The 8th Lower East Side Film Festival is set to kick off in New York June 7- 13 and this evening the full lineup was announced. The opening night film is James Lester’s documentary Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story, with two features selected as closing night films- Eugene Kotlyarenko‘s Wobble Palace and Kendall Goldberg‘s When Jeff Tried to Save the World. The festival will also be screening the New York premiere of the upcoming Papillon remake.
Take a look below for details about the entire lineup and check out the official website at lesfilmfestival.com for more information.
Thursday, June 7th: Opening Night
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Opening Night Film, GETTING NAKED: A BURLESQUE STORY 8pm, Village East Cinema
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Opening Night Party: Live Burlesque Show! Presented by HEEET Vodka 10pm, DROM
Friday, June 8th:
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WAVEFORMS – A Night of Music, Media, and Storytelling Presented by Audio Network, Viacom and The WGA – East – 7pm, MEET on Bowery
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Feature Film: PAPILLON – NEW YORK PREMIERE Starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek) – 7:00pm, Village East Cinema
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10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NICK & NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST (Ari Graynor in attendance) – 9:30pm, Village East Cinema
Saturday, June 9th:
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FILMMAKER HAPPY HOUR – 5pm, Juke Bar
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LADIES’ NIGHT SHORTS SHOWCASE (where Feminists pay $18.50, and Non-Feminists pay $8,632 to adjust for the median annual earnings difference between men and women), 7pm, Village East Cinema
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Feature Film: THE OUTDOORSMAN – NEW YORK PREMIERE Starring Sasheer Zamata (SNL) and Brent Morin ( Netflix’s The Standups). 9pm, Village East Cinema
Sunday, June 10th:
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GOOD VIBES’ SHORT SHOWCASE. 6pm, Village East Cinema
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Feature Documentary: SHOW ME DEMOCRACY – NEW YORK PREMIERE 8pm, Village East Cinema
Monday, June 11th:
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NY FILMMAKER SHORTS SHOWCASE. 7pm, Village East Cinema
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Feature Documentary: A SNIPER’S WAR – NEW YORK PREMIERE. 8pm, Village East Cinema
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Feature Film: A MAINE MOVIE – WORLD PREMIERE Starring Gary Richardson (SNL, Don’t Think Twice), Jessica Frey (The Characters), Eleanore Pienta (Cocoon Central Dance Team, 7 Chinese Brothers), John Reynolds (Search Party, Stranger Things), Carmen Christopher (2017 Comedy Central ‘Comic to Watch’, The Chris Gethard Show), Ana Fabrega (The Jim Gaffigan Show, Portlandia’), Lorelei Ramirez (Adult Swim) and more. 9pm, Village East Cinema
Tuesday, June 12th:
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THIS IS OUR YOUTH SHORT SHOWCASE. 7pm, Village East Cinema
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Feature Documentary: MILWAUKEE 53206. 8pm, Village East Cinema
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MIND F*CK SHORT SHOWCASE. 9pm, Village East Cinema
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REAR WINDOW – RETROSPECTIVE 10pm, Village East Cinema
Wednesday, June 13th:
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Closing Night Feature Film: WOBBLE PALACE, 7:00pm, Village East Cinema
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Closing Night Feature Film: WHEN JEFF TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD, 8:00pm, Village East Cinema
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Closing Night Party, 9:30pm: Coney Island Baby
