Not your typical megaplex affair, screenings take place in parks, along the water and, as the name suggests, on rooftops, including a graffiti-walled space atop a Lower East Side school six flights up.

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Departures received submissions for consideration from artists in a range of mediums, including animation, painting, photography and graffiti.

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Each year, 50 residents of Red Hook and the surrounding area perform community-based public service, including repairing broken locks on people's homes and cleaning up graffiti.

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