Schedule:

Friday, november 8, 2024

Opening night reception, films & afterparty - riverfront atrium theater

6:00 pm baby bumps
6:00 pm breakfast salad
6:00 pm expiration date
6:00 pm le charade
6:00 pm the girl with the rivet gun

9:00 pm party: opening night afterparty only - zuppa restaurant

Can't make it to the movies or red carpet reception? No problem! Join us later in the evening for our opening night afterparty

The afterparty is at zuppa, the italian restaurant you’ll soon be telling all your friends about, but secretly hoping to keep all to yourself. Step through their doors and you’ll find old-world charm, exposed brick walls dressed with modern touches. And an expert staff focused on every little detail of your experience. Their award-winning chefs craft innovative italian cuisine with a commitment to natural, farm-to-table ingredients. From classic dishes to true originals and an extensive wine list perfect for any celebration, zuppa is an authentic social dining experience that’s anything but ordinary.

Saturday, november 9, 2024

10:30 am workshop: ready, set network - yofi digital media art center

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.

This networking event is held at yofi fest's year-round digital media art center (dmac) at 28 wells avenue on the 5th floor. Seating is unreserved, but limited, so we strongly suggest you reserve your spot ahead of time and be there when the event starts. As many walk-ins and people from the waiting list will be allowed in as space permits.

11:00 am student showcase 1

Crescendo
An aspiring pianist who grapples with returning to her old teacher's school in order to compete in a national competition, but her obsession leads her to face her past.

12:00 pm comedy showcase 1 - riverfront atrium theater

12:00 pm workshop: zhubin parang & the daily show

Oin yofi fest's executive director dave steck as he sits down with emmy award winner zhubin parang, the head writer and co-executive producer of comedy central's the daily show, to talk about the challenges of creating an award-winning daily television show and how to find the successful balance between funny and facts. Hot off the 2024 election coverage, zhubin will also share stories from his path through the comedy wildness and the survival skills he learned along the way.

2:00 pm women calling the shots shorts showcase 1 - riverfront atrium theater
4:00 pm dreaming of you
4:00 pm workshop: a conversation with ric burns
6:00 pm oliver sacks: his own life a film by ric burns
8:00 pm party: first saturday afterparty

Sunday, november 10, 2024

10:30 am workshop: ready, set… network - yofi digital media art center
11:00 am sunday shorts showcase - yofi digital media art center
12:00 pm mixed bag showcase - riverfront atrium theater
2:00 pm women calling the shots shorts showcase 2 - riverfront atrium theater
2:00 pm workshop: the blair witch project at 25 - yofi digital media art center
4:00 pm comedy shorts showcase 2 - yofi digital media art
6:00 pm short docs showcase - yofi digital media art
7:00 pm party: weekend wind down - one pier steakhouse

Monday, november 11, 2024

3:00 pm shorts set showcase

First sight
Gloves without ring
Loser
Selling yourself short
Thank you
Walk

5:00 pm grunt - yofi digital media art center

Grunt transcends the boundaries of traipse documentaries. Seamlessly blending raw footage with poignant reflections, this immersive experience plunges viewers into the harrowing realities of war as seen through the eyes of 19 year old hector ferrel, an infantryman on the streets of iraq in 2004.

Tuesday, november 12, 2024

7:00 pm her body, her choice showcase - yofi digital media art center

Her decision
A successful and ambitious young woman commits the ultimate betrayal and now must make a life altering decision, a decision that will impact the person she is, affect the one who makes her feel safe, and devastate the one she deeply loves.

Birth from the earth

This inspiring documentary features nubia earth martin, the founder of birth from the earth, a yonkers based non-profit, dedicated to making home birth safe, sacred, and accessible to those who need it the most. As a midwife and educator, nubia has made it her mission to address maternal health disparities that negatively impact bipoc women, mothers, babies, and their families. We hear so many negative stories and continuous news coverage of how black mothers are dying, and that birth is dangerous and scary. The film shows a different side; through intimate photos and videos of home births, we see the magical side of childbirth often missing in the public discourse.

Wednesday, november 13, 2024

7:00 pm local documentaries showcase - yofi digital media art center

A family portrait, queens

A glimpse into the life of a recent widow juggling work, homeschooling three sons, and financial struggles. Through her boys' resiliency and their special bond, she rediscovers a sense of optimism and joy.

Cathy & harry

A revealing and humorous double-portrait of catherine murphy and harry roseman whose work is in collections from the metropolitan museum of art to the metropolitan transit authority. "Cathy & harry" documents how their lives revolve in joyous, dizzying intensity around work, food, friends, and each other

Good enough ancestor

Taiwanese visionary audrey tang could die from her congenital heart defect at any moment. Her heart, like democracy, is both fragile and strong. As 50 countries vote in national elections in 2024, audrey’s reflection on her life and taiwan’s democracy embodies what is at stake for us all.

Thursday, november 14, 2024

7:00 pm queer screen showcase + reception - yofi digital media art center

Bar boy
Casting kill
Ell
Safety state
The last american gay bar
The yellow sponge is the dish sponge

Do we really need to wash sheets every week? Why would you ever have to clean a shower head? What is the difference between the blue sponge and the yellow sponge? These are the questions that haunt jason. He doesn't understand the world's obsession (and his husband erik's obsession) with cleanliness. So, on the day of their big party jason launches his campaign to open erik's eyes to this problem. What starts as disagreements about lysol wipes and febreze scented trash bags turns into something bigger as the yellow sponge is the dish sponge looks at a couples conflict as old as time...Fighting about household chores.

