Olivia
Acuña●

Soil Story is a 16mm film, combining found foliage and an experimental approach to the film developing process that is in collaboration with the environment. The film explores the juxtaposing histories and memories of the Ridgewood Reservoir and the Cemetery Belt. Two locations that straddle each other with the Jackie Robinson Parkway cut in between.

With both locations in conversation with each other, we explore the cycles of time, space, memory and land development and disposal.

Seeing Things, Dreaming Things is a personal documentary that explores memories and dreams, in an effort to organize these subjective and personal experiences into something more logical and concrete.

Filmed on 16mm film and Hi-8 Tape. Created by Olivia Acuña, Editing by Phillip Thompson.

The Holy Mary amidst ongoing traffic. A basement of deities with the light on 24/7. A collection of trash, or so it seems.

“Altar Piece” explores Ridgewood, Queens, through the altars and shrines that ornament the neighborhood. While some are more recognizable in form than others, these objects are brought together with a considered touch.

Directed by Kiana Fernandez. Cinematography by Olivia Acuña.

When an archetypal 1950’s woman is unsettled by her existence as a housewife, she escapes into a fantasy realm of art and freedom; in spite of her apathetic husband.

A narrative short directed by Madison DeCory. Cinematographer — Olivia Acuña.

In Love, In Time, follows a narrative of a woman who is in two different relationships during two periods of her life, but the emotions that the relationships produce are the same. The film is meant to explore the idea of relationship dependency amongst youth, and one’s identity solely being tied to another.

Directed by Philip Thompson. Cinematography by Olivia Acuna. 16mm.

The host of a children’s television show starts experiencing burnout after needing to force creativity every day. “I’m At Home,” directed by and starring Philip Thompson, is a lo-fi vision of artistic fatigue that starts off all smiles before beginning to disintegrate.

Directed by Phil Thompson. Production Design by Olivia Acuña.

Alcove Cinema is a microcinema at the Brooklyn Peace Center, 23 Marcus Garvey Blvd in Bedford-Stuyvesant, that Olivia co-founded in January 2026 and programs. It hosts one to two free screenings each month, showcasing the work of local New York City filmmakers, with an open call for submissions and a Q&A with filmmakers whenever they can be in the room.

Since opening night in February 2026 the series has paired films with community partners, from a seed library and seasonal newsletter to free tea on the night, and has grown to include themed programs and a works-in-progress workshop for filmmakers.