Bellmore, NY - June 2, 2016 - With the Long Island International Film Expo just around the corner July 13th – 21st, the 2016 film schedule has finally been announced. This year’s schedule includes some of the best short and feature-length independent films from around the world, which will be shown at the historic Bellmore Movies (222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore, NY 11710)!
LIIFE is the premiere filmmaker community on Long Island sponsored by the Long Island Film/TV Foundation (LIFTF) and the County of Nassau, which shows 127 short and feature-length films of every genre. The expo offers networking opportunities, a 350 seat historic theater, press and media opportunities, a convenient filmmakers lounge and several discussion panels with topics ranging from distribution to scriptwriting, legal music, and a filmmaker panel/breakfast.
Some of this year’s films include “Immunity”, written by Bellmore’s Shari Goldstein Umansky which stars Rena Sofer and was filmed at Gold Coast Studios. Long Island premieres include “The Train”, written and directed by Asher Grodman and featuring Eli Wallach in his last film; “Rye Manhattan” from Director Michael Goldberg; “Mother” from Director Joseph Halsey, and “By Blood” from Director Debra Markowitz which features Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling and filmed in Nassau County.
“STUFF” by Sayville writer/director Suzanne Guacci which shot all over Nassau and Suffolk and stars Phyllis Somerville, Yvonne Jung, Traci Dinwiddie, Karen Sillas and Kevin Brown; “Stand Up Guy” Directed by Bellmore’s Lee Kolinsky; “Good Business”, written and directed by Frank Dale Arroyo which filmed in Nassau County and stars Timothy D. Stickney and Jordan Lage; “Mommy’s Box” directed by Johnny Greenlaw which filmed in Nassau County; “Sugar!” Directed by Shari Berman and starring Robert Clohessy (LIIFE Creative Achievement Honoree), and “My Friend Ed”, a documentary about LIIFE Lifetime Achievement honoree Ed Asner (Q&A WITH ED ASNER TO FOLLOW!) which features Elliot Gould, John Heard, Ed Begley Jr, Mike Farrell, and Valerie Harper.
New York premieres include “Stuck in Mute” from Director Shane Meuwissen; “Detours” by Director Robert McCaskill which stars Richard Kind, Paul Sorvino, Michael Cerveris and Phyllis Somerville, and “Sottoterra – Under the Ground” from Director Federico Olivetti filmed in Tuscany, Italy. The festival’s world premieres include “The Grand Heist” from Director Peter Frizalone of Massapequa which shot in Bethpage at Gold Coast Studios; “The Guest” from Director Alexander Volkovskiy filmed in Russia, and MANY MORE!
2016 LIIFE Schedule:
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LIIFE KICKOFF: Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 |
5:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hours |
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Film Duration: |
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The Force: Only Human (Music Video) |
4 Minutes |
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Gangsta: Barn Burning |
5 Minutes |
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Rye Manhattan |
7 Minutes |
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Venom Therapy |
17 Minutes |
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Second Chance |
87 Minutes |
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LIIFE KICKOFF: Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 |
8:15pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hours, 6 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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(un)Sexy |
5 Minutes |
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RSVP |
9 Minutes |
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Redeploy |
15 Minutes |
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Doris |
17 Minutes |
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Venial |
80 Minutes |
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Thursday, July 14th, 2016 |
3:00pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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Stuck in Mute |
12 Minutes |
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Twisted |
13 Minutes |
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Line to the Wall |
15 Minutes |
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The Carousel Man |
27 Minutes |
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The Guest |
35 Minutes |
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Thursday, July 14th, 2016 |
5:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 53 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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The Other Side of Love |
8 Minutes |
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Celebrity Sex Tape |
9 Minutes |
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Stand Up Guy |
10 Minutes |
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In Memory |
14 Minutes |
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Adrift |
23 Minutes |
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My Block: Strong Island Part 2 |
49 Minutes |
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Thursday, July 14th, 2016 |
8:15pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hours, 9 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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Giuliano’s Web (Trailer) |
2 Minutes |
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Superlike: A Tinder Tale |
9 Minutes |
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Walking Through Purgatory |
20 Minutes |
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The David Dance |
103 Minutes |
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Friday, July 15th, 2016 |
1:15pm Showing: Total Duration : 1 Hour, 51 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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Touch of Rain |
2 Minutes |
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Shishani - Calling You |
3 Minutes |
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Good Business |
7 Minutes |
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The Palooka |
15 Minutes |
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Until 20 |
84 Minutes |
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Friday, July 15th, 2016 |
3:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hours, 2 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Underground (Sottoterra) |
14 Minutes |
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Mail.Man |
20 Minutes |
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The Ignorant Bagels |
88 Minutes |
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Informal Opening Night Party and Tech Awards: Friday, July 15th, 2016 |
5:30pm Total Duration: 1 Hour |
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Filmmaker’s Lounge |
Free for filmmakers and ticket holders |
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Official Opening Night Film Block: Friday, July 15th, 2016 |
6:45pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hours, 6 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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By Blood |
14 Minutes |
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The Telegram Man |
14 Minutes |
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Stuff |
98 Minutes |
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Friday, July 15th, 2016 |
9:45pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 33 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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The Grand Heist |
5 Minutes |
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Evidence Room |
6 Minutes |
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The Super |
9 Minutes |
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The Visit |
11 Minutes |
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Bait |
12 Minutes |
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Harmonica |
15 Minutes |
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Normal |
17 Minutes |
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Animal |
18 Minutes |
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Saturday, July 16th, 2016 |
11:am Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 7 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Henry and Me (Special Screening!!) |
67 Minutes |
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Saturday, July 16th, 2016 |
1:15pm Showing Total Duration: 1 Hour, 49 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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It had To Be You |
14 Minutes |
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The Closer |
95 Minutes |
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Saturday, July 16th, 2016 |
3:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 45 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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By Blood (Trailer) |
1 Minute |
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Crash Testing |
4 Minutes |
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Legends of Freestyle |
100 Minutes |
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Saturday, July 16th, 2016 |
7:00pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 51 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Breathe |
22 Minutes |
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Mommy’s Box |
89 Minutes |
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Saturday, July 16th, 2016 |
9:40pm Showing: Total: 1 Hour, 54 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Chains (MV) |
4 Minutes |
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We Remember |
14 Minutes |
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Pride Fighter |
15 Minutes |
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Detours |
81 Minutes |
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Calling All Kids!: Sunday, July 17th, 2016 |
11:30am Showing: Total Duration: 53 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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In The Forest |
4 Minutes |
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Rosso Papavero |
5 Minutes |
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Taichi Mice: Entrance Exam |
7 Minutes |
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En Pointe |
9 Minutes |
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Heaven Kid: The Time Space Door |
12 Minutes |
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House Broken |
16 Minutes |
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Sunday, July 17th, 2016 |
1:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 41 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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AARP Film |
10 Minutes |
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Choice “Mother” |
7 Minutes |
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The Train |
9 Minutes |
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Drug Mule |
10 Minutes |
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Silenced |
10 Minutes |
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The Shvitzing |
10 Minutes |
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Gardening at Night |
12 Minutes |
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The Burden of Choice |
13 Minutes |
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Immunity |
20 Minutes |
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Sunday, July 17th, 2016 |
4:15pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Those Beyond the Frame |
7 Minutes |
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Calling All Collectors |
8 Minutes |
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The Flying Gardeners |
9 Minutes |
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The Peep Hole |
10 Minutes |
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Marceline Blurr |
15 Minutes |
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Acoustic Space |
15 Minutes |
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My Grandmother’s American Dream: From Italy to a New Life |
38 Minutes |
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Sunday, July 17th, 2016 |
7:00pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 49 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Incarnate |
7 Minutes |
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No Cleaner Threads |
8 Minutes |
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Mired |
10 Minutes |
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In the Basement |
13 Minutes |
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Boris in the Forest |
13 Minutes |
