Bleak December wind

It's that time of year again...

Dec 04, 2024

“Come, come thou bleak December wind,
And blow the dry leaves from the tree!
Flash, like a Love-thought, thro' me, Death
And take a Life that wearies me.”
(“Fragment 3: Come, come thou bleak December wind” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

Tuesday, December 10: the final DarkRoom Screening & Salon of 2024 happens at the Alamo Drafthouse in Lower Manhattan! Doors at 6pm / Films at 7pm. The screening will take place in The Press Room directly to the right once you enter the Alamo doors. 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 to attend + donations encouraged for artists, curated by Brian Ratigan and William George-Louis.

The two November editions of DarkRoom were packed! It’s so rare to be in a room full of artists, filmmakers, patrons, and such undeniable talent. Each screening is individually curated by Non Films to showcase a blend of styles and genres, and we hope to see you at at upcoming event. No two shows are alike!

(Pictured: (front) Elizabeth Yoo; Victoria Negri; (back) David Sexton & Erik Sutch, yours truly, Jack Dunphy, Kris Lefcoe, Charlotte Hornsby & Jesse Ruuttila, John Connor Hammond, Will Higgins, Kara Grace Miller, and the legendary Steve Young at Alamo.)

(Pictured: Lauren Pruitt, Paul DeSilva, Samuel Döring, Elizabeth Yoo, moi, Makayla McIntosh, and Eldridge at Freddy’s)

AND ENTERING 2025…

Monday, January 13: DarkRoom Screening & Salon returns to the Alamo Drafthouse in Lower Manhattan! Doors at 6pm / Films at 7pm. You know the drill.

Tuesday, January 28: DarkRoom continues at Freddy’s Bar & Backroom every fourth Tuesday, located in South Slope (627 5th Ave & 17th St). Doors at 8pm / Films at 9pm. 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 to attend + donations encouraged for artists. This will be a very special screening, with details forthcoming!

* If you are interested in screening a short film at DarkRoom, please use THIS FORM and send us your work. We cannot promise a response to every submission, but we do watch everything and will respond to you well in advance of the date to confirm your availability.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ OTHER NEWS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• MONO XVIIII FESTIVAL OF CINEMA ARTS is happening Dec 4-8 in Brooklyn! This biennial festival celebrates analogue filmmaking, expanded cinema, installation, live performance, and works shot on film. Totally DIY and FREE! See you there.

• The music of Eddie Flamingo is very much worth checking out. You can hear some of the music in the film Bird Watching Man by Eldridge, which we recently screened at DarkRoom. FYI: the FINAL performance by Eddie Flamingo will be in Brooklyn at Umbra on December 12, so see you there!

• Aaron Schimberg’s A DIFFERENT MAN took home Best Feature at the 2024 Gotham Awards! If you haven’t seen it yet, we HIGHLY recommend doing so.

• Cahiers du Cinema released their Top Films of 2024.

• Jack Dunphy’s Sundance Nonfiction Short Film winner Bob’s Funeral is now streaming on Mubi and is easily one fo the finest films of 2024. It’s intense, funny, and brutally honest. 💙

• Beyond hyped for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist (coming December 20 from A24)

• A few recent favorites, all highly recommend: