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The new Long Beach Boardwalk looks as smooth as the sugar white sand that lines the shore. Rebuilt with metal supports to withstand the next hurricane, it seems to turn gold as the sun sets, making it so much more beautiful than the dull wood that preceded it. Like the new boardwalk, you can sense how strong Long Beach has become since Sandy, making it a contender for summer fun. Our model, Ingrid Krumholz Dodd, also exudes that strength. She’s lived in Long Beach for almost 15 years with her husband, Randy, and their two children. Before the storm hit, Ingrid met Craig Weintraub, a Long Island filmmaker, who was scouting for film locations when he stopped at the Allegria Hotel, where Ingrid worked. It turned out they had mutual friends and shared an enthusiasm and love of film. After weeks of meetings, they were sitting on the rooftop of the
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Allegria, which overlooks the ocean, and wondered why no one had produced a film festival in Long Beach before. They agreed to be partners. “In 2011 our dream became a reality,” Ingrid says. Then Sandy slammed Long Beach. “My family was displaced, our cars were gone, our house was damaged,” Ingrid says. “We were all in survival mode for months.” Their film festival planning also took a hit. “How on earth was I going to ask anyone to sponsor this festival when the locals didn’t even have homes?” she says. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano saw the efforts they were putting into keeping the festival alive. “He encouraged us to apply for a travel tourism grant,” Ingrid says. “Without it, we would have never come this far so soon.”
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