On July 3rd Community Markets is collaborating with Rooftop Films, Umami Food and Art Festival and the The (Makers) Market at The Old American Can Factory to screen a series of short artists’ food films on the roof of the Old American Can Factory at 232 3rd St. and 3rd Ave in Gowanus/Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The event will kick off at 8:30 PM with a live concert by the all-original indie rock group, Railbird from Saratoga Springs, hailed as “a great indie band set to break out,” by Billboard Magazine. After the screening there will be a Q & A with artists, and curator followed by an after party with refreshments for sale prepared by Communal Table.
The Umami films include contributions from different cultures and feature a variety of unusual approaches to food, highlighting its unique, multi-faceted nature. Some of the short films to be screened include:
Eggs and Bells (2008) by Annie Lanzillotto Lanzillotto’s fantastic irreverent performances (she sings, dances and writes…) celebrate her Italian American upbringing. In Eggs and Bells she pays homage to her Nonna and to traditional foodways.http://www.annielanzillotto.com/
Chickpea Masala in Four Movements (2010) by Steve Bradley Bradley soaks, sautés, and DJs his way through an aural/visual investigation into the preparation of Chick Pea Masala http://userpages.umbc.edu/~sbradley/
Miss Lucy (2007) by Tami Marks (Tami Ben-Shahar) Marks is an Israeli artist living in Massachusetts. Touching on themes of gender, faith, ritual and perhaps madness, this video follows Miss Lucy as she uses her kitchen as a temple and her oven as an alter. She indulges in sacrifice only to be resurrected as a modern woman. Derived from the sacred and the profane, Miss Lucy is both the name of a Christian saint and of an Israeli hot dog company.
“As farmers market organizers we’re aware and fascinated by the constantly evolving, culturally significant role that food plays in communities throughout New York,” says Rebecca Pedinotti of Community Markets. “Organizing this event with the Umami artists is an exciting way to explore food and eating beyond the market, as an enactment of community, identity and so much more.”
On the ground floor of the OA Can Factory from 6pm to 9pm there will also be a pop up (Makers) Market. The eclectic array of Makers who sell artisanal wares, art and design products every Sunday at the (OA) Can Factory, will be featuring their handmade products for sale before the film screening.