“El Supermalo is The Super Bad One an individual who is hidden within society sending out a message.” says Cuban street artist Fabian Hernandez. He is featured in Supermalo, a film by Matthew Seger, which will be shown at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 12.
Documentary on acclaimed painter Chuck Connelly screens at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival
Into the Lightis the sort of documentary that exists to change the life of both the film’s subject and its viewers. Filmmaker and director Benjamin Schwartz did us the great service of not only coaxing artist Chuck Connelly back into his rightful place in the sun, but of sharing Connelly’s art through art of his own. The film will be available for streaming worldwide on Saturday, June 12 at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival.
Chuck Connelly is a genius whose works have long gone underappreciated and unseen by the public eye. After a 2008 documentary changed Connelly’s life and career for the worst, Schwartz set out on the task of providing him with a fresh start and a chance to depict his growth as an artist and human being. Throughout the entire film, the two are very candid about how Connelly overcame addiction and devoted his life to his work, but
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24th Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Lineup 36 World Premieres to be Shown!
Virtual Fest Runs June 4-13, Indoor Fest at Windmill Studios June 5-13.
Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) announces the film lineup for its 24th edition, “The Clearing.” The 2021 edition will feature 36 World Premieres, 28 USA bows, 34 east coast debuts, and 25 first-time screenings in NY. In total, BFF will show in competition 147 features and shorts from 35 countries. The full lineup includes 13 narrative features and 9 documentary features highlighted in this release.
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The Brooklyn Film Festival will screen its 147 movies both in-person in Greenpoint and virtually this year, organizers announced. (Shutterstock)
BROOKLYN, NY Movie buffs can tune in online or in-person to the Brooklyn Film Festival this year, according to plans announced.
The Brooklyn Film Festival, which is in its 24th year, unveiled its line-up this week of the 147 feature and short films that it plans to screen both in-person in Greenpoint and online.
The line-up includes 36 movies that will be making their world premiere, 34 east-coast debuts and has films from 35 countries, according to organizers.
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The festival will run for 10 days in June, including a series of two-hour programs at the Windmill Studios. During those 10 days, 37 film programs will be available online along with events including filmmaker introductions, question-and-answer sessions and live interviews.