James Yaegashi’s LEFTY LOOSEY RIGHTY TIGHTY, which will be shown at the Brooklyn Film Festival, is set in Park Slope
indieScreen, 285 Kent Ave.
Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry St.
June 1-10, individual tickets $12, 4-pack pass $30, full festival pass $150
www.brooklynfilmfestival.org
Despite its theme, “Decoy,” the 2012 Brooklyn Film Festival is the real thing, ten days of film screenings and special events taking place at the powerHouse Arena, IndieScreen, and the Brooklyn Heights Cinema. More than one hundred shorts, features, and documentaries from around the world will be shown, including Chel White’s Bucksville, about a young man who belongs to a secret militia group known as the Lodge; Lisa Duva’s Cat Scratch Fever, about two women who can look into a parallel universe; Pema Tseden’s Old Dog, in which a father tries to get back the family dog after his son sells it; Wojtek Smarzowski’s Rose, a Polish tale set just after the end of WWII; and Tolga Ornek’s Labyrinth, centered around a deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul. The opening-night party takes place June 1 at the powerHouse Arena, with a DJ set by SVN’s Nature; other special events include the KidsFilmFest on June 2, the BFF Exchange on June 9, and the awards ceremony on June 10. In addition, many of the filmmakers will be on hand to participate in Q&A sessions following screenings of their work.