Monday, December 3, 2012

Brookyn Documentaries Screening on December 7th, 2012 at the Brooklyn Historical Society



Barbra Streisand


Brooklyn-Dynamics; Converging Lives  on Film

The December 7th 2012 Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival screening of “Brooklyn-Dynamics;  Converging Lives  on Film” presentation in partnership with the Brooklyn Historical Society will present a rich mix of legendary Brooklyn icons,  spontaneous dancing Russians, and other charismatic Brooklynites.  

Kevin Burns, director of "I Remember Barbra" will speak with the audience about the making of his extraordinary documentary and about Barbra Streisand , a Brooklyn legend.

  The screening will be held at 7:00 pm at the Brooklyn Historical Society located at128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201






I Remember Barbra 


 Directed by Kevin Burns.


  Director Kevin Burns connects with Brooklynites of all stripes as they weigh-in on the legendary Barbra Streisand they once knew. Opinionated hairdressers, former schoolmates, music aficionados, beachgoers, cops, look-alikes, and others analyze and speculate about Barbra, and the influence of her Brooklyn-roots on the development of her show-biz persona and the iconic legend.

Kevin Burns will be join us at the screening to speak about Barbra Steisand and the memories of the making of the legend in her Flatbush neighborhood.

(Presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library's Brooklyn Collection.)




The Hole

Directed by Courtney Sell and Billy Feldman.

 Consisting of five blocks around the Brooklyn-Queens border, 'The Hole' or sometimes referred to as 'The Jewel Streets', is a a neighborhood full of contradiction and mystery, an area lost in time, evoking images of both the Wild West and a post-apocalyptic future. Thirty feet below sea level, home to the Federation of Black Cowboys of New York. 
An antithesis of glossy New York City, 'The Jewel Streets' area is a surreal landscape consisting of abandoned homes, broken down vehicles, and swampy patches of open land where chickens run free and Cowboys patrol on horseback. The surrealism lies in the fact that just twenty minutes away, resides one of the biggest and most powerful cities in the world







iDance video with Russians on Brooklyn Bridge

 Directed by Renat Zarbailov.

Spontaneous music video was shot on July 23, 2008 on the Brooklyn bridge, NYC.
Yulya, Lena, Olga, and Nikita were offered  to shoot this iDance without any
preparation or rehearsal. The dancing Russian young women take off dancing across the Brooklyn Bridge in an inspired carefree improvisational whirlwind while intertwining with tourists on the famed walkway.  





Monday, October 22, 2012

Brooklyn Film and Arts Festival Call for 2012 Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize Submissions

 

"Untitled" - 1959 - (Brooklyn Streets) - Photo by Bruce Davidson

 The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival is inviting writers to submit Brooklyn non-fiction stories for the 2012 Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize.

 The Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize, a cash award of $400, will be awarded to the best Brooklyn-focused non-fiction essay or short story which is set in Brooklyn and is about Brooklyn and/or Brooklyn people/characters.

 We are seeking compelling Brooklyn stories from writers with a broad range of backgrounds and ages who can render Brooklyn's rich soul and intangible qualities through the writer's actual experiences in Brooklyn.

 From the collection of selected Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize submissions, five authors will be selected to read from their work and discuss their Brooklyn stories with the audience at our December 14th, 2012, Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival program in partnership with St. Francis College in the Maroni Theatre.

Submission Deadline – November 30th, 2012.

Entry Fee – Free

Submissions should be between 4 to 10 pages. (Up to 2500 words).

 Send your Brooklyn Non-Fiction story as a Word document by email to: Brooklynfa@yahoo.com

Please include the story title, your name, email and phone number.

The submitted writings will be judged by a panel of Brooklyn writers.

 Selected runners-up will be invited to read from their writing and their entries at the Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize event.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Morris Engel's Brooklyn 1953 Film Masterpiece "Little Fugitive" AT BAM co-presented with the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival

Morris Engel's Brooklyn 1953 Film Masterpiece "Little Fugitive" AT BAM co-presented with the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival.

 Little Fugitive Part of the BAMcinématek series Brooklyn Close-Up Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 7:30pm Q&A with the director's daughter Mary Engel Directed by Morris Engel, Ray Ashley, Ruth Orkin

With Richard Brewster, Richie Andrusco (1953) 80min, 35mm "Our New Wave would never have come into being if it hadn't been for the young American Morris Engel, who showed us the way to independent production with his fine movie, Little Fugitive.” —François Truffaut This groundbreaking American independent film, an inspiration to both François Truffaut and John Cassavetes, is a poetic, expressive portrait of childhood shot with non-professional actors on a portable 35mm camera specially built by co-director Engel.

Seven-year-old Joey goes on the lam when his older brother fools him into thinking he’s shot and killed him, escaping to Coney Island and losing himself in a kaleidoscopic world of carousels, clowns, batting cages, hot dogs, and beaches. Flooded with vibrating Coney Island soundscapes, this beautifully shot gem captures Brooklyn’s amusement paradise at the height of its splendor. Brooklyn Brewery will be on hand in the lobby from 6:30 to 9:30pm offering samples of BAMboozle Ale.

 Try these 100% bottle re-fermented ales and pepper the brewery rep with questions and compliments. This event is co-presented by the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival. BAM Rose Cinemas General Admission: $12 BAM Cinema Club Members: $7 Movie Moguls: Free Seniors: $9 Students: $9 (25 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)

Friday, December 23, 2011

Naima Coster 2011 Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize Winner




Naima Coster, 2011 Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize Winner with Plaque

Photo by Jonathan Jimenez


Naima Coster won the 2011 Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize on December 16th, 2011 at the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival's "Brooklyn Verbatim; Written Words and Moving Images" program for her story, "Remembering When Brooklyn Was Mine."

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Brooklyn Film and Arts Festival Call for 2012 Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize Submissions


Bensonhurst Lifeguards, 1908. Shorpy Historical Photo Archive.


Brooklyn Film and Arts Festival Call for 2012 Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize Submissions

The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival is pleased to announce the establishment of the “Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize.” The Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize, a cash award of $400, will be awarded to the best Brooklyn-focused non-fiction essay or short story which is set in Brooklyn and is about Brooklyn and/or Brooklyn people/characters.

We are seeking compelling Brooklyn stories from writers with a broad range of backgrounds and ages who can render Brooklyn's rich soul and intangible qualities through the writer's actual experiences in Brooklyn.

From the collection of selected Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize submissions, five authors will be selected to read from their work and discuss their Brooklyn stories with the audience at our December 2012, Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival program.

These stories and several other submitted stories will be published on the Brooklyn Film and Arts Festival website and made available to the public.

Submission Deadline – November 15th, 2012.

Entry Fee – Free

The award is $400.

Submissions should be between 4 to 10 pages. (Up to 2500 words).

Send your Brooklyn Non-Fiction story as a Word document by email to: Brooklynfa@yahoo.com

Please include the story title, your name, email and phone number.

The submitted writings will be judged by a panel of Brooklyn writers.

Runners-up will be invited to read from their writing and their entries will be included in the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival’s Brooklyn Non-Fiction Collection of stories in an online anthology.