documentary

Feb
21
“Los Sures” Doc Showing Pre-Gentrification Williamsburg Screens Tonight

“Los Sures” Doc Showing Pre-Gentrification Williamsburg Screens Tonight

In 1984, director Diego Echeverria debuted a documentary shot on 16mm film in what was then the predominantly Puerto Rican
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Jan
22
“My Brooklyn” Screening and Panel Discussion Comes to Cypress Hills

“My Brooklyn” Screening and Panel Discussion Comes to Cypress Hills

CYPRESS HILLS – As the effects on gentrification creep across Brooklyn, expanding ever further from the East River, recent history can
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Jul
05
Sunday: Delightful, Award-Winning Short Film Leads Off Brooklyn Stickball Day

Sunday: Delightful, Award-Winning Short Film Leads Off Brooklyn Stickball Day

Filmmaker Jay Cusato in action, playing stickball in Coney Island. (Photo via Cusato)On Sunday in Coney Island, the gang
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Nov
23

‘Cruisin’ 86th Street’ With Actor & Filmmaker William DeMeo

“It’s impossible to understand the way we grew up, unless you’ve lived it,” says actor, screen writer, and
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Oct
09

Portraits Of Kurdish Guerilla Fighters: Back Drop By Savas Boyraz At Open Source Gallery

From “Meanwhile” by Savas Boyraz. (Photo by Savas Boyraz)Telling the story of people in a remote area of a
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Jul
31
Tonight: See The Documentary ‘Life And Debt’ For Free At All Souls Bethlehem Church

Tonight: See The Documentary ‘Life And Debt’ For Free At All Souls Bethlehem Church

Photo via Life and Debt [http://www.lifeanddebt.org/about.html]Tonight, Friday, July 31, everyone’s invited to a
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Mar
03
“The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue” Now Streaming On YouTube

“The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue” Now Streaming On YouTube

Six years after its release, Charles Denson’s award-winning 2009 film “The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue,” [http://www.coneyislandhistory.org/
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Jun
26
Free Screening Of ‘TINY’ Documentary At All Souls Bethlehem Church This Friday

Free Screening Of ‘TINY’ Documentary At All Souls Bethlehem Church This Friday

Over the past 40 years, the average size of a new house in the United States has dramatically increased [http:
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Jan
29
WNET Wants To Know What Makes “Brooklyn Best”

WNET Wants To Know What Makes “Brooklyn Best”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuT4oijcafg What makes Brooklyn the greatest place in all the land? WNET is putting
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Jul
09

Memories Of Midwood Seniors Captured On Website

Seal at World War 2 Memorial in Washington D.C. (Source: wallyg via flickr)A new project, dubbed The Listening
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