2011 Flagship Series

May 5 - 12, 2011

Aerostatic + vade
Thursday, May 5, 8pm

The Archway Under the Manhattan Bridge
FREE

A live, site-specific, audio and video performance and projection under The Archway of the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO.
Co-presented with the Dumbo Improvement District with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Brooklyn Experimental Media Center at NYU Poly.

Brooklyn Filmmaker Meetup
Friday, May 6, 6 - 8 pm

Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue

Join Brooklyn's own film innovators for a happy hour celebrating what's next in independent film. Bring a fellow filmmaker or fly solo - who knows, you just might meet your next collaborators.RSVP HERE.
Drink specials courtesy the Knit.

Fictional Realities: Bringing the Imagination to the Practice of Documentary
Saturday, May 7, 1 pm

Union Docs
322 Union Avenue, Williamsburg

A creative immersion workshop by experimental film and video artist Lynne Sachs.
Workshop fee: $25
Co-presented by Union Docs.
REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP

Enchanted Brooklyn: Contemporary Fairy Tale Films
Monday, May 9, 7:30pm

BAMcinematek
30 Lafayette Street

Modern interpretations of classic fairy tales by contemporary Brooklyn filmmakers.
Tickets: $12 adults/$9 seniors and students/$7 BAM Cinema Club members
Presented in conjunction with BAC's Once Upon A Time in Brooklyn: Traditional Storytellers and Their Tales.
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Making Mistakes with Serious Lunch
Tuesday, May 10, 7 pm

Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, DUMBO

A unique showcase of new comedy shorts and live sketches, this mockumentary-style retrospective of Brooklyn-based sketch comedy troupe Serious Lunch is part variety show, part talk show, and part irreverent anthology.
Tickets: $10
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Beijing Taxi: A Film by Miao Wang
Wednesday, May 11, 8pm

indieScreen
285 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg

Beijing Taxi is a feature-length documentary that vividly portrays the transformation of China's ancient capital through an intimate look at the lives of three taxi drivers during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Tickets: $10
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Cine Crash: Assorted Shorts
Thursday, May 12, 7pm

Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, DUMBO

A look at Brooklyn's best shorts at our closing night event. The screening is followed by Scene: Brooklyn's closing night party and award ceremony for Best Short Film.
Tickets: $10
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

Scene: Brooklyn Event Program 2011
Scene: Brooklyn Event Program 2011
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SCENE: BROOKLYN MEDIA PARTNER

ARTLOG IS THE MEDIA PARTNER FOR SCENE: BROOKLYN

Scene: Brooklyn programs are made possible, in part, by the Experimental Television Center’s Media Arts Technical Assistance Fund and Presentation Funds, the Henry Nias Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The Experimental Television Center’s Funds are supported by the Electronic Media and Film Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.

BAC@The Archway is presented in partnership with the Dumbo Improvement District and is made possible, in part, by support from the National Endowment for the Arts and Brooklyn Experimental Media Center at NYU Poly. BAC@The Archway is part of BAC’s DUMBO 1st Thursday programming. Come down the first Thursday of every month for special events and extended hours at BAC Gallery!

Once Upon A Time in Brooklyn is made possible, in part, by support from Con Edison, The Mary Duke Biddle Charitable Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York City Council.

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