Diverse Films Screen at 'FLIC NIC on the Street' in Jackson Heights Next Two Saturdays

Some will sit on folding chairs. Others will lie on blankets. Still more will stand or maybe even sit on the curb. But all will certainly enjoy FLIC NIC in the Street in Jackson Heights this Saturday — and again next Saturday. The Queens World Film Festival and the Jackson Heights Green Alliance will offer two evenings of action, family, feature, international, local and short movies at the 78th Street Play Street, which is permanently closed to vehicular traffic.

Descriptions of the scheduled flicks are on the jump page.

July 19th, Theme: Time Travel and Other Unexpected Feelings

• Recursion (United States, 22 minutes): This modern-day time-travel adventure tells the story of Sherwin, possibly the most unlikely best man ever.
• Day 6011 (Belgium, 15 minutes): After being alone on guard for more than 6,000 days, a robotic soldier encounters his first contact. Things don’t go as planned.
• The Rehearsal (United States, 13 minutes): Desperate to get his music to the masses, a high-strung bandleader demands relentless rehearsing. Between practice and perfect lies a minefield of egos, ineptitude, and attitude problems.
• SHIFT (United States, six minutes): A character (above) is born from a tree, and his face is stolen by a dog. After wandering the landscape, looking for home, his vision returns in an unsuspecting turn of events.
• Unfold (Ireland, 15 minuets): Mark is trying to hide his problems. His goal is to blend in with society and appear normal while also finding himself and tapping into a creativity he once had.
• El Lado Frío De La Almohada (Spain, 11 minutes): A couple shares a pillow the same night that they meet. They discover that the pillow has a colder side than it seems.
• Noite Perdida (Brazil, 17 minutes): Two friends reunite after a frustrated night with two girls. Both lie about the outcome of their dates, and these lies trigger a flashback that reveals what really happened.

July 26th, Theme: Family-Friendly Films about Fathers and their Children

• Thanks (United States, 12 minutes): A lost girl approaches a shopkeeper. Hilarity ensues.
• The Hero Pose (United States, 13 minutes): An eight-year-old girl and her father try to sell a car.
• TU SERAS UN HOMME (France, 88 minutes): Theo babysits little Leo, whose negligent parents have left him socially awkward. They strike a deal to leave each other alone, not knowing how much they need each other.

Details: FLIC NIC in the Street, 78th Street Play Street at 34th Avenue, between 77th and 78th streets, Jackson Heights, July 19th and July 26th, dusk, free.

Photos: Queens World Film Festival