5th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Official Selections and Screening ScheduleThe Art of Brooklyn Film Festival enters its 5th year with a full slate of new independent films. 53 films across all genres have been selected, including 15 World Premieres. This year, AoBFF will screen in Brooklyn Heights, Sunset Park and Bay Ridge. AoBFF is the only festival in the world where every film has a link to the diverse Brooklyn creative scene.
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival runs May 13-17. Full schedule and tickets are available at http://aobff.org and the discount code 15AOBFF20 will save 20% on tickets and festival passes purchased online. Standout films for 2015 include: Hunter&Game, a Spinal Tap-esque mockumentary about a Brooklyn-based electronic music duo. Directed by Kevin Alexander. Universal Language, a romance shot guerilla-style in Paris in a week by a 6-person Brooklyn film crew, directed by Kirsten Russell. Three To Infinity: Beyond Two Genders, a feature doc about people who don’t identify as male or female, directed by Sheepshead Bay native Lonny Shavelson. Life Sentences, a documentary about families affected by the incarceration of their loved ones. The film includes commentary from experts and activists, such as Angela Davis about the current state of the prison system. Directed by Brooklyn filmmaker Jesse Rosenberg. Lake Nowhere, a pitch-perfect tribute to early-80s slasher films. Inspired by the dusty days of VHS, the film is preceded by original trailers & commercials, replicating the experience of watching a long lost bootleg tape. Created by Brooklyn-based production company Ursidae Parade. Christopher Phelps, the co-director, co-writer, and editor of the film, also lives in the borough, along with many of the actors and crew. You, Your Brain & You, a comedic and episodic look at how the Brain Institute helped 81 people with their brain skills; from the ordinary (intelligence and creativity) to the extraordinary (controlling the weather and bending space-time). But one man is determined to show that the head of the Brain Institute is a fraud and a charlatan. Directed by Scott Bateman (Disalmanac) 2015 AoBFF Official Selections: Narrative Feature Bar Songs - Musical Comedy, 80 min, USA Directed by Ryan Collins - World Premiere Beneath Disheveled Stars - Drama, 108 min, USA/Ireland Directed by Kevin Baggott - Brooklyn Premiere Delivery Hour - Drama, 68 min, USA Directed by Benjamin Orifici - Brooklyn Premiere Hunter&Game - Satire, 76 min, USA Directed by Kevin Alexander - East Coast Premiere Living with the Dead - Drama, 93 min, USA Directed by Christine Vartoughian - NYC Premiere Stuck - Comedy, 85 min, USA Directed by John Painz - Brooklyn Premiere You, Your Brain, & You - Comedy, 85 min, USA Directed by Scott Bateman - World Premiere Documentary Feature John McGill Banned - Documentary, 63 min, USA Directed by Michael A. Broz - World Premiere Three to Infinity: Beyond Two Genders - Documentary, 84 min, USA Directed by Lonny Shavelson - World Premiere Narrative Short Subject As a Friend - Drama, 18 min, USA Directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte Bumdom - Comedy, 16 min, USA Directed by Matt Cascella - Brooklyn Premiere Eulogy - Drama, 13 min, USA Directed by Don Capria Father Like Son - Horror/Suspense, 16 min, USA Directed by Derek Shane Garcia - World Premiere Fish Hook - Drama, 12 min, USA Directed by Nickolas Duarte - East Coast Premiere GUADALQUIVIR - Drama, 34 min, France/Spain Directed by Francois Chaillou - World Premiere Humpty - Comedy, 15min, USA Directed by Clare Sackler - NYC Premiere La Ultima Noche - Drama, 13min, USA Directed by Felipe Vara de Rey - NYC Premiere Lake Nowhere - Horror, 50min, USA - Directed by Christopher Phelps - Brooklyn Premiere LAZARUS - Drama, 17min, USA - Directed by Kate Cortesi - Brooklyn Premiere Queso Flameado - Comedy, 7min, USA - Directed by Jean Geraldine Pesce - East Coast Premiere the good boy - Drama, 14min, USA - Directed by A. L. Lee - World Premiere Universal Language - Comedy, 35min, USA - Directed by Kirsten Russell - Brooklyn Premiere What’s Eating Dad? - Horror/Comedy, 11min, USA - Directed by Michael Goldburg When the Gun Goes Down - Drama, 33min, USA - Directed by Ali Eldin - Brooklyn Premiere Documentary Short Subject Artspeak - Documentary, 15min, Italy/USA, Directed by Bill Claps - Brooklyn Premiere Blade #1 - Documentary, 42min, USA Zuzka Kurtz - Brooklyn Premiere Code Oakland - Documentary, 21min, USA Directed by Kelly Amis - Brooklyn Premiere Green Card - Documentary, 8min, USA- Directed by Pilar/David Rico/Whitmer - Brooklyn Premiere Jazzsoon: Portrait of a Brooklyn Hustler- Documentary, 5min, USA - Directed by Ivan Cash - World Premiere Kara Walker: “A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby” - Short Documentary, 10min, USA - Directed by Ian Forster Life Sentences - Documentary, 20min, USA - Directed by Jesse Rosenberg - Brooklyn Premiere Minding Our Own - Documentary, 45min, USA Directed by Inaya Yusuf - World Premiere Film As Art (Experimental/ Batteries Not Included - Film as Art, 5min, USA Directed by Joseph Sciorra - Brooklyn Premiere Bebete e Daniboy - Film as Art, 35min, Brazil - Brooklyn Premiere Confluence - Film as Art, 5min, USA Directed by Noah Shulman Corazon Salvaje (Heart Unhinged) - Film as Art, 5min, USA Directed by Andrew Keating - Brooklyn Premiere Place Between - Film as Art, 11min, UK/USA Directed by Sarah Poekert and Angie Conte - NYC Premiere she - Film as Art, 12 min, USA - Directed by Kyle Parsons - World Premiere Six Dreams About a City - Film as Art, 24 min, China/USA - Directed by Chengliang Chai - NYC Premiere The Emotional Dimensions of the James River - Film as Art, 3 min, USA Directed by Michelle Marquez - NYC Premiere Super-Shorts (Under 10 min.) BUBBLES - Drama, 5 min, USA - Directed by Robert Gadol Lavenstein - Brooklyn Premiere Corazon - Drama, 5 min, USA Directed by Shavon Meyers - Brooklyn Premiere Death by Scrabble - Comedy, 4 min, USA Directed by Ryan Geiger - East Coast Premiere Let Me Wonder - Drama, 10 min, USA Directed by Zachary Romeo - World Premiere Milk Run - Comedy, 9 min, USA Directed by Alexandria Collins- Brooklyn Premiere Mr. Chavan - Drama, 6 min, USA Directed by Eddie Shieh - Brooklyn Premiere Our Quiet Night - Drama, 3 min, USA Directed by Lisann Valentin - Brooklyn Premiere Rhythm of the City - Animation, 2 min, USA Directed by Julie Gratz – World Premiere TEST - Comedy, 10 min, USA Directed by Jay Lifton - Brooklyn Premiere THIS IS SHE - Drama, 10 min, USA - Directed by Tarik Karam - North American Premiere Your Direction – Music Video, 5 min, USA Directed by Lauren Brady Animation Big Bag - Animation, 13 min, Spain - Directed by Ricardo Martin Coloma - NYC Premiere Teeth - Animation, 6min, UK/Hungary/USA - Directed by Tom Brown and Daniel Gray - Brooklyn Premiere The Vase - Animation, 2min, USA Directed by Jeremy Kruse - World Premiere Contact Anthony DeVito ***@theartofbrooklyn.org Photos: https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ End
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