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SPRING 2012 SCREENING SERIES
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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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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GREEN | RED
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 8PM
Free – The Archway under the Manhattan Bridge, Adams St. at Water St., DUMBO
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 Mono No Aware.
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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 8PM
Free – The Archway under the Manhattan Bridge, Adams St. at Water St., DUMBO
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 Mono No Aware.
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FEATURE PRESENTATION: REDLEGS
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 10PM
$7. Arrive 30+ minutes before showtime for FREE admission (with $7 purchase inside the theater) - reRun Gastropub Theater, 147 Front St., DUMBO
A night with Brooklyn-based critic, programmer and filmmaker Brandon Harris, who will present a short and the premiere of Redlegs (US, 2011, 77min), a tragi-comedy about death set in his hometown of Cincinnati.
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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 10PM
$7. Arrive 30+ minutes before showtime for FREE admission (with $7 purchase inside the theater) - reRun Gastropub Theater, 147 Front St., DUMBO
A night with Brooklyn-based critic, programmer and filmmaker Brandon Harris, who will present a short and the premiere of Redlegs (US, 2011, 77min), a tragi-comedy about death set in his hometown of Cincinnati.
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FILMMAKERS HAPPY HOUR
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 6-8PM
Free – Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg
Join us at Nitehawk’s café/bar to meet fellow Brooklyn filmmakers and artists. Includes a raffle and prizes.
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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 6-8PM
Free – Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg
Join us at Nitehawk’s café/bar to meet fellow Brooklyn filmmakers and artists. Includes a raffle and prizes.
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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE IRAN JOB
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 7:30PM
$15 – Kumble Theater for the 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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SATURDAY, MAY 5, 7:30PM
$15 – Kumble Theater for the 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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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.
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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.
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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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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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Special thanks to our program partners: indieScreen, reRun Gastropub Theater, Nitehawk Cinema, Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at LIU Brooklyn, UnionDocs and Galapagos Art Space. A big thank you to our Best of Scene: Brooklyn Audience Choice Award sponsors: Endless Picnic, The Yard and IFP as well as our raffle sponsors: Tuffet Restaurant, Nitehawk Cinema and IFP’s Filmmaker Magazine.
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. Workshop 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.
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