Black and white movie poster for 'COSQUILLAS' featuring a young man in a furry animal costume with a large headpiece, looking to the right. Text includes the names Gil Perez Abraham and Ethan Felizari-Castillo, and indicates the film is 'Coming Soon'.

Sanctuary

A Jewish farmer in Germany escapes the Nazis with the help of farm animals. His American grandson honors his memory by creating a farm animal sanctuary in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Queens, born, made, and raised

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

August 22, 2024
7-8 PM

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

Cosquillas

A dejected, depressed man riddled with anxiety is forced to take on an unlikely survival job to support his daughter and attempt to turn his life around.

A tranquil farm scene with sheep grazing on green grass, a large leafless tree, and a partly cloudy sky, with the text 'Sanctuary, a Bonnie C. Harper film' overlaid.

LESYK a.k.a. Words of Wisdom

A moving portrait of Alexander Lesyk Balaban, an eccentric Ukraine stamp collector living in Astoria, NY for over fifty years. Told across four seasons and spanning over 1,000 years of history, come spend some time with Lesyk, whose extensive stamp collection is part of the fight for the survival of Ukraine's identity and history.

Cover of a book titled 'Lesyk, A.K.A. Words of Wisdom,' directed and edited by Orr 'Carpenter' Bortman. The cover features a person with long hair wearing a black wide-brimmed hat and a striped shirt, sitting outdoors facing away, in a garden or natural setting.