Skip to main content
My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival To Celebrate 15th Anniversary with 55 New Films

The festival will run June 1-13.

By:
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival To Celebrate 15th Anniversary with 55 New Films

The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (June 1-13) will celebrate its landmark 15th anniversary with 55 new films by local and international filmmakers. Stars Beverly D'Angelo, Keith David, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Roberts, Jefferson White and more light up the screen at this year's AoBFF!

Highlights include:

The world premiere of 'Drink and Be Merry' opens the festival. Adam Volerich's first feature. set at a struggling New York dive bar in the days leading up to Christmas, 2019. Chet (Jefferson White, Yellowstone), a beleaguered bartender in a state of extended arrested development, must balance taking care of his misanthropic, aging regulars including Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live) and Delaney Williams (The Wire, Law and Order SVU), with his naive desires to muster some Christmas spirit.

The uproarious mockumentary 'Unfriendly Fire' is set In an alternate reality where America grapples with the consequences of a divisive war over escalating issues surrounding reproductive rights. The East Coast premiere of Richard Tucci's film stars Golden Globe nominee Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon's Vacation, Coal Miners Daughter) Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (Star 80, Runaway Train) and comedy legend Debra Wilson (Mad TV, Girl 6).

'Locally Sourced' is a block of shorts from Brooklyn filmmakers about to break big. AoBFF and Sundance alum Carlos Cardona's autobiographical 'Born to Lose', about a Latino punk rocker struggling to fit in the Hamptons, Jeremiah Kipp's 'Don't Pick Up' about a shoplifter unexpectedly attracted to a bookstore clerk stars Kathryn Erbe (Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Stir of Echoes) and Keith David (Platoon, Requiem for a Dream, Cloud Atlas).

AoBFF features thematic blocks of exciting new short films featuring everything from offbeat comedies and heartbreaking dramas, to thrilling horror and cutting-edge experimental films. Films are screened in person, with streaming encore screenings available to watch from anywhere in the US.

The award-winning Art of Brooklyn is the only film festival with events across the entire borough. 2025 venues include Stuart Cinema, 100 Sutton, Film Noir Cinema, and AbelCine and the Tom Kane Theater at Industry City. For 15 seasons AoBFF has showcased exciting emerging creators and established voices, created innovative programming, hosted world-class artist talkbacks, and screened for enthusiastic audiences across Brooklyn - and the world.







Don't Miss a Brooklyn News Story
Sign up for all the news on the Summer season, discounts & more...


BroadwayWorld TV


Marissa Mulder in Brooklyn Marissa Mulder
Jazz On Main (7/24-7/24)
Jen Howard in Brooklyn Jen Howard
Jazz On Main (10/09-10/09)
GUSTAVO CASENAVE TRIO in Brooklyn GUSTAVO CASENAVE TRIO
Jazz On Main (9/19-9/19)
SweetnLow in Brooklyn SweetnLow
Jazz On Main (8/07-8/07)
Sunday brunch with Alejandro Meola in Brooklyn Sunday brunch with Alejandro Meola
Jazz On Main (9/06-9/06)
Zarabanda Variations Album Release Concert in Brooklyn Zarabanda Variations Album Release Concert
National Sawdust (8/31-8/31)
In the Course of Love and Joy in Brooklyn In the Course of Love and Joy
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (4/09-4/09)
Ariana Grande in Brooklyn Ariana Grande
Barclays Center (7/18-7/18)
Ariana Grande at Barclays Center in Brooklyn Ariana Grande at Barclays Center
Barclays Center (7/12-7/19)
Light As Air in Brooklyn Light As Air
Tenet Vocal Artists (5/08-5/08)