The Third Annual Red Hook International Film Festival will be dedicated to Robert Guskind, the legendary blogger who created the much missed blog Gowanus Lounge. Guskind died in February.

The
festival's opening film will be Blue Barn Picture's special tribute to
Guskind.  According to festival planners, "the entire festival is dedicated to Robert Guskind, to The Gowanus Lounge,
and to local storytelling."

The
Red Hook Film Festival takes place on October 3rd and 4th at the
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition screening room at 499 Van Brunt
Street.  The screenings begin at 1pm on Saturday Oct. 3rd, with "Robert Guskind: 1958-2009" by Blue Barn Pictures, followed by a special 10th anniversary screening of the seminal Brooklyn documentary "Lavendar Lake: Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal" directed by Alison Prete.

The
rest of the weekend will feature short film gems from neighborhoods
around Brooklyn, including pieces about a Bushwick tailor, rooftop
farms in Greenpoint, the Atlantic Yards boondoggle, Coney Island's lost
roller coaster, Williamsburg industry, and a whole program of films
about Red Hook!

The screening schedule can be seen online at www.redhookfilmfest.com and at www.myspace.com/redhookfilmfestival

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