Bushwick Film Festival Begins Next Week

BUSHWICK, NY — A five-day film festival will begin next week in Bushwick.

From Oct. 2 through Oct. 6, the 12th Bushwick Film Festival will showcase 100 independent films and offer more than 40 events.

On Wednesday, the festival kicks off with a 6 p.m. at House of Yes, where, following a red carpet reception, two movies will be shown. First up is "Dispel," a short film directed by Kylie Eaton, which will be followed by "The Ghost Who Walks," directed by Cody Stokes. The two opening films according to the event "explore the vast, sometimes endless, space between individuals and the ones they love most," in keeping with this year's festival theme, which will be space.

“Similar to astronauts, filmmakers demonstrate courage, the ability to intimately collaborate, and an infinite imagination," Bushwick Film Festival founder and director Kweighbaye Kotee explained in a July press release. "In many ways, creating an independent film is in itself a moonshot—ambitious, exploratory, and undertaken regardless of the myriad of risks at play. That’s why we celebrate filmmakers and the stories they go to great lengths to tell."

"Creating a film is a moonshot that requires visionary thinking and the courage to persist," she said on September 5. "This year, we are so excited to celebrate this ethos and foster a community of dreamers and doers."

After Wednesday's opening, the festival will show a variety of films from Brooklyn and across the globe, including documentaries, narrative films and short films.

See the full lineup here.