Category Archives: Film

Bed-Stuy Do or Die Premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival

Posted on May 26, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 5, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. June 7, 2011; 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

I just received an email from the one and only Nathan Kensinger (photographer, film maker and film festival organizer) about the upcoming Brooklyn Film Festival. Kensinger is the director of programming for the BFF and he’s spreading the word about the BFF’s world premiere of a film called “Bed Stuy – Do Or Die” [...]

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Nightmare on Franklin and Greene

Posted on October 22, 2010 by The Changeling

[ October 24, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Nightmare on Franklin and Greene
Curated by Marianna Ellenberg and Jessie Stead at Greene Acres Garden (corner of Franklin Avenue and Greene Avenue)

On Sunday, October 24th from 7-9pm you can get into the Halloween mood with this scary (but not terrifying) evening of experimental short movies examining the intriguing, the funny, and the weird.

This pre-Halloween [...]

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Precious Screening and Panel Discussion with Sidibe and Cast

Posted on August 16, 2010 by The Changeling

[ August 17, 2010; 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Official Brooklyn Screening of “Precious” that Gabby’s Attending! PROMO from Ephraim Fetti Benton on Vimeo.

The Chillin on da Corner Film Series has a special event lined up for tomorrow evening! At 6:30 p.m. in Von King Park Cultural Center there will be a screening of the Academy Award nominated film “Precious” and a panel [...]

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Kidflix and the Fulton Art Fair!

Posted on August 5, 2010 by The Changeling

KIDflix Dates: Every Friday Night in the month of August (6, 13, 20, 27) Rain Date: Saturday Night
Time: 7:30pm
Fulton Art Fair Dates: First two weekends in August (6, 7, 8 & 13, 14,15)
Time: Noon – 6pm
Location: Fulton Park (corner of Utica Avenue and Fulton Street)
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HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” Premieres September 19th @ 9PM

Posted on July 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Residents surrounding the Stuyvesant Heights Landmark Senior Citizens Center (375 Stuyvesant Avenue at Decatur Street) and fans of the landmark in general – mark your calendars.  The series premiere of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” is in September.  You may recall film crews descending on the landmark space (sometimes once a week for three or four days) [...]

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Midnight Production Crew at Bread Stuy

Posted on July 21, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

There was an after-hours shoot happening at Bread Stuy (401 Lewis Avenue, between MacDonough and Decatur Streets) late Sunday night.   Looks like they were intensively working on getting interior shots.   Does anyone know what the production was all about?

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Chillin On Da Corner Outdoor Film Series Presents Malcolm’s Echo

Posted on July 20, 2010 by The Changeling

[ July 20, 2010; 8:45 pm to 10:45 pm. ] Tonight Ephraim Benton’s Chillin On Da Corner & Beyond Film Series presents Malcolm’s Echo: The Legacy of Malcolm X, winner of the African Movie Academy Award for Best Documentary 2009.

Here’s the synopsis:

Now, more than 40 years after the assassination of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz – Malcolm X, we look beyond the icon [...]

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Indie Film Event at House of Art Tonight

Posted on July 9, 2010 by The Changeling

[ July 9, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

I wish I could’ve posted this sooner, but I only received it yesterday:

The Black and Latino Filmmaker’s Coalition presents
the coolest indie film event
Indie Film Expo, Afterwork Wine Happy Hour
and Ol Skool Movie Night

Friday, July 9, 2010
6pm – 10pm
House of Art
373 Lewis Ave
Brooklyn, NY

All for just $10

HAPPY INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK!
Celebrating the true meaning of Independence

AFTERWORK [...]

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Health of July Community Fair and Film Screening

Posted on July 1, 2010 by The Changeling

[ July 6, 2010; 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ]
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Actor/filmmaker Ephraim Benton continues his Chillin on da Corner and Beyond film series this Tuesday, July 6th. The day-long event will include a health fair followed by a basketball game and a film screening. The films include the New York premiere of “White Boy Brown” which is about an African-American family [...]

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Live Music and a Film Screening Tonight in Fort Greene

Posted on June 13, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 13, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Tiny Furniture Trailer from Lena Dunham on Vimeo.

Rooftop Films presents an outdoor screening of the movie Tiny Furniture tonight! Here is the synopsis:

TINY FURNITURE
Presented in Partnership with BAMCinemaFEST
22-year-old Aura returns home to her artist mother’s TriBeCa loft with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her Youtube page, a boyfriend [...]

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