Ai Weiwei documentary makes no apologies at Northside Festival on Wednesday night
indieScreen, 289 Kent Ave.
Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave.
UnionDocs, 322 Union Ave.
June 18-21
www.northsidefestival.com
Now that the music section of the Northside Festival is now over, film takes center stage, with four days of screenings at indieScreen, Nitehawk Cinema, and UnionDocs in Williamsburg. Among the dozens of shorts, documentaries, animated films, and narrative dramas are Adam Sherman’s Crazy Eyes, about family strife and unrequited lust, starring Lukas Haas and Madeline Zima; Ryan O’Nan’s Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, a coming-of-age road trip story with an all-star cast in small roles; Pema Tseden’s film-festival favorite, Old Dog, about man and beast; James Yaegashi’s Park Slope-set romantic comedy Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty; Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz, in which Luke Kirby might come between married couple Michele Williams and Seth Rogen; Alison Klayman’s Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, about the embattled Chinese activist artist; and a special retro screening of Todd Solondz’s indie classic Welcome to the Dollhouse, with many of the presentations followed by Q&As with the filmmakers.