This video is about what it feels like to leave a place in which ive spent more time than any other place, and which was also a place of my family life, i am somewhere else now. This film shows mekas transition in to a new life living in. Leaving soho, moving to brooklyn after 30 years, experimental video, diary film. The guardian view columnists letters opinion videos cartoons.
Jonas mekas a letter from greenpoint 2004 video, color, 80min dvd available here disponible ici. In february 2004, after 30 years of living in soho, filmmaker jonas mekas made a decision to leave soho and move to greenpoint, brooklyn. Greenpoint has long been an industrial maritime neighborhood, and the home to polish and irish immigrants beginning in the late 1800s. An annual celebration of cuttingedge, contemporary experimental and independent film, presented in one of brooklyns most exciting neighborhoods. Greenpoint williamsburg gazette greenpoint brooklyn, ny. Jonas mekas a letter from greenpoint trailer on vimeo. Ward dennis, spokesman for the friends of bushwick inlet park, a community organization, told the greenpoint gazette on tuesday, we are thrilled that after 11 years, bushwick inlet park is finally whole. Based on jonas mekas new work, those eager to pigeonhole experimental film artists of the 50s and 60s as culturally dated will have to reevaluate their judgments. A letter from greenpoint based on jonas mekas new work, those eager to pigeonhole experimental film artists of the 50s and 60s as culturally dated will have to reevaluate their judgments. From documentary to visual storytelling to comedy, greenpoint pictures diverse roster of directors covers every genre. I begin my walk on 80 wooster street and continue towards the williamsburg bridge, where, 58 minutes later, still raining, my walk ends. Please note that this is an application and not a confirmed booking. In this interview given shortly before his death, the filmmaking legend looked back. Gff would like to share the artistic life of our community with the world, and bring the world to greenpoint.
Awards special greenpoint film festival awards designed by a local artist will be given to a single winner in each category. Greenpoint resume studio breaks the mold of stodgy templates, successfully navigating applicant screening software, catching employers attention, and most importantly, building a compelling personal brand. Watch the immense mural on a greenpoint corner, 3 years in. It is bordered on the southwest by williamsburg at the bushwick inlet, on the. In 1954, together with his brother adolfas mekas, he founded film culture, and in 1958 he began writing his. Greenpoint is a popular filming location for new york tv and film productions due to its varied architecture, waterfront access, mixed zoning and relatively low street traffic, and because it is also the primary home of two of new yorks film and tv stage companies, broadway stages, and cinemagic studios. All about me struggling to type on a roll of computer paper. This video is about what it feels like to leave a place in. A 76yearold brooklyn woman who was missing for two weeks has been found dead in queens, police said. The greenpoint film festival reserves the right to disqualify a submission without a refund of any kind if eligibility requirements are not met before or after the film is submitted. In the early days of brooklyn, greenpoint was mainly farmland. Several tv shows house their permanent soundstages in the neighborhoods industrial area between greenpoint ave and norman ave east of mcguinness blvd. Quiet, treelined streets teem with friendly residents and homegrown shopscombining the best of new and old greenpoint.
The greenpoint film festival takes place in may, in greenpoint, brooklyn, for four days of films and panel discussions. The polish settled the area before the turn of the century and greenpoint has been categorized as a polish neighborhood ever. The greenpoint film festival hopes to be a cornerstone of visionary commitment towards this end and a resource to artists and to the community. In the winter of 2003, legendary filmmaker jonas mekas, moved out of his loft on broadway, new york, where he had lived for the past 30 years.
Get the latest greenpoint news, articles, videos and photos on the new york post. We deliver uptotheminute reports on education, local politics, small business, crime, neighborhood real estate and more. Film crews descend on the neighborhood on a weekly basis and it is affecting greenpointers quality of life, said a rep for the pol. Upon receipt of your completed application form, a member of the cape town stadium team will make contact with you within three working days.
