As Erik reported back in January (Can you believe
it's already April?), the Sundance Institute will bring its indie mojo to the east coast next month with a series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). For eleven days,
starting on May 11, BAM will be featuring not only films from this year's Sundance festival, but also Q&A sessions
with filmmakers, discussions on independent cinema, and chances to see and hear works from the Sundance composers lab
and new works of musical theater. Among the 14 films that will screen at BAM are Iraq in Fragments (look for a review from Kim in the next couple of days), artsy porn flick Destricted, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Sherrybaby, and screenwriting award winner Stephanie Daley. Also, as an added bonus for you The Usual Suspects fans (it premiered at Sundance in 1995), screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie will be featured at a special event, discussing the development of his film and showing "never-before-seen uncut footage straight from [the]...set." Yeah, you suddenly want to go to Brooklyn, don't you?
Tickets for most screenings go on sale next Monday, so get your calendar out and starting making some plans.
