Beacon Film Society
Beacon Film Society is a volunteer run organization that hosts screenings of socially relevant films with the participation of the filmmakers. Each screening takes place in Beacon, NY and is followed by a live Q&A. The goals of BFS are two-fold: to provide a venue for films not otherwise available theatrically in the surrounding region, and to create a space for dialogue – about both the art and craft of filmmaking, and the content presented within each film. Currently helmed by filmmaker Lucas Millard and producer Jenny Tibbels.
Upcoming Screenings
Tuesday, March 25th | 7:00pm
Documentary
Q&A with director Alex Rappoport
With Peter Bradley This intimate documentary portrait is the product of a collaboration between filmmaker Alex Rappoport and noted abstract artist, sculptor, and curator Peter Bradley, who both live in Saugerties, New York. When the two met in January, 2020, Peter was 79 and had neither sold many paintings nor had a major show in over four decades – yet he still painted every day in and around a shipping-container studio, heated by a wood stove, no matter what the weather.
Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22nd | 7:00pm
Documentary
Q&A with film director Steve Liptay
Valve Turners follows a small group of activists from the Pacific Northwest as they turn the valves and halt the flow of five oil pipelines entering the United States from Canada to spotlight the climate emergency. Facing felony charges, they defend their actions as necessary in light of decades of political inaction and urgent warnings from climate scientists. The film asks: As the climate emergency escalates, at what point should citizens take action into their own hands to protect their families and communities?
Tuesday, May 20th | 7:00pm
Narrative Feature
Q&A with film director Isaac Woofter
BOUND, the feature directorial debut from Isaac Hirotsu Woofter, is a gripping indie drama that explores the resilience of the human spirit. To escape her overprotective drug-dealing stepfather, a young introvert flees to NYC with her pet flying squirrel. After successfully reinventing herself with the help of some "found family," she returns home to confront her dark past to truly be free.