Brooklyn International Film Festival Festival Diary

Day 1: Opening Night – April 29 Opening night at the Brooklyn International Film Festival included short speeches from Marco Ursino, the festival director, Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President and Irwin Yablans, a local producer and Brooklyn native. Excitement oozed from Mr. Ursino, infecting the room with gleeful tension, and the first film of the festival rolled. Read More Share on FacebookTweet Read More

Brooklyn Film Fest Blooms…

The Brooklyn International Film Festival, previously known as the Williamsburg Film Festival, is launching its 5th year as an international draw including films from over 20 countries. The festival’s popularity has even surprised its director, Marco Ursino, who started the festival initially to promote his own film. The boom of artistic activity in Brooklyn over the past decade has augmented the quality of work the selection committees have... Read More

City in Slumber

She takes long heavy breaths Whistling sighs in her cavernous breast And expels, in all seasons and hours of the night Thick billowing puffs of warm moist air Read More Share on FacebookTweet Read More

Sea People

Sestina asks, “What is a wave?” Thirsty sharks circling and drowning men panicking They know intimately its shape and size and power Grandmother, in front of the house Like an old grouper – giant, gray and smiling Read More Share on FacebookTweet Read More