The 2017 AoBFF was a big success.
Thank you to ALL our filmmakers, special guests and audiences; you made it a special year. And congratulations to all our winners.
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Help us kick off #AoBFF17 in the beautiful Art Deco atrium of the central branch of the Brookyn Public Library! A night of networking and celebrating Brooklyn independent film with an open bar, food, music and fun.
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One of America’s foremost filmmakers, Brooklyn's Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff) directs a remarkable ensemble cast led by Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, and Laura Dern in this stirring look at three women striving to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest.
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Vicki, a young music school dropout struggles to make sense of her aimless life while caring for her dying 90 year old father, Oscar-nominated actor Robert Vaughn in his last feature film appearance before passing away in November of 2016. Also starring Catherine Curtain (Orange is the New Black, Wolf of Wall Street.) Directed by Victoria Negri.
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A block of Experimental and Non-Linear works from the Brooklyn film and art scenes.
Amo-Uncle | Kill the Witness | Sam & Jo | Booked for Safekeeping | The Panty Symphonic | To Retreat/ To Give Ground/ To Recoil | Victor and Isolina
Amo-Uncle | Kill the Witness | Sam & Jo | Booked for Safekeeping | The Panty Symphonic | To Retreat/ To Give Ground/ To Recoil | Victor and Isolina
JUST ADDED: Two new films from legendary underground filmmaker Nick Zedd and creative complex Brooklyn Fire Proof:
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Spike Lee Presents:
SEE YOU YESTERDAY Directed by Stefon Bristol Sci-Fi/Drama, 15 min. USA Two Brooklyn teenage prodigies, C.J. Walker and Sebastian Thomas - determined to outwit fate and role-play as God - build make-shift time machines to save CJ's brother, Calvin, from being wrongfully killed by a police officer. |
FUTURE '38 - NYC Premiere!
Directed by Jamie Greenberg Sci-Fi/Comedy, 90 min. USA A Technicolor valentine to the classic screwball comedies of the 1930s and ‘40s, with a sci-fi twist. It’s a time-travel adventure which presents the exotic future-world of 2018 A.D., as imagined by the film-makers of 1938! Starring Betty Gilpin, Nick Westrate, Robert John Burke, Ethan Phillips and Sean Young. “Must-see film” – Indiewire |
A block of short docs and dramas that feature strong female characters who go against the grain, dispelling conventionality and conformity, to live a life according to their own rules.
Tiphany | Jada | The Things We Do They Don't Understand | The Other End | I Am Her
Tiphany | Jada | The Things We Do They Don't Understand | The Other End | I Am Her
Filmmaker, producer, and show runner Squeaky Moore wrote the book on pitching. Then she developed that book — #100Pitches: Mistakes I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To — into a series of successful pitching workshops. We are excited that she is partnering with the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival this year to share her knowledge with us!
'I Love Brooklyn: People and Places'
A block of shorts that show the different neighborhoods of a multicultural Brooklyn offering a glimpse of the people who give it its character and contribute to this vibrant city.
All Appliance | Renewal In Sunset Park | The Weavologist | On The Ledge | Hello Nostrand
Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure - WORLD PREMIERE
Documentary, 47m
Directed by Kelvin Phillips
A doc about chasing eclipses and science dreams. It chronicles the lives of Dr. Alphonse Sterling and Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, as they follow the two solar eclipses that occurred in 2012. The director lives in Brooklyn.
A block of shorts that show the different neighborhoods of a multicultural Brooklyn offering a glimpse of the people who give it its character and contribute to this vibrant city.
All Appliance | Renewal In Sunset Park | The Weavologist | On The Ledge | Hello Nostrand
Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure - WORLD PREMIERE
Documentary, 47m
Directed by Kelvin Phillips
A doc about chasing eclipses and science dreams. It chronicles the lives of Dr. Alphonse Sterling and Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, as they follow the two solar eclipses that occurred in 2012. The director lives in Brooklyn.
