With the doors of the Tribeca Film Festival already closed, what are New York cinephiles to do in the long stretch of time between the next iteration of the Brooklyn or New York Film Festival? Well, they can certainly wet their whistle at Scene:Brooklyn, an independent film and media arts series put on by the Brooklyn Arts Council. Containing dozens of shorts, features (including "The Iran Job" by Till Schauder and Sara Nodjoumi and "Redlegs" by Brandon Harris), and other presentations/masterclasses, there's plenty to chew on to keep the festival spirit going. Running from May 2-6 (check out the events here), the series kicked off with "Brooklyn In Brief," a collection of over fifteen shorts broken up into two sets: 8 narrative and 7 documentaries.
Those who can barely stomach the generic micro-budget template will be happy to know that the burgeoning filmmakers represented here are aiming higher. Michael Tyburski's "Angelfish" follows a somewhat shy,...
Those who can barely stomach the generic micro-budget template will be happy to know that the burgeoning filmmakers represented here are aiming higher. Michael Tyburski's "Angelfish" follows a somewhat shy,...
- 5/4/2012
- by Christopher Bell
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