2024 Program

August 22-25, 2024

LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Little Theater
Van Dam Street and 47th Avenue

Queens born, made, and raised

August 22, 2024
7-8 PM

Films made by filmmakers, born, raised, based, or shot in the greatest borough of New York City

A promotional poster for Queens Film Festival featuring three film posters: "Cosquillas" with a black and white image of a man wearing a fur hat, "Lesyk" showing a woman with long hair and a black hat sitting outdoors, and "Sanctuary" with a picture of a tree and several sheep on a pasture. The event date is August 22, and the tagline is "Queens born, made, and raised."

Paths Traveled

August 23, 2024
7-8 PM

Experience unique characters from different walks of life and the choices they make that will determine their future

Poster featuring four different movie posters with a green gradient background and black text. Top left poster advertises 'Xigarro,' a short film by Sebastian Jajov. Top right poster shows a woman with the title 'The Journey.' Bottom left poster is for 'Holding Pattern,' showing a person in a dark forest. Bottom right poster is for 'Visitation,' depicting two men, one holding a gun and the other holding a mug, with the release date August 23 and the slogan 'Paths Traveled'.

Saving the World

August 23, 2024
9-10 PM

Films that offer hope in fighting the climate crisis and the solutions that can save our planet

Poster for Queens Film Festival featuring three film posters: 'Feeling the Apocalypse' with a yellow and black abstract background; 'The Dolphin Dilemma' with an underwater scene and dolphins; and 'Elemental' showing a volcanic eruption at sunset. The event date is August 23 with the slogan 'Saving the World'.

Women’s Stories: Far and Wide

August 24, 2024
7-8 PM

Trailblazing and women of great courage from right here at home to around the world

A poster with four sections promoting women's stories and issues. Top left features a stylized black and white illustration of a woman smoking, with the text "Queens Film Festival." Top right is an image of a woman in a surgical mask and cap, with text about an event at the UN about women at the operating table. Bottom left shows a woman with dark makeup and the text "Dostana Nikolić 5/3/O." Bottom right displays a group of diverse women outdoors with the text "The Future of Fashion for All Creating Safe Spaces." At the bottom, large bold text reads "August 24 Women's Stories: Far and Wide."

New York Stories

August 24, 2024
8:30-10:30 PM

Films and stories set in or about New York that can only happen in the greatest city on earth

Poster for Queens Film Festival featuring four different film posters and event details, including dates and location in New York.

Family: An Inseparable Bond

August 25, 2024
5-6 PM

They say that blood is thicker than water. But family is a bond that is stronger than all else

Posters of six films including 'Honey', 'Mother, Son, Comedy!', 'Heirloom', 'For Roy', 'Memories of Mother', and 'Beati Puri'. The event is Queens Film Festival on August 25, with the theme 'Family: An Inseparable Bond'.

The Pain of Love

August 25, 2024
7-9:30 PM

We’ve all been there. Heartache, breakup, what if? Four films that will make us reflect on our inner selves and what it means to love and to be loved.

Poster for Queens Film Festival featuring four movie posters: 'Breakup Season' with two people facing each other in profile, 'Dear Chloe' with a man and woman looking at each other, 'Definitely Something' with two faces inside a heart, and 'To Fifty Years of Happiness' with a man and woman looking at each other. Text at the bottom indicates August 25 and 'The Pain of Love'.