Short Film Premiere: Afterimage Explores Memories of Moviegoing in Ridgewood, Queens

Last week, Filmmaker published my Spring 2026 print issue report on the crop of communal cinema offerings in Ridgewood, Queens. Theres Low Cinema, co-founded by John Wilson and the first theater to open in the neighborhood in nearly 100 years; Music Movie Mondays, curated by Shannon Wiedemeyer at the bar/venue Cassette; Ridgewood Community Cinema, co-created by Ali Jaffery with regular screenings hosted at Stone Circle Theater and Ridgewood Commons; UnionDocs, a non-fiction film center and theat...