OCEAN CITY FILM FESTIVAL: STREAMING!
Traditionally, the Ocean City Film Festival hosts $5 Film Nites at the Art League of Ocean City on the 3rd Saturday of every month... Given our responsibility as event organizers in the midst of a global pandemic, we will be hosting virtual film nights via livestreams!
Free Film Fridays: Each Friday at 7pm on Facebook Live. This program features our 2020 award-winning short films.
4/10/20, 7pm
“Go-Go Boy” directed by Oriana Oppice. Winner of best Feel-Good short. A boy discovers his fabulousness while dancing in his bedroom. 6 minutes. Chicago IL.
4/17/20, 7pm
“Crisis on the Half Shell” by Michael Watts and Louise Schiavone. Winner of best Short Doc. With its temperate climate and at one time, a seemingly endless supply of oysters, crab, and seafood in general, the Chesapeake Bay was a haven for early settlers. With overfishing and industrialization, modern farming and deadening fertilizer run-off, parasitic outbreaks and climate change, the Chesapeake now turns to man for survival. 14 minutes. Alexandria VA.
4/24/20, 7pm
“Bella Blue” by Guillaume Quere. Winner of best Aquatic film. 6 weeks far from everything. 5 friends go through the sea, sailing a catamaran named “Bella Blue.” They sail from one atoll to another in French Polynesia. The story of a personal and collective experience, an idyllic and inward-looking travel. 5 minutes. Paris France.
5/1/20, 7pm
“Insomnia Nights” by Richie Wenzler. Winner of best Dramatic short. Over the course of one fateful night, a young man reflects on the time he spent with his friend while roaming around the city. 20 minutes. Zionsville IN.
5/8/20, 7pm
“Table by the Window” by Rob Waters. Winner of best Funny short. Two childhood friends meet each other for lunch to introduce their significant other. The lunch takes a strange and tense turn as they are confronted by one of the boyfriend’s ailments. 10 minutes. Lewes DE.
5/15/20, 7pm
“The Hobbyist” directed by George Vatistas. Winner of best Horror short. A short neo-noir thriller centered around a mysterious druggist visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison. Yet Sangstrom winds up getting more than he bargained for from the sagacious alchemist. 9 minutes. Brooklyn NY.
5/22/20, 7pm
“Selfish” by Po Chien Chen. Winner of best Animation. In an izakaya, a chef notices a group of special guests. He decides to serve them a variety of signature dishes. 3 minutes. Oakville Ontario.
5/29/20, 7pm
“Far from Ordinary” by Paul Bugarin. Winner of best Social Commentary short. David Thompson is an unassuming outsider who is about to embark on a big time project that will change his life forever. He updates his social media followers of his progress every step of the way. Meanwhile, his carefree and outgoing older brother Evan pays him a visit, and shows him the cold, empty realities of today’s high paced, technologically dependent word. Now faced with a deadline, does Dave have the will and resolve to go through with his plan and finish his project? 14 minutes. New York NY.
6/5/20, 7pm
“Strange Fruit: Taking a Stand Through Song” by Sam Seliger. Winner of best Youth short. The history of the iconic song “Strange Fruit” and how its incredible power, stemming from the horror of its lynching theme, Billie Holiday’s tremendous rendering and its haunting melody, helped eradicate the practice of lynchin in America. Over 40,000 African-Americans were lynched from the late 19th century through World War II, yet lynching remained a taboo subject for White America. The song was a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement, and ignited a culture of protest in the music industry, inspiring artists such as Nina Simone. Both the song’s author, Abel Meeropol, and its singer Billie Holiday, cared so deeply about the heinous impact of lynching, that they were willing to promote the song at great personal and professional risk, both ultimately suffering as a result. 15 minutes. Columbia MD.
Free Film Fridays: Each Friday at 7pm on Facebook Live. This program features our 2020 award-winning short films.
