I just got an email from one of the organizers of Scene: Brooklyn, a cool sounding NEW film festival this week. It is being launched by the Brooklyn Arts Council and it celebrates the borough's thriving film community, and features a seminar for filmmakers, a panel discussion, and screenings. 19 films, from
fantastical animations, to thought provoking shorts, and eye opening documentaries
about local issues are brought to the screen
The festival features two evenings of film screenings, and a panel featuring some of Brooklyn's biggest filmmaking stars:
Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye, Solo) Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water) Cruz
Angeles (Don't Let Me Drown) and Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (Half
Nelson, Sugar) at 7pm on Wednesday the 6th of May.
The festival will be celebrating the thriving Brooklyn film community each night at Galapagos Art Space
in DUMBO. Screenings of short films, artist profiles and documentaries
shot in Brooklyn or made by Brooklyn based filmmakers take place at 7
and 9 o'clock on the 4th and 5th of May (Monday and Tuesday).
Its a really great
program, and its our first year, so we're trying to get the word out.
Our schedule is posted here – http://scenebrooklyn.bside.com/2009/