2019 Festival Program

2019 FESTIVAL PROGRAM

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ANTONIO REYNOSO TH COUNCIL MEMBER, 34 DISTRICT, BROOKLYN & QUEENS

October 2, 2019

I am honored to welcome you to this year’s 12th Annual Bushwick Film Festival. After a decade of incredible screenings and moments that are unique to Bushwick, the festival remains committed to sharing stories with a distinct point of view. Each year, I look forward to attending the festival as the Council Member who represents this diverse community, and I am proud that our district is home to the festival. Thank you all for letting me watch with you.

For decades now, Bushwick has been a creative haven where residents and artists from all over the world have honed their artistic skills. The Bushwick Film Festival is an important part of this legacy, and this year, the festival will explore and celebrate stories that deal with the themes of ‘SPACE’ and ‘TIME,’ literally and metaphorically.

In addition to the pieces of work that I look forward to seeing, this year’s festival will feature free programming supported by NYC and Company Foundation, the office of the Brooklyn Borough President, and festival community partners B&H Photo and Canon. The programming present at this year’s BFF will offer festivalgoers a truly unique interactive and immersive experience.

Finally, I would like to recognize BFF founder Kweighbaye Kotee for being a leading voice in the arts community in Bushwick and the members of her team who have continuously made BFF a success over the past 12 years. Of course, I must also shoutout the filmmakers: their works are eclectic and topical, and audiences will be able to dream away, draw inspiration, and discover themselves in stories that reflect them and their challenges, in the way that only film can.

Welcome to the 12th Annual Bushwick Film Festival!

Sincerely,

Council Member Antonio Reynoso, 34th District Brooklyn & Queens

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October 6, 2019

Greetings Festival Attendees:

As the New York State Assembly representative for the North Brooklyn communities of Bushwick and Williamsburg, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to 2019 Bushwick Film Festival

I work in Albany tirelessly fighting for stronger rents laws, education and housing services. A part of the fight is ensuring that needs for the 53rd Assembly District are met and by supporting cultural institutions such as Bushwick Film Festival who play instrumental roles in our community as a means to educate others in a creative setting.

The Bushwick Film Festival has proven to be a powerful addition to Bushwick’s rich cultural fabric and its constant growth is a testimony of ever-growing artistic quality and resourcefulness. I applaud the festival for its commitment to supporting and welcoming all storytellers, including those who fall within the margins in this country: women, immigrants, LGBTQ and people of color.

With over 100 films and special events presented by an eclectic array of artists, this year’s festival is sure to inspire and engage fans, filmmakers, and community members alike.

It is empowering to see Bushwick come together for such a beautiful celebration of what makes our city so wonderful: diversity, culture, and community.

Sincerely,

Maritza Davila Member, New York State Assembly 53rd Assembly District

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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) is a MWBE certified independent film, media, and event production company in Brooklyn, NY. The annual festival attracts over 3,500 attendees, as well as more than 1,500 film submissions from 60 countries around the world, contributing to the borough’s cultural and economic growth. The festival is committed to community building, empowering underrepresented storytellers, and increasing diversity in film and other forms of media through year-round programming. Our year round program 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.

MEET THE TEAM

KWEIGHBAYE KOTEE RAH CRAWFORD TILO ZINGLER JOSEPH VASSILY TEDDY Founder & CEO Creative Director Director of WILLWERTH COLLATOS Marketing Director of Feature Film Programming Programmer

BEANIE BARNES CHEN ZENG MATT GILL TERESA LU KIRA BODEN- Feature Film Shorts Shorts Shorts GOLOGORSKY Programmer Programmer Programmer Programmer Shorts Programmer

TIFFANY RUIZ AMY CHANG KAILEE Events Producer Copy Editor ANDREWS Assistant Festival Producer

2019 PRE-SCREENERS Abie Sidell Clara Ritger Jeffrey Derose Sabrina Polanco-Ferreyra Albania Salas Danielle Rivera Michael Jackson Samuel Honore Anaiis Kudeja Cisco Delisa McGregor Lana Ferron Samuel Kahler Asia Brooks Diomarys Mendez Liliana Tandon Tess Harrison Aurora Alänge Dominique Spooner Matthew Charof Tiffany Ruiz Austin Crawford Erica Eng Matthew Gill Tiy Hampton Brian Blum Fernando Maldonado Michael Piantini Victor Burgos Camila Perez Gil Choi Naliah-Alexandra Bryan Yonny Issayes Celeste Erlander Iman Desirae Nancy Asiamah-Yeboah Chelsea Taylor Ivy Lofberg Niki Williams Chrys Wu Javed Eid Rachel Garber Cole "#$%&'"('()*' +,(%+(*+'$%-',$*"%.*+

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JOURNEY PLANNER 2 WELCOME 4 - 6 ABOUT THE FESTIVAL 8 SPONSORS & PARTNERS 9 RISING STAR AWARD 12 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 14 - 17 JURY 18 SPECIAL EVENTS 20 - 26 PANELS 23 - 26 NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS 26 - 27 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS 28 SHORT FILM PROGRAMS 29 - 34

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OTOJA ABIT

OTOJA worked as the assistant director on Broadway’s revival of That Championship Season, directed by Gregory Mosher. Otoja then went on to book roles in both television and film, including: a role in The Humbling, directed by Barry Levinson and playing opposite Al Pacino, HBO’s critically acclaimed The Night Of, directed by Steven Zaillan, NBC’s The Slap & The Blacklist, ABC’s BLACK-ISH, and Roland Emmerich’s Stonewall.

As an actor, Otoja’s recent credits include Netflix’s The Defenders and ABC’s Black-ish. He also served as co-creator, producer and star of the New York Television Festival’s Official Selection Harlem Knights. Otoja wrote, directed, and produced the 2018 multiple award-winning short film JITTERS which is now streaming on Amazon Prime. He is currently in post-production on his debut feature A New York Christmas Wedding which he wrote, directed and produced.

