{"id":206388,"date":"2026-04-22T19:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/206388\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:50:11","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-nyc-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/206388\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About the NYC Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/movies\/lower-east-side-film-festival\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lower East Side Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0(LESFF) is back, folks!<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 16th year, LESFF will return on April 30 through May 4, taking over downtown venues (primarily Village East Cinema) with a mix of premieres, shorts, throwbacks and some very downtown-coded events.<\/p>\n<p>The festival, founded in 2011, is known for championing under-the-radar filmmakers who may not have Marvel budgets but do have something to say. Over the years, it\u2019s expanded well beyond straightforward screenings into a full-on downtown happening, complete with parties, receptions and the occasional anything-goes programming twist.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s lineup kicks off on opening night with the New York premiere of Run Amok, a debut feature from NB Mager starring Alyssa Marvin alongside Patrick Wilson and Margaret Cho. The film follows a teenager channeling trauma into a musical, which feels very on-brand.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, there\u2019s plenty to dig into. The Ark, part of the festival\u2019s \u201cStay Indie\u201d spotlight,\u00a0takes viewers into eastern Ukraine, where a family\u2019s farm becomes a refuge for displaced animals during the war. A 25th-anniversary screening of Ghost World will bring cast members back for a reunion and Q&amp;A, while the closing night film, Public Access, looks at New York\u2019s public-access TV boom and its influence on today\u2019s creator culture.<\/p>\n<p>The broader slate mixes features with themed shorts blocks\u2014everything from \u201cLiving the Dream\u201d hustle stories to late-night, slightly chaotic \u201cMind F*ck Shorts\u201d\u2014plus premieres like Danny Is My Boyfriend, a lo-fi revenge comedy about two women dating the same guy, and The Plan, a one-take drama about a group of idealists unraveling. If\u00a0you don\u2019t want to commit to a dark theater the whole time, LESFF is also bringing back its free \u201cMovies in the Park\u201d series this summer, turning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/attractions\/tompkins-square-park\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tompkins Square Park<\/a> into an open-air cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are already on sale, with individual screenings, event-specific tickets (like the opening night and party) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesfilmfestival.com\/allaccess-pass\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a five-day all-access pass<\/a>\u2014priced at $115\u2014that gets you into pretty much everything, including receptions and open-bar events. Fair warning: capacity is limited, and some of the buzziest events tend to sell out fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lower East Side Film Festival\u00a0(LESFF) is back, folks! 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