The Lighthouse International Film Festival takes place June 15-21, with drive-in offerings June 16-20.
The Lighthouse International Film Festival, whose 2020 edition takes place June 15-21 on Long Beach Island, is adapting to social distancing restrictions by combining drive-in movies (June 16-20 only) with online offerings. There will be three drive-in locations: Veterans Park in Beach Haven; the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies; and the Stafford Township Arts Center in Manahawkin.
To see the program guide, visit lighthousefilmfestival.org/liff_2020.pdf. And here is a complete schedule, with trailers for some of the films. (Drive-in events are in bold.)
JUNE 15, NOON
The following offerings become available online and will remain available for duration of festival: Short Blocks #1-8, Episodics Blocks #1-2, Surfing Films, “Aviva,” “Into the Night,” “When All That’s Left Is Love.”
JUNE 16
3 p.m.
Shorts Block #1, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
4 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with Boaz Yakin (“Aviva”)
5 p.m.:
Shorts Block #2, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
8:30 p.m.
“Shoot to Marry,” drive-in, Loveladies
Festival Opening Film: “The Outpost,” drive-in, Beach Haven
“No Fear No Favor” plus short (“Akashinga”), drive-in, Manahawkin
10:30 p.m.
“The Subject,” drive-in, Loveladies
10:35 p.m.
“American Trial: The Eric Garner Story,” drive-in, Manahawkin
11:15 p.m.
“John Bronco” plus short (“Unnur”), drive-in, Beach Haven
JUNE 17
Noon
“Director Talks Live” with Mirra Bank (“No Fear No Favor”) and Steve Markle (“Shoot to Marry”)
1 p.m.
Shorts Block #3, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
2 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with Roee Messinger (“American Trial”) and Lanie Zipoz (“The Subject”).
3 p.m.
Shorts Block #4, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
4 p.m.
Producer Scott Rosenfelt (“Home Alone,” “Mystic Pizza,” “Teen Wolf,” “Extremities”) receives LIFF 2020 Award for Outstanding Career in Filmmaking.
5 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with Rod Lurie (“The Outpost”) and Marc Gilbar (“John Bronco”)
8:30 p.m.
“A Case of Blue,” drive-in, Loveladies
“Tesla,” drive-in, Beach Haven
“The Evening Hour,” drive-in, Manahawkin
10:45 p.m.
“Save Yourselves!,” drive-in, Beach Haven
10:50 p.m.
“Surf Night,” drive-in, Loveladies
11:05 p.m.
“1986,” drive-in, Manahawkin
JUNE 18
11 a.m.
“Director Talks Live,” Surfing Films
Noon
“Director Talks Live” with Lothar Herzog (“1986”) and Dana Glazer (“A Case of Blue”)
1 p.m.
Shorts Block #5, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
3 p.m.
Shorts Block #6, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
4 p.m.
Conversation with director Braden King (“The Evening Hour”)
8:30 p.m.
“Her Name Was Jo,” drive-in, Loveladies
“Feels Good Man,” drive-in, Manahawkin
“Dinner in America,” drive-in, Beach Haven
10:45 p.m.
“Shiva Baby,” drive-in, Beach Haven
10:50 p.m.
“Shithouse,” drive-in, Manahawkin
11 p.m.
“Higher Love,” drive-in, Loveladies
JUNE 19
Noon
“Director Talks Live” with Joe Duca (“Her Name Was Jo”)
1 p.m.
Shorts Block #7, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
2 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with Adam Rohmeier (“Dinner in America”) and Cooper Reiff (“Shithouse”)
3 p.m.
Episodics Block #1, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
4 p.m.
Conversation with producer Lizzie Shapiro (“Shiva Baby”)
5 p.m.: “Director Talks Live” with Hasan Oswald (“Higher Love”) and Art Jones (“Feels Good Man”).
8:30 p.m.
“Milkwater,” drive-in, Loveladies
“Why Is We Americans?,” drive-in, Beach Haven
“Summerland,” drive-in, Manahawkin
11 p.m.
“The Long Haul,” drive-in, Loveladies
“The Pine Barrens,” drive-in, Manahawkin
“I Used to Go there,” drive-in, Beach Haven
JUNE 20
1 p.m.
Episodics Block #2, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
2 p.m.
“Directors Talks Live” with Kris Rey (“I Used to Go Here) and Jessica Swale (“Summerland”)
3 p.m.
Shorts Block #8, Q&A Session With Filmmakers
4 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with David Kessler (“The Pine Barrens”)
5 p.m.
Conversation with directors Ayana Morris-Stafford and Udi Aloni (“Why Is We Americans?”)
6 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with Amy Enser (“The Long Haul”) and Morgan Ingari (“Milkwater”).
8:30 p.m.
“9to5: The Story of a Movement,” drive-in, Beach Haven
“I’ve Got Issues,” drive in, Loveladies
“The Truth,” drive-in, Manahawkin
10:45 p.m.
“The Last Shift,” drive-in, Beach Haven
10:55 p.m.
Winner of the Documentary Competition, drive-in, Manahawkin
11 p.m.
Winner of the Narrative Feature Competition, drive-in, Loveladies
JUNE 21
Noon
“Director Talks Live” with Eric Gordon (“When All That’s Left Is Love”) and Kate Li (“Into the Night”).
1 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar (“9to5: The Story of a Movement”)
2 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with Steve Collins (“I’ve Got Issues”)
3 p.m.
“Director Talks Live” with Andrew Cohn (“The Last Shift”)
4 p.m.
Festival Awards
For information, visit lighthousefilmfestival.org.
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