The organizer of this event asked me to share this information about an upcoming two-day all-Brooklyn-focused Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival documentaries festival at the Brooklyn Historical Society on December 4th and 5th:

We are pleased to announce a two-day festival of Brooklyn-only documentaries at the Brooklyn Historical Society in Brooklyn Heights. This extraordinary opportunity to view many aspects of Brooklyn’s rich cultural history from many perspectives will illuminate the unique stories of the people, neighborhoods and communities of Brooklyn as they live through great changes caused by ongoing economic and cultural developments.

These documentaries will shine a light on many different Brooklyn neighborhoods and will include docs about

–The crisis of Astroland’s demise
–Memories of the violent 1980’s in Bushwick
–Homesteading in Red Hook
–Combative senior citizens in Park Slope
–Streetlife on Atlantic Avenue in 1972
–1985 Trinidadian celebrations in Crown Heights
–Homeless racing pigeons in Williamsburg
–Youthful angst in East Flatbush
–A family romp at Coney Island in 1969
–Remembering Barbra Streisand 
–1981 in Flatbush and and many other short documentaries

The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival is dedicated to presenting Brooklyn’s rich cultural history through film, art and performance. We look forward to presenting the works of filmmakers whose films feature Brooklyn’s cultural history, communities and the stories of the people of Brooklyn.

The Where and When

The screenings will be held on December 4th and December 5th, 2008 at the Brooklyn Historical Society located at 128 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights. The programs begin at 6:00 pm on both days and suggested admission is $5.00. Please call (718) 222-4111 or visit our website www.brooklynhistory.org for more information.