During the break in a downtown play, a free-spirited woman pulls a disaffected smoker into a spontaneous—and surprisingly intimate—conversation about tobacco, mortality, and meaning. Intermission is a sharp, poetic encounter between strangers on the edge of change. Sometimes, the real show happens outside
7 min, Narrative, Director: Javier Antonio González
📺INTERMISSION on CUNY TV Aug 8-10, 22-24 at 3:45 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio
Producer David Skeist appeared in the NYCITFF Studio Show which you can watch right now on YouTube and hear more about the creative process and inspiration of “Intermission”
Grief opens a strange new door in this animated journey through loss, memory, what lingers, what we leave behind—and what might reach back. Beautiful, eerie, and full of heart. (6 min, Narrative, Director: Morgan Everitt)
📺MORGAN AND THE MEDIUM on CUNY TV Aug 8-10, 22-24 at 3:35 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio
“Morgan and The Medium" airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival, a partnership with CUNY TV and the Festival to showcase the remarkable talent of the NYC Indie Theatre community.
Lito, a father waiting for his son to arrive home, faces a hidden truth that emerges as the night unfolds. Starring Don Castro (“Power Book II: Ghost,” “Marvel’s Daredevil”) and Roy Flores (“Here Lies Love” on Broadway, “Inventing Anna”), “Your blue heart” is a meditation on memory and the mysterious way it lives inside of us.
9 min, Narrative, Director: Don Castro
📺YOUR BLUE HEART on CUNY TV Aug 8-10 at 3:25 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio
Director and Actor Don Castro also appeared in the NYCITFF Studio Show which you can watch right now on YouTube and hear more about the creative process and inspiration of “Your Blue Heart”
After violence tears through a city, its people begin to rebuild through story, song, and fractured memory. This Thing of Ours is a poetic elegy for lives interrupted and the fragile myths we make to survive. What we remember becomes who we are. (7 min, Narrative, Director: José Zayas)
📺THIS THING OF OURS on CUNY TV Aug 8-10 at 3:15 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio
Producer Jocelyn Kuritsky also appeared in the NYCITFF Studio Show which you can watch right now on YouTube and hear more about the creative process and inspiration of “This Thing of Ours ”
When her internet cuts out, Jeanine finds a strange WiFi signal—and something sinister hiding inside. ROUTER is a paranoid, high-stakes horror about connection, surveillance, and the ghosts in the machine. You never know who’s watching. (8 min, Narrative, Director: Ryan Spahn)
📺ROUTER on CUNY TV Aug 8-10 at 3:05 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio
Director Ryan Spahn also appeared in the NYCITFF Studio Show which you can watch right now on YouTube and hear more about the creative process and inspiration of “Router”
A dreamlike essay film where the spirit of Shirley Jackson hovers just out of frame. One World is Writing unravels fiction, autobiography, and fear into a single, hypnotic thread. When the world speaks, who’s really writing? (22 min, Narrative, Director: Samantha deManbey)
📺ONE WORLD IS WRITING on CUNY TV Aug 8-10 at 2:40 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio
“One World is Writing” airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival, a partnership with CUNY TV and the Festival to showcase the remarkable talent of the NYC Indie Theatre community.
From the heart of the stage to the lens of the camera, the NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival Showcase celebrates the bold, boundary-pushing work of theatre artists making their mark in film. 🎭🎬 Join us for a month-long line up of curated films born from NYC’s indie theatre scene.
⬆️ Check out the full schedule and tune in for a lineup of standout films including Nice People, Bloodercream, One World is Writing, Router, This Thing of Ours, Your Blue Heart, Morgan and the Medium and Intermission.
#indietheatre #nyctheatre #indiefilm #nycartists
@cunytvpresents : Stage and screen meet in this conversation with artists who come from theatre and are now creating work for film (go to my #linkinbio to view the discussion on Youtube). Drawing on the tools of live performance, they discuss how their theatrical roots inform their approach to storytelling on screen. @marcweitz , founder of @nycitff , and @jocelynkuritsky , founder of @stagingfilmnyc , lead the discussion with guests Elise Valderrama @elierrama , Ryan Spahn @ryanspahn , David Skeist @zeitskeist , and Don Castro showing that a good story doesn’t stop at the stage.
Following the discussion, enjoy a curated lineup of standout shorts that include “Nice People,” “Bloodercream,” “One World Is Writing,” “Router,” “This Thing of Ours,” @yourblueheart , “Morgan and the Medium,” and “Intermission,” that spotlight the bold storytelling of the NYC theatre community—airing on CUNY TV and streaming on YOUTUBE.
The showcase runs August 1st - September 4th on CUNY TV. #nycfilm #indiefilmmakers #theatre
Old friends reunite, strangers return, and kindness becomes a curse. In five interwoven tales, a small town in Maine confronts betrayal, longing, and the surreal edges of everyday life. (95 min, Narrative, Directors: Jeff Griecci & Ian Carlson)
📺 NICE PEOPLE on CUNY TV August 1-3 at 2:30 pm and NOW on YouTube. 🔗Link in Bio
“Nice People” airs as part of CUNY TV Presents: NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival, a partnership with CUNY TV and the Festival to showcase the remarkable talent of the NYC Indie Theatre community. #IndieFilm #SmallTown
Stage and screen meet in this conversation with artists who come from theatre and are now creating work for film. Drawing on the tools of live performance, they discuss how their theatrical roots inform their approach to storytelling on screen. Marc Weitz, founder of the NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival, and Jocelyn Kuritsky, founder of Staging Film, lead the discussion with guests Elise Valderrama, Ryan Spahn, David Skeist and Don Castro showing that a good story doesn’t stop at the stage. Following the discussion, enjoy a curated lineup of standout shorts that spotlight the bold storytelling of the NYC theatre community—airing on CUNY TV and streaming on YouTube.
🎥Featured films include: Nice People, Bloodercream, One World is Writing, Router, This Thing of Ours, Your Blue Heart, Morgan and the Medium, and Intermisson
The showcase runs Aug 1st - Sept 4th on CUNY TV. Tune in. 🔗 Link in bio. #nycfilm #indiefilmmaker #theatre
After a wonderful four day festival, we’re pleased to announce our Audience Award winners! Congratulations to all of our 2024 filmmakers. 🏆💫
Audience Award Winner: Feature - RAMONA AT MIDLIFE
Audience Award Honorable Mention: Feature - THE KARAMAZOVS
Audience Award Winner: Short - INTERMISSION
Audience Award Honorable Mention: Short - CHAUNCEY
#NYCITFF weekend highlights! 📸
Sold out screenings, an insightful literary agents panel, and a buzzing filmmaker happy hour are just to name a few memorable moments from the past couple of days! 🎬🥂
#nycitff #nyc #nycfilmmaker #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #indiefilmfest #indiefilmfestival #filmfestival
