Movies Are Back (Two Ways) at the 12th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival June 1-12

NEW YORK - May 27, 2022 - PRLog -- The 2022 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (June 1-12) is bringing people back to the movies… and bringing movies home to the people. Over 70 new films can be seen in-person across Brooklyn, and AoBFF is also offering its entire season online with virtual encores and special streaming premieres. This new hybrid format gives audiences the most flexibility to #supportindiefilm.

Cofounder Anthony DeVito says,"Producing our 2020 festival online during lockdown was tough, but there were unexpected upsides. We connected with audiences all over the world and three of our feature premieres got distribution. For us, nothing beats watching films in a theater, but we didn't want to give to give up the accessibility of streaming. So this year we're doing both!"  And, for the first time ever, AoBFF will screen virtual premieres of features from the UK, San Francisco and Taiwan complete with filmmaker Q&As just like our live events. "The way forward is to give audiences as many options to watch as possible. Now you can go to the movies and the movies can come to you, ' says DeVito.

Highlights include:
Silent River (East Coast Premiere)
Chris Chan Lee's uncanny new feature opens AoBFF '22 at Brooklyn's historic Cobble Hill Cinemas on June 1.
https://aobff22.eventive.org/schedule/627c0d1bb56c6400a0c...

Dark Takes From Channel X (NYC premiere) -- plus more Horror!
Welcome to the dark side with this new horror anthology featuring curses, creatures and stalkers.
https://aobff22.eventive.org/films?filterTags%5B627d49814...

Short Docs and Comedies in Bay Ridge!
True Stories and Cracked Comedy shorts come to 11209.
https://aobff22.eventive.org/schedule?filterVenues%5B627c0ded2005a00071dbda82%5D=true

Blood of a Poet- Live Music and Film Event
AoBFF has commissioned Brooklyn Musician Brian Bonz to compose and perform a new, original score to Cocteau's surrealist silent classic. Bonz will perform the score live at new music venue Atlantic BKLN.
https://aobff22.eventive.org/schedule/627d7795bd0d7f003ed7eb7b

The award-winning Art of Brooklyn Film Festival was founded in 2011 to bring the vital Brooklyn independent film scene into conversation with the industry, and their peers across the country and around the world. For over a decade AoBFF has showcased exciting emerging creators and established voices, created innovative programming, hosted world-class artist talkbacks, and screened for enthusiastic audiences across Brooklyn-- and the world. As of 2020 AoBFF has entertained audiences in fifteen countries.