But at the turn of the 19 th century, it became highly industrialized like most of north brooklyn, focusing on shipbuilding, given its proximity to the water. This film shows mekas transition in to a new life living in brooklyn, and the adventures this entails. Letter from greenpoint filmmaker jonas mekas new york. The two buildings are a 400 feet 120 m tower with condos and a blocklong five story building with rentals. In this section i am unloading my finished films and videos that may be found.
Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the new york city borough of brooklyn, in the u. Eventually, they emigrated to america, settling in brooklyn, new york. Yelp is a fun and easy way to find, recommend and talk about whats great and not so great in brooklyn and beyond. Jonas mekas was a lithuanianamerican filmmaker, poet, and artist who has often been called. The greenpoint originally 10 huron and also known as 21 india street is a twobuilding residential complex under development in the greenpoint neighborhood of brooklyn. It was where andy warhol and allen ginsberg used to come by for film events and dinner. A letter from greenpoint 2005 filmmaker jonas mekas sets up a new life in brooklyn. A scene from jonas mekass sleepless nights stories, a movie that. Mekass selfportrait in the 2004 diary film a letter from greenpointinstigates a retroactive dialogue. Woven spaces is raising funds for 2012 greenpoint film festival on kickstarter. The showstopping mural on the corner of greenpoint and manhattan avenues is the subject of a short film, where the artist and building owner discuss the dayslong painting process and the inspiration behind it dating back years ago. Assemblyman joe lentol dgreenpoint has now swooped in to ask the mayors office of media and entertainment to declare certain blocks as temporary nofilm zones to give his constituents a break. British screen, bbc films, telefilm canada, sask film, cinepix film properties inc. Greenpoint pictures is a full service production and postproduction company, based in brooklyn, with the capability to work with agencies and brands from ideation through the delivery of completed projects.
Greenpoint rated rating manuals greenpoint rateds rating manuals describe each measure within a system, and define how to achieve the measure and all requirements for verification. Dec 17, 2015 greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the new york city borough of brooklyn, in the u. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a letter from greenpoint near you. The greenpoint post is part of the queens post group, a subsidiary of outer boro media, which publishes seven local news sites in queens and one in north brooklyn. There is nothing avant garde about what i have done and what i am doing. Greenpoint is a popular filming location for new york tv and film productions due to its varied architecture, waterfront access, mixed zoning and relatively low street traffic. Greenpoint resident and dusty rose founder maresa ponitch started a campaign this month to raise money for the north brooklyn angels mobile soup kitchen through online sales of pennants, but an increasing amount of what she says is incorrectly processed mail via the greenpoint post office 66 meserole ave. It was the place where he watched his children grow, and the art scene of soho become what it was today.
Only today, after working with the video camera for fifteen years, i feel like it had become an extension of my eye, my body, a letter from greenpoint being my first real video work. Greenpoint film festival festival an annual celebration of cuttingedge, contemporary, experimental and independent film, presented in one of brooklyns most unique neighborhoods. This park is an important commitment to the health and wellbeing of the people of greenpoint and williamsburg. Taped on february 16, 2000, at the poetry project reading. Use the order form below or call build it green at 510 5903360 x609. Employers are hiring because they have a problem and theyre willing to pay you to solve it.
The greenpoint underwater tubes flooded to a height of 15 feet during superstorm sandy. Shipbuilding, glasswork, and pencil manufacturing were the big businesses in the area until world war ii. In february 2004, after 30 years of my life in soho, i made a decision to leave soho and move to greenpoint, brooklyn. Media in category greenpoint, brooklyn the following 123 files are in this category, out of 123 total. With a local directory and easy to use calendar, greenpointers is the goto website to find out about weekly events in the area.
Scenes from the life and work at anthology film archives. Greenpoint, dubbed the garden spot of brooklyn, by the neighborhoods longtime alderman today, a city councilman. Letter from greenpoint 2005, sleepless nights stories 2011 and outtakes from the life of a happy man. The flooding resulted in salt water corroding the power cables, rails, and fasteners, raising the potential for future service delays. Much of the footage in this video was shot by auguste varkalis.
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