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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

B&H AND CANON STUDIOS

Content Creator Sessions 11:00 a.m -1:00 p.m

Workshops Working in the Film Industry 1:45 p.m. BUCKJUMPING Audio 101 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 70 min. I Q&A

The Art of Lighting 3:00 p.m. THE INFAMOUS FUTURE SER GRANDE 4:00 p.m. ( WHEN I GROW UP) + *FREE Talks & Product FERAL 40 min. I *FREE Short Film The Blue Cape Demos 4:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 75 min. I Q&A 85 min. I *FREE

NOT IN MY Red Carpet Opening NEIGHBORHOOD BUSHWICK BILL - Presented by 5:45 p.m. Q&A GETO BOY UNARMED MAN Spectrum 86 min. I *FREE 6:05 p.m. 6:30 p.m INDUSTRY NIGHT 85 min. I Q&A 72 min. I Q&A 6:00 p.m @ House of @ The Rookery Yes! 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. INDUSTRY NIGHT *INVITE ONLY* @ Gemelli HEARD CITY Happy Hour Opening Night Film: SO PRETTY 7:30 p.m. 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. VANILLA 7:30 p.m 8:15 p.m. Q&A *INVITE ONLY* THE GHOST WHO WALKS 8:20 p.m. 83 min. I *16 mm POSTAL +DISPEL (short) I 100 min 90 min. I Q&A 8:45 p.m. Q&A 86 min. I Q&A

AFTER-PARTY @ Lot 45 THE DANCE CAMP WEDDING Presented by 10:45 p.m. Q&A + ONE OF THOSE Brugal 1888 85 min. MURDER (short) 10:15 p.m. THE HOUSE INVICTUS 10:35 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Live Performance by: 95 min. 100 min. MERIDIAN LIGHTS DJ Sets by: READY RON

GO TO WWW.BUSHWICKFILMFESTIVAL.COM HOUSE OF YES - 2 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237 LOT 45 - 411 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY 11237 SYNDICATED - 40 Bogart St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 SYNDICATED - 40 Bogart St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 100 BOGART BUILDING - 100 Bogart St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 THE ROOKERY - 425 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY 11237 GEMELLI - 48 Cypress Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206 WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY THURSDAYTHURSDAY THURSDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAYFRIDAY FRIDAYFRIDAY SATURDAYSATURDAY

B&H ANDB&H CANON AND CANON STUDIOSSTUDIOS

ContentContent Creator Creator SessionsSessions 11:00 a.m11:00 -1:00 a.m p.m -1:00 p.m

WorkshopsWorkshops WorkingWorking in the Filmin the Film IndustryIndustry 1:45 p.m.1:45 p.m. BUCKJUMPINGBUCKJUMPING Audio Audio101 101 2:00 p.m.2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.2:00 p.m. 70 min.70 I Q&Amin. I Q&A

The ArtThe of LightingArt of Lighting 3:00 p.m.3:00 p.m. THE INFAMOUSTHE INFAMOUS FUTURE FUTURE SER GRANDESER GRANDE 4:00 p.m.4:00 p.m. ( WHEN (I WHENGROW I GROWUP) + UP) + *FREE Talks*FREE & Talks Product & Product FERAL FERAL 40 min.40 I *FREE min. I *FREE Short FilmShort The Film Blue The Cape Blue CapeDemosDemos 4:15 p.m.4:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.4:00 p.m. 75 min.75 I Q&Amin. I Q&A 85 min. 85I *FREE min. I *FREE

NOT IN NOTMY IN MY Red CarpetRed Carpet Opening Opening NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD BUSHWICKBUSHWICK BILL - BILL - PresentedPresented by by 5:45 p.m.5:45 Q&A p.m. Q&A GETO BOYGETO BOY UNARMEDUNARMED MAN MAN SpectrumSpectrum 86 min.86 I *FREE min. I *FREE 6:05 p.m.6:05 p.m. 6:30 p.m6:30 p.m INDUSTRYINDUSTRY NIGHT NIGHT 85 min.85 I Q&A min. I Q&A 72 min.72 I Q&Amin. I Q&A 6:00 p.m6:00 @ House p.m @ ofHouse of @ The Rookery@ The Rookery Yes! Yes! 7:00 p.m.7:00 - p.m.9:00 -p.m. 9:00 p.m. INDUSTRYINDUSTRY NIGHT NIGHT *INVITE*INVITE ONLY* ONLY* @ Gemelli@ Gemelli HEARD HEARDCITY Happy CITY HappyHour Hour OpeningOpening Night Film: Night Film: SO PRETTYSO PRETTY 7:30 p.m.7:30 p.m. 8:00 - 10:008:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m. VANILLAVANILLA 7:30 p.m7:30 p.m 8:15 p.m.8:15 Q&A p.m. Q&A *INVITE *INVITEONLY* ONLY* THE GHOSTTHE GHOSTWHO WALKS WHO WALKS 8:20 p.m.8:20 p.m. 83 min.83 I *16 min. mm I *16 mm POSTALPOSTAL +DISPEL+DISPEL (short) (short)I 100 min I 100 min 90 min.90 I Q&Amin. I Q&A 8:45 p.m.8:45 p.m. Q&A Q&A 86 min.86 I Q&Amin. I Q&A

AFTER-PARTYAFTER-PARTY @ Lot 45 @ Lot 45THE DANCETHE DANCE CAMP WEDDINGCAMP WEDDING PresentedPresented by by 10:45 p.m.10:45 Q&A p.m. Q&A + ONE OF+ ONE THOSE OF THOSE Brugal Brugal1888 1888 85 min.85 min. MURDERMURDER (short) (short) 10:15 p.m.10:15 p.m. THE HOUSETHE HOUSEINVICTUS INVICTUS 10:35 p.m.10:35 p.m. 11:00 p.m.11:00 p.m. Live PerformanceLive Performance by: by: 95 min.95 min. 100 min.100 min. MERIDIANMERIDIAN LIGHTS LIGHTS DJ SetsDJ by: Sets by: READY READYRON RON

