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First Monday of Every Month @ 7pm • FREE

Monday, February 1 @ 7pm

 

A selection of short films from the
Red Hook International Film Festival


All Shorts Program

 

Lessons from a Tailor
Directed by Galen Summer


9 min - 2008 - USA - English - Color

Martin Greenfield has worked as a tailor in Bushwick, Brooklyn for decades. In his life, he has gone from concentration camp survivor to factory floor boy to owning his own company and making suits for President Bill Clinton. This is his story.

 

Mr. Brooklyn
Directed by Jason Sokoloff


14 min - 2009 - USA - English - Color

Nearing the end of his days on the unforgiving docks of Brooklyn, Philly Weinstein is a relic of the past. Always balanced on the tightrope of expendability, Philly is a man with holes in his boots, calluses on his hands, and lint in his pockets. But sometimes, for a man with nothing, honor is everything.

 

Put It Down
Directed by Robert Barocci & Tina Fallon


4 min - 2008 - USA - English - Color

Singer/songwriter Mike Doughty embarks on an odyssey across New York City, heading towards Red Hook, Brooklyn.

 

Mr. Mack's Kitchen
Directed by Mike Attie


6 min - 2008 - USA - English - Color

To survive in 'Mr. Mack's Kitchen' you need respect and discipline. Can the children of Lafayette Elementary take the heat?

 

Pool
Directed by Lila Place


4 min - 2009 - USA - English - Color

Dive back into summer at the Red Hook Pool.

 

Under the Roller Coaster
Directed by Lila Place


15 min - 2005 - USA - English - Color

The Thunderbolt roller coaster in Coney Island was once a Brooklyn icon. Before its surprising demolition in 2000, it was also the home of Mae Timpano, a unique Brooklyn character. This is the story of her life under the roller coaster.

 

Everything Said
Directed by Andy Cahill


3 min - 2008 - USA - Color

The residents of a tenement building find love and gluttony.

 

Nueva York
Directed by Manolo Celi


8 min - 2009 - USA - Spanish w/ English Subtitles - Color

Over 8 million residents in NYC;
Over 2 million of them say they live in... Nueva York.

 

Brooklyn Boondoggle
Directed by Meerkat Media Collective


12 min - 2009 - USA - English - Color

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. During a time of economic uncertainty in an already changing neighborhood, a diverse chorus of local voices has emerged to respond.

 



First Monday of Every Month @ 7pm - Free

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376 9th St (at Sixth Ave)
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Subway: F to Seventh Ave


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The Brooklyn Independent
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A monthly screening series dedicated to the art of independent filmmaking and the exhibition of contemporary independent films.

First Monday of Every Month
at Barbés in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

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376 9th St (at 6th Ave)
Park Slope, Brooklyn

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