"I remember how free we were."
"I remember our incredible love."
Tuesday, February 25: DarkRoom continues at Freddyβs Bar & Backroom every fourth Tuesday, located in South Slope (627 5th Ave & 17th St). Doors at 8pm / Films at 9pm. π πππ to attend + donations encouraged for artists. This edition will be guest curated by Kevin Schreck, who is a master documentarian and has an unparalleled love for cinema. Please show up and support!
Monday, March 10: DarkRoom Screening & Salon returns to the Alamo Drafthouse in Lower Manhattan! Doors at 6pm / Films at 7pm. FREE! Please bring your friends and watch another eclectic mix of films in The Press Room with filmmakers in attendance. This edition is not to be missed.
AND ANNOUNCING: A special edition of DarkRoom is coming to the Bronx! More details coming soon, but mark your calendars for Saturday, March 22.
(Pictured: Elizabeth Yoo, Kevin Schreck, Michael Calciano, your unreliable host, Tynan DeLong, Neal Reddy, Tricia Vessey, Steve Young, John Mattiuzzi)
* 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.
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β’ The 2025 Slamdance Film Festival runs February 20 - 26 in downtown Los Angeles! We had the pleasure of programming 3 Blocks of Narrative Short Films again this year in a lineup that does not disappoint. Get your tickets and join us as we celebrate one of the only independent cinematic events that lives up to its motto: βBy Filmmakers, For Filmmakers.β
β’ The upcoming Freddyβs edition of DarkRoom this month (Tuesday, Feb. 25) will be guest curated by the great Kevin Schreck, whose latest film Antarctic Voyage recently had its NY premiere at Anthology Film Archives! Follow Kevin for future screenings and updates.
β’ Great review of Vulcanizadora from the masterminds behind Split Tooth Media. The latest from Joel Potrykus was one of our favorite films we saw last year.
β’ We recently began re-reading Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith by John Szwed, an amazing book about one of the rarest of artists to ever walk the Earth. We refer to him as a genius. Harry Smith changed American culture (and the world, for that matter) by constantly creating, archiving, and advocating for the arts. Read the New York Times review.
β’ The Ithaca Experimental Film Festival is happening from Friday, February 28 - Sunday, March 2. You do NOT want to miss this βweird and unorthodox world of DIY filmmakingβ on the big screen, with filmmakers in attendance! Come through.
β’ βI know everythingβs gonna go really well.β Oscar Fever, anyone?
β’Β Since everyone is everywhere all of the time, so find us at Bluesky, Twitter (ugh), Facebook (UGH), Instagram (for now), and wherever fine products are sold. Thank you for your continued support.
β’ A few recent favorite titles that weβve seen thus far in 2025:
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Allison Schulnik is a painter, sculptor, and filmmaker whose animated film EAGER has stayed in the back of our mind for all of these years. A beautiful dance of birth quickly turns macabre, all while tipping the balance of haunting beauty through the use of traditional claymation stop motion.
xoxo
Non Films
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