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Comedy, 85m - Directed by Sam Henry Kass
Brooklyn Premiere While working on a documentary on his old Brooklyn neighborhood, a young film school graduate shifts the focus of his production onto the disappearance of a local resident and the strange characters who are conducting the search to find him. Shot in a pre-getrified early 90s Red Hook an all-star cast including Michael Badalucco, Jennifer Beals, Steve Buscemi, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Holt McCallany, Anne Meara, John Turturro, Nicholas Turturro and Sam Rockwell. Join us for 2 special screenings of this classic independent film!* *Sam Henry Kass will be present for a post-screening Q&A! |
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AoBFF Guest Festival Director Dave Chan leads a lively industry panel discussion on the mis/under-representation of Asian-Americans in a Hollywood that can’t seem to stop white washing Asian stories. This panel will address creative solutions on how to correct this from a grassroots level on up.
Panelists include Celia Au (Gotham, Iron Fist), Becky Yamamoto (Fort Tilden, Good Enough), Eddie Shieh (Split End, Film Labs Present series), David Huynh (Hamlet, Vietgone) and Anne Hu (Cake, Balloon). |
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This workshop will teach you how to find and engage your fans, run an effective crowdfunding campaign, and then distribute your film— all while preparing you to make your next film. So this workshop isn’t just about crowdfunding: it’s about career building.
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This workshop seminar, led by award-winning filmmaker and Pratt instructor Eric Trenkamp, discusses the fundamentals of talent, location and music releases for indie filmmakers in New York City. The discussion will provide an understanding of the terminology used in these documents, the legal rights they protect, and why they are necessary both legally and from the point of view of a potential distributor.
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Comedy, 82m - Directed by John Painz
Stacy has been living in the city for the last three years and just found out she didn’t get her dream job. Now she has to decide whether she’s going to stay in New York City or move back home to Wisconsin. Over the course of the evening she goes to four different friends apartments to get some advice, but the only thing her friends want to talk about are themselves. Shot in Brooklyn by Brooklyn filmmaker John Painz. |
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Michael Zam, screenwriter, NYU instructor, and co-creator of FEUD: Bette and Joan with Ryan Murphy will join with Guest Festival Director, award-winning screenwriter (and former student) Dave Chan to talk about Michael’s writing process for the pilot script of FEUD.From the nuts and bolts of the writing to stories from the trenches of getting it in the right hands and getting greenlit, Michael will also discuss what it’s like to be involved in one of the most acclaimed TV shows of 2017.
The rise of social media, crowdfunding and digital steaming platforms have all had a huge impact on independent film and media makers, in Brooklyn and beyond. In 2017 you can definitely add podcasts to that list. With this panel we are focusing on ways filmmakers can use podcasting as an essential tool to market, fundraise and promote.
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Comedy/Drama, 90m - Directed by Michael Clayton
Connor Ryan, out of a job and dumped by his girlfriend, returns to Atlantic City to try to rebuild his life with the last source of income that he has — a few apartments in a low-rise condo complex that sits in the shadows of AC's newest & most expensive casino. Dawn-Lyen Gardner (Luke Cage, Star Wars: Clone Wars voice), James Carpinello (The Punisher, Gotham) Dunning’s main cast and crew live in Brooklyn. |
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Anthology, 90 min. USA - Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy, Dark Comedy, Romance
Directed by Lee Peterkin, Nick Snow, Corey Scott Rutledge, Luis Alarcón, Grand Lancaster, Doug Roland and Roberto Serrini Prism is an anthology feature comprised of seven stories by seven directors. The connection these stories have to one another, is the overall theme which is the irrationality of love and how it drives us to behave in extreme ways. Each story, running between 5 and 17 minutes, will encompass different genres - comedy, dark-comedy, drama, science-fiction and suspense. As each director’s perspective emerges, the audience will experience a vast array of interesting styles that will light up the screen. Prism was created by a Brooklyn-based group of filmmakers and actors. |
