The Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
is pleased to present two curated programs this weekend
at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition,
Brooklyn's largest artist-run not for profit art organization.
Brooklyn Independent Vol. 1 screens this Saturday 8/18 @ 2pm
As Smart As They Are & Bolerium screen this Sunday 8/19 @ 2pm
BWAC
499 Van Brunt Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 @ 2PM
Feature Program
AS SMART AS THEY ARE:
THE AUTHOR PROJECT
Directed by Joe Pacheco
63 min - 2005 - USA -English - Color
www.AsSmartAsTheyAre.com
AS SMART AS THEY ARE: THE AUTHOR PROJECT follows the band One Ring Zero
and documents their collaboration with McSweeney's Publishing and an
ensemble cast of award winning authors .
Featuring live performances, studio sessions, and interviews with the writers
and musicians, AS SMART AS THEY ARE explores the relationships
between music and literature while painting a portrait of the
literary community that fostered the band.
With:
Dave Eggers, Paul Auster, Jonathan Lethem, Rick Moody, Jonathan Ames, Myla Goldberg,
Darin Strauss, Amy Fusselman, Clay McLeod Chapman, Lawrence Krauser
Shorts Program
BOLERIUM
Directed by Keary Kensinger
Produced by Nathan Kensinger
23 min - 2006 - USA - English - Color
Bolerium captures a day in the life of one of the most important bookstores in
America devoted to preserving the history of the world's social movements,
and follows its owners as they direct their staff of activist historians and
interact with a colorful parade of booksellers and collectors.Official Website: http://brooklynindependent.com