STAMFORD — The Roxbury Arts Group will present its 2026 Local Lens Short Film Showcase on Friday, April 10, bringing together five films by three regional filmmakers at the Headwaters Arts Center. The free program, scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m., offers a cross-section of storytelling rooted in place — and shaped by distinct creative voices.
The lineup moves between narrative and experiment.
Richard Stephen Bell, of Denver, will screen Waiting for Aphrodite, an award-winning short that has circulated through film festivals in New York City, Los Angeles and beyond. Produced through his nonprofit CinemaEd, which trains underserved student filmmakers, the film features a professional cast and a polished visual style.
From Roscoe, filmmaker Elizabeth Ennis turns inward and outward at once with Field Cam, a meditation on the COVID-19 lockdown that finds tension — and beauty — in the natural world. Ennis serves as writer, director and actor, collaborating with Douglas LaFrenier.
The evening closes with something less conventional: The Golem Trilogy, three experimental films by Stamford artist Nathan Meltz. Combining animation and printmaking, the trilogy — The Golem Returns, The Golem Smashes All Walls and Destroy the Golem — will be accompanied by a live musical score performed by Meltz alongside musicians Steve Hammond, Adam Elabd and Mark Wolfe.
Each filmmaker will participate in a question-and-answer session following the screenings, offering audiences a closer look at the ideas and process behind the work.
The showcase is part of an ongoing effort by the Roxbury Arts Group to highlight homegrown creative talent in the Catskills, with a separate feature film event planned later in the month.
The event will be held at the Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford. Admission is free; concessions will be available for purchase. For more information visit roxburyartsgroup.org
