SRFF 2025, the festival's 12th annual edition, opens at the National Arts Club in Gramercy Square with a red carpet at 5:30 PM and a program starting at 6:00 PM. Our Guest of Honor is Social Media Star and influencer Dorothy Wiggins who at 99 inspires many with her mindful lifestyle. The SRFF 2025 Special Honor Awardee is actor, writer, and producer Karren Karagulian, who plays Toros in Sean Baker's award-winning film, Anora.
The Festival's Uptown section, Rejoice Resist: BIPOC Films, takes place on March 12 and 13 in West Harlem, sponsored by West Harlem Development Corporation. The program includes a panel discussion with BIPOC Filmmakers on March 13 at the Lee C. Bollinger Forum of Columbia University and MRHS.
The Official Selection lineup SRFF 2025 is on the festival website, with trailers of the films, descriptions, screening times, tickets, and venues. The program includes Voices of Canada, Dutch Culture USA Future 400, films by Industry Partner IndiePix Unlimited, and the Armenian Spotlight feature film Labyrinth, all screening at our Downtown venue, Cinema Village. See the festival trailer here
On Closing Awards Night, the SRFF International Jury reveals the winners of 2025 at the Tenri Cultural Institute Downtown on March 16. The opening and closing nights are by invitation, and a limited number of VIP tickets are available for purchase. The online component of the festival starts March 17 for a short time, where most titles are offered for remote viewing. An online script reading completes the program.
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Early Bird discount tickets - $12 Trio, $75 VIP, $85 Festival Pass and $25 Armenian Pass (for five Armenian films) - are now on sale for a limited time. Check here for further details.
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About the Festival
The SRFF 2025 Competition Categories are Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Rejoice Resist: BIPOC Films and Filmmakers, and scriptwriting.
Founding Artistic Director Nora Armani presented the films and synopses. The trailers and film details are posted on the website under SRFF 2025. She said, "Twelve years have speeded by. We are proud to have had the opportunity to present over 750 socially relevant films from 40 countries. The work of talented and dedicated filmmakers has offered us the bonus of learning about the human condition and filmmaking while engaging with an audience as a first step toward raising awareness of social issues. We could not have done it without the valuable support of our sponsors, partners, and friends."
Actress/ Filmmaker Nora Armani started the festival in 2013 in response to the proliferation of violence and violent forms of storytelling in media and entertainment. Following a family tragedy that cost the lives of two of her dearest and nearest, namely her cousin Vania and uncle Jack Exerjian, Armani founded the festival to commemorate them meaningfully.
This new edition addresses Aging, Art and healing, Climate Change, Disability, Healthcare, LGBTQ, Memory and Identity, The Prison System, Women, and Voices of Canada.
The Mission of the SR Film Festival is to spotlight filmmakers who tell compelling, socially relevant, human-interest stories without resorting to violence or violent forms of storytelling. SRFF believes in the power of film to raise awareness of social problems.
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