14th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Offers Free Live Screening and Short Film Blocks With Funny, Haunted, and Socially Conscious Themes Saturday 10/23 at Regal Cinemas Brooklyn
Themes Include ‘Campy Comedies’, ‘Let’s Talk About Sex Work’, ‘Art as Resilience’, and more
Brooklyn, NY (October 18, 2021) - The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF), one of Brooklyn’s most exciting cultural attractions, is excited to announce a full day of live screenings on Saturday October 23, 2021 through a partnership with Regal Cinemas. In addition, through the gratuitous support from City Artist Corps the screening of the feature film Rehab Cabin is free for everyone!
The festival has curated a mix of feature and short film blocks with fun, provocative, and socially conscious themes. The “Let's Talk about Sex Work” short film block features Vincen't Martell's Finesse and other films that highlight sex workers and discuss laws surrounding sexwork. “Art as Resistance'' showcases unique and resilient short documentaries, including “Art21: John Akomfrah'', that explore the inspiring ways in which change-makers have overcome societal and personal traumas through art. “Family Lies” features Richard Kind and Jessica Hecht, and “Defining Stages” features Hiam Abbass and Lynn Cohenwill. The free public screening supported by City Artist Corps is the feature film Rehab Cabin, a comedy directed by Kate Beacom & Louis Legge about two best friends who kidnap a washed-up celebrity in the hopes of rejuvenating her career. The nightcap of the evening, BFF’s last screening is “Campy Comedies” with dark, witty, awkward, and maybe a little sexy, stories that explore both the haunted and charming parts of everyday life.
“Having Regal as a partner gave BFF the opportunity to bring the best part of the festival back to life. The shared experience of watching films together is one of the most exciting parts of a festival.” says festival founder Kweighbaye Kotee. While Bushwick Film Festival isn’t able to screen all of the selected films live this year, the hybrid model of in-person and virtual events offers audiences different viewing possibilities to suit their needs. BFF is planning for a full return to live screenings next year.
In addition to screenings, the festival will also be hosting special events including its Opening Night Reception at Lot 45 in Bushwick on October 20th, a full day of industry networking at Circa Brewing Co. in downtown Brooklyn on October 23rd, and a virtual Movie Industry Conference on October 24th. Conference panelists include Emmy nominated Producer of HBO’s The Tale Mynette Louie, Showrunner of Netflix’s You Sera Gamble, SVP of Development and Production of Endeavor Cristina Garza, Editor of HBO’s Scenes from a Marriage Yael Hersonski, Rahul Roy from Magnolia’s Theatrical Distribution, Director of MPAC’s Hollywood Bureau Sue Obeidi, Cobra Kai’s Rose Bianco, NALIP’s Executive Director Ben Lopez, Founder of Fourth Agreement Entertainment Dana Kuznetzkoff, Founder of The Future of Film is Female Caryn Coleman, AICP’s Tabitha Mason-Elliott, ReFrame’s Director Andria Wilson Mirza, and more.
This year’s festival will include over 125 independent films from 27 different countries. Live screenings will be held at Regal Cinemas 106 Court Street location in downtown Brooklyn. In addition, audiences can watch all films and view the festival’s program at watch.bushwickfilmfestival.com.
About The Bushwick Film Festival
The Bushwick Film Festival is a M/WBE certified independent film festival based in Brooklyn, showcasing the best-emerging films from NYC and around the world and featuring conversations with leading voices in the film industry. Over the last 14 years, we have been recognized by our community, top press outlets, local elected officials, and just recently Lucy Liu for doing groundbreaking work in film and entertainment!
Our annual festival attracts over 3500 attendees, as well as more than 1500 film submissions from 60 countries around the world, contributing to the Borough's cultural and economic growth. We are committed to community building, empowering underrepresented storytellers, and increasing diversity in film and other forms of media through year-round programming. Our programming includes free public screenings and events, hands-on film production workshops, and career training for young adults so that they have the tools to enter a successful career in the media industry.
For more information visit watch.bushwickfilmfestival.com. Follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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