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Lorem Loremipsum ipsum CAT STICKSCAT STICKS B&H ANDB&H CANON AND CANON SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: Hidden Hidden SCREENPLAYSCREENPLAY READING, READING, + Short+ FilmShort DADLI Film DADLI STUDIOSSTUDIOS FiguresFigures + PANELS+ PANELS & TALKS & w/TALKS w/ 11:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. GENERALGENERAL MAGIC MAGIC agents,agents, actors, actors, & & 94 min.94 I *FREEmin. I *FREE ContentContent Creator Creator 85 min.85 I Q&Amin. I Q&A writerswriters SessionsSessions 12:00 p.m.12:00 p.m. SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: 11:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m11:00 -1:00 a.m p.m -1:00 p.m 92 min.92 I Q&Amin. I Q&A NetscapeNetscape HAPPYHAPPY FACE FACE 12:45 p.m.12:45 p.m. 1:15 p.m.1:15 p.m. CameraCamera Angles Angles 75 min.75 I Q&Amin. I Q&A SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: 100 min.100 min. & Lens& Kits Lens Kits Strangers,Strangers, Transformers Transformers THE UGLYTHE MODEL UGLY MODEL 1:30 - 2:301:30 p.m- 2:30 p.m and Outliersand Outliers INDUSTRYINDUSTRY PANELS PANELS 2:00 p.m.2:00 p.m. 1:45 p.m.1:45 p.m. PresentedPresented by by 92 min.92 I Q&Amin. I Q&A The ArtThe of Art of 85 min.85 I Q&Amin. I Q&A B&H andB&H Canon and Canon SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: CinematographyCinematography 2:15 - 4:452:15 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. After theAfter Gold the Rush Gold Rush 3:00 - 4:003:00 p.m- 4:00 p.m WARRIORWARRIOR WOMEN WOMEN FeaturingFeaturing PBS, Tribeca, PBS, Tribeca, 3:00 p.m.3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.3:30 p.m. SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: Vice, Vice, 85 min.85 I Q&Amin. I Q&A * FREE Lectures* FREE Lectures & & 67 min.67 min. Black CinemaBlack Cinema Tech &Tech Sound & SoundExperts Experts ProductProduct ExistentialismExistentialism & & * Reception* Reception to Follow to FollowIN A NEWIN AYORK NEW MINUTEYORK MINUTE DemonstrationsDemonstrations 4:30 p.m.4:30 p.m. IdentityIdentity Explored Explored INDUSTRYINDUSTRY PANELS PANELS 100 min.100 I min. I 4:00 p.m.4:00 p.m. PresentedPresented by Partida by Partida 80 min.80 I Q&Amin. I Q&A TequilaTequila SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: F***, It’s F***, It’s SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: Missions Missions 5:00 - 7:005:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. BiologyBiology 5;45 p.m.5;45 p.m. SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: FeaturingFeaturing Latinx, Latinx, 5:30 p.m.5:30 p.m. 90 min.90 min. Back toBack The to The Women,Women, & Queer & Queer 95min. 95min.I Q&A I Q&A Future Future FilmmakersFilmmakers 6:15 p.m.6:15 p.m. AWARDS AWARDS CEREMONYCEREMONY 90 min.90 I Q&Amin. I Q&A BREWMASTER:BREWMASTER: PresentedPresented by by 7:30 PM 7:30 PM TBD min. TBD min. Circa BrewingCirca Brewing Co. Co. 7:30 p.m.7:30 p.m. SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: AWARDS AWARDSSCREENING: SCREENING: 90 min.90 min. When StarsWhen Stars Award WinningAward Shorts Winning Shorts CollideCollide 8:45 p.m. 8:45 p.m. 8:30 p.m.8:30 p.m. TBD min. TBD min. 90 min.90 I Q&Amin. I Q&A SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: A Trip ToA TripThe...Arthouse! To The...Arthouse! SHORTSSHORTS BLOCK: BLOCK: 10:00 p.m.10:00 p.m. The SpaceThe Space 80 min.80 min. ProgramProgram 10:45 p.m.10:45 p.m. 70 min.70 I Q&Amin. I Q&A

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JURY: NARRATIVE FEATURES

FAYE TSAKAS MISHKA BROWN VP Development & Production, Executive Producer, Passage Pictures Washington Square Films

CARLOS IBARRA Development Executive, 141 Entertainment

JURY: DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

MATT GRADY BRANDI PAYNE Founder, Factory 25 Crowdfunding Specialist, Seed & Spark

ALECE OXENDINE RICHARD WOLFF Director of Industry & CEO, Breaking Glass Pictures Festival Outreach, Columbia University

JURY: SHORT FILMS & WEB SERIES/NEW MEDIA

CASEY BADER DANIELLA DE JESUS Producer, El Dorado Pictures Actress, Orange is the New Black

PAWEL WIESZCZECINSKI Founder, Executive Director, Head of Distribution & programming 18 at Kinoscope

FREE PROGRAMMING

Full descriptions of all FREE flms, panels, and events can be found on their respective pages in the program

THE INFAMOUS FUTURE CAT STICKS *Free Screening *Free Screening Dir. Richard Butterworth Dir. Ronny Sen USA, 40 min, Documentary India, 94 min, Drama Thursday, 10/3 Sunday, 10/6 4:00 PM at Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen 11:00 AM at Chemistry Creative

NOT IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD B&H AND CANON STUDIOS *Free Screening @ BUSHWICK (Cont’d) Dir. Kurt Orderson *Free Event Brazil, South Africa, USA, 86 min, Documentary B&H and Canon will provide a free-to-use stu- Thursday, 10/3 dio space with equipment available for pho- 5:45 PM at Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen tography and video. This will be followed by free courses for all on camera angles, lenses, B&H AND CANON STUDIOS and cinematography, including educational @ BUSHWICK presentations and product demonstrations. *Free Event Sunday, 10/6, 11:00 AM- 4:00 PM B&H and Canon will provide a free-to-use 100 Bogart Bldg. 100 Bogart Street, BK, NY studio space with equipment available for photography and video. This will be followed by talks and free courses for all on filmmaking, audio and lighting, and product demonstrations. ALL Panels and Talks are FREE to the public Friday, 10/4, 11:00 AM - 4:00PM and are listed in the 100 Bogart Bldg. 100 Bogart Street, BK, NY PANEL’s and TALKS sections! SER GRANDE (WHEN I GROW UP) *Free Screening Dir. Karen Rossi Puerto Rico, 85 min, Documentary Friday, 10/4 4:00 PM at Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen

