Carmine Ametrano is one of the few remaining farmers practicing traditional winemaking on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius in southern Italy. He uses techniques that go back to the ancient civilization of Pompeii. By following Carmine through the course of a year’s harvest, this documentary explores the inherent hard work and beauty of his winemaking.
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July 2015
What Remains – Directed by Michael Faller
Slava Polishchuk is an art conservator at the Brooklyn College Archives and Special Collections Department. This short documentary explores his profession of preserving art and memories from the past.
October 2020
Under the Heavens (Seiva Bruta)
Marta, a young Venezuelan mother, is immigrating to Brazil when she meets a struggling young couple with a baby girl. Her ability to breastfeed causes their fates to become forever entwined.
July 2015
The National Board of Review Announces 2015 Student Grant Winners
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2015 STUDENT GRANT WINNERS New York, NY (July 6, 2015) – The National Board of Review announced today that it will be awarding grant money through the organization’s annual Student Grant Program to 23 filmmakers, including nine graduate students and fourteen undergraduate students. These schools include Brooklyn College, City […]
September 2005
The Blind Girl – Directed by Onn Nir
Nikki, a young and successful New Yorker, is falling in love with her German boyfriend, Toby. Her protected world is shaken when she meets Isaac, a holocaust survivor and co-worker. She begins to have misconceptions about Toby, as she sees something that is not there. Nikki’s doubts bring her into an emotional turmoil of fear and prejudice.
July 2016
The Beekeeper’s Keeper – Directed by Megan Rossman and Samantha Farinella
Born and raised in Manhattan, Liane Newton dreamed of owning a farm. After the death of her father, she set out to make her fantasy a reality.
Newton now runs nycbeekeeping.org, a non-profit working to ensure that all beekeepers in NYC have access to training and mentoring.
May 2019
Stray Cat Ah Q – Directed by Mulan Fu
A chance encounter between a stray cat and a young girl becomes a lifelong friendship able to withstand distance and time.
July 2015
Stay Awake – Directed by Jamie Sisley
Brothers, a mother, songs from the seventies, Xanax, and a woman named Vicki. Stay Awake follows two teenage brothers through their weekly routine of finding their wandering mother and taking her to the hospital to detox from a prescription drug addiction. When it becomes clear that their mom may never get better, both brothers have to decide whether to remain in the cycle, or move on.
June 2018
So You Like the Neighborhood – Directed by Jean Pesce
‘So You Like the Neighborhood’ is a dark comedy about a girl who gets dumped by her boyfriend and then evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, all in the same day. When she goes to drown her sorrows at a nearby bar, she befriends some locals who offer to help her with the eviction. They just so happen to be former mafia members and by ‘help,’ they mean something rather more nefarious.
July 2016
Red Apples – Directed by George Sikharulidze
A young Armenian bride’s relationship with her husband is put to the test the first day of their marriage when her mother-in-law interferes.
August 2013
Q&A with Writer/Director Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, and Melonie Diaz
You all shot for a few nights on the actual BART platform where this tragedy took place. Can you talk about that experience?
Diaz: It was one of the most intense things. You can still feel the ghosts there, the presence of the pain and violence and fear and everything that went down that night. That day was special. We started off with a prayer. It was powerful.
April 2022
Q&A with Simon Rex
What were your first thoughts, after reading the script?
Simon Rex: I was just like… whoa. Whoa. WHOA!
February 2022
Q&A with Sian Heder, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, and Daniel Durant
What drew you to this material and inspired you to direct the film?
Sian Heder: I came to this because it was originally a studio film, and Lionsgate was looking to do a remake of La famille Bélier, a French film that came out in 2014.
June 2023
Q&A with Sean Mullin
When did you first start noticing a disconnect between Yogi Berra’s reputation and the player the stats showed him to be?
Sean Mullin: I think that’s what this was all about. When I started doing the research, I was like, wait, this guy was criminally overlooked.
October 2015
Q&A with Ridley Scott
You used classic filmmaking techniques, especially in the opening scene. Can you talk about shooting it?
Scott: These storms are absolutely disgustingly filthy, and we had real fifth in the air. You have a real mix of dust.