IndieWorks screens short films produced by emerging filmmakers throughout New York. It provides a platform for those filmmakers to showcase their work in front of an audience and to network with individuals in the local film community.
It also allows other filmmakers to engage in thoughtful Q&A's with the featured filmmakers of the evening.
*This is our annual Halloween Special! (Trigger warning for some disturbing violence & gore in films of the night.) We encourage people to dress up. The whole CongestedCat team will be in costume. Our venue will be dressed in horror decor & there will be a special Halloween playlist! We'll also have props set up for our photo opps of the evening. We love Halloween & Horror Movies. If you do too, this an event you won't want to miss!*
FREE ENTRY! Doors open at 6:30pm. Screening starts at 7:30pm and lasts roughly 2 hours. But stay as late as you'd like! We encourage mingling & networking after the screening in order to spark collaboration & support.
The night's line-up (order subject to change):
Broad Paws (10:00)
Written & Directed by Vinny Sacchetti
I Waited For You (8:51)
Written & Directed by Manny Serrano
Goodbye Old Friend (5:58)
Rafael De Leon Jr.
*Intermission and Q&A with 1st Set of Filmmakers
Dull Hope (2:45)
Written & Directed by Brian Ratigan
The Music Lesson (8:00)
Written by Kyle I. Kelley, Directed by Kyle I. Kelley & Adam R. Brown
Beneath (9:54)
Written & Directed by Lindsay Serrano
*Q&A with 2nd Set of Filmmakers. Followed by voting for Audience Choice winner.
Winner announced at the end of the night. Corresponding prizes sponsored by Seed&Spark & 4milecircus.
Come out for a fun night of film watching and networking. Discover shorts, Find an audience & Build the local film community!
1 drink minimum is suggested but not enforced. It's just a thank you to the The Local NY for hosting us.
We're currently in Year 6. Our first screening of every year is in June & our annual Best of Fest featuring Silver Whisker Award winners of the year is in April.
More info or to submit a film: http://www.congestedcat.com/indieworks
Started by Christina Raia in April 2013, run & programmed by the CongestedCat Productions LLC, and hosted by Ricardo Manigat & Latresa Baker. Meet the full team: http://www.congestedcat.com/about/
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