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Bushwick Film Festival to celebrate 10th anniversary
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BY ANTHONY GIUDICE
AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@A_GIUDICEREPORT
The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) is
celebrating 10 years of diversity in
fi lm with 40 events at 10 diff erent
venues over the span of four days, kicking
off with the 2017 Bushwick Film Festival
opening night party and viewing
at House of Yes just over the Ridgewood
border in Bushwick on Thursday night.
On Thursday, Oct. 12, the 2017 BFF will
offi cially commence its 10th anniversary
with a red carpet ceremony at 6:30 p.m. at
House of Yes, located at 2 Wyckoff Ave.
on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border.
The opening night of the festival
will feature the world premiere of “In
Case of Emergency,” a fi lm directed by
Stefanie Sparks. “In Case of Emergency”
is described as a “humorous, grossout
look at the pains we take to fi t in
and the pointlessness of perfection.”
Once the credits roll in the fi lm,
ticket holders will be treated to an
exclusive aft er-party.
The party doesn’t stop there, however.
On Friday, Oct. 13, BFF will get
into the Halloween spirit as they will
showcase seven short horror films
at Lot 45, located at 411 Troutman St.,
starting at 6.m. Select ticket holders
will also get to join festival fi lmmakers,
actors, writers, producers, festival
crew and industry professionals at
the Industry Happy Hour party at The
Rookery Bar, located at 425 Troutman
St., from 8 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 14 will feature a slew of
short films at the “Short Films: Westerns,
Space Odysseys, Social Thrillers, etc.” event
at LightSpace Studios New York, located at
1115 Flushing Ave., from 4:45 to 6:25 p.m.
The day continues with the serious
and raw story “Whose Streets?” which
delves into the events that took place
aft er the fatal shooting of Michael
Brown by police offi cers in Ferguson,
Mo. This fi lm will be shown at Chemistry
Creative, located at 305 Ten Eyck
St., from 7 to 8:45 p.m.
Both of Saturday’s screenings will
be accompanied by complimentary
drink specials and of course Bushwick’s
Braven Brewing Beer, as well
as a choice of red or white wine from
Brooklyn Oenology.
Kicking off the festivities for Sunday,
Oct. 15 is “Sea to Shining Sea,”
directed by Maximón Monihan, which
showcases a cross-country trip with
two unlikely friends. “Sea to Shining
Sea” will be featured at Syndicated Bar
Theater Kitchen, located at 40 Bogart
St., at 3:15 p.m.
The BFF wraps up with an awards
ceremony at Syndicated from 7 to
9 p.m.
Throughout the entirety of the festival,
there will be more screenings,
discussion panels and parities.
For a full list of festival events, visit
www.bushwickfi lmfestival.com.
File photo/Ridgewood Times
The 10th Annual Bushwick Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 12.