4/10/20, 7pm
“Go-Go Boy” directed by Oriana Oppice. Winner of best Feel-Good short. A boy discovers his fabulousness while dancing in his bedroom. 6 minutes. Chicago IL.
4/17/20, 7pm
“Crisis on the Half Shell” by Michael Watts and Louise Schiavone. Winner of best Short Doc. With its temperate climate and at one time, a seemingly endless supply of oysters, crab, and seafood in general, the Chesapeake Bay was a haven for early settlers. With overfishing and industrialization, modern farming and deadening fertilizer run-off, parasitic outbreaks and climate change, the Chesapeake now turns to man for survival. 14 minutes. Alexandria VA.
4/24/20, 7pm
“Bella Blue” by Guillaume Quere. Winner of best Aquatic film. 6 weeks far from everything. 5 friends go through the sea, sailing a catamaran named “Bella Blue.” They sail from one atoll to another in French Polynesia. The story of a personal and collective experience, an idyllic and inward-looking travel. 5 minutes. Paris France.
5/1/20, 7pm
“Insomnia Nights” by Richie Wenzler. Winner of best Dramatic short. Over the course of one fateful night, a young man reflects on the time he spent with his friend while roaming around the city. 20 minutes. Zionsville IN.
5/8/20, 7pm
“Table by the Window” by Rob Waters. Winner of best Funny short. Two childhood friends meet each other for lunch to introduce their significant other. The lunch takes a strange and tense turn as they are confronted by one of the boyfriend’s ailments. 10 minutes. Lewes DE.
5/15/20, 7pm
“The Hobbyist” directed by George Vatistas. Winner of best Horror short. A short neo-noir thriller centered around a mysterious druggist visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison. Yet Sangstrom winds up getting more than he bargained for from the sagacious alchemist. 9 minutes. Brooklyn NY.
5/22/20, 7pm
“Selfish” by Po Chien Chen. Winner of best Animation. In an izakaya, a chef notices a group of special guests. He decides to serve them a variety of signature dishes. 3 minutes. Oakville Ontario.
5/29/20, 7pm
“Far from Ordinary” by Paul Bugarin. Winner of best Social Commentary short. David Thompson is an unassuming outsider who is about to embark on a big time project that will change his life forever. He updates his social media followers of his progress every step of the way. Meanwhile, his carefree and outgoing older brother Evan pays him a visit, and shows him the cold, empty realities of today’s high paced, technologically dependent word. Now faced with a deadline, does Dave have the will and resolve to go through with his plan and finish his project? 14 minutes. New York NY.
6/5/20, 7pm
“Strange Fruit: Taking a Stand Through Song” by Sam Seliger. Winner of best Youth short. The history of the iconic song “Strange Fruit” and how its incredible power, stemming from the horror of its lynching theme, Billie Holiday’s tremendous rendering and its haunting melody, helped eradicate the practice of lynchin in America. Over 40,000 African-Americans were lynched from the late 19th century through World War II, yet lynching remained a taboo subject for White America. The song was a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement, and ignited a culture of protest in the music industry, inspiring artists such as Nina Simone. Both the song’s author, Abel Meeropol, and its singer Billie Holiday, cared so deeply about the heinous impact of lynching, that they were willing to promote the song at great personal and professional risk, both ultimately suffering as a result. 15 minutes. Columbia MD.
PAST EVENTS
Ocean City Film Festival
4th Annual Ocean City Film Festival • March 5 - 8, 2020
Join us for the fourth annual OCFF taking place from Wednesday March 5th through Sunday March 8th. Films will be screening all four days of the festival with parties and networking functions every evening during the festival. OCFF 2020 will close out at the Seacrets Morley Hall Nite Club with our awards ceremony.
Join us for the fourth annual OCFF taking place from Wednesday March 5th through Sunday March 8th. Films will be screening all four days of the festival with parties and networking functions every evening during the festival. OCFF 2020 will close out at the Seacrets Morley Hall Nite Club with our awards ceremony.
