Brooklyn Film Festival Asks Us to "Pause" and Reflect on Cinema
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- Published on Monday, 14 April 2025 20:31
- Written by Renzo Adler
Under My Skin
Now in its 28th edition, the Brooklyn Film Festival returns May 30th to June 8th at Brooklyn’s Windmill Studios (300 Kingsland Avenue) and Wythe Hotel (80 Wythe Avenue). With 160 film premieres, the BFF includes Feature Narratives, Documentary Features, Short Narratives, Short Documentaries, Experimental films, and Animation. The theme of this year’s Brooklyn Film Festival is “Pause.” “In a world of distractions, pop-up notifications, infinite scrolling with fabricated truths, content that demands constant attention, what if the solution isn’t more noise, but a Pause,” said festival Director, Marco Ursino. “The 28th BFF plans to grab the audience’s attention amongst the chaos, and underscore the relief associated with smart, honest, quality screen time and the clarity that comes from taking a break, finding focus, and tuning in.”
Films include Under My Skin, directed by Pascal Tessaud. Back to his hood in the North Side of Marseille, South of France, Kaleem accepts a job in construction. He reconnects with his best friend Rachad who wants to hire him as manager in his new sport center. Kaleem is training hard for Krump and meets a mysterious Greek architect named Marie.
Atikamekw Suns, directed by Chloé Leriche is a mystery set in snowy Canada. On June 26, 1977, a vehicle drives into a river outside the Atikamekw community of Manawan in northern Québec. Two Whites survive the accident, but five Atikamekw lose their lives. The police conclude it was an accident, but for the victims' families, many questions remain unanswered.
In Heavier is the Sky, directed by Petrus Cariry, after taking in an abandoned child, Teresa meets Antonio, and the two begin a journey on the roads. They share a past in common, which is the memories of a town submerged at the bottom of a dam. Life is a dream, but the future is uncertain.
Since 1998 the organizers of the Brooklyn Film Festival have set out to provide a public forum in Brooklyn to advance public interest in films and the indie production of films and to encourage the rights of Brooklyn residents to experience the power of independent filmmaking.
To learn more, go to: https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org
Brooklyn Film Festival
May 30 - June 8, 2025
Windmill Studios
300 Kingsland Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11249