Join us in celebrating moving pictures, the people who make them and the fans that watch them.

Schedule of Events:

November 10, 2023

6:00 PM: Opening Night Red Carpet Reception + Films + After-Party

Join us for our opening night's Red Carpet Reception + a collection of short fIlms + the Afterparty! One ticket covers all the evening's festivities.

The festival kicks off on Friday Night with our popular Red Carpet Reception at the Riverfront Atrium starting at 6pm. We’re going to don our party clothes, roll out the Red Carpet and celebrate independent films, the people who make them and the people who love them! Locals Dolphin Restaurant, La Bella Havana, Yonkers Brewing Co. and Nahmias et Fils Distillery will be joining us again to bring great food and drink for YoFi's "Taste of Yonkers".

A Tree Once Grew Here
Runtime: 0:06:59
Director: Johnnie Semerad

Hit Man: Ep. 1 (Pilot) "Secrets Of Lies"
Runtime: 0:20:00
Director: Elias Plagianos

Irreverence
Runtime: 0:14:20
Director: Siún O Connor

Liberty Speaks
Runtime: 0:07:53
Director: Lucia Bellini

Location: Riverfront Theater

9:00 PM: Opening Night After-Party
After-party at Zuppa with complimentary classic and contemporary Italian appetizers and sweets, as well as a cash bar.

Location: Zuppa Restaurant & Lounge

November 11, 2023

10:30 AM: WORKSHOP: Ready, Set Network! 1
Bring your coffee and business cards and get ready to pitch yourself and your project in this fast-paced, one-on-one networking session where you get to talk to someone new every 5 minutes! It’s like speed dating, but without the dating.

12:00 PM: Episodic Showcase
TV shows and Web Series all start with a pilot, so here's your chance to check out an eclectic collection of pilot episodes.

Ending It All
Runtime: 0:26:12
Director: Vicky Vien, Fox Hughes, Braden Cloutier

Kith & Kin
Runtime: 0:14:59
Director: Rainni Moran

Like in Movies, 1st episode
Runtime: 0:07:00
Director: Yoh Komaya

Loosen Up
Runtime: 0:07:45
Director: Maddy Murphy, Evan Macedo

My 90s
Runtime: 0:30:20
Director: Jeryl Parade

The Lost Treasure of J.J. Abrams
Runtime: 0:15:47
Director: Alex Farnham

Zero Method
Runtime: 0:22:33
Director: Ben Myers

2:00 PM: Comedy Shorts Showcase 1
What more can we say? Funny, dark, absurd, and hilarious.

Canned
Runtime: 0:29:58
Director: Steve Melone

European Man...American Beach
Runtime: 0:06:56
Director: Rex Shannon

Kyle vs Karen
Director: Jim Morrison

Street Pastors
Runtime: 0:15:00
Director: Will Kenning

The 60 Second Omelette Challenge
Runtime: 0:02:00
Director: Tom Cavanaugh

The Book of Light
Runtime: 0:27:00
Director: Ash McNair

4:00 PM: Short Docs Showcase 1
Citizens of Nowhere
Runtime: 0:10:54
Director: Alicia Sully

Inside the Last Polaroid Factory in The World
Runtime: 0:43:31
Director: Ben Fraternale

Rossi and Company
Runtime: 0:10:39
Director: Agata De Santis

The Keepers of Manari
Runtime: 0:19:15
Director: Alexandra Siambekos

6:00 PM: Chills & Thrills Showcase 1

A Tree Fell Today
Runtime: 0:17:22
Director: Oliver Crawford

BLUE FiRE
Runtime: 0:20:43
Director: Nick Ronan

Oceanside
Runtime: 0:22:48
Director: Richard Imburgio

Pillow Talk
Runtime: 0:04:49
Director: David B Jacobs

The Forgotten
Runtime: 0:14:00
Director: Michael Joseph

Uncontrollable
Runtime: 0:07:40
Director: Mia Geere

8:00 PM: Not For Nothing
Runtime: 1:43:51
Director: Tim Dowlin, Frank Tartaglia

A group of modern day Italian and Irish American men, some of them sons of past mob associates, who all frequent the same local corner bar. These men have been lost in the shuffle of the ever-changing world — outsiders now in the neighborhood where they grew up. When the bar owner’s teenage daughter is found dead from a drug overdose, the group collectively decides to track down the source of the drugs when they learn that her body was dumped and police suspect foul play. As the group digs deeper into the seedy drug underworld of the city, they discover that a sociopathic drug kingpin named Bobby Boss was last seen with the young girl. The group goes to war with Bobby’s gutter punk gang and things progressively escalate to murder and mayhem.

