Coney Island Film Festival Voted "One of MovieMaker Magazine's Coolest Film Festivals in the World" and "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee." That's a wrap on the 25th Annual Festival! Thanks to all of the filmmakers, attendees, staff, volunteers, and sponsors! 2025 Award Winners - Best in Category Animation—A Walk in the Park Comedy Short—Totally Sick Drama Short—Elijah Documentary Feature—The Saint of Brooklyn Documentary Short—Coney Island Then and Now Experimental—SO LETS GO Feature—If That Mockingbird Don't Sing Horror—The Widower Made in Coney Island—Shangri-la Music Video—Rollin'" Coffin—"Heaven Knows" Sci-Fi—The Chronocular Device Previous Festival Photo Galleries here Mobile Friendly site here 2025 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE   DAY & TIME SIDESHOWS BY THE SEASHORE 1208 Surf Ave. Ground Floor CONEY ISLAND MUSEUM 1208 Surf Ave. 2nd Floor (please note: this venue is not wheelchair accessible) FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025     Fri. 7:30pm - CI Museum   Opening Night Screening - $10 Rebel with a Clause Fri. 9:30pm - Sideshow Opening Night Party - $25 at the Coney Island USA Freak Bar and Sideshows by the Seashore! Hosted by Adam Realman   SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025         Sat. 1pm - CI Museum   Program 1 - SOLD OUT! - $10 - Doc Shorts Replay Teaser Reel: Before It Was Cool Penny RollerJam: The Last Roll Stoop Chat with Maani & Mr. Sweat The Life and Times of Tough Tony Pellone Sat. 2pm - Sideshow Program 2 - $10 - Comedy Shorts Static Cling GIBRANISTAN Get a Real Job Baldy The Film Finish Him Attack of the Yoga Zombies   Sat. 3pm - CI Museum   Program 3 - $10 - Coney Island Films I'll Swim With You The Sistas Coney Island Then and Now Sat. 4pm - Sideshow Program 4 - $10 - Shorts Alive & Well Chateau Paradis Elijah Before You Go Because I Love You His Mother   Sat. 5pm CI Museum   Program 5 - $10 - Sci-Fi The Chronocular Device The Hollowing Generation Hack Space Flower Eight Driven Out Sat. 6pm- Sideshow Program 6 - SOLD OUT! - $10 - Coney Island Films - Shorts/Feature Furboo 2 MAGIC MOMENTS AT CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN! Coney Island is the Home Trust All Is Well Stop Time   Sat. 7pm - Museum Program 7 - SOLD OUT! - $10 - Music Videos, Experimental Films Carney CREAMRS - "Kokomo" Official Video Beethoven Music Video Feeding Fingers - Model Lives and Fallen Leaves Ghost Funk Orchestra - Eyes of Love MAXINE: Donny McCaslin Jared Hada • THE GHOST In Your Head Old Violence I F***** it up How Very - Le Big Zero Catamaran SO LETS GO A New York Covid Story LOS Fathom the Mermaid PURPLE PATROL! Sat. 8pm - Sideshow Program 8 - $10 - Horror The Pennsylvania Leaf Blower Massacre Strange Creatures The Widower PANDORA, INC. CRAWL SPACE Up Close Crōman Wild Animals Inheritance Sat. 9pm - CI Museum   Program 9 - $10 - Doc Feature The Saint of Brooklyn Sat. 10:00pm - Sideshow Program 10 - $12 The Warriors         SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025     Sun 1:00pm - CI Museum Program 11 - $10 - Animation Poppa Confetti VHX "Staircase Stomp" by The Clamor Nostril A Walk in the Park Sylvester of Gowanus Episode 1 Noise Beacon 832 Reload The Animated Adventures of Pokey The Penguin Last Year... Sun. 2:00pm - Sideshow Program 12 - $10 - Comedy Shorts Text Talk Bird Poop Mansplaining She Ate That! We Regret To Inform You Incarnation Stay At Home, Mom TOTALLY SICK   Sun. 3pm - CI Museum   Program 13 - $10 - Feature If That Mockingbird Don't Sing Sun. 4pm - Sideshow     Program 14 - $10 - Shorts Sweet Boys Down The Avenue Stain Baquine Friends Forever HARLEM FRAGMENTS   Sun. 5:00pm - CI Museum   Program 15 -$10- Doc Feature Fuzztones vs The World: A Tale of Sex, LSD & Rock 'N' Roll Sun. 6pm - Sideshow Program 16- SOLD OUT!- $10 - Coney Island Films Rollin' Coffin - "Heaven Knows" Tiny Dancer SAVING CONEY ISLAND Strays Dérive Shangri-la   Sun. 8pm Awards Ceremony: Location Eldorado Auto Skooters     Coney Island Film Festival has been "Voted One of MovieMaker Magazine's Coolest Film Festivals in the World". 2010 Honoree Darren Aronofsky! Coney Island Film Festival named one of the "25 Coolest Film Festivals" by MovieMaker Magazine! Click here to read the article. FEATURED IN FILMMAKER MAGAZINE'S BLOG "MY 10 FAVORITE FESTIVALS OF 2010"! Shop Our Store for Posters and DVD'S