The Brooklyn Film and Arts Festival



The main focus of the Brooklyn Film and Arts Festival programs is Brooklyn, its history, communities, neighborhoods, cultures, peoples, social dynamics, arts, and related Brooklyn topics.

The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival aims to present a series of cultural events that convey the quintessentially unique perspective of Brooklyn residents about their own neighborhoods and their views about Brooklyn at large.

The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival will help to develop films and documentaries in which Brooklyn is a key component.

The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival will help to fund and present novice Brooklyn filmmaker's documentaries and films about Brooklyn neighborhoods.

The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival plans to promote programs and events that feature Brooklyn as their main focus.

The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival wiil produce and present arts exhibitions and events in which Brooklyn is the subject.

The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival is interested in partnerships with other cultural and arts organizations and projects whose programs could be part of a collaborative presentation with the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival.


Events being planned for the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival include the following:

· Documentaries about Brooklyn and Brooklyn neighborhoods by novice and experienced filmmakers.

· Contemporary art exhibitions in which Brooklyn is the subject.

· Period arts exhibition in which Brooklyn is the subject.

· Photography exhibitions of both contemporary and archival photographs of Brooklyn.

· Films both contemporary and archival that have Brooklyn as a prominent component.

· Spoken word presentations about Brooklyn in literature, poetry and theatrical presentations.

· Lectures and presentations about Brooklyn’s history.

· Programs that address and present the unique architecture and architectural history of Brooklyn.

Main page- www.FilmBrooklyn.org