BROOKLYN BOONDOGGLE at the Red Hook Film Festival
September 22nd, 2009 by jay
Our Short Documentary BROOKLYN BOONDOGGLE will be screening as part of the 2009 Red Hook Film Festival
WHEN: Sunday, October 4th at 4pm with the short film series “Urban Industry”
WHERE: The BWAC Screening Room. 499 Van Brunt Street – Red Hook, Brooklyn
COST: FREE!
ABOUT THE FILM:
Atlantic Yards, the largest single-source development in the history of New York City, is about to break ground, and the future of downtown Brooklyn hangs in the balance. In a city distinct for its vibrant diversity, this proposed $4 billion project boasts 16 towers for office, retail, and hot
el space, 7.2 million square feet of housing, and an 18,000 seat arena for the New Jersey Nets, partly owned by the developer, Bruce Ratner. During a time of economic uncertainty in an already changing neighborhood, a diverse chorus of local voices has emerged to respond. BROOKLYN BOONDOGGLE travels from stoops to street corners to meet those affected most deeply, from the man being forced to abandon the home he has known all his life, to the yo
ung upstarts who just moved into the neighborhood, as they are forced to confront the realities of modern urban development. Tackling the controversial issues of eminent domain, gentrification and government corruption, BROOKLYN BOONDOGGLE questions the trend of top-down urban planning and asks — what if we were allowed to decide the future of our own neighborhoods?
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
The 2009 Red Hook Film Festival will present films from some of Brooklyn’s finest filmmakers, and stories from a huge variety of New York City neighborhoods. The films in our lineup come from around the country, and reflect on the location of our festival:
Red Hook, an urban, industrial, waterfront community where fishermen, longshoremen, artists, small businesses and housing projects live together…
And where everyone likes free popcorn!
