Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
April 19-23
The fourth annual Brooklyn Underground Film Festival rolls into town this spring, with some exciting new films on its roster. The Festival was founded in 2002 by a small group of enthusiastic filmmakers and artists who continue to create a venue where filmmakers, artists, industry professionals and audiences can discuss and explore cinema in a new way. The Festival will be held at the Brooklyn Lyceum in Park Slope (227 Fourth Ave. at Union Street) and will run from April 19-23. There will be an on-site viual art exhibition as well as a musical showcase at NorthSix in Williamsburg, April 22. Tickets are $8 per screening. You can buy them through the Brooklyn Underground’s website brooklynunderground.org starting April 3 and at the Brooklyn Lyceum during the festival. All films will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
My Grandmother’s House (Adan Aliaga, 2006) 80 mins
Opening night film about a grandmother-granddaughter duo set in a small town in Spain.
Wednesday, April 19, 8:30 pm
Clever Monkey Pinochet Versus La Moneda Pigs (Bettin Perut, Ivan Osnovikoff 2006) 72 mins
Odd collection of improvised skits recreating the brutal chapter in Chile’s history — its military dictatorship — performed by schoolchildren.
Thursday, April 20, 6:15pm
High Score (Jeremy Mack, 2006) 58 mins
Doc about a man driven to absurd lengths to succeed at old school arcade games.
With Worst Chair in America (Eric Phillips-horst & Jay Sterrenberg) 3 mins Two Cool Dudes. (Dan Vila) 3 mins
Saturday, April 22, 8:45pm
The Other Side (Bill Brown, 2006) 43mins
Takes a look at US- Mexico border issues. Preceded by This Lot Will Be An Ikea Store in Less Than A Year (Jeff Stark) 4 mins, Meet you More Than Halfway (Sara Kelani Takahashi) 21 mins
Sunday, April 23, 4:30 pm
The Empire In Africa (Phillip Diaz, 2006) 87 mins
Phillipe Diaz’s hard-edged documentary look at the troubled African republic of Sierra Leone.
Sunday, April 23, 8:15pm
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