2018 Year in Review

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2018 BY THE NUMBERS

Feature Films Shown: 31

Short Films shown: 116

Bands & Musical Performances: 40

The crowd danced to the music preceding EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍA 

LITERS of faygo at The ICP show after Family: 344

Events Featuring a Performance From the Film: 16

The sensual performance from and following This One’s For the Ladies is pictured below

The leading ladies of The Gospel of Eureka came up from Arkansas for a gospel drag show! 

Shows with crowdsurfing or stagedives: 2

Home Video/Found Footage Films: 33

Experimental Films: 31

Comedies: 35

Animated Films: 43

Foreign Films: 51

VR Projects: 1

An audience member experiences Plant Room during Dark Toons

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roses at our Romantic short film programs: 50

wristbands given out at the door: 42,700

books recommended by the brooklyn library: 437

lbs of ice to chill your beers + cocktails: 11,340

VOlunteer pizzas: 360 for 360 volunteers

Free Screenings: 31

Summer Series Screening Venues: 18

2  New Venues Green-Wood cemetery and Brooklyn army terminal, (pictured below)

rental shows: 350

most unique rental venue:

otisville correctional facility

rooftop events during sundance: 3

We partnered with True/False Film Festival and SundanceTV to bring Gimme Truth to Opening Night of the Sundance Film Festival

A Few friends stopped by rooftop events:

and finally, our Largest Q&A: En El Septimo Dia

Learn more about what’s in the works for 2019 on Kickstarter