemporaryArt #ArtEvent #QueensArt #GalleryTalk
✨ ECHOES OF EMPIRE ✨
We’re excited to present Echoes of Empire, a group exhibition exploring the lasting imprints of power, memory, and transformation through art.
Featuring a dynamic lineup of artists, the exhibition brings together layered narratives, intricate materiality, and bold visual language each work reflecting on what remains, what is reshaped, and what continues to echo through time.
@licartists@licartsopen On View: April 18 – May 1, 2026 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 18 | 5–8 PM LIC-A Art Space @ The Factory LIC
30-30 47th Ave, Long Island City, NY
Curated by Jules Seo
Join us for the opening and experience a powerful collection of works that challenge, unravel, and reimagine inherited structures.
Vera Alexandrov @veragalleryarts
Sevasti Boutos seviboutos
Gabriel Campoy @gabrielcampoy
Lisa Candela @lisa_candela_art
Marques DeLoney marques.deloney
Mark Dendy markoartnyc
Kathleen Dobrowsky @kathleendobrowsky
Christine Eng @thinesprout
Cindy Ha @cindyhadoesthings
Julie Kelly
Ali Lasky @pea219
Negaar Misaghian @negaar.m
Jose Mota @motaarttheor
Sergio Nates @sergio_natesm
Elisabetta Nitoglia @elisabettanitoglia_art
Ines Ruiz @senyziur
Jules Seo @mwavecine
Josh Steinbauer @joshsteinbauer
Joel Tretin @joel_tretin
Kelila Zechowy @theveryspecialkz
#EchoesOfEmpire #LICArtists #NYCArt #ArtExhibition #ContemporaryArt #GroupShow #ArtOpening #QueensArt #CuratedShow #art #nycartists #nycartist #nyc
So Excited for this! ⚡🎨 🙌👏
Come see my artwork along with other
amazing artist at LICArtists @licartists@licartsopen
You’re all invited!
Opening reception will be this Friday 5/17
from 6- 9 PM
You can also view the paintings from this Thursday 5/16 until Sunday 5/19
from 12- 6 PM!
Location: Diego Salazar Studio
43-32 22nd St, LIC, NY 11101
Tomorrow Together
Starring Chris Benitez @albertmixnyc@addonmore
Music 🎶 by Andy Leech
Written and directed by @julessu_
on Vimeo on Demand
starting June 24, 12 pm EST
Link in profile 👆
#shortfilm #film #vod #screen #tomorrowtogether #screening #nycfilm #mexico #essentialworker #cabdriver #northernboulevard #Queens #queensny #nyc
Two of my films Tomorrow Together and @sesangfilm have been officially selected to #buenosairesfilmfestival what a way to start the new year! ✨⚡️💫 👍🙌 #filmfestivals #shortfilm #filmscreenings
Thanks to everyone that came out to our screening last night @kaffny 2019 shorts program at Cinema studies NYU 💓 @tomorrow2film
Photo credit @yunjoseph@tsaga7
Tomorrow Together will screen at Cinema studies at NYU 🎬🎥
Join us October 4, 2019 at 7PM - 10PM EST
KAFFNY 2019 shorts program at; Cinema Studies at NYU
721 Broadway, 6th floor, NYC 10003
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