Gowanus Haze

black and white, sound, 4 min
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The filmmaker returns to her old neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The footage captures a landscape known as The Gowanus Canal, an area of Brooklyn, which was once inhabited by a productive port and ...
Rental format: 16mm
Available for sale: 16mm

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The filmmaker returns to her old neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The footage captures a landscape known as The Gowanus Canal, an area of Brooklyn, which was once inhabited by a productive port and industrial compound. The film’s soundtrack incorporates recordings of the filmmaker’s demented grandfather who recalls his own memories of New York City. Additional sounds include the recordings of the projector projecting the film itself.

Programs

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    Water, Water, Everywhere

    A program of water-themed FMC films presented in collaboration with Black Rock Arts, co-curated by Jason Duval and Matt McKinzie

    The Film-Makers' Cooperative is thrilled to collaborate with Black Rock Arts, co-founded by FMC filmmaker-member Jason Duval, to present an evening of water-themed 16mm and digital films by FMC filmmaker-members Dave Gearey, Ann Deborah Levy, J.J. Murphy, and Margaret Rorison. This screening is part of Black Rock Arts' larger month-long exhibition WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE.

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