SÆBØ Film Festival
September 25-26, 2026 marks our inaugural film festival—a free, outdoor, two-day celebration of live music and short films in Upper Manhattan, featuring screenings by both emerging and established NYC filmmakers. For one weekend, we’ll clear the cars out of a Dyckman Street parking lot and transform it into an open-air cinema with a 50ft screen.
2026 Featured Artists
Annie Poon’s short film Runaway Bathtub is part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Her work has also been featured at the National Gallery of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the New Museum, and the Museum of Arts and Design, and her films have aired on Nickelodeon, PBS, and at the Chicago International Children’s Festival.
Beyza Yazgan is a Turkish-American pianist, composer, and animator who bridges classical tradition with contemporary influences through a multidisciplinary lens. Her debut album of original compositions, Human Cocoon, charted on the Billboard Classical Chart and was named “Contemporary Album of the Month” by The Guardian. She has performed in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall to ancient caves in Turkey. After winning first prize at the 8th Metropolitan International Piano Competition, Beyza produced her first album, To Anatolia: Selections from the Turkish Five (Bridge Records, 2021). Whether performing solo piano, composing for screen, or animating stop-motion, she weaves imagination, heritage, and personal voice into her work.