Billy Kent’s HAIRBRAINED kicks off the 2013 Brooklyn Film Festival
Windmill Studios NYC, 287 Kent Ave.
indieScreen, 289 Kent Ave.
May 31 – June 9, full festival pass $100, four pack pass $30, individual screenings $12
www.brooklynfilmfestival.org
The Brooklyn Film Festival gets under way tonight, kicking off nine days of screenings and special events at Windmill Studios NYC and indieScreen in Williamsburg. The opening-night selection is the world premiere of Billy Kent’s Harebrained, a twisted college tale starring Alex Wolff, Julia Garner, Brendan Fraser, and Parker Posey. The festival comprises thirteen feature films and nearly one hundred shorts, including animation, experimental, and documentary works from twenty-two countries. The ninth annual KidsFilmFest will take place on June 1, while the BFF Exchange meet-and-greet is set for June 8, followed by the Brooklyn Meets Spain program, with a free 5:30 screening of Manuel H. Martín’s 30 Años de Oscuridad. Among the other feature films are Justin Reichman’s thriller A Wife Alone, with Genevieve Hudson-Price and Sean Patrick Reilly; Nathan Silver’s New York City–set Soft in the Head; Katarzyna Klimkiewicz’s post-9/11 love story, Flying Blind; and Arne Toonen’s crime tale, Black Out. Q&As with members of the cast and/or crew will follow many of the screenings; the free awards ceremony is scheduled for closing night at 10:00.