Bushwick Film Festival

Watch Best Documentary Feature winner: Bangla Surf Girls! Witness the thrills and struggles of three girls from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh who join a surf club and dream of escape from a life of drudgery Available until Oct 31 here: https://bit.ly/3EJ6dZ9! #BushwickFilmFest

Watch Short Documentary Honorable Mention winner: Art21: John Akomfrah! Follow filmmaker John Akomfrah whose epic works ambitiously connect the global legacies of slavery and colonialism to environmental degradation Available until Oct 31 here: https://bit.ly/3zInWNg!

Watch Best Series winner: Hit The Ground Running! Two aspiring filmmakers discover their first job as runners are a long way from their red carpet dreams. You don't wanna miss this! Available until Oct 31 at the link in our bio! #BushwickFilmFest #filmmakers

Watch Programmer's Choice Award-winner: The Dogfriend. Struck by her loneliness during the pandemic, a young woman wishes for her dog to become her boyfriend and then endures the consequences when her wish comes true Available until Oct 31 at the link in our bio! #BushwickFilmFest

Watch Narrative Short Honorable Mention winner: Appa Appa Appa! A Korean father, mired in his deceased wife’s debt, resorts to extreme measure to protect his children Available until Oct 31 at the link in our bio! #BushwickFilmFest #Korean #father #FilmFestival

Repost from @kweighbaye Rest in perfect peace to the one and only #CicelyTyson! She was not only an incredible actress, but an activist for #racialequality, advocate for black women in Entertainment, Supported many wonderful causes and lived by example. So grateful for her and the world she fought to create for all of us Pic from @nytimes article today ... #actress #blackwomen #strongwomen #blackactress #womeninentertainment #inpiration #thankyou #rip #restinpeace #rolemodel #icon

Lucy Liu selects BFF Founder for First Women Grant - https://mailchi.mp//lucy-liu-selects-bff-founder-for-first Join Jane Walker, IFundWomen and Icons to help BFF Break More Boundaries. Learn More and Donate: https://bit.ly/3bLkZDr

Hey folks Kweighbaye Kotee here! Big News! I am excited to share that I have been selected for the Jane Walker IFundWomen First Women Grant Program. Through this program, @johnniewalkerus is supporting groundbreaking women entrepreneurs with the help of legendary women icons who were firsts in their industries. I'm beyond proud to be recognized by the one and only Lucy Liu for my ground-breaking work in Film & Entertainment through The Bushwick Film Festival It is an honor ...to join a network of Trailblazing First Women! It’s awards like this that give women like me the fuel to keep going and reminds me that our work is so critical. In addition to this grant, we need to raise more funds so today we are launching a 30-day fundraising campaign to raise an additional $25,000. DONATE HERE: https://ifundwomen.com/projects/bushwick-film-festival Please join forces with Jane Walker, IFund Women, Lucy Liu, and these incredible Icons to help the Bushwick Film Festival break more boundaries. Now more than ever, it is important to support cultural institutions with diverse leadership. Visit our campaign page, learn more, and please make a donation in any amount you can! MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM Jane Walker by Johnny Walker partnered with IFundWomen and icons including: Billie Jean King @lucylui Katie Couric @ElaineWelteroth Lilly SinghSingh @elizabethbanks Halle BerryBerry @katiesowers #saltnpepa Rita Moreno to launch its First Women Grant Program, celebrating the achievements of women and their boundary-breaking moments on their journey towards a monumental first. The funding and coaching resources we have received will make a huge impact on The Bushwick Film Festival's journey towards becoming a monumental first. #LucyLiu #womenentrepreneurs #makeadonation #diversity #Film #Entertainment #Diverseleaders #DiverseLeadership #BushwickFilmFest #IfundWomen #FirstWomen #Icons #Icon #LIB #Donate #BlackHistoryMonth #BreakingBoundaries #Trailblazer #Pioneer #WomenEmpowerment #Womxn #Brooklyn #NYC #WomenInBusiness #BlackOwned #BlackBusinesses #SupportBlackBusinesses #BLM #NYC #FutureWomen

Happy New Year + We are on TV tonight! - https://mailchi.mp/bush/happy-new-year-we-are-on-tv-tonight

Happy New Year! We are excited to announce that the opening night show of the 13th BFF will be available to watch on Brooklyn Free Speech HD, a new channel that's part of the New York Emmy-winning Brooklyn Free Speech community television network. BFF opening night show was produced in partnership with Spectrum (@getspectrum), Chemistry Creative, LVR USA, and Brooklyn Free Speech. ... The show features special messages from elected officials, a live performance by Brooklyn based recording artist Adeline, special messages from festival organizers, and a brief history of BFF from festival founder @Kweighbaye Kotee ShowTimes and Channels are as follows: Showtimes: (1/5) Tuesday 7:30AM / 10:30PM (1/7) Thursday 7:30AM / 10:30PM (1/9) Saturday 7:30AM / 10:30PM (1/10) Sunday 7:30PM Channels: Verizon Ch. 47 Spectrum Ch. 1993 Optimum Ch. 951 Watch online: BRICartsmedia.org/HD Tune in this week and enjoy the show! Let us know what you think by using the hashtag #BushwickFilmFest! #HappyNewYear #Verizon #Spectrum #ChemistryCreative #BrooklynFreeSpeech #BushwickFilmFest #Brooklyn #FilmFestival #LiveShow #OpeningNight #Bushwick #Brooklyn #Festival #HNY #Film #Entertainment #MovieNight #TVShow #TuneIn

#HappyHolidays everybody! Chin up, just because we still have to spend most of our waking hours at home in PJs, doesn't mean we can't make the most of it... Here are 10 films and tv shows we recommend to help get you through the holidays. These selections will take you through all types of emotions and make you feel like you are actually visiting family . #yourwelcome Enjoy and comment below with any recs you'd like to share with us! #Winterscoming... Time Feature Documentary on Amazon Kajillionaire Feature Narrative on Youtube and Amazon Lovecraft Country Series on HBO Sound of Metal Feature Narrative Amazon Ted Lasso Series on Apple TV I May Destroy You Series on HBO Queen's Gambit Series on #Netflix His Dark Materials Series HBO Miss Junteenth Amazon and Youtube How To With John Wilson HBO #LoveandLight #HBO #Netflix #AppleTV #Amazon #Youtube #Kajillionaire #Time #TedLasso #Lovecraft #QueensGambit #TheUndoing #IMayDestroyYou #HisDarkMaterials #Watch Now #BingeWatch #WintersComing #TV #Films #HolidaySeason #Movies Less