Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival
01 May 2008 19:15 Filed in: Screenings
Brooklyn
Arts Council International Film
Festival:
7 Screenings of
Provocative Films by Talented Emerging
Filmmakers
The 42nd Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival (April 29 - May 9), includes a collection of films that reflect global preoccupations - war and its aftermath, violence in myriad forms, environmental change and degradation, social inequalities and poverty, global migrations, the suffering of children, and relationships between man and women - expressed through the full range of filmmaking's genres and styles
The 42nd Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival (April 29 - May 9), includes a collection of films that reflect global preoccupations - war and its aftermath, violence in myriad forms, environmental change and degradation, social inequalities and poverty, global migrations, the suffering of children, and relationships between man and women - expressed through the full range of filmmaking's genres and styles
Sympathetic
Details directed by Benjamin Busch
Thursday, May 1st at 8pm
Screened during Independent Filmmakers - A Contemplation of Violence
Kumble Theater, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
A tragic accident forces a conflicted assassin to confront his moral code. His attempt to sever ties from a life of contract killing is complicated by the dark indifference of man’s primeval nature and the impossibility of protecting the ones we love. The film features Clarke Peters, John Doman, Domenick Lombardozzi, Seth Gilliam, Jim True-Frost, Ryan Sands, and Edwina Findley of the HBO Series, The Wire and is written and Directed by fellow cast member Benjamin Busch.
Superheros directed by Alan Brown
Thursday, May 1st at 9pm
Screened during Independent Filmmakers - A Contemplation of Violence
Spike Lee Screening Room, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
Watch the Trailer
Set in and around New York City in the autumn of 2005, Superheroes is the story of the relationship between Ben Patchett, a wounded Iraqi War veteran struggling to live with the psychological and physical scars of battle and Nick Jones, a young aspiring filmmaker who accompanies him to a cabin in the Catskills to document his story. A wary but ultimately tender friendship evolves between these two very different men.
La Creme directed by Reynald Bertrand
Friday, May 2 at 7:30pm
Screened during Independent Filmmakers - A Contemplation of Power
Kumble Theater, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
Watch the Trailer
François Mangin is out of work and vying for a new sales job. Unable to decide between François and another candidate, the boss-to-be demands they decide between themselves who will get the job. François is determined to get the upper hand, but a random Christmas gift of a jar of face cream is about to make the competition a whole lot easier... Inexplicably, whenever François rubs on some of the cream, other people instantly think he’s someone famous.
The Appearance of Things directed by Jim Tassopulos
Friday, May 2 at 9pm
Screened during Independent Filmmakers - A Contemplation of Power
Kumble Theater, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
The Appearance of Things is an intricate ensemble drama set in contemporary Los Angeles revolving around rehearsals for an avant-garde production of Oscar Wilde's Salome where the four central characters including King Herod and Jokanaan (John the Baptist) are being played by women. When the young, gorgeous actress playing Salome allows her long time boyfriend to discover that she has been unfaithful, her act triggers a series of events which mirror the themes and conflicts of the play.
Sarbane's Oaxley: Mistresses, Mergers & Mayhem directed by Ramcess Jean-Louis
Saturday, May 3 at 4:30pm
Screened during Women of African Descent
Spike Lee Screening Room, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
Watch the Trailer
Robert (Shane Taylor) is an ambitious attorney who is on top of the world. He is the star at his office, on the fast track and engaged to his soul mate, the captivating Christian. Life could not be better. That is until Robert’s company is abruptly acquired by a larger firm run by the powerful and controlling Arthur. What follows is a sordid web of lies, greed and betrayal that threatens to destroy Robert’s professional life and the world around him.
Learn more about the 42nd Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival. Read about the films and directors, watch trailers ,and more!
Thursday, May 1st at 8pm
Screened during Independent Filmmakers - A Contemplation of Violence
Kumble Theater, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
A tragic accident forces a conflicted assassin to confront his moral code. His attempt to sever ties from a life of contract killing is complicated by the dark indifference of man’s primeval nature and the impossibility of protecting the ones we love. The film features Clarke Peters, John Doman, Domenick Lombardozzi, Seth Gilliam, Jim True-Frost, Ryan Sands, and Edwina Findley of the HBO Series, The Wire and is written and Directed by fellow cast member Benjamin Busch.
Superheros directed by Alan Brown
Thursday, May 1st at 9pm
Screened during Independent Filmmakers - A Contemplation of Violence
Spike Lee Screening Room, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
Watch the Trailer
Set in and around New York City in the autumn of 2005, Superheroes is the story of the relationship between Ben Patchett, a wounded Iraqi War veteran struggling to live with the psychological and physical scars of battle and Nick Jones, a young aspiring filmmaker who accompanies him to a cabin in the Catskills to document his story. A wary but ultimately tender friendship evolves between these two very different men.
La Creme directed by Reynald Bertrand
Friday, May 2 at 7:30pm
Screened during Independent Filmmakers - A Contemplation of Power
Kumble Theater, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
Watch the Trailer
François Mangin is out of work and vying for a new sales job. Unable to decide between François and another candidate, the boss-to-be demands they decide between themselves who will get the job. François is determined to get the upper hand, but a random Christmas gift of a jar of face cream is about to make the competition a whole lot easier... Inexplicably, whenever François rubs on some of the cream, other people instantly think he’s someone famous.
The Appearance of Things directed by Jim Tassopulos
Friday, May 2 at 9pm
Screened during Independent Filmmakers - A Contemplation of Power
Kumble Theater, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
The Appearance of Things is an intricate ensemble drama set in contemporary Los Angeles revolving around rehearsals for an avant-garde production of Oscar Wilde's Salome where the four central characters including King Herod and Jokanaan (John the Baptist) are being played by women. When the young, gorgeous actress playing Salome allows her long time boyfriend to discover that she has been unfaithful, her act triggers a series of events which mirror the themes and conflicts of the play.
Sarbane's Oaxley: Mistresses, Mergers & Mayhem directed by Ramcess Jean-Louis
Saturday, May 3 at 4:30pm
Screened during Women of African Descent
Spike Lee Screening Room, LIU, Brooklyn Campus
Watch the Trailer
Robert (Shane Taylor) is an ambitious attorney who is on top of the world. He is the star at his office, on the fast track and engaged to his soul mate, the captivating Christian. Life could not be better. That is until Robert’s company is abruptly acquired by a larger firm run by the powerful and controlling Arthur. What follows is a sordid web of lies, greed and betrayal that threatens to destroy Robert’s professional life and the world around him.
Learn more about the 42nd Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival. Read about the films and directors, watch trailers ,and more!
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