The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival is presenting two days of Brooklyn-focused cultural programming on Friday December 3rd and Friday December 10th. (Pictured above from top down: family in Prospect Park, poet Walt Whitman, author Tao Lin.)

–On Friday, December 3rd, BFAF will present: “Brooklyn Roots, Past and Present,” an exhibition at the Brooklyn Historical Society.

–On Friday, December 10th, BFAF will present “Brooklyn in Literature, 1855 – 2010,” an exhibition at St. Francis College.

–On Friday, December 3rd at 6:30 PM in partnership with the Brooklyn Historical Society, BFAF will present three Brooklyn-focused documentaries spanning 1964 to 2010 in a program titled, “Brooklyn Roots, Past and Present.” the Brooklyn Historical Society located at 128 Pierrepont Street (at Clinton Street) Brooklyn, NY 11201. This program is free and open to the Public

–On Friday, December 10th at 6:30 PM, the festival in partnership with St. Francis College is presenting “Brooklyn in Literature, 1855 – 2010,” a panel discussion at St. Francis College with four authors and a publisher, including Nelson George and Tao Lin, who will discuss the representation of Brooklyn in literature and their own books. 180 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights. This program is free and open to the public.