Rooftop Films Brings BLACK PANTHER and DEAD PIGS to Brooklyn Army Terminal
By: Macon Prickett Jun. 28, 2018
Rooftop Films and Brooklyn Army Terminal are joining forces to bring outdoor movies to the Sunset Park community with three nights of screenings (dates and details below). Taking place on one of the Terminal's historic piers looking out onto the Upper Bay, the events will include live music, food and drink from local vendors, filmmaker Q&As, and additional special enhancements. All Rooftop Films events at Brooklyn Army Terminal are free with an RSVP and will feature films specially selected for the neighborhood community. The first event - a special screening of of En el Séptimo Día on 6/23, which was shot just blocks from Brooklyn Army Terminal and stars Sunset Park residents - was a huge success with about 700 people in attendance. Select photos of that screening can be found here.
"Rooftop Films was founded on the idea that the location and community in which a film is screened can greatly alter and augment the experience of watching that film, and that cultural events in unlikely places can bring together neighborhoods in uniquely meaningful ways," said Dan Nuxoll, Artistic Director of Rooftop Films. "That is why we are so excited to be bringing films for the first time to Brooklyn Army Terminal and to the Sunset Park community. We believe that every region of New York City deserves to experience communal cultural gatherings like these, and we are very grateful to the NYCEDC for providing support to make sure that events like these reach some of those communities that are traditionally underserved by cultural institutions."Saturday, August 4, 2018
Black Panther (Ryan Coogler | USA | 134)
*English*
7:30 PM: Doors Open
8:30 PM: Film Begins Marvel Studios' Black Panther follows T'Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king-and Black Panther-is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.
RSVP: https://rooftop-films-black-panther.eventbrite.com September 2018 (Date TBA)
Dead Pigs (Cathy Yan | USA, China | 130)
*Mandarin and English with English Subtitles*
7:30 PM: Doors Open
8:00 PM: Live Music
8:30 PM: Film Begins
10:00 PM: Q&A with Filmmaker Cathy Yan A bumbling pig farmer, a feisty salon owner, a sensitive busboy, an ambitious expat architect and a disenchanted rich girl converge and collide as thousands of dead pigs float down the river towards a rapidly modernizing Shanghai. Based on true events. Website: https://www.rooftopfilms.com/event/dead-pigs/ WHERE:
Pier 4 of Brooklyn Army Terminal
140 58 Street. Brooklyn, NY 11220 ABOUT ROOFTOP FILMS:
Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and musicians. In addition to their annual Summer Series - which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer - Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers, rents equipment at low-cost to artists and non-profits, and supports film screenings citywide with the Rooftop Films Community Fund. At Rooftop Films, we bring UNDERGROUND movies outdoors. For more information and updates please visit their website at www.rooftopfilms.com ABOUT BROOKLYN ARMY TERMINAL:
The Brooklyn Army Terminal is a modern industrial campus powered by the rich legacy of the South Brooklyn waterfront. The three million square foot campus is home to over 100 businesses and nearly 4,000 jobs. The de Blasio Administration has invested over $115 million into the Brooklyn Army Terminal to further transform the former U.S. military supply center into a HUB for modern manufacturing and accessible jobs.
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