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Free Outdoor Movie Screening “Indies Under The Stars”

Published: June 9, 2022; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: June 15, 2022
Where: Sunset Park - Main Lawn

Address: 5th Ave and 43rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232, United States

Phone: +1 212-639-9675

A FREE outdoor screening of a block of independent short films, on the main lawn of Sunset Park!

The 2022 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival is back on the main lawn of Sunset Park for our annual FREE “Indies Under The Stars” event, where we screen a block of our favorite shorts as part of our 12th Annual edition (June 1-12) Produced in collaboration with the NYC Parks Dept.

AoBFF is screening over 70 new films in venues across Brooklyn, plus special events and Virtual screenings you can watch anywhere.

Art of Brooklyn film festival dates: June 1 — June 12, 2022

See our full 2022 fest schedule & film guide here!

“Indies Under The Stars” film lineup:

Cat Man Do

13 minutes | United States | 2021 Directed by Matt Tyson

A shrimp boat captain in Florida spends his nights caring for the town’s feral cats.

Gaining and Losing

11 minutes | United States | 2018 Directed by Stacey Maltin

What happens to friendship when a shared dream is abandoned? Gaining and Losing explores a friendship torn apart when a young dancer combats an eating disorder and her talented friend can’t understand.

Greenshields

26 minutes | United States | 2021

Drama, Comedy Directed by Nat Swyer

When an out-of-work playwright arrives to close up his family’s summer home, the ghost of his great uncle interrupts his seemingly endless solitude.

Inevitability

24 minutes | United States | 2021

Comedy Directed by Zoë Greenbaum

A romantic comedy about liars. When Lu shows up looking for his ex-fiancee, he finds instead that a beautiful, eccentric heiress addicted to cheesecake, cookies, and rugelach has moved into her apartment.

Miss Blueberry Beauty Pageant

12 minutes | United States | 2019

Horror, Thriller, Comedy Directed by Sarah Kennedy

Welcome to the 1984 Miss Blueberry Beauty Pageant! Where the girls are a feast for the eyes and as sweet as honey. Follow these three finalists as they navigate the twists and turns of a pageant that reveals a much more sinister secret.

Odyssey

14 minutes | United States | 2021

Sci-Fi, LGBT, Romance Directed by Christopher Phelps

A selfless young woman must undertake a critical mission that will either save the Earth and all of its inhabitants... or destroy it. Her fearless perseverance is only given pause by the remorseful memories of her past love who languishes on Earth, trapped in a dystopian society.

Seashells

3 minutes | United States | 2020

Animation, Music Directed by Lea Zalinskis

A surreal and whimsical animated music video for the song “Seashells”, by San Francisco singer/songwriter Rachel Garlin. Done in stop motion with completely handmade paper cutouts.

Seven Fishes

11 minutes | United States | 2021

Drama Directed by Jaclyn Gramigna

So wrapped up in creating the perfect holiday memory at their Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian American family completely miss the fact that one of their own does not intend to stick around for the dinner...or at all.

Registration

Time: 8:30 PM — 10:15 PM EDT

Free!


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