Queens World Film Festival
In Person Screenings
Presented by BENEDICT REALTY GROUP
Venue: The Local
1302 44th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
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5:30pm – EXTERNAL
A revolutionary businessman tries to conquer the world with $2,000.
7:30pm – HER HOTEL
Her body has become a hotel, each room her trauma.
Venue: The United Sherpa Association
41-01 75th Street Elmhurst, NY 11373
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1:00pm – SARITA
A feature film that follows the story of Sarita, a 13-year-old girl born in Khudunabari, a refugee camp in Nepal where over 100,000 Bhutanese exiles live.
4:00pm – BASENJI
After his father is fired for writing an investigative report on Nepal’s agricultural industry, a young man has his life spiral into a nightmare as a series of mysterious and increasingly disturbing events plunges him deeper and deeper into the horrifying secrets of his past.
Venue: Queens Theatre
14 United Nations Ave South, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368
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1:00pm – SEARCHING FOR LOVE
6 films about the quest for someone special.
4:00pm – TOGETHER FOREVER APART
2 films that try to untangle love.
Virtual Screenings
Hosted by FILM FESTIVAL FLIX
Virtual screenings are shown online through our festival partner Film Festival Flix. Clicking the Buy Tickets button will take you to the Film Festival Flix website where you will purchase tickets for the film block that features the films listed to the left.
3:00pm – AMA’ARA, The Song of the Whales
One woman’s journey to save our underwater giants.
4:00pm – THE BANDAGED PLACE
Connecting AIDS, COVID and Racial Justice
5:00pm – MARCELINO, The Best Clown in the World
Before Chaplin, there was Marcelino.
6:00pm – BAD TIDINGS
Three detectives take a vacation leaving their case to snowball.
7:00pm – LAST STOP: EARTH
6 films about the planet we call home.
8:00pm – THE DEADLIEST DISEASE IN AMERICA
The history of racism in American healthcare.
Queens World Film Initiative, Inc. programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by New York City Council Member Shekar Krishnan and the Department of Youth and Community Development.
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