The Seaport Film and Food Festival, a four-week international film and food series in partnership with LW Productions, returns to the Seaport District after a successful inaugural season in 2014.

For four consecutive Fridays this July - a delicious array of complimentary food samples and drinks highlighting a different country will be served from 7:00pm, followed by an outdoor free screening of an acclaimed international film at the Front/Row screen at sundown, both located at Fulton and Water Streets.

The scheduled four screenings are as follows:

7/10 - Touch of the Light (Taiwan). 2012 drama directed by Jung-chi Chang (110 minutes - Mandarin with English subtitles) presented by Taiwan Ministry of Culture, Coco Tea NY Inc. and A-Pou’s Taste. Touch of the Light is a film based on true events in the life of a blind Taiwanese piano prodigy Huang Yu Siang (played by himself) - leaving his home alone for the first time to pursue his studies in the busy Taipei City. A story of inspiration, discovery and love.

7/17 - Waking Ned Devine (Ireland). 1998 comedy directed by Kirk Jones (91 minutes - English) presented by Ryan Maguire’s and Little W Productions. Someone in the small Irish village Tullymore, has just won millions in the National Lottery. Now the question is; who is the winner? The film is a hilarious lesson in morality and friendship.

7/24 - Capturing Dad (Japan). 2012 drama directed by Ryota Nakano (74 minutes - Japanese with English subtitles) presented by Sunrise Mart and Peace and Love Film Festival. Sawa, a since long divorced mother, sends her two daughters on a cross country trip to capture a photo of their father who they barely remember and who is now dying. What starts out as a sort of mini-adventure, becomes a journey of self-discovery, reconciliation, growth and love.

7/31 – Wadjda (Saudi Arabia). 2012 Comedy, Drama written and directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour (98 minutes - Arabic with English subtitles) presented by Alfanoose and Little W.  The first feature film by a female Saudi filmmaker and also the first shot entirely in Saudi Arabia. It tells the story of a 10-year old girl in a suburb of Riyad who desperately wants a bike to beat her friend Abdullah in a race

For more information, visit southstreetseaport.com.