20 SPECIAL EVENTS OPENING NIGHT PARTY @ LOT 45 PRESENTED BY BRUGAL 1888 Wednesday, 10/2, 10:15 PM Lot 45, 411 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY 11237 Cheers to 12 years of the Bushwick Film Festival! Come celebrate with us and Brugal 1888 at Bushwick’s hottest venue, Lot 45! Live Perfor- mance by Meridian Lights and Live DJ set by DJ Ready Ron! B&H AND CANON INDUSTRY NIGHT @ THE ROOKERY STUDIOS @ BUSHWICK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEADSETS Friday, 10/4, 11:00 AM - 4:00PM & HIGHBALLS 100 Bogart Building, 100 Bogart St, BK, NY Thursday, 10/3, 7:00 PM The Rookery Bar, 425 Troutman Street Content Creator Sessions Brooklyn, NY 11237 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Meet the team at Headsets and Highballs and This year at BFF we’re building out a studio mingle with top industry professionals, talent space that content creators of all stripes and BFF Filmmakers! Enjoy a happy hour of can book for free to shoot photos and speciality cocktails by Brugal 1888 & Partida videos at the Festival. Tequila, fine wine by Chronicle Wines, and craft beer by Circa Brewing Co. Working in the Film Industry, 1:45 PM Lana Boy discusses her strategies for INDUSTRY NIGHT @ GEMELLI PRESENTED ‘making it’ in the industry, as a filmmaker BY GIANT INTERACTIVE who moved across countries and coasts Friday, 10/4, 7:30 PM and built her current network from the Gemelli, 48 Cypress Avenue BK, NY, 11237 ground up. As an award-winning director Another unmissable opportunity to mingle and an acting instructor who has taught with top industry professionals, talent and BFF at schools such New York Film Academy Filmmakers! Enjoy a happy hour of speciality and Paris Film Academy, she hopes to cocktails by Brugal 1888 & Partida Tequila, fine assist her students in seeing the tangible wine by Chronicle Wines, and craft beer by opportunities that surround them. Circa Brewing Co. Audio 101, 2:00 PM INDUSTRY NIGHT PRESENTED A free course providing information on BY HEARD CITY why and how audio is important both on Saturday, 10/5, 8:00PM set and in post-production.*Presentation Syndicated, 40 Bogart Street, BK, NY, 11206 & product demonstrations. Meet the team at Heard City, a boutique audio post-production facility in NYC. Network with top The Art of Lighting, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM industry professionals, talent and BFF Filmmakers A free course providing technical insight and enjoy a happy hour of speciality cocktails on the basics of lighting as well as discus- by Brugal 1888 & Partida Tequila, fine wine sion of the creative choices that enable by Chronicle Wines, and craft beer by Circa you to harness light to support your story. Brewing Co. *Presentation & product demonstrations

AWARDS CEREMONY & CLOSING RECEPTION CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE > Sunday, 10/6, 7:15 PM Another year of BFF comes to a close, and the filmmakers and creators behind the work you have seen this week deserve a standing ovation. Join us for a lovely send off with the announce- ments of award winners and a small reception. 21 SPECIAL EVENTS

B&H AND CANON STUDIOS @ BUSHWICK Sunday, 10/6, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM SCREENPLAY READINGS, 100 Bogart Building, 100 Bogart Street, SCREENWRITERS, AND BEHIND Brooklyn, NY THE SCENES TALES Sunday, 10/6, 11:30 AM - 1:00PM CONTENT CREATOR SESSIONS Hotel RL Brooklyn, 1080 Broadway 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Brooklyn, NY 11221 This year at BFF we’re building out a BEHIND THE SCENES WITH RASHIDI studio space that content creators of HENDRIX AND ANDRE OZIM all stripes can book for free to shoot 11:30 - 11:55 photos and videos at the Festival. • Rashidi Hendrix: An award-winning music executive, television producer and talent CAMERA ANGLES AND BUILDING A VERSATILE LENS KIT manager who has worked on series rang- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ing from Kitchen Nightmares to The MTV An educational breakdown of camera Awards to Orange is the New Black. Prior to angles and lenses and how they tell a television, Hendrix was the Senior VP and visual story that goes beyond dialogue. Head of A&R for Reach Music Publishing, *Presentation, movie clip/still image where he shared a Grammy for Best R&B examples, and lens display. Song for Mary J Blige's "Be Without You". • Andre Ozim: Up-and-coming stage and THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY screen actor from Washington, D.C and 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM winner of a Best Actor Award at NYU Tisch In this free course, an instructor & film- for his performance in the short Jahar, maker will breakdown what happens which premiered at the Tribeca Film after you dream up that amazing shot Festival and want to make it happen in real life. From the equipment needed to insight LIVE SCREENPLAY READINGS on cameras and lenses, we cover what 12:05 - 1:00PM 2 BFF alumni will do live it takes to make your vision possible. readings of their work-in-progress screen- *Presentation with movie clips & gear plays along with a cast of actors in this demonstration. exclusive peek at up-and-coming projects.

22 BUSHWICKFILMFESTIVAL.COM | #BUSHWICK2019 PRESENTED BY: INDUSTRY PANELS & RECEPTION

SATURDAY, 10/5, 2:15 PM - 4:45 PM CHEMISTRY CREATIVE, 305 TEN EYCK ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11206