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Zero Hour |
16 Minutes |
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The Fisherman |
20 Minutes |
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Two Blocks from Heaven |
22 Minutes |
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Sunday, July 17th, 2016 |
9:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hours, 11 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Hunter’s Moon |
3 Minutes |
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The Hallow |
128 Minutes |
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Monday, July 18th, 2016 |
2:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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The Gift |
6 Minutes |
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Lovin Lauren |
7 Minutes |
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Cold Reader |
11 Minutes |
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Saving Jamaica Bay |
76 Minutes |
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Monday, July 18th, 2016 |
5:00pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes |
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Ella at the Library |
8 Minutes |
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Porcupine |
14 Minutes |
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Beyond Laughter & Tears |
80 Minutes |
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Monday, July 18th, 2016 |
7:45pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hours, 4 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Graveyard Girl |
11 Minutes |
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In the Deep |
14 Minutes |
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Fly Spy |
21 Minutes |
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Replika |
26 Minutes |
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Reset |
27 Minutes |
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The Kidnapping of a Fish |
25 Minutes |
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 |
2:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hours, 2 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Wintry Spring |
15 Minutes |
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Hanging on In |
107 Minutes |
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 |
5:00pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 43 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Some Call That Love |
5 Minutes |
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I Come in Pieces |
6 Minutes |
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Fade |
18 Minutes |
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Before the Snow |
83 Minutes |
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 |
7:45pm Showing Total Duration: 2 Hours, 7 Minutes |
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Film Duration: |
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Frontman |
18 Minutes |
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The Suicide Flowers |
26 Minutes |
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Good Friday |
83 Minutes |
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 |
2:30pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 48 Minutes |
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Film: |
Film Duration: |
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Oasis |
9 Minutes |
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Coming to Terms |
12 Minutes |
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Forget-You-Not |
22 Minutes |
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In Our Son’s Name |
65 Minutes |
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 |
5:00pm Showing: Total Duration: 1 Hour, 58 Minutes |
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Fish |
4 Minutes |
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Lemon |
4 Minutes |
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The Reaper Story |
6 Minutes |
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Mother’s Day |
7 Minutes |
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Girl Night Stand |
9 Minutes |
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Dinner and a Movie |
13 Minutes |
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Must Be This Tall to Ride |
15 Minutes |
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Truck |
19 Minutes |
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Just Words |
26 Minutes |
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 |
7:45pm Showing: Total Duration: 2 Hour, 5 Minutes |
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A New York Love Story |
6 Minutes |
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The Border |
23 Minutes |
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Sugar! |
96 Minutes |
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016 |
1:00pm Showing: Total Duration: 56 Minutes |
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My Friend Ed (WITH Q&A FROM ACTOR ED ASNER TO FOLLOW!) |
56 Minutes |
Awards Night:Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Honorees include Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, UP!) - Lifetime Achievement Award, Robert Clohessy (Blue Bloods) - Creative Achievement Award, Angela Anton (Anton News) - Humanitarian Award, and Sal Rendino (Netflix’s, The Get Down, Billions) - Rising Star Award
With a heavy celebrity presence, visits in past years have included a wide range of noted actors and actresses including Steve Buscemi, Ralph Macchio, and Ally Sheedy! Named “One of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine, LIIFE is one of Long Island’s most prestigious film festivals and the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, a not-for-profit, is also the foremost group providing support to the film/TV and commercial industries on Long Island.
Director of the Nassau County Film Office and Vice President of the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, Debra Markowitz, recently stated "It's exciting to see LIIFE become such a premiere film community on Long Island. Having several of my own films on the festival circuit and seeing what other film festivals do to serve the filmmakers, I see how important LIIFE is to fostering a cohesive festival family for foreign, domestic and, of course, our own local filmmakers."
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