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Feb 23: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Gabourey Sidibe

by Brooklyn Reader February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe, the star of the movie Precious (2009), was born in Bedford Stuyvesant, May 6, 1983. Her mother was a former special education teacher who gave up her career and […]

Posted inArts & Entertainment

Brownsville Film Heads to World-Renowned SXSW Festival

by Jessy Edwards February 23, 2022February 23, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment

BAM’s New President Already Knows the Ropes and Is Looking to the Future

by Brooklyn Reader February 11, 2022February 12, 2022
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Feb 7: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Spike Lee

by Brooklyn Reader February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Upcoming Film Mixes Actors and Real Residents in a Love Letter to Bed-Stuy

by Jessy Edwards January 14, 2022January 17, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Short Film Explores Unique Character of Canarsie Pier and the Lives Around It

by Jessy Edwards June 15, 2021June 15, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Short Film Imagines a Hyper-Gentrified Bed-Stuy, Where a Family Must Hide From ICE

by Jessy Edwards March 12, 2021March 19, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

I Got a Story to Tell: New Biggie Documentary With Previously Unseen Footage Premieres on Netflix

by Brooklyn Reader March 1, 2021March 1, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment

New York City Public School Film Festival Open for Entries

by Brooklyn Reader January 12, 2021January 13, 2021
Eric Rivas; Film; COVID-19
Posted inFeatured News

Meet the Brooklyn Director Who Has Already Filmed a Pandemic Inspired Thriller

by Kimberlean Donis January 8, 2021January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Meet the Brooklyn Native Using Film for Social Awareness in His Latest Picture ‘Catharsis’

by Kimberlean Donis November 23, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Encore of Virtual Bed-Stuy Film Festival to be Extended to November 23

by Brooklyn Reader November 19, 2020January 25, 2021
movie, cinema, film
Posted inFeatured News

Program Announced for 13th Annual Bushwick Film Festival

by Brooklyn Reader October 13, 2020January 25, 2021
Director Brigid Turner poses with Run Crew Jacket
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Director Uses Running as Inspiration for Change in New Film

by Kevin Limiti September 29, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

The Bushwick Film Festival is Here, Plans to Continue Despite Pandemic

by Kimberlean Donis May 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Broadway Stages; COVID-19; donation; TV Production
Posted inUncategorized

Brooklyn Production Company Puts Community First

by Kimberlean Donis May 11, 2020January 28, 2021

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