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We welcome Michelle Macau back to GFF – now on her fourth year. Michelle has worked with us on event management, ticketing, submissions, film selections and panels. She has had a very busy year with acting gigs, and teaching. We asked Michelle to send us some notes for our blog: As a member of The […]

Steve Swartz, one of our judges from last year’s GFF final selection talked to us recently about the benefit of film festival, in particular small film festivals. Here is what he had to say: I would say that the film festivals – and especially the small ones – are the cinematic equivalent of the Irish […]

We talked to Bruno Barros to ask him what he’s been up to since last March’s GFF16. He tells us that he has been fully immersed in the film industry after quitting his very lucrative IT job and that he is very happy. Here in his own words: I work in the Locations department on […]

Filmmaker Coleen Fitzgibbon and Artist Peter Fend, being asked to think of what’s going on in Greenpoint, took a boat ride in February on one of the most polluted bodies of water in the US. This is Newtown Creek, on the border of Greenpoint and Queens—and a Superfund site. Two boats were used, one paddled […]

I am an experimental and documentary filmmaker/artist since 1972 and often work in collaboration with other artists. I have been interested in the urban environment since the early seventies, and worked with artist Gorden Matta-Clark on his 1974 (unfinished) film on New York’s water systems and also my film LES on urban ghetto conditions. Recently […]

By Peter Fend for the program Art & Activism Part II by Coleen Fitzgibbon and Peter Fend Probably the name was De Nieuwe Tuin Kreek, in Dutch. The region was De Nieuwe Tuin, meaning “the new garden.” The rather wide stream was called “Kreek,” with its many “Kills,” or smaller streams. This stream was not […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Woven Spaces, Inc. Presents the Fourth Annual Greenpoint Film Festival Sept. 18th-21st, 2014 Greenpoint, Brooklyn Announcing the 2014 Greenpoint Film Festival, from September 18 through 21 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, with four days of curated and competitive programs. Most screenings will be held at the Wythe Hotel Screening Room, at […]

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Jeremy Kipp Walker is a New York-based producer/ director and partner at the independent film production company Journeyman Pictures. Among the films that he has produced are Sophie Barthes’ Cold Souls, starring Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, and Emily Watson; and Mark Heller’s The Passage, starring Stephen Dorff and Sarai Givaty. By day, Keith R. Higgons […]

Animation: “Elk Grass”, Abbey Luck, Best Animation Short “The Pyrotechnician’s Daughter”, Courtney Taniguchi, Official Selection “Silent Voices”, David O’Brien, Official Selection Narrative: “La Vallée des Larmes”, Maryanne Zehil, Best Narrative Feature “Your Side of the Bed”, Jason Jeffrey, Official Selection Narrative Feature “Mojave”, Peter Sasowsky, Best Narrative Short “Epilogue”, Dylan Allen, Official Selection Narrative Shorts […]

Here are the names of the jury for GFF 2013!   Tom Jarmusch Rachael Guma Keith R. Higgons Jeremy Kipp Walker Michael Sayers

TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN MAKING GFF 12 INTO AN EXCITING AND SUCCESSFUL YEAR !!!                   Click above for a fullsize downloadable version.

directed by Jenny Miller, Sam Phillips & Arielle Edelman, 21min A documentary portrait of multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and DJ Rip Smops who has been making music for over 30 years and is ready for his big break.

directed by Sean Gallagher, 10min A charming reflection on the success of the 1960’s American male doo-wop group The Tokens, made famous by their hit single “The Lion Sleep Tonight,” as told by band member Jay Seigel.

directed by Aki Goto, 39mins Multimedia artist Aki Goto’s fashion-video epic for her Now Collection is as sweet as it is daring, highlighting her one-of-a-kind repurposed creations while exploring the idea of the present outside of time.

directed by Sarah Choi, 8min In this eye-opening documentary, filmmaker Sarah Choi exposes the history and realities of the Greenpoint Oil Spill – one of the largest, and least publicized man-made disasters in the USA – and its impact on local communities.

directed by Michael Tyburski, 11min After a difficult breakup, a quiet young man moves off the grid and onto a sailboat on New York’s East River in search of what can not be found within the confines of the city.

