CasaFilm Festival

The evening begins with live performances programmed by The New York Company, followed by a curated selection of six indie short films presented by CasaFilm Anthologies. After the screenings, guests are invited to a Q&A with the directors.

CasaFilm Festival brings together live music, independent cinema, and artistic community for an unforgettable night celebrating creativity while supporting our city’s historic landmarks.

Suggested Dress Code: All-white outfits!

Born Drake Hunt, a 23-year-old Atlanta native, has been surrounded by music his entire life. His father, Van Hunt, is a Grammy-award-winning musician, and a close family friend is the prodigious Dionne Farris - two people he cites as early musical inspirations. Growing up, Drake listened to a lot of Earl Sweatshirt, King Krule, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and Nina Simone, which, of course, helped inform his personal songwriting style.

Jaden Andreone is a 20 year old New York–based artist and songwriter with a fresh sound that is undeniably his own. With a love for poetry, Andreone delivers cutting, concise lyrics over his distinctive “scrapbook production.” For Jaden, making music is a means of capturing and collecting emotionally complex moments that cannot be expressed with only words. Though his writing process can be quite rapid (as if transcribing something before it vanishes), when it comes to the execution he prefers to allow time for perspective shift and memory loss; oftentimes chopping up his original recording or reinventing the sound altogether.

Neska Rose is a 20-year-old multi-hyphenate artist who oozes creative intensity in the relentless pursuit of her muse. A captivating live performer, she seamlessly switches between guitar and piano, self-producing a sound entirely her own: bold, cinematic, and emotionally raw. Her music inhabits a quirky yet astute point of view, drawing inspiration from the gritty, editorial depth of Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and Amy Winehouse, yet unabashed enough to embrace the vibrant energy of No Doubt with equal fervor. Her recent string of thought-burst singles are neither naive nor worldly, carried by a persistent persona that challenges the listener. Neska doesn’t care if you understand her lyrics on a casual listen, but she’d be happy to hear their meaning crept up on you from an angle.

There are no economic barriers at CWP. Please email CWP Resident Producer Madelyn Paquette at [email protected] or call 212-997-4490 if you require tickets at a different price point.

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