In the heart of Long Beach’s Retro Row, the historic Art Theatre at 2025 E. Fourth St. hosted the inaugural Long Beach Film Festival the weekend of Aug. 29-30, following a launch party aboard the Queen Mary on Aug. 28. Posters of four feature films screened during the inaugural Long Beach Film Festival, Aug. 29-30, 2026. The festival was founded by local filmmakers to support independent cinema, connect artists with audiences and strengthen Long Beach as a destination for fil