CLOSING NIGHT FILM - NY PREMIERE OF PUBLIC ACCESS

LESFF 2026 will close with the New York Premiere of Public Access, the feature documentary from director David Shadrack Smith, produced by Sara Crow and Anne-Marcelle Ngabiran, and executive produced by Steve Buscemi and Benny Safdie. The film offers an unprecedented look at New York City’s public access television boom in the 1970s and 80s, where unfiltered creators transformed the airwaves into a free-speech battleground, foreshadowing today’s creator-driven media landscape.

Filmmakers in attendance for Q&A to follow.
Doors open 30 minutes before scheduled screening time.

Info: Join us in The Radeberger Filmmaker Lounge ahead of the screening for open beer & wine bar, gifts from FLAMER and bites from Wonder. Doors open 30 minutes ahead of the screening.

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