Film Fests + Mom Dies During Postpartum Treatment • Daily Digest

Get on up, Queens! You know the old saying about a window opening when a door closes? Apparently that's true for local film festivals as well, as this weekend sees the closing of the Forest Hills Indie Festival and the return of the New York Greek Film Expo and the Astoria Film Fest. See all the details below.

Today's weather: Could you ask for a better fall day? It'll be mostly sunny. High: 68 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories today in Queens:

1. A 47 year-old woman was minding her own business waiting on the E train in LIC when a man attacked her and repeatedly punched her in the face. Here's the man being sought: (Patch.com)
2. It's the last weekend to attend what's become known as the fastest-growing "truly independent" film festival — the 5th annual Festival of Cinema NYC. (Patch.com)
3. You can also take your pick between in-house and online screenings, as the Astoria Film Festival (with all films shown in auditoriums) and the New York Greek Expo (offering in-person screenings and streaming events) both kick off today. (Patch.com)
4. A fatal shooting linked to NYC gang tensions has led to an arrest. (New York Daily News)
5. A mother of three who lost her husband to COVID-19 is getting help to keep her Queens food truck business alive. (Spectrum News NY1)
6. How did a new mom die after being admitted for treatment of postpartum depression? A Queens family is demanding answers. (WPIX 11 New York)

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About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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