Vintage Style, Modern Magic
Autophoto, music videos, plus August DarkRoom Screenings
Tuesday, July 28: 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 is happening once again at Freddy’s in Brooklyn, with this being our very first MUSIC VIDEO edition, sponsored by our friends at Autophoto! (Doors 8pm • Films 9pm • Donations encouraged.) Directors and artists in person, plus a few surprises…
We were excited to host TWO screenings this month at Ryan Bock’s fantastic YOUNG AMERICANS Satellite Art Show in Manhattan. Endless gratitude to Mr. Bock for letting us showcase artists inside of his month-long art show.
(Pictured L: Alex Megaro, Ryan Bock, Elizabeth Yoo, Brian Ratigan; R: Nunet Clitandre, yours truly, Ryan Bock, Will Kempner, Jim Kempner, Morgan Miller)
August DarkRoom x3
Saturday, August 1: A very special edition of 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 Screening & Salon is happening again The Film-makers’ Cooperative: a Mini-Retrospective to filmmaker and animation pioneer Lawrence Jordan! Join us in Manhattan for an evening of surreal collage animation on 16mm, including his magnum opus (with narration by Orson Welles). Tickets on sale NOW! ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Monday, August 3: 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 Screening & Salon returns to the mighty Nitehawk Prospect Park with an all-new lineup of rarely-screened short films. Our past shows have all SOLD OUT, so please GET TICKETS and secure your seats. (A brand-new poster by Elizabeth Yoo.) This is guaranteed to be a very special screening.
Tuesday, August 25: Like every fourth Tuesday of the month, 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 continues its “monthly residency” at Freddy’s Bar & Backroom with an all-new secret lineup of short films. FREE to attend + donations encouraged for the visiting filmmakers, featuring animation, documentary, and special surprises. BE THERE.
Free limited edition zines will be available exclusively at each screening.
* 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 each film and will respond to you well in advance of the date to confirm your availability.
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Upcoming festival deadlines: Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival (Early: July 31), Slamdance Film Festival (Regular: August 10), Coney Island Film Festival (Early: August 14), The Film & Video Poetry Society (August 31), International Film Festival Rotterdam (Reg: August 31), Atlanta Film Festival (Regular: September 11), MONO NO AWARE XX (October 15), Basement Tapes (Early: October 31).
• ICYMI: We were recently written up in The Brooklyn Rail, highlighting our DarkRoom Screening series. Some wonderful words from Stephanie Monohan: “A DIY spirit informs everything about DarkRoom, from the micro-budget films it highlights to the accessibility of the event itself.” We couldn’t do this without the artists and audience that show up every month with welcomed curiosity for short films. Endless thanks.
• Make sure you visit AUTOPHOTO, NYC’s only gallery + museum dedicated to the art and history of photobooth photography. You can drop by 121 Orchard Street and experience their Auto-Voice machine, which allows you to record yourself directly onto a 6” vinyl record. One of only two surviving machines worldwide! Read more HERE.
• More good news: “With unexpected programming and a community ethos, independent cinemas across the US are giving multiplexes a run for their money.”
• Find us on Instagram, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Threads…
~ ~ FILM RECOMMENDATION ~ ~
We had the pleasure of programming the fever dream of a short film that is Karupy at Slamdance earlier this year, and it’s now online for all to see. Directed by Kalainithan Kalaichelvan and lensed beautifully by Shady Hanna, please enjoy this dark Indian tragicomedy from Toronto.
xoxo
Non Films
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