Location: YoFi Digital Media Art Center

9:00 PM: Saturday Night After Party
Join us for our first after party of the season!
Delicious craft beer provided by Yonkers Brewing Company! Wine, soft drinks and snacks will be available.

Location: YOFI DMAC LOFT

November 12, 2023

12:00 PM: Shorts Showcase 1
An eclectic sampling from the wide range of short films.

5 Feet Away
Runtime: 0:05:00
Director: Glenn Robert Ford

Be Nice to Fish
Runtime: 0:13:49
Director: Samuel B Russell

Bridge / Keeper
Runtime: 0:07:00
Director: Sinclair Rankin

Click
Runtime: 0:14:25
Director: Guil Parreiras

Not the Same Clarence
Runtime: 0:14:24
Director: Brian Russell, Samuel B Russell

Simon
Runtime: 0:13:16
Director: Peter J McCarthy, Ben Conway

To: Everything I Love
Runtime: 0:12:52
Director: Anthony Morigerato

Yellow Dove Aftermath
Runtime: 0:09:30
Director: Rony A. Abovitz

Location: Riverfront Theater

12:00 PM: Workshop(t.b.d.)
Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

2:00 PM: Short Docs Showcase 2

el campo
Runtime: 0:19:24
Director: Tatiana Summer Tift

Faith in Blackness: An Exploration of AfroLatine Spirituality
Runtime: 0:26:50
Director: Charles Reynoso

Woyane
Runtime: 0:33:00
Director: Jonathan Stern

Zen Brownie
Runtime: 0:12:52
Director: Alison Bartlett

Location: Riverfront Theater

2:00 PM: Workshop(t.b.d.)
Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

4:00 PM: Merry Good Enough
Runtime: 1:38:43
Director: Caroline Keene, Dan Kennedy

Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back together again, whether she knows it or not. A nuanced dark comedy with broad appeal, Merry Good Enough features an ensemble cast led by Joel Murray and Raye Levine Spielberg, alongside Neil Casey, Sawyer Spielberg, Sophie von Haselberg, Comfort Clinton and Marica DeBonis.

Location: Riverfront Theater

4:00 PM: Workshop(t.b.d.)
Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

7:00 PM: After Party
Wind down and relax after and action packed weekend of filmy fun!
Enjoy warm food, cold drinks, old friends, and new pals!
Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres. Cash Bar.

Location: Dolphin Restaurant And Lounge

November 13, 2023

Revival & Deer Bell

Revival
Runtime: 1:05:00
Director: Simon Nathan Feldman
Documentary about the Volunteers and Musicians at Clearwaters's Great Hudson River Revival Music Festival.

Deer Bell
Runtime: 0:12:42
Director: Edit Jakab
This short doc was made during Béla Tarr's Masterclass under his mentorship. The film follows a day in a life of a Roma family in rural Hungary. It focuses on the children, who are raised by their grandparents. From morning until the sun goes down, and a new day begins. And life goes on, just the same.

Location: YoFi Digital Media Arts Center

November 14, 2023

7:00 PM: Guardians of the Flame & I am Kanaka

Guardians of the Flame
Runtime: 1:10:00
Director: Daniel Wolff
Undeterred by decades of prejudice, post-Katrina neglect, and ongoing appropriation of their traditions, three generations of the extraordinary, multi-talented Harrison family guard their legacy and define what Black masking culture means in New Orleans today.

I am Kanaka
Runtime: 0:15:00
Director: Genevieve Sulway
Despite a dark history, a local Hawaiian hero fights to save his culture by teaching language, sustainability and life skills to disadvantaged kids.

Location: YoFi Digital Media Arts Center

November 15, 2023

1.5 Million
Runtime: 99 minutes
Director: Gregory Hernandez
Documentary highlighting the literacy crisis within the poorest congressional district of the nation that resides in the South Bronx.

Location: YoFi Digital Media Arts Center

November 16, 2023

The Engine Inside
Runtime: 1:24:14
Director: Darcy Wittenburg, Darren McCullough, Colin Jones, Anthill Films

The Engine Inside a new feature-length documentary narrated by Phill Liggett tells the stories of six everyday people from all over the globe who reveal the unique power of the bicycle to change lives and build a better world. Through their stories, the film uncovers the often-overlooked potential of this 200-year-old machine, exploring its impact on a wide range of global issues such as physical and mental health, socioeconomic inequality and climate change.

Location: YoFi Digital Media Arts Center

November 17, 2023

7:00 PM: Kings of Blah
Director: Alex Coppola

"By day, Danny and Tom are coworkers at an electronics supply store. By night, they are FROG, a guitar rock duo looking for their break. So when their new EP makes a big splash in England, the boys bid farewell to Queens to seek glory across the pond.
Part tour documentary, part road movie, KINGS OF BLAH is about the distances we sometimes have to travel to find our audience and how the only way to keep a dream alive is to chase it."

