The Brooklyn Underground Film Festival is just around the corner. It will be at the Brooklyn Lyceum on Fourth Avenue at President. April 19 – 23 are the dates. The following list
is just a sample of what you can expect to see at this event…
My Grandmother’s House
Adán Aliaga’s visionary documentary revelas two very distinct
characters: Marina, six years old, and Marita, her 75-year old
grandmother. As Marita tries at no avail to tame the spirited
youngster, the quietly omniscient camera follows them through their
days together, often accompanied by Marita’s clique of jaded,
like-minded grandmas. But what will happen to Marita’s emotional
impasse when she must give up her home of fifty years?
Lifelike
Meet four unlikely taxidermists or self-proclaimed Realist artists, and
one enthusiastic client. This documentary by Canadian filmmaker Tally
Abecassis will open one’s eyes to the profession of taxidermy—or how to
fall into it—as it traces the steps to the National Convention in
Alberta, where professionalism goes to the next level: showmanship.
High Score
A crowd favorite for all ages, filmmaker Jeremy Mack takes us on a zany
tour of classic arcade game enthusiasm, and in particular one die-hard
Missile Command fanatic who may or may not be just the one fated to
beat the game’s all-time high score.
Clever Monkey Pinochet Versus La Moneda Pigs
Weaving together improvisations of several groups of young people,
Bettina Perut an d Ivan Osnovikoff’s documentary tells an historical
event from the imaginations of those who grew up in its wake. The plot
of the September 11, Military Coup in Chile is portrayed in lively acts
by children and young Chileans, giving way to how history is processed
by the people.
The Empire in Africa
The international reaction to the civil war in Sierra Leone has
resulted in one of the most devastating humanitarian disasters in
recent history, and Philippe Diaz’s narrative, important documentary
tells the inside story of the country’s victims.
The Other Side
This highly visual, personal documentary by up-and-coming filmmaker
Bill Brown explores the United States-Mexico border and its liminal
cinematic __expression. Talking to undocumented immigrants and border
activists along the way, the director sheds a new, poetic light upon a
landscape well-known to politicians and his Texas hometown.
Super Happy Fun Monkey Bash
is a no-holds-barred and often shocking montage of clips from popular
Japanese TV. But what happens when these clips are taken out of
context, presented before a disengaged Western audience, and become a
cult DVD success?
For more info, visit the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival website.