SPACESHIP EARTH: CREATING careers in tech; he has consulted for THE FUTURE TOGETHER individuals such as Jay-Z & Barack Obama 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM on using interactive applications to deliver A conversation with Andy Milenius, the CTO messaging. of MakerDAO, a unique dapp that creates a CONVERSATION WITH TRIBECA cryptocurrency called Dai and maintains its FILM INSTITUTE, 3:00 PM - 3:25 PM price stability over short and medium term We hear from a couple individuals at the time increments. He is especially interested in Tribeca Film Institute about funding for films the design of decentralized governance and and documentaries. Where does one start? bootstrapping online communities. Before What’s the best strategy? And what are some joining this team, he worked as a Software programs that TFI offers? Engineer in the Developer & Productivity Tools organization of Amazon Web Services. PANELISTS: • Jose Rodriguez: Director of Documentary THE CREATIVE FUTURE - ARTS, Programs at Tribeca Film Institute, where he ENTERTAINMENT, AND TECH oversees the growth and funding for all of 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM the documentary programs; his documen- What does the modern-day creative need tary short Adolescencia (2017) screened to know about tomorrow? New technologies at film festivals across the country, and his such as blockchain, AI and virtual reality are latest short film, Mama,mama (2018), is reshaping the media environment and giving currently wrapping up its festival circuit. creators more ownership and options. • Michelle Hamada: Manager of Docu- mentary & Scripted Programs at Tribeca PANELISTS: Film Institute, where she participates in the • G. Thomas Esmay: Director of Corporate programming and reviewing process for Strategy at Breaker, a global distribution both documentary and scripted funding platform for artists without barriers, as well as and workshops; before TFI, she worked at a New York based filmmaker and educator; SnagFilms in programming and marketing. his work includes the Susan Sarandon-pro- • Moderated by Niki Williams: A film devel- duced Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story opment and production professional with and a sci-fi short shot entirely in an aban- extensive experience at companies such doned nuclear power plant as Nickelodeon, Fox, DreamWorks, and The • Alan Weissman: Technologist, Artist and California Endowment. the Strategic Technical Architect at Shape Matrix, Creative Tech Advisor at Superrare; CONVERSATION WITH NOVA PBS he enjoys exploring the future of Artificial 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Intelligence, Digital Security, and Distributed The world of science communication is ever Ledgers evolving, and so is the creative vision of • Justin Muñoz: Creative Director at Anyworld, NOVA, the long-running docu-series on PBS. an augmented and virtual reality agency Hear from NOVA creatives about what it takes • Keli Lucas: A fine artist, producer, curator, to continue to push the needle as a brand and musician who creates unique and across the broadcast and digital space, tack- memorable experiences no matter the ven- ling everything from intergalactic co-produc- ue. Justin Muñoz & Keli collaborated on THE tions and unconventional digital storytelling PARALLEL, an art exhibit that exists in both to socially-conscious reports on issues like the the physical realm and virtual reality. Flint water crisis. • Yves Darbouze: Founder and Managing Partner of Queue NYC, a tech incubator dedicated to helping creators become 23 businesses and creating wider paths to PANELISTS: • Gloria Pitagorsky: Partner and managing • Tenijah Hamilton: Program Manager at director at Heard City with 18 years expe- NOVA PBS; in 2017, she spearheaded The rience in the industry; she is also a pro- America I Am youth film competition at the ducer, philanthropist, mother, and activist Tribeca Film Institute, and she continues and serves on several non-profit Boards of her work to make STEM more accessible for Directors, including the Food Bank for New underrepresented youth York City • Julia Cort: NOVA’s Co-Executive Producer • Ken Anthony (DJ Kaos): DJ / A&R rep and and winner of the Peabody Award, the music producer, he was the executive National Academies Keck Communication producer for the album Large Professor: Award, the AAAS Science Journalism Award, First Class (2002 debut), the manager, tour and the News and Documentary Emmy; DJ and A&R for Large Professor: First Class, she’s worked on a variety of NOVA’s most and the director for the music video Radio acclaimed series including NOVA Wonders, Active Poisoned Water, and Addiction • Robert Mack: Opera singer, tenor, • Arlo Pérez Esquivel: Digital Associate founder of Opera Noire New York Producer at NOVA PBS; in 2018, he co-pro- • Moderated by Rah Crawford: A multi-dis- duced a ten-part digital web series about ciplinary artist and the creative director for life and science in the hostile Antarctica, the Bushwick Film Festival. He has extensive Polar Extremes Antarctica, which will air later experience within the arts and entertain- this year ment industry and has worked with major • Llewellyn Smith: Peabody and duPont award media companies such as DC Comics, winning filmmaker and Director of Poisoned Warner Brothers and Viacom. Water (2017), which won the AAAS Kavli International Science Journalism Award for CONVERSATION WITH VICE best investigative television; he extensive 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM other work focuses on stories where history We talk with a couple producers from VICE and science illuminate social inequality and about their experiences producing at a dig- change itally-oriented company and how they bring their creative ideas to fruition. We learn about • Moderated by Niki Williams: A film devel- their career paths, their thoughts on the digital opment and production professional with media world as a whole, and what advice extensive experience at companies such they have for filmmakers. as Nickelodeon, Fox, DreamWorks, and The California Endowment. PANELISTS: • Will Tilghman: Associate Producer and Host; THE SOUND OF STORY some of his current projects include the 3:55 PM - 4:15PM popular and often-trending series I Tried, From pop songs to podcasts, film soundtracks as well as We’re All Gonna Die, a monthly to DJ sets—we talk to the music professionals comedy showcase at C’mon Everybody who write, produce and perform the sonic • Lara Heintz: Multi-platform Video Producer narratives that capture our hearts, minds, and & Journalist specializing in documentary imaginations. video; in 2018, she won the Webby Award for Best Science & Tech Channel PANELISTS: • Moderated by Celeste Erlander: Producer, • Robert Hann: American music composer, filmmaker, and recent graduate from NYU’s songwriter, sound designer, and audio en- Tisch School of the Arts, Celeste has been gineer, his work has been featured on NBC, a Sponsorship Coordinator for The Nantuck- FOX, PBS, TNT, Disney, and Sesame Street to et Film Festival as well as an Office PA for name a few; recently he’s been experi- several series, including Comedy Central’s menting with immersive audio in VR and Awkwafina and the award-winning The AR applications for the Google Cardboard Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Currently, she works platform at VICE Media as an Archival Assistant and volunteers at festivals in her free time. 24 & RECEPTION PRESENTED BY: INDUSTRY PANELS

SATURDAY, 10/5, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CHEMISTRY CREATIVE, 305 TEN EYCK ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11206

RECEPTION PANELISTS: 4:45PM - 5:45PM • Laura Terruso - Screenwriter, Director and Producer; she is the co-writer of Hello, LEADING LATINX FILMMAKERS My Name is Doris, starring Sally Field, & ACTORS, 5:45 PM - 6:05 PM one of the top grossing indies of 2016 We hear from leading Latinx filmmakers and • Claire Warden: Intimacy director and coor- actors in our community and have an open dinator, fight director, and actress with 20+ discussion about their voices, passions, and years experience in theatre, TV and film; experiences and what the future of the indus- she is an Associate Director of Intimacy try may look like. Directors International and a founding member of IDI - UK PANELISTS: • Julie Christeas: Founder and CEO of • Kristian Mercado: SXSW and Bass Award Tandem Pictures; she has produced winner and Webby honoree, as a filmmak- numerous award-winning films receiving er he is known for striking music videos; recognition at festivals such as Sundance, his expertise also includes cel animation, Tribeca, and the LA Film Festival; her most stop-motion, bricolage, and hand and recent work includes The Surrogate (2020) digital design and Black Bear (2020) • Rino Arreaza: Writer and director of BFF • ChiChi Anyanwu: Talent manager at The selection The Dance (world premiere, Cooper Company, which represents top Venezuela); his talents also include cinema- acting talent in Broadway, television and tography, 1st ADing, and directing several film; she is also the producer of the NOW independent features and docs, including AFRICA: Playwrights Festival Fuera del aire, the most-viewed theatrical • Moderated by Anita Flores: Producer and documentary in Venezuela performer for Buzzfeed, Univision, and • Irene Esser: Lead actress in The Dance Pride.com. She is the host of the monthly (world premiere, Venezuela); she is an comedy show Party of Two and is currently actress and model, having starred in two on tour with Awkward Sex and the City. She highly successful soap operas, Corazón also hosts a Fraiser-focused podcast called Esmeralda and Piel Salvaje, and joining the I’m Listening. main cast of the NETFLIX series Bolívar • Moderated by Lorena Russi: Queens native QUEER VISION: AN LGBTQ+ INCLUSIVE INDUSTRY Lorena Russi is a Queer-Latinx Comedian 6:40 PM - 7:00PM and Filmmaker with a background in come- We hear from several LGBTQ+ creators in dy, news and education. Her projects have the industry about their accomplishments, ranged from hosting Chipotle’s Snapchat challenges, future goals, and how they have channel to writing on "The Late Show w/ shaped their voice as a creative. Stephen Colbert".