Location: YoFi Digital Media Art Center

9:00 PM: Frog Live Performance
A special live performance by the band Frog (featured in the film Kings of Blah, playing at 7pm at the DMAC) to celebrate their new album being released.

Location: Yonkers Brewing Company

November 18, 2023

10:00 AM: Local Student Showcase

Artboy
Runtime: 0:14:14
Director: Eli Canter

Bubble Gum Pop
Runtime: 0:03:25
Director: Giuliana Ceschini

Dream School
Runtime: 0:20:56
Director: Charles Reisman

Extraordinary Appetite
Runtime: 0:06:21
Director: Eric Louis Jimenez

Hell Mary
Runtime: 0:07:20
Director: G DiPierro

Lorena's Dream
Runtime: 0:11:25
Director: Sneyder Franco Curipoma

Reset
Runtime: 0:13:38
Director: Eleanor Gogh

tRying
Runtime: 0:03:51
Director: Eric Louis Jimenez

Welcome to the Family
Runtime: 0:08:06
Director: Charles Reisman

Location: Riverfront Theater

10:00 AM: Student Shorts Showcase

Church Camp
Runtime: 0:13:42
Director: Andrew D Bourne

City of Lost Souls

Doctor's Orders
Runtime: 0:05:18
Director: Aaron Robert Newman

Hush
Runtime: 0:15:03
Director: Xueni YANG

Living All of Life
Runtime: 0:27:00
Director: Marlén Ríos-Farjat

Rush Hour
Runtime: 0:01:29
Director: Veda Lee

The Residents
Runtime: 0:09:00
Director: Ginger Leila Port

Location: YoFi Digital Media Art Center

10:30 AM: WORKSHOP: Ready, Set Network! 2
Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

12:00 PM: Locally Sourced Showcase 1

Appreciation - The Tomiko Morimoto West Story
Runtime: 0:20:00
Director: Michael Dwyer

Dark Of The Storm: A Star Wars Fan Film
Runtime: 0:10:00
Director: Adam Gonzalez

Firebrand
Runtime: 0:12:30
Director: Rhett Bradbury

Pearly Gates
Runtime: 0:14:51
Director: Loring Murtha

Shots
Runtime: 0:20:00
Director: Eddie Antonio Castro

Location: Riverfront Theater

12:00 PM: Shorts Showcase 2

Beast
Runtime: 0:09:00
Director: Iwona Pasi?ska

Beyond Skin Deep
Runtime: 0:13:23
Director: Stacey Larkins

DISCONNECT
Runtime: 0:07:24
Director: Teymour Tehrani

Food That Saves You
Runtime: 0:03:29
Director: Joe Vella

Funkboy
Runtime: 0:30:00
Director: Ian O'Boyle

How to Pack Up Your Life in One Day
Runtime: 0:04:11
Director: Albert Beniada

OVERDUE
Runtime: 0:14:59
Director: Melissa Skirboll

Resource:Full
Runtime: 0:03:40
Director: Paul Robinson

Location: YoFi Digital Media Art Center

12:00 PM: Workshop(t.b.d.)

Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

2:00 PM: DIY: Done In Yonkers

Helado
Runtime: 0:15:49
Director: Melissa Rodriguez

Lisa
Runtime: 0:30:00
Director: Kingsley Osei-Abrah

Running
Runtime: 0:09:21
Director: Louise Olay

Some Kind of Heavenly Fire
Runtime: 0:20:39
Director: Eric Vincent Riley

The Cranberry Hour
Runtime: 0:04:16
Director: Geoffrey W Duncanson

Location: Riverfront Theater

2:00 PM: The Dancing Monkey
Runtime: 1:13:15
Director: Chandler Wild

Location: YoFi Digital Media Art Center

2:00 PM:Workshop(t.b.d.)

Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

4:00 PM: Locally Sourced Showcase 2

Can You Stay a Little While Longer?
Runtime: 0:33:46
Director: Robert Cafarelli

Father Daughter Dance
Runtime: 0:11:32
Director: Gabrielle Fox

Good Girl
Runtime: 0:11:37
Director: Jenny Kleiman

Jesus' Abs
Runtime: 0:07:41
Director: Ethan Knecht

Morpheus Of Coney Island
Runtime: 0:06:00
Director: vagabond Beaumont

Styrofoam Human Skull Wrapped in Plastic
Runtime: 0:03:00
Director: Ethan Knecht

Westway
Runtime: 0:18:00
Director: Zef Cota

Location: Riverfront Theater

4:00 PM: Queer Screen Showcase

And What if I Am?
Runtime: 0:15:59
Director: Bryan Powers

Caught
Runtime: 0:07:31
Director: Loralee Tyson

Late To The Party
Runtime: 0:11:43
Director: Emma Keeling

Stutz Bar
Runtime: 0:17:00
Director: Susan Pinchiaroli

Location: YoFi Digital Media Art Center

4:00 PM: Workshop(t.b.d.)

Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

6:00 PM: Chills & Thrills Showcase 2

Ashley
Runtime: 0:09:14
Director: Casey McGowan, Michael Castaldo

Beach Day
Runtime: 0:13:53
Director: Robin Johnson

Enter the Room
Runtime: 0:15:00
Director: Harry Waldman

The View From the Bottom of the Lake
Runtime: 0:14:00
Director: Michiko Mori

There's Something Wrong
Runtime: 0:18:07
Director: Lisa Romagnoli

The Hangman
Runtime: 14:00
Director: James-Anthony Loe

Location: YoFi Digital Media Art Center

8:00 PM: Intermedium
Runtime: 1:45:00
Director: Erik Bloomquist

An obsessive-compulsive teenager searches for a way to rid her home of the ghost that haunts it, but their unexpected connection makes it hard to let go.

Location: YoFi Digital Media Art Center

9:00 PM: Second Saturday After Party
Join us for a night of great food, drink and people!
Sponsored by Yonkers Brewing Company

Location: YOFI DMAC LOFT

November 19, 2023

12:00 PM: Out of State-A Gothic Romance
Runtime: 1:47:07
Director: Victoria Bugbee
Elsa, 18, is sent to live with her strange step-relatives Aunt Marcia and her two twenty something sons, Tab and Emery. Tab is a pianist and Marcia's favorite while Emery is the Cinderella of the family and they never leave their house. Both brothers fall madly in love with Elsa shattering Marcia's control. Who will leave with Elsa? Stay tuned and find out.

Location: Riverfront Theater

12:00 PM: Workshop (t.b.d.)
Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

2:00 PM: Shorts Showcase 3

Anne
Runtime: 0:10:00
Director: Desiree D Abeyta

Berlin Short
Runtime: 0:20:00
Director: Cat Papadimitriou

Bon Voyage
Runtime: 0:09:45
Director: Anna Remus

Charlie's Freedom
Runtime: 0:13:26
Director: Rachel Tillotson

Fat Girl
Runtime: 0:14:36
Director: Makez Rikweda

O, brave new world
Runtime: 0:02:27
Director: Elisabeth Ness

parenthesis
Runtime: 0:03:30
Director: Julia McGill

The Better Man
Runtime: 0:06:08
Director: Debra Markowitz

Us In Octaves
Runtime: 0:07:44
Director: Alex Mastoon

You Can't Shrink Love
Runtime: 0:05:00
Director: Veena Rao

Location: Riverfront Theater

2:00 PM: Workshop (t.b.d.)
Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

4:00 PM: Comedy Shorts Showcase 2

"I TRY"
Runtime: 0:05:00
Director: Elias ZX

Bushwitches
Runtime: 0:08:00
Director: Jasia Ka

Coping
Runtime: 0:15:51
Director: Kaye Tuckerman

Deadline
Runtime: 0:12:49
Director: Idan Gilboa

Surf'em Up
Runtime: 0:08:45
Director: Joe Zito

The Strawberry Jam
Runtime: 0:16:49
Director: Laura Lionetta

Tommy and the Guru
Runtime: 0:10:05
Director: Brian Russell

Wicked Image
Runtime: 0:08:48
Director: Caitlin Scherer

Location: Riverfront Theater

4:00 PM: Workshop (t.b.d.)
Location: Yonkers Room at Riverfront Library

6:00 PM: Louder Than You Think
Runtime: 1:30:06
Director: Jed I Rosenburg
An up-close cinematic walkabout through the life of Gary Young, the original (and highly unlikely) drummer of indie rock royalty, Pavement. His booze and drugs-fueled antics (on-stage handstands, gifting vegetables to fans) and haphazard production methods (accidentally helping launch the lo-fi aesthetic) were both a driving force of the band’s early rise and the cause of his eventual crash landing. Leaving a wake of joy and/or destruction at every turn, Gary teeters the thin line between free-form self-expression and chaotic self-destruction. Thirty years on, with scoliosis, blood clots, and a shriveled liver, Gary is still drumming with no regrets. Note: no puppets were harmed in the making of this film.

Location: Riverfront Theater

7:00 PM: Closing Night After Party
Join us for our popular Closing Night Party at Yonkers Brewing Company!
Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres. Discount on all bar and menu items.

Location: Yonkers Brewing Company

Date: November 10 - 19, 2023

Location: Various Location in Yonkers, NY

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