
LIGHTHOUSE FILM SOCIETY
SCREENINGS
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LIFSOCIETY SCREENINGS/EVENTS
STORY AVE
THURSDAY, OCT. 12
7:30 p.m.
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts
120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies, NJ
ADMISSION: $12 online/$14 door
(Free to LIF Society members)
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SXSW cinematography winner shines a light on the Bronx in this soulful, gritty drama starring Luis Guzman (Boogie Nights, Traffic) and Asante Blackk
(When They See Us, This is Us). Producers Jamie Foxx and Lizzie Shapiro.
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South Bronx teen Kadir (Asante Blackk) is a gifted visual artist who loses his way following the death of his younger brother. Overcome with grief and struggling with the pressures of school and family, he escapes into the thrilling yet dangerous world of graffiti gangs, seeking an outlet for the creative force threatening to explode out of him. To prove himself and join his neighborhood’s ruling gang, Kadir tries to rob no-nonsense MTA conductor Luis (Luis Guzmán) on the Story Ave subway platform. He is caught off guard when Luis agrees to give Kadir the cash if he’ll sit down to a meal with him. Following their conversation and the delicate, transformative friendship that grows out of it, Kadir sees for the first time how his artistic talent could lead to a better life.
Winner of the Best Cinematography prize at SXSW, this moving and authentic portrait of the South Bronx announces an exciting new cinematic voice in Aristotle Torres and offers a welcome showcase for beloved character actor Guzman and rising star Blackk (This Is Us), alongside a supporting cast of up-and-comers including Alex R. Hibbert (Moonlight), Cassandra Freeman (Bel-Air), Coral Peña (For All Mankind), and Melvin Greggs
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Thank you to our sponsors
LBI FOUNDATION OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission
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LIF Society's Past Screenings







2023
Cinema Sabaya - Jan. 21
Oscar Nominated Shorts - Feb. 18th/19th
Let It Be Morning - March 23
Patrick and the Whale - Sept. 14th
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2022
Cat Daddies- Dec. 15
DashCam - Dec. 8
The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez - Nov. 23
Hold Me TIght - November 5
Boblo Boats - October 27
Facing Monsters - September 30th
Sweet Disaster – September 16th
A Rising Fury – August 31st
Birth of the Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis – May 21st
OLGA – May 11th
Broken Wings & Nest 38 – April 9th
Oscar Nominated Shorts – March 18th & 19th
The Automat & One All The Way – March 4th
Flee – February 20th
France – January 13th-31st
2021
Hive – December 15th
The Pine Barrens – November 11th-14th
Velvet Underground Documentary – November 5th
Luzzu – October 13th
2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts – April
New York DOG Festival – March 22nd-29th
New York CAT Festival – March 8th-15th
Minari – February 12th-25th
Horse Latitudes – February 11th-18th
Two of Us – February 5th-25th
Some Kind of Heaven – January 15th - February 15th
Big vs Small – January 7th-11th