WOMEN WHO ARE CHANGING PANELISTS: THE GAME, 6:10 PM- 6:35 PM • Shaina Feinberg: Award-winning New Who are the women in the film/tv/media York City based filmmaker, known for her industry who are changing the game? Who is grief-comedy hybrid Senior Escort Service forging new paths and breaking new ground? (2019); she is currently writing and directing Hear from several female professionals in the an original audio series for Audible called industry about their experience, their pursuits, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability and how they decided to change the status quo. 25 < CONTINUED >

• Lio Mehiel - Actor, artist and filmmaker in New York City who made their Broadway debut in Marianne Elliot’s The Miracle Worker; currently they make films, virtual reality experiences and multimedia performance events • Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli: Film director, editor, colourist and critic living in New York; she has directed two feature films, Empathy (2016, FID Marseille) and 2019 Bushwick Film Festival selection, So Pretty, which also played in Berlinale • Moderated by Irina Groushevaia: A Russian non-binary journalist reporting on food, culture, and LQBTQ+ stories. They are originally from Moscow and now reside in Queens, working as the Editor-in-Chief at Bushwick Daily while freelancing for Edible Queens, Eaten, and other outlets.

NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS

THE GHOST WHO WALKS BUSHWICK BILL - GETO BOY *OPENING NIGHT FILM *NYC Premiere *East Coast Premiere Friday, 10/4 6:05 PM at Syndicated Wednesday, 10/2 6:00PM (Tickets Bar Theater Kitchen include red carpet reception @ Dir. Gregy Roman 6PM, film screening @ 7:30 pm at USA, 85 min, Documentary, House of Yes!, and opening night A raw cinematic ride into the mind after party @10 PM at Lot 45) of Bushwick Bill, legendary Gangsta Dir. Cody Stokes Rapper and original member of USA, 100 min, Crime Thriller The Geto Boys. The film chronicles A crime thriller about an imprisoned Bill’s improbable journey from man who rats out his former boss immigrant to icon and sheds new for one last chance to reunite his light on the infamous shooting that family. nearly took his life.

Preceded by short film: VANILLA *New York Premiere DISPEL, dir. Kylie Eaton, Fantasy Friday, 10/4, 8:20 PM at Syndicated Drama, USA Bar Theater Kitchen Dir. Will Dennis SO PRETTY USA, 90 min, Comedy, Romance Thursday, 10/3, 8:15 PM at A freewheeling comedian and Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen an uptight entrepreneur hit the Dir. Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli road on a mission to sell an old USA, 83 min, Drama van. Romance ignites and secrets Four young queers in New York City emerge. struggle to maintain their proto-utopian community.

THE DANCE (El Baile) *World Premiere Thursday, 10/3, 10:45 PM at Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen Dir. Rino Arreaza Venezuela, 85 min, Drama, Suspense An assassin poses as a flamenco dancer in Caracas in order to get close to the son of the swindler she’s been hired to kill. CAMP WEDDING THE HOUSE INVICTUS Friday, 10/4, 10:35 PM at Saturday, 10/5, 11:00 PM at Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen Dir. Greg Emetaz Dir. Uche Aguh USA, 95 min, Thriller, Dark Comedy USA, 100 min, Psychological Thriller Mia’s wedding party is not too keen A psychological thriller set in a very on transforming a dilapidated alternate universe in which the rein- summer camp into the wedding carnated soul of a slave-owner finds venue of her dreams--when people disguise in a modern frat house. The begin disappearing in the night, slave owner pits young Black men that doesn’t help either... against each other in a series of macabre initiation challenges. Preceded by short film: ONE OF THOSE MURDER CAT STICKS *FREE SCREENING (dir. Jerry Hadiprojo, Indonesia) *Brooklyn Premiere Sunday, 10/6, 11:00 AM at FERAL *New York Premiere Chemistry Creative Saturday, 10/5, 4:15 PM at Dir. Ronny Sen Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen India, 94 min, Drama Dir. Andrew Wonder On a rainy night in Calcutta a group USA, 75 min, Drama, Thriller of desperate addicts chase perma- A homeless woman living in the nent intoxication, traveling through tunnels below New York City survives states high and low, spaces real on her own terms in the days lead- and unreal. ing up to a blizzard. Preceded by short film: DADLI UNARMED MAN (dir. Shabier Kirchner, Antigua & *New York Premiere Barbuda) Saturday, 10/5, 6:30 PM at Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen HAPPY FACE Dir. Harold Jackson III *New York Premiere USA, 72 min, Drama, Suspense Sunday, 10/6, 1:15 PM at Civil unrest erupts when an officer Chemistry Creative kills an unarmed man during a rou- Dir. Alexandre Franchi tine traffic stop. An agent unravels Canada, 95 min, Drama the incident in search of the truth. Estranged from his cancer-stricken mother, a teen boy deforms his POSTAL *New York Premiere face with bandages and joins a Saturday, 10/5, 8:45 PM at workshop for disfigured patients in Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen a misguided attempt to reconnect Dir. Tyler Falbo with her. USA, 86 min, Dark Comedy A dark comedy based on true IN A NEW YORK MINUTE events, Postal reimagines the *Brooklyn Premiere love-fueled meltdown of Philip Tress, Sunday, 10/6, 4:30 PM at a Jacksonville millennial, who Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen local media described as “unable Dir. Ximan Li to break from a psychotic, USA, 100 min, Drama unrequited love affair.” Three strangers accidentally discover that the solution to their problems lies in a single pregnancy test. Based on a Chinese short story, In A New York Minute is a slice-of-life look at relationships headlined by an Asian and Asian American cast. 27 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS

THE INFAMOUS FUTURE BUCKJUMPING *FREE SCREENING *New York Premiere Thursday, 10/3, 4:00 PM at Saturday, 10/5, 2:00 PM at Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen Dir. Richard Butterworth Dir. Lily Keber USA, 40 min, Documentary USA, 70 min, Documentary, Dance After an article reveals 75% of NY This documentary takes the pulse of inmates come from 7 NYC neigh- present day New Orleans by turning borhoods, one civic org decides to its dancers, who embody the to make a change, creating NYC’s rhythm of the city and prove it on first all-boys public school in 30+ the streets every chance they get. years and insisting that black and brown students be treated not as BREWMASTER a problem, but as the promising (Presented by Circa Brewing Co.) young cohort they are. Saturday, 10/5, 7:30 PM at Chemistry Creative NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD Dir. Douglas Tirola *FREE SCREENING USA, 90 min, Documentary *New York Premiere The story of craft beer as told Thursday, 10/3, 5:45 PM at through a New York lawyer who Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen dreams of opening his own brewery Dir. Kurt Orderson and a Milwaukee-based beer Brazil, South Africa, USA, 86 min, educator preparing for his Master Documentary Cicerone exam. An account of citizens on the frontline of the struggle against THE UGLY MODEL gentrification in three major world *Brooklyn Premiere cities: New York, Sao Paulo, and Sunday, 10/6, 2:00 PM at Cape Town. Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen Dir. Doris Yeung SER GRANDE (WHEN I USA, 92 min, Documentary GROW UP) *FREE SCREENING Korean American adoptee and fit- Friday, 10/4, 4:00 PM at ness model Kevin Kreider has spent Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen his whole career trying to answer Dir. Karen Rossi the question: “Can Asian men be Puerto Rico, 85 min, Documentary sexy?” Three Caribbean teenagers face their limitations and fears to discov- WARRIOR WOMEN er their true aspirations. Sunday, 10/6, 3:30 PM Preceded by short film: LA CAPA at Chemistry Creative AZUL (THE BLUE CAPE) (dir. Alejandra Dir. Christina D. Kin López, USA) & Elizabeth A. Castle USA, 67 min, Documentary, Political GENERAL MAGIC In the 1970s, with unapologetic Saturday, 10/5, 12:00 PM swagger and vitality, organizers of at Chemistry Creative the American Indian Movement Dir. Sarah Kerruish & Matt Maude (AIM) fight as a community for USA, 92 min, Documentary, Tech Native liberation and survival. Revealing the side of Silicon Valley you never see, General Magic, a multi-award winning documentary, is the tale of how a great vision, a grave betrayal, and an epic failure changed the world. SHORT FILMS

SHORT FILMS: HIDDEN FIGURES Saturday, 10/5 • 11:30AM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK, 85 min

Katherine Johnson, the real life ‘Hidden Figure’/NASA employee that was pivotal in getting the United States into space, didn’t always get the recognition that she deserved. In this block we provide a platform for immigration hotline volunteers, a late night TV auteur, a micro bakery owner, and a transgender woman that heads a religous movement. They all deserve their own films and now they demand to be seen. *Showcase will be followed by Q&A with the filmmakers.

THE BONY LADY MIKE OSTERHOUT & THE Dir. Adriana Barbosa, Thiago Zanato CHURCH OF THE LITTLE USA, Brazil, Mexico, Doc-Hybrid GREEN MAN *New York City Premiere MY NAME IS MARC, AND Dir. Roderick Angle YOU CAN COUNT ON IT USA, Documentary *New York Premiere Dir. Lindsey Phillips ENFORCEMENT HOURS USA, Documentary Dir. Paloma Martinez USA, Documentary ALCHEMY *Brooklyn Premiere SWEETHEART DANCERS Dir. Remington Long *Brooklyn Premiere USA, Documentary Dir. Ben-Alex Dupris USA, Documentary

SHORT FILMS: STRANGERS, TRANSFORMERS & OUTLIERS Saturday, 10/5, 1:45 PM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK , 85 min

If you’ve ever asked the question “where (*or: how) do I belong?” then this just might be the block for you. We aren’t promising any answers, but we absolutely guarantee that you’ll feel closer to your fellow neighbor by the time you’re finished with this collection of shorts. *Show- case will be followed by Q&A with filmmakers.

SHELL STRANGERS’ REUNION Dir. Stella Rosen *New York Premiere USA, Animation Dir. Liz Sargent Hong Kong, Narrative POZOLE *Brooklyn Premiere ANGELA Dir. Jessica Mendez Siqueiros Dir. Juan Pablo Daranas Molina USA, Narrative USA, Narrative

PASSING: A FAMILY SHADOW CUT IN BLACK & WHITE *New York Premiere *Brooklyn Premiere Dir. Lucy Suess Dir. Robin Cloud New Zealand, Narrative USA, Documentary

BLOOD & TEETH *World Premiere Dir. Daniel Fethke USA, Documentary 29 SHORT FILMS

SHORT FILMS: BLACK CINEMA: EXISTENTIALISM & IDENTITY EXPLORED Saturday, 10/5 • 4:00 PM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK, 80 min

*This block is curated by award winning filmmaker, DONALDO PRESCOD who will also moderate the Q&A.

What does it mean to have your race, culture, identity, and the fabric of who you are analyzed by the uninformed? How often do you feel like a rational person living in an irrational world? In this meditative block of films black bodies, black hair, black struggle, and black love are painfully deconstructed and celebrated. *Showcase will be followed by Q&A with filmmakers.

PICK FEATHERS *Brooklyn Premiere Dir. A.V. Rockwell Dir. Alicia K. Harris USA, Narrative Canada, Narrative BAM & RAWLS GRAB A SLICE STREET FLAME *Brooklyn Premiere *Brooklyn Premiere Dir. Horatio Baltz Dir. Katherine Propper USA, Documentary USA, Narrative ME TIME CATCH A GIRL Dir. Iyabo Boyd *New York Premiere USA, Narrative Dir. LeRon Lee USA, Narrative

SHORT FILMS: BACK TO THE FUTURE Saturday, 10/5 • 6:15 PM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK, 90 min

We’re holding a parking space for you to pull your DeLorean into! With these films, all by BFF alumni, we’ll first go back in time to revisit an early moment in their filmography, then travel back to present day to experience their 2019 offering. To experience this block is to see the evolution of a filmmaker flash right before your eyes. Don’t miss it! *Showcase will be followed by Q&A with filmmakers.

