Ocean City Film Fest to stream free starting April 10

In response to stay-at-home orders, Maryland’s Ocean City Film Festival and the Art League of Ocean City will stream short films from the March 2020 festival on Facebook Live at 7 p.m., every Friday beginning April 10 and every third Saturday of the month beginning April 18. There is no charge to watch the movies.

“The 4th Annual Ocean City Film Festival in March was a huge success, and we were extremely fortunate to have been able to hold the festival, and welcome filmmakers and guests to town before the shutdown,” said William Strang-Moya, creative director. “Since our March event, we've been in close contact with our featured filmmakers and see this as an opportunity to once again share their work with our community."

At 7 p.m. every Friday, Facebook pages for both the Ocean City Film Festival and the Art League of Ocean City will livestream one short film, some as brief as five minutes, some as long as 20 minutes. At 7 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month, both Facebook pages will stream a block of short films from the 2020 festival, approximately 30-45 minutes in total length.

Strang-Moya will introduce the films and welcome viewers, and where possible, filmmakers will share their stories before the films stream. All films are independently produced, and many were made by local filmmakers or have local themes. The films are not rated, and viewer discretion is advised.

For more information and a complete schedule of films, go to www.OCMDFilmFestival.com and www.ArtLeagueOfOceanCity.org.