Director: Ryan Balas Running Time: 72 min Lines get blurred in this erotic thriller testing the nature of relationships and boundaries. Lousie and Lilly, two young models, and Johanna, a young painter, become involved in a twisted three-way relationship that once started as civil then shifts into complicated territory. Beautifully shot, this is the world […]

Opening our ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM at the Newtown Creek Visitors’ Center location is David Leitner’s NEWTOWN CREEK DIGESTOR EGGS: THE ART OF HUMAN WASTE. The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, epitomizes wha t can be achieved by progressive government working with local activists to adopt the latest technology – but it’s the award-winning […]

GFF12 : Bill Morrison Selection curated by Paul Dallas Bill Morrison’s re-workings of rare archival footage often paired with rich soundtracks have earned him international recognition as “one of the most adventurous American filmmakers.” His work addresses collective mythologies and forgotten narratives, both real and imagined. Paul Dallas will be presenting a selection of short […]

In Michael Wolfe’s NARRATIVE FEATURE drama MAYBE TOMORROW three men are haunted by a crime that severs their friendships but connects them to each other for life. After fifteen years of denial, they revisit the one night that changed their lives. http://maybetomorrowthefilm.com/

The 2nd Annual Greenpoint Film Festival opens Thursday, Sept. 20 with the winner of the Documentary Features competition, Judy Lieff’s Deaf Jam, a mind-opening look into the world of American Sign Language (ASL) Slam Poetry! 6:00pm Opening Reception7:00pm Screening of Deaf Jam8:15pm Q & A with director Judy Lieff, main character Aneta Brodski with ASL […]

by Jessica Yu, 105 min Screening as part of the curated environmental section at the Newton Creek Visitor Center. Cinematic journalism at its best, Jessica Yu’s startling documentary, is a call to action regarding the current water crisis. The film exposes the consequences of human and corporate decisions made affecting our water on a local […]

by Daniel Phelps, Megan Sperry and Brian Paul, 50min The Domino Effect is a documentary which explores the Domino Sugar Factory development project in Williamsburg and its projected impact on the neighborhood. Told through the voices of longtime residents, the film conveys the personal impact of gentrification while also shedding light on the controversial process […]

Directed by Susan Streitfeld – Produced by Mindy Affrime, 86 min Golf in the Kingdom, is adapted from Michael Murphy’s 1972 classic novel. A blend of sport and mysticism, it tells the story of Michael, who in 1956 is bound for an ashram in India when he stops over in Scotland to play one last […]

Directed by Ian Kennedy, 39min A poetic urban western, Lost In America is a unique portrait of eccentric poet and singer Philip Norris who struggles to survive in the quickly changing neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Shot in the environs of St. Louis in five weeks with a $20,000 budget and a Canon 5D Mark II, filmmakers Brian Bowls MacLean and Matt  “Mugs” Glasson crafted together a witty and semi-gritty “un-romantic comedy” feature. Love Stalker is the highlight of GFF12’s Micro-Budget category.  Q & A with the filmmakers will follow. Stay […]

From Cineaste Magazine: ” an unshowy dedication to portraying a city through the words and faces of its residents, and its patience in allowing its accumulation of unspectacular filmed encounters to gradually form an incredibly revealing mosaic of a deeply troubled urban community.

A huge thanks out to our backers. We are very grateful. Now on to the show!

Bestiaire is an elegant meditation on the nature of sentience and the boundaries between nature and “civilization”.

Folks, thanks so much for your contributions. As you see we are almost there, but we still have a gap to bridge. Please spread the word to as many others as possible. Below are a few still previews of coming attractions to this year’s festival. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2123586201/2012-greenpoint-film-festival Cheers & much gratitude, GFF

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Sunset Cruise & After Party Fundraiser 2012, a set on Flickr. Thanks so much to our sponsors, especially the East River Ferry, our amazing volunteers, and all who came out to support the Festival.

You can still get on board to cool off from Thursday’s oncoming climate change 90 plus degree oven, with  cool river and ocean breezes and sipping wine and Brooklyn Brew on our East River Sunset Cruise.  Tickets are STILL AVAILABLE! Download our flyer.