OCEAN CITY FILM FESTIVAL: DRIVE-IN NIGHTS
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 are now collaborating with OC Parks & Rec, as well as TEAM Productions to hold Drive-In movie nights at the Ocean City Convention Center.
September 1st 2020, Drive-In Night
We will be presenting the 3rd annual Ocean City Film Challenge.
Films will play at 8pm on Tuesday September 1st. Following the short films will be a brief video from OCFF organizers, announcing the winners of the Film Challenge. It is after the awards video that the documentary Ash Wednesday Storm" will play.
FILM CHALLENGE ENTRIES:
"Kaw-Liga" by Trevor Taylor. 2018 Challenge Winner. A man ponders existence at the Ocean City inlet, meeting a mysterious fate.
"Time Flies" by Campos Media. 2019 Challenge Winner. Children fantasize about the day they can fly in the Ocean City Air Show.
"Escape 2020" by Derek Silver. Stricken by anxiety, depression, and paranoia a couple attempts to escape 2020, if only momentarily by taking a day trip to the beach. SECOND PLACE WINNER, 2020.
"I Surf the Body Electric." By Gregg Rosner. If poet Walt Whitman were alive today, loved the ocean as a body surfer, listened to punk rock music, and kept a video notebook of his untethered life.
"Regeneration" by Chelsea Thaler. An experimental tribute to Ingmar Bergman.
"The Misadventures of Local Man" by DAM Productions. A local worker, laid off due to the growing Corona Virus crisis, finds himself thrust into the role of vigilante. Local Man dons his suit by night and vows to protect his hometown from misdemeanor offenses. THIRD PLACE WINNER, 2020.
"Sea Sick" by Brandon Danganan. Each summer I spent my days working in Ocean City helping the community thrive for the tourist season. While Ocean City is a great place to bring the family and have some fun, unfortunately, people come down to beach and leave more than just their footprint in the sand. And sometimes, it’s not just the visitors but also the people that call Ocean City home that flurry it with trash. Seeing the beauty of Ocean City covered with bits of trash is part of what inspired me to create this short film to raise environmental awareness around trash pollution.
"Melvin's Curse" by Davis Mears. Two guys get cursed by Melvin, a merman (mermaid but a guy) who is tired of the lack of respect he gets on a daily basis. FIRST PLACE WINNER, 2020.
"They Breed Us to Feed" by B.L. Strang-Moya. At the drive-in, a young man ponders his existential fears surrounding life in a resort town.
FEATURE PRESENTATION
"Ash Wednesday Storm" by Terry Sterner, courtesy of the OC Lifesaving Station Museum. Learn the story of a storm that changed Ocean City forever. 40 minutes.
September 1st 2020, Drive-In Night
We will be presenting the 3rd annual Ocean City Film Challenge.
Films will play at 8pm on Tuesday September 1st. Following the short films will be a brief video from OCFF organizers, announcing the winners of the Film Challenge. It is after the awards video that the documentary Ash Wednesday Storm" will play.
FILM CHALLENGE ENTRIES:
"Kaw-Liga" by Trevor Taylor. 2018 Challenge Winner. A man ponders existence at the Ocean City inlet, meeting a mysterious fate.
"Time Flies" by Campos Media. 2019 Challenge Winner. Children fantasize about the day they can fly in the Ocean City Air Show.
"Escape 2020" by Derek Silver. Stricken by anxiety, depression, and paranoia a couple attempts to escape 2020, if only momentarily by taking a day trip to the beach. SECOND PLACE WINNER, 2020.
"I Surf the Body Electric." By Gregg Rosner. If poet Walt Whitman were alive today, loved the ocean as a body surfer, listened to punk rock music, and kept a video notebook of his untethered life.
"Regeneration" by Chelsea Thaler. An experimental tribute to Ingmar Bergman.
"The Misadventures of Local Man" by DAM Productions. A local worker, laid off due to the growing Corona Virus crisis, finds himself thrust into the role of vigilante. Local Man dons his suit by night and vows to protect his hometown from misdemeanor offenses. THIRD PLACE WINNER, 2020.
"Sea Sick" by Brandon Danganan. Each summer I spent my days working in Ocean City helping the community thrive for the tourist season. While Ocean City is a great place to bring the family and have some fun, unfortunately, people come down to beach and leave more than just their footprint in the sand. And sometimes, it’s not just the visitors but also the people that call Ocean City home that flurry it with trash. Seeing the beauty of Ocean City covered with bits of trash is part of what inspired me to create this short film to raise environmental awareness around trash pollution.
"Melvin's Curse" by Davis Mears. Two guys get cursed by Melvin, a merman (mermaid but a guy) who is tired of the lack of respect he gets on a daily basis. FIRST PLACE WINNER, 2020.
"They Breed Us to Feed" by B.L. Strang-Moya. At the drive-in, a young man ponders his existential fears surrounding life in a resort town.
FEATURE PRESENTATION
"Ash Wednesday Storm" by Terry Sterner, courtesy of the OC Lifesaving Station Museum. Learn the story of a storm that changed Ocean City forever. 40 minutes.
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.