Friday, november 15, 2024

7:00 pm the saints of bronxville + concert

The saints of bronxville
From dingy suburban basements, to smoky underground nyc rock clubs, to the silver screen; the saints of bronxvillechronicles the emergence of westchester rock mainstays saturday saints. Made in hofstra university's documentary production course.

8:00 pm coulda beens & wannabes

Coulda beens & wannabes
Thirty years ago riphouse was on their way to the top outdrawing headliners with innovative songwriting and gaining record label interest. They had everything going for them, except themselves.

Coulda beens & wannabes tells the tragic story of riphouse, a metal band from congers, ny that were on their way to becoming the next metallica. It provides a first hand look at what it took to endure the musical landscape of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and cross that thin line between rock stardom and musical obscurity. The film parallels their story with professional insights from genre legends including bobby "Blitz" ellsworth (over kill), steve "Zetro" souza (exodus), rob dukes (ex-exodus & generation kill), don jamieson (co-host that metal show), as well as members of gwar and mobile deathcamp.

8:00 pm party: saturday saints live - yonkers brewing company

Saturday saints (formerly latterday saints) are a rock band from yonkers, new york. Combining alternative rock sensibilities with big stadium rock anthems, they quickly gained a loyal cult following after their formation in the mid-nineties. They were once voted one of the top 5 unsigned bands in nyc and inspired the story behind the indie film no alternative. They recently released their debut album “anhedonia” on rhyme & reason records, which has been called “pure musical adrenaline” and “never short on memorable riffs, hooks and grooves," in the music press.

Saturday, november 16, 2024

10:00 am locally sourced student film showcase - riverfront atrium theater

A long walk to the funhouse
Arachné
Bike life: sonia
Candle
Dreamy romance
Dreamy romance
Haunted: a short film
How to chef
John karph
Of sound mind
Some luck
Untitled.Png
Where water runs cold

11:00 am student film showcase 3 - yofi digital media art center

Concetta
Maria, a nurse at an assisted living facility, must find a way to get iolanda, a patient who has been diagnosed with dementia, to eat.

No strings attached
In a world where social connections are symbolized by red strings, lauren, a socially anxious young woman, struggles to navigate her disconnected relationships. When she meets landon, a perceptive nine-year-old, he teaches her the value of meaningful connections. Through their unlikely friendship, lauren begins to find strength and hope.

12:00 pm your roots are showing + 21st century tintypist - riverfront atrium theater

Your roots are showing
21st century tintypist

2:00 pm locally sourced short film showcase 1 - riverfront atrium theater

A walk in the park
Cannabis + creativity
Fir
It just happened
The hall pass

4:00 pm the coldest winter in new york city
After his friend ryan is diagnosed with cancer, oscar begins robbing banks in new york city to cover ryan's treatment. Oscar must keep the secret from isabella, who is grieving the death of her father, and stay ahead of the cop chasing him.

4:00 pm sci fi flix shorts showcase - yofi digital media art center

Beacon 832
The chronocular device
Treadmill_
Won't be long now
Sci-fi's forgotten ai visionaries

6:00 pm thrills and chills shorts showcase- yofi digital media art center

Always in my head
Betty bites back
Chimera
Cup of tea
Doghouse
Room service
Still
Strange creatures
Wellness check

8:00 pm the history of metal and horror
Various heavy metal artists discuss the influence horror had on their lives and music. Horror icons discuss their influence on the horror genre and how they connect to heavy metal.

Sunday, november 17, 2024

10:30 am workshop: ready, set… network - yofi digital media art center
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.
This networking event is held at yofi fest's year-round digital media art center (dmac) at 28 wells avenue on the 5th floor. Seating is unreserved, but limited, so we strongly suggest you reserve your spot ahead of time and be there when the event starts. As many walk-ins and people from the waiting list will be allowed in as space permits.

11:00 am student film showcase 4

Speak no evil
The ascent
Ties that choke
What makes you say that

12:00 pm locally sourced short film showcase 2 - riverfront atrium theater

Behind the pose
Figgy
For as long as I can remember
Gndr
Strange inheritance

2:00 pm locally sourced short film showcase 3 - riverfront atrium theater

Braising
Bridge
Hero
Javelina
Rikshaw n' the ruckus - "Something worth stealing"
Windows

4:00 pm swing & a miss - riverfront atrium theater
When high school best friends jack and yu graduate high school in 2017, they think that nothing will tarnish their friendship. Now, at 23 years old and after six years of no communication, the two meet up at very different places in their lives and bond over old shenanigans while reevaluating their relationship to each other.

6:00 pm dance through a lens short film showcase - yofi digital media art center

Herbarium
Panels
Ruins within ruins
Spellbound

7:00 pm party: closing night after party & audience choice awards - yonkers brewing company

We wrap up the 2024 festival by getting together one last time to raise a glass with new and old friends to toast our filmmakers, vendors, and audience for the last time this season. We also announce the recipients of the audience choice awards that you voted for

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Date: November 8 - 17, 2024

Locaton:  Yonkers Public Library - Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701

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