March 19, 2025
📅 Date: March 19, 2025
📍 Location: The Local LIC, 13-02 44th Avenue, Queens, NY
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Join us on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 7 PM at The Local LIC for a special evening of remembrance and reflection. Hosted by Queens World Film Festival, Queens Memory Project, and MetroPlusHealth, this event celebrates the work done by both Queens World and Queens Memory Project. First on March 19, 2020 Queens World became the first film festival in the world to stream online during the pandemic. Then in the early weeks of the pandemic lockdown, Queens Memory launched The COVID-19 Project to create a space for neighbors in the borough to share their experiences and connect with others through public programs, oral history interviews, podcast listening sessions, and other digital initiatives.
On Wednesday, MetroPlusHealth will make the evening extra special by sponsoring the tasty appetizers that will be on hand for all of our guests and there will be a signature cocktail and happy hour prices courtesy of The Local.
- Highlights from the Queens Memory Project, including stories of survival and hope.
- An interactive mapping installation to share your lockdown memories.
- A short film from Queens World Alumni and The Listening Tour Compilation with community members reflecting on hope and resilience.
- Happy Hour courtesy of The Local LIC.
The Films
- Studio with a View by Mara Wollong
- Birdfeeder by Daniel Feighery
- Queens in Quarantine by Bernardo Ruiz
- The Borough We Became Compilation from Queens Memory Project
- Listening Tour Compilation From Queens World Film Festival
This free event requires reservations. Reserve your spot on Eventbrite and join us in looking back to look forward.
Elmhurst Hospital Center will be on hand conducting free blood pressure tests.
Remember: Early detection saves lives and regular testing is all about self care and feeling good.
For more information, visit linktr.ee/queensmemory. Follow @Queensworldfilmfest and @QueensMemory on social media.
Join us as we honor the past, celebrate our resilience, and recommit to our communities through storytelling and shared history.
Queens World Film Festival is 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 through Discretionary Funding from Council Member Shekar Krishnan and DYCD.
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