Bellmore, New York, USA. July 18, 2018. The Adventures of Penny Patterson, a short film written and directed by STEPHANIE DONNELLY, with actor AJNA JAI portraying title character, screens during final block of films at LIIFE 2018, the Long Island International Film Expo. The comedy, sci-fi, woman directed, NYU graduate thesis short film was nominated at LIIFE for Best Student Film, and has a July 21 screening scheduled at the San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, CCI-IFF 2018.

LIIFE 2017 blog post: https://fromlongisland.com/2017/07/liife-2017-long-island-international-film-expo/ VIDEO Lou DiMaggio: http://bit.ly/vidLIIFE2017parry Bellmore, NY, USA. 19th July 2017. Last Screening Day of LIIFE 2017 Long Island International Film Expo is held at Bellmore Movies. (Photos © 2017 Ann Parry)

Bellmore, New York, USA. July 21, 2016. The19th Annual Long Island International Film Expo Awards Ceremony, LIIFE 2016, is held at the historic Bellmore Movies. Actor KEVIN BROWN (Dot Com in 30 Rock) once again was host. Singers ROBBIE ROSEN, of American Idol, and SARAH BARRIOS performed "Chains". Actress CATHY MORIARITY (Vikki LaMotta in Raging Bull) introduced honoree ED ASNER (TV's Lou Grant) who received the Lifetime Achievement Award. SAL RENDINO (The Get Down, Billions) received the Rising Star Award; ANGELA ANTON, of Anton News, received the Humanitarian Award. Three of LIIFE's co-founders spoke: Nassau County Film Commissioner DEBRA MARKOWITZ, HENRY STAMPFEL and ANNE STAMPFEL, owners of the Bellmore Movies. LIIFE was called one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World by MovieMaker Magazine.

LIIFE, Long Island International Film Expo, events include screenings at Bellmore Movies, panels, and ceremonies, from July 8 through July 16, 2015. Bellmore, New York, USA