Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective

Anthology Film Archive presents an evening of short innovative and unconventional documentaries, that includes my short 'Of Birds and Boundaries.' 

Curated by Tova Beck-Friedman. 

Wed. May 29th at 6PM. 

32 Second Ave @ 2nd Street, New York, NY 10003

Nathan Fitch's short video about an 11 year old who is into 3D printing was published this morning on WNYC/ON THE MEDIA .  If you are interested in 3D printing technology check it out: http://www.onthemedia.org/blogs/on-the-media/2013/may/16/an-11-year-old-and-his-3d-printer/

Lily Henderson directed and edited this wonderful portrait of author James Salter.  Cinematography by Eric Phillips-Horst.  The piece, produced by Open Road Media, won a Telly Award this year. 

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Come check out the 3 BFC films that will be showing at Pragda's Spain for Export exhibit on April 4-6 at the King Juan Carlos center, along with the best films from Spanish filmmakers living in the U.S.

The April 5 program will feature Leal by Begoña Colomar and The Rock by Raul Santos and the April 6 program will feature Temblor by Marina Fernandez Ferri. The programs start at 7 pm at King Juan Carlos Center (53 Washington Square South, Manhattan). Hope to see you there!

Spain for Export Program Notes

The last few years has seen a great number of Spanish filmmakers pack their bags and move to foreign lands, mainly the United States, to produce their movies. Reasons vary: some studied in the US, others were invited by local producers to take on a project after the success of their previous films, while others were seduced by the ‘glamour’ of American independent cinema and underground experimentation. With all the political and financial turmoil of the times in Spain, this is a program that reflects this reality of Spanish youngsters looking for a brighter future in filmmaking away from home. Of special interest is is the many ways in which the American culture introduces itself in their work.

BFCer Riley Hooper and her documentary short "FLO" are headed to the Ashland Independent Film Festival  and Hot Docs! 

"FLO" tells the story of photographer Flo Fox, who has been documenting the streets of New York City since the 1970s. Now in her 60s and battling Multiple Sclerosis, lung cancer, and visual impairment, Flo continues to pursue photography and maintain her adventurous, feisty spirit and dirty sense of humor. From seducing her way into a tour to the top of the World Trade Center while it was still under construction, to asking passersby to assist with building her own wheelchair ramps, to instructing her aids to take photos, Flo Fox knows what she wants and she gets it.

Few tasks seem more daunting than navigating the deluge of data out there. But fear not! The Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective can help. 

We're putting on a data journalism workshop. All you need to bring are a basic understanding of 5th-grade-level math and a pen and paper to jot down some notes. You will learn about data research, data processing and visualization tools.

Brooklyn Public Library 
April 9, 2013
7-9 pm
FREE!

More info here: http://iii.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1007455 

Keith Miller's WELCOME TO PINE HILL returns to the big screen  March 22nd - March 28th TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY, WEEKEND MATINEES

FRIDAY MARCH 22nd:
6:45pm DOORS / 7:30pm SCREENING
Special Q&A with Director Keith Miller following the screening
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9:30PM DOORS / 10:15PM SCREENING

SATURDAY MARCH 23rd:
10:30am doors 11am screening
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1:30pm doors / 2pm screening
Special Q&A with Director Keith Miller following the screening

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SUNDAY MARCH 24th:
7am SCREENING

6:45pm DOORS / 7:30pm SCREENING
Special screening of short film "Mosquito" followed by Q&A with the filmmakers 
Directed By Jeremy Engle
"Mosquito" Trailer: https://vimeo.com/29245128 

MOSQUITO is the coming of age story of a 13 year-old boy named Cesar, whose awkward bravado and fanciful imagination have earned him the nickname of Mosquito. On a memorable Halloween night in 1974, Cesar will fight to gain the respect of his teenage tormentors. This 12-minute short film, captures the gritty look and feel of NYC in the 1970's through the kinetic, free camera style of Sundance Cinematography Award winner Ferne Pearlstein. The ensemble cast is led by Alejandro Polanco, star of the critically acclaimed film "Chop Shop" (2007).

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9:30pm DOORS / 10:15pm SCREENING

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TUESDAY MARCH 26th:
6:45Ppm DOORS / 7:30pm SCREENING
Followed by discussion with Meerkat Media  on Collective Filmmaking

Join us for an evening of Welcome to Pine Hill co-presented with the Meerkat Media Collective. This collective was essential in supporting the Pine Hill journey, and will screen one of their collaboratively-made short films before the feature.  A post-screening discussion will follow about collaboration in the filmmaking process with Director Keith Miller and members of the Pine Hill team and Meerkat Media.  What dynamic allows for this?  What challenges and pitfalls arise?  How do we draw the line between individual authorship and collective authorship?  How can we leverage shared resources to make our impossible project ideas possible?

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9:30PM DOORS / 10:15PM SCREENING

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 27th:
6:45pm DOORS / 7:30pm SCREENING
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9:30pm DOORS / 10:15pm SCREENING

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THURSDAY MARCH 28th:
6:45pm DOORS / 7:30pm SCREENING
Special screening of short film "The Creek When He Came Back" Q&A with filmmakers to follow. 

After Chris abruptly walks out on her boyfriend, she heads to the country with a photographer for an impromptu modeling session near his family home in upstate New York. Chris soon finds that the woods surrounding the property have the uncanny ability to manifest ghostly visions of the past. When the photographer, Danny, leaves to visit his estranged father in a town nearby, the visions intensify and Chris finds herself alone as an unexpected visitor arrives with a daunting favor to ask of her.

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9:30pm DOORS / 10:15pm SCREENING

FREE!

7-9pm at the Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library, Info Commons Lab)

After a year-long award winning festival run, Tiny Miny Magic by Danielle Lurie will have it's Brooklyn premiere at the rad Brooklyn Girl Film Festival on March 28, 2013.   Showcased in the Opening Night's Shorts Prgram, Tiny Miny Magic screens alongside several other films made by women.  Come out for a fun night of film!  Schedule and tickets can be seen here .

After a extensive festival run –– including Sundance, IFF Boston, Sao Paulo, and Nashville –– After You Left is now available online.  Please watch and enjoy and share.

http://vimeo.com/onefjef/afteryouleft 

“… it’s the movie’s subtle shifting of sympathy hidden within as casual a structure as can be that makes it an endearing portrait of an emotionally unhinged person …”  –Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film

". . . a real gem. Painfully funny, exquisitely acted, acutely observed. So nuanced and utterly true."
–Doug Wright (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning writer of Quills and Grey Gardens)