This June, the Brooklyn Academy of Music presents the fourth annual BAMcinemaFest, featuring a lineup of some of the best emerging voices American cinema has to offer. And CinemaFest is just one of dozens that the Brooklyn institution presents each year, as Bam consistently shines a spotlight on the best in theater, dance, music, film, and more. Now, as the venue celebrates its staggering 150th anniversary, filmmaker Michael Sladek (Con Artist, Devils Are Dreaming) explores what it is about the Brooklyn instituation that has lent it such longevity in his new documentary BAM150.
Filmmaker: Why Bam? What is it about this cultural institution that motivated you to tell the story of its history?
Sladek: I grew up in and around live performance and spent a good part of my life studying, acting, and directing in straight and experimental theater before segueing into film. When I landed in Brooklyn in 1998, I...
Filmmaker: Why Bam? What is it about this cultural institution that motivated you to tell the story of its history?
Sladek: I grew up in and around live performance and spent a good part of my life studying, acting, and directing in straight and experimental theater before segueing into film. When I landed in Brooklyn in 1998, I...
- 4/19/2012
- by Dan Schoenbrun
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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