REHEARSAL MY MOTHER RESENTS ME *New York Premiere *New York Premiere Dir. Courtney Hope Thérond Dir. Victoria Linares Villegas USA, Narrative Dominican Republic, Doc

FRAGMENTACIÓN TWIST *North America Premiere *Brooklyn Premiere Dir. Domenica Garcia Dir. Aly Migliori Mexico, Experimental USA, Narrative

MARIPOSA *Brooklyn Premiere Dir. Kristian Mercado Figueroa USA, Experimental SHORT FILMS

SHORT FILMS: WHEN STARS COLLIDE Saturday, 10/5 • 8:30 PM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK, 90 min

Yes, the world is going to end ... but not before the 12th annual BFF happens! Tonight, we are going to celebrate all those connections in life that we never even expected to happen. We want to bask in the spaces we share and even the spaces in-between the spaces that we share. It’s just you and me. The here and the now. P.S. Only hold your neighbor’s hand if the feeling is mutual :) *Showcase will be followed by Q&A with filmmakers

BIRD OF PARADISE COME BE CREEPY WITH US *East Coast Premiere Dir. Beth Fletcher Dir. Alexander Zorn USA, Narrative USA, Narrative LONG TIME LISTENER, FIRST KINDRED SPIRIT TIME CALLER Dir. Caroline Lindy *New York Premiere USA, Narrative Dir. Nora Kirkpatrick USA, Narrative RUBBER DOLPHIN (DOLFIN MEGUMI) *New York Premiere Dir. Ori Aharon Israel, Narrative

SHORT FILMS: A TRIP TO THE… ARTHOUSE! Saturday, 10/5 • 10:00 PM at Chemistry Creative, 80 min

BFF has always given filmmakers a space to experiment, and nowhere is that more clearly expressed then in an Arthouse-style block, such as this. Come hang out with us at midnight, watching these films will be like a trip to the... moon! *Showcase will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

THE WATERING ROOM SHALVA (TRANQUILITY) *Brooklyn Premiere *New York Premiere Dir. Katya Yakubov Dir. Danna Windsor USA, Narrative USA, Animation

PRACTICE SAW/ATE SAD BIRD *Brooklyn Premiere Dir. Lauren Flinner Dir. Iyabo Kwayana USA, Animation China, Documentary SUNSET PARK, WAREHOUSE I’M WORKING ON IT US Premiere (I PROMISE I’M REALLY TRYING) Dir. Dazhi Huang *North America Premiere USA, Narrative Dir. Mayer Chalom USA, Narrative

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SHORT FILMS: THE SPACE PROGRAM Saturday, 10/5 • 10:45 PM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK, 70 min

Yes, with this block of films, we’ll literally be going to space. Ya know, that place that Lance Bass really wants to go. Of course, this is Bushwick Film Festival, so expect some detours here and there. But trust us, this is a mission you want to be on! *Showcase will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

BAVURE THE TERRESTRIALS Dir. Donato Sansone *Brooklyn Premiere France, Animation Dir. Kit Zauhar USA, Narrative TWO BALLOONS *Brooklyn Premiere DOMINANT SPECIES Dir. Mark C. Smith *Brooklyn Premiere USA, Animation Dir. Joseph Sackett USA, Narrative M52 *Brooklyn Premiere APOLLO 11’S SMALL STEP Dir. Yves Paradis *World Premiere Germany, Animation Dir. Clara Ritger & Denise Chow USA, Web, Documentary

SHORT FILMS: NETSCAPE Sunday, 10/6 • 12:45 PM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK, 70 min

The landscape of TV/New Media in 2019 knows no bounds! Just like Netscape once did, we offer you a chance to discover all that the internet has to offer: web series, docu-series, anthologies, and even a talk show. The future of television is happening now, come get in on the ground floor! *Showcase will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

OTHER COLORS QUEERING *Brooklyn Premiere *New York Premiere Dir. Remoy Philip Dir. Leticia De Bortoli USA, Web Series USA, Web Series

THE NEXT RIGHT THING BEFORE WE WRAP Dir. Dionna McMillian *New York Premiere USA, Web Series Dir. Elizabeth Charles USA, Talk Show NEUROTICA Dir. Laura Moss USA, Anthology Series

THIRD SPACE *US Premiere Dir. Jil Antener South Africa, Docu-series

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SHORT FILMS: AFTER THE GOLD RUSH Sunday, 10/6 • 3:00 PM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK, 85 min

This block is an ode to the common man/woman/person. The ones who sometimes slip through the cracks. Here, in filmic form, they are living, breathing, and working like hell to survive. These films — bold, honest, soulful — ensure that that the lives they feature, won’t be disappearing from your memory anytime soon. *Showcase will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

INHERIT THE EARTH PLEASE & THANK YOU *East Coast Premiere *US Premiere dir. Christian Schultz Dir. Jake Oleson USA, Documentary USA, Narrative

WE CAN DO IT HIEROPHANY *New York Premiere Dir. Kevin Contento dir. Emil Benjamin USA, Narrative USA, Narrative SOUL MAN 24-HOUR WORKDAY *East Coast Premiere *Brooklyn Premiere Dir. Kyle Taubken Dir. Zishun Ning USA, Narrative USA, Documentary FORGOTTEN Dir. Daniel Soares USA, Documentary

SHORT FILMS: F***, IT’S BIOLOGY Sunday, 10/6 • 5:30 PM at 718 Studios - Film & Photo Studio BK, 95 min

“A poetic journey through the history of desire and sexuality where the female pleasure, long ignored and repressed, takes pride of place.” Intrigued? Well, that’s only the description for the first film in the lineup! This block is equal parts intimate and epic; it may be just what you need. *Showcase will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

SIMBIOSIS CARNAL BUG BITE *East Coast Premiere dir. Emily Ann Hoffman dir. Rocío Álvarez USA, Animation Belgium, Animation DEBBIE DOES DILATORS NETTLES dir. Savannah Magruder *Brooklyn Premiere USA, Narrative dir. Raven Jackson USA, Narrative FUCK THE BOXES *New York Premiere FUCK, IT’S BIOLOGY dir. Abel Rubinstein *U.S. Premiere United Kingdom, Narrative dir. Veronica Andersson Poland, Documentary

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SHORT FILMS: MISSIONS Sunday, 10/6 • 5:45 PM at Chemistry Creative, 90min

We can’t make it any more self-explanatory than this: these are characters on a MISSION. One moment there’s a vampire mother trying to regain custody of her daughters, and the next, there’s a young woman leading The Great Texas Dildo Revolt (an anti-gun violence movement). Only at Bushwick will you have the chance to see a collection of missions quite like this. *Showcase will be followed by Q&A with the filmmakers

PIONEERS SAINT CATHERINE OF *New York Premiere BENSONHURST dir. Charlotte Flasser *Brooklyn Premiere & Dani Girdwood dir. Dominica Eriksen USA, Narrative USA, Narrative

COME & TAKE IT SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT dir. PJ Raval & Ellen Spiro dir. Nikyatu Jusu USA, Documentary USA, Narrative

KAYA LOCKDOWN dir. Catherine Fordham *Brooklyn Premiere USA, Narrative dir. Celine Held & Logan George USA. Narrative

SHORT FILMS: AWARD-WINNING SHORTS Sunday, 10/6 • 8:45 PM at Syndicated, 90 min

We’ve saved the best for last! Watch the award- winning BFF short films all in one spectacular block. Be guaranteed that these films will be challenging, vivid, and worthy. Come celebrate the closing night

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