SMALL-MEDIUM-LARGEJuly 3, 10, 17, 24
All Films Begin at 8:00pm or Sun Down
A curated outdoor film series that showcases work by filmmakers from Brooklyn and beyond. The film screenings will take place as part of The Garden PartyTM after the concerts.
July 3 and 10
Animated and live action features for kids and families. By highlighting many local filmmakers, this event will provide creative inspiration to local kids. Arrive early for a pre-film workshop flip book animation workshop.
Ages: 5 and up
July 3
Secondhand (Pepe)
by Hannah Rose Shell and Vanessa Bertozzi, 2007 (24 minutes)
Dreamlike visuals and ethereal sounds intermix the beats of Jewish klezmer and Haitian rara music. . . . Secondhand (Pepe)'s two stories converge as American castoffs travel from the memoir reader's rag factory overseas to Haiti. As pepe makes its way to Port-au-Prince, passing through an intricate network of peddlers, seamstresses and entrepreneurs, the past recycles into the present.
July 10
Film Program
This evening of curated films is in formation.
Medium
July 17
Films by and about teenagers. The second day of SML will focus on challenging and uplifting issues affecting teens. There will be a post screening discussion.
Ages: High School and Young Adult
Film Program
This evening of curated films is in formation.
Large
July 24
Visions of everyday life and love.
Ages: Appropriate for ages 12 and up
Mesopotamian Marshes
by Stijn Verhoeff & Pieter Paul Pothoven (2007, 19 minutes)
An experimental film about the ancient marshes surrounded by war and oil at the border of Iran and Iraq. There will be a post-screening discussion with filmmakers Stijn Verhoeff & PPP.