#LESFF

THE LOWER EAST SIDE FILM FESTIVAL

BFD Productions runs The Lower East Film Festival each year in Manhattan's Lower East Side! 2022 marks the 12th year of the downtown fest held every summer. 

In its inaugural year, the LESFF crew turned a Lower East Side pop-up space into a unique and intimate "theater" that featured (for 22 BYOB Sold Out screenings) amazing films and awesome Q&As. Since then, the festival has been featured in New York magazine's Approval Matrix (under "Highbrow/ Brilliant"), expanded to bigger venues (the famous Sunshine Cinema, Anthology Film Archives, Crosby St. Hotel), and secured distribution for its up and coming independent filmmakers.

Past LESFF Judges and talent have included SUSAN SARANDON, ETHAN HAWKE, LAVERNE COX, PARKER POSEY, WILLEM DAFOE, DOLLY PARTON, IILANA GLAZER, OLIVIA MUNN, LIZZY CAPLAN, AMY SMART, AMY ARBUS, JUSTIN BOND, NICK KROLL, GEORGE TAKEI and many more.