Filmshop

The Filmshop House will host film screen­ings, film­mak­er Q&As, and hands-on work­shops on the craft of film­mak­ing led by mem­bers of our com­mu­ni­ty. Filmshop is cel­e­brat­ing its 15^th anniver­sary, and the house will also show­case a ret­ro­spec­tive exhi­bi­tion hon­or­ing their evo­lu­tion over the years.

Found­ed in 2009, Filmshop is a non­prof­it col­lec­tive of inde­pen­dent film­mak­ers com­mit­ted to devel­op­ing new work through peer sup­port and col­lab­o­ra­tion. Chap­ters in Brook­lyn, Man­hat­tan, Los Ange­les and New Orleans meet week­ly to work­shop projects, offer con­struc­tive cri­tique, and incu­bate new ideas.

Upcom­ing Events

• August 16 – 18: Join Filmshop for their final week­end of the sum­mer on Gov­er­nors Island. They’re offer­ing screen­ing high­lights from the sea­son, includ­ing action films, ani­ma­tion, queer cin­e­ma, films from Geor­gia (the coun­try), and works by Filmshop mem­bers from their long-run­ning short film series, Filmshop Presents. Addi­tion­al­ly, Filmshop’s pho­tog­ra­ph­er-in-res­i­dence, Lau­ren Gui­t­eras, will be avail­able to dis­cuss her New York­er por­trait exhib­it with vis­i­tors on Sat­ur­day from 11AM to 1PM, with a mod­er­at­ed Q&A at noon.
• Ongo­ing: Silent Writ­ing upstairs Sun­days from 11AM-5PM: Our sun­drenched upstairs rooms are reserved for silent writ­ing on Sun­days from 11 am — 5 pm. Grab a part­ner, grab some paper, pick a prompt from our idea buck­et if you need help get­ting start­ed, and get to work!
• Ongo­ing: Lend­ing Library: Feel free to take or add a book, draw­ing, cloth­ing, film equip­ment, etc. to our free library locat­ed on the first floor of the house.