Celebrate cult status of this horror-comedy sapphic gem with a special screening that revisits the darkly comedic tale of a possessed cheerleader (Megan Fox) and her best friend (Amanda Seyfried). Screening with an exclusive anniversary message from director Karyn Kusama. 

Join us for a special in-person advanced screening of Netflix’s next mind-bending thriller before it is available to stream. This buzzy genre-defying feature drew raves at Sundance and SxSW earlier this year and promises to leave audiences questioning reality long after the credits roll. From Director/Writer Greg Jardin, starring Brittany O'Grady, James Morosini, Gavin Leatherwood, Nina Bloomgarden. Alycia Debnam-Carey, Reina Hardesty, Devon Terrell and David Thompson.

Starring Sunita Mani (GLOW, Mr. Robot) this highly anticipated indie horror film, Wilder Than Her, directed by Jessica Kozak, tells the haunting story of a group of women on a camping trip that turns into a nightmare. A thrilling and unpredictable exploration of fear, this film is set to be a standout in the indie horror scene. Also starring Danny Deferrari (Puddysticks, Shiva Baby), Kate Easton (When They See Us), and Kayla Foster (Your Monster)

Ready to get your mind f*cked? Us too. Join us for the night that inspired our inaugural pop-up! These shorts are guaranteed to take your mind places it doesn’t often go…or come back from. 

From famed B-Horror director, William Castle, this cult classic will be presented with a special introduction by his daughter, Terry Castle, offering an intimate glimpse into the film's legacy.

Close out the 2024 Lower East Side Film Festival with complimentary drinks and festivities at Little Rebel - a bar that pays homage to the world’s most beloved rebels.

NY Premiere of PUDDYSTICKS

Part of LESFF’s celebration of 1999 - the greatest year for movies, ever! Director Jamie Babbit described the aggressively pink and blue world of But I’m A Cheerleader as “Barbie Dream House meets Edward Scissorhands”. Starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, and Ru Paul, this satirical romp is the 1999 queer romantic comedy the world desperately needed.

Let’s get it on! Role-playing, sex tapes, awkward first dates, and flying dildos! Come be wooed by this collection short sexy films.

New York Premiere of Director Pete Oh’s Love and Work!

From being a kid, to a quarter-life crisis, to becoming a parent - growing up is hard to do. Join us for these shorts that explore all of the awkward, funny, and freeing phases of life.

Join us for a live Podcast event exploring sex on screen with ‘sexperts’ from all corners of the industry - comedians, actors, intimacy coordinators, screenwriters. Funny, sexy or steamy - we’ll chat about the role that sex plays in storytelling, as we watch some of our favorite sex scenes, and dive into how today’s creators are pushing the boundaries and overturning expectations of sex in cinema.

Part of LESFF’s celebration of 1999 - the greatest year for movies, ever! Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Chris Smith (100 Foot Wave, Tiger King, Fyre, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, Wham!)  made his directorial debut in 1999 with documentary cult-classic American Movie by documenting his friend, Mark Borchardt, an aspiring filmmaker from a working-class Wisconsin background. Join us for the 25th Anniversary of this doc classic!

Nathan Hilu, an "outsider artist," spent 70 years obsessively creating a visual narrative from his memories of the Nuremberg trials.

Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano is a documentary directed by Cyril Aris about a film crew struggling to make a narrative film in the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion on August 4, 2020

LESFF’S Doc Day kicks off with a collection of powerful and inspiring documentary shorts!

Put on your Prada, rev your roadsters, and come celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cruel Intentions. We love this movie for the iconic fashion, the soapy drama, and of course that scene that was a sexual awakening for so many of us. Not into it? “Eat me, Sebastian!”

Since the world keeps turning, we might as well keep laughing!

Ready to get your mind f*cked? Us too. Join us for these shorts that take your mind to places it doesn’t often venture to go…

LESFF welcomes our 2024 Filmmakers to meet and mingle for an afternoon of complimentary drinks and light bites at The Grey Lady. Sponsored by our friends at The Lo-Down

Celebrate the kick-off of the 14th Annual LESFF at the Lower East Side’s prohibition-era speakeasy, The Back Room. Let’s raise a tea-cup to another year of visionary indie filmmaking.

The New York premiere of Your Monster starring Melissa Barrera, (In The Heights, Scream) and Tommy Dewey (Casual, The Mindy Project). Written & Directed by Caroline Lindy.

From the depths of the subway to the vistas of Riverside Park, and all the rats and pigeons in between, this is New York - and these small stories celebrate the big love we have for our city.