CALENDAR OF EVENTS: MAY 2 - 6, 2012 |
| Scene: Brooklyn returns May 2-6, showcasing new and cutting-edge work exclusively by Brooklyn-based filmmakers. BAC's 4th annual independent film and media arts series includes short and feature films across multiple genres, an outdoor multimedia presentation, a documentary workshop and more film-focused events at screening venues in DUMBO, Williamsburg and Fort Greene. |
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Still from "Angelfish" directed by Michael Tyburski. |
SHORTS PROGRAM: BROOKLYN IN BRIEF
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 7PM
$10 - indieScreen, 285 Kent Ave, Williamsburg
A selection of bold, new narrative and documentary shorts from Brooklyn filmmakers
that explore the city and how we live in it, and reveal why we need unique New York.
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Peter Burr, "Future Television," 2011, multimedia performance, Rotterdam, NL. Photo courtesy of
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GREEN | RED
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 8PM
FREE - The Archway under the Manhattan Bridge, Adams St. at Water St., DUMBO
Presented during the Dumbo 1st Thursday Gallery Walk.
GREEN | RED is a site-specific and immersive audio-visual experience by Peter Burr and Friends. Scrolling and cascading video "frames" provide the viewpoint into a computer wilderness, with
an accompanying surround-soundtrack. Curated by Mono No Aware.
Co-presented with the Dumbo Improvement District with support from National Endowment for the Arts and One Dream Sound.
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Still from "Redlegs" directed by Brandon Harris, Nappinati Films. Photo: Miranda Rhyne. |
FEATURE PRESENTATION: REDLEGS
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 10PM
$10 - reRun Gastropub Theater, 147 Front St., DUMBO)
A night with Brooklyn-based critic, programmer and filmmaker Brandon Harris, featuring
a special sneak preview of Redlegs (US, 2012, 77min), a tragi-comedy about death set
in his hometown of Cincinnati. Harris will discuss his efforts as both a critic and filmmaker, and will open the night with a showing of his short film “Biospheres,” an adaptation of a Jonathan Lethem story, starring filmmaker Ry Russo-Young.
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Filmmakers at the 2010 Scene: Brooklyn screening series. Photo: Brooklyn Arts Council. |
FILMMAKERS HAPPY HOUR
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 6-8PM
FREE - Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg
Join us in Nitehawk's cafe/bar to meet fellow Brooklyn filmmakers and artists. Includes
a raffle and prizes.
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Still from "The Iran Job," courtesy of Partner Pictures. |
DOCU FEATURE: SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE IRAN JOB
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 7:30PM
$15 - Kumble Theater for Performing Arts at LIU Brooklyn 1 University Plaza, Downtown Brooklyn
Exclusive sneak preview screening of the much anticipated, soon-to-be-completed documentary
The Iran Job (US-Germany, WIP/2012, 93min). The film follows American basketball player Kevin Sheppard as he accepts a job to play in Iran. Over the course of a season he forms an unlikely alliance with three outspoken Iranian women, turning his apartment into an oasis
of free speech, where they discuss everything from politics to religion to gender roles.
Followed by a Q & A with filmmakers Till Schauder, Sara Nodjoumi, and executive producer
Abigail Disney. Moderated by Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Preceded by "I am John Wayne," an award-winning short by Christina Choe.
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Still from "Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 3" directed by Jem Cohen. |
MASTER CLASS WITH JEM COHEN
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2PM
$20 - UnionDocs, 322 Union Ave., Williamsburg
An interactive workshop and screening with Jem Cohen, one of the most original and consistent voices in New York City's arts scene. Defying genres, Cohen has continued
to have his finger on the political pulse with his recent 'newsreels' of the Occupy Movement. A long-time Brooklyn resident, Cohen will give us a rare in-depth glimpse into his working process by showcasing works he has made, as well as some that have inspired him.
Made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts' Electronic Media and Film Presentation Funds grant program, administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes www.NYSCA.org / www.eARTS.org
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Still from "The Hungry Boy" directed by Jake Nelson. |
SHORTS SLAM & CLOSING NIGHT PARTY
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 6PM
$12 - Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St., DUMBO
The strange, the sublime, the subversive - experimental documentaries, music videos and animated works from Brooklyn voices. Followed by the presentation of our Audience Choice Award-winners.
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Scene: Brooklyn is sponsored by Preferred Health Partners. Major supporters are the Henry Nias Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Panel support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts' Electronic Media and Film Presentation Funds grant program, administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. BAC @ The Archway is co-presented with the Dumbo Improvement District and curated by Mono No Aware with support from National Endowment for the Arts and One Dream Sound. Special thanks to our program partners: indiescreen, reRun Gastropub Theater, Nitehawk Cinema, Kumble Theater at LIU, UnionDocs, and Galapagos Art Space. |
