The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) announced their lineup and their opening feature, “HairBrained,” starring Brendan Fraser and Parker Posey. This year’s festival runs May 31 – June 9 and takes place in Williamsburg with screenings held at indieScreen and Windmill Studios. “HairBrained” centers on the plight of 14-year-old genius Eli Pettifog as he sets off to Whittman College, a second choice for Ivy League rejects. He is paired with another unlikely student, Leo, who is a 41-year-old seeking to start over after his gambling career ends. While initially less than trilled about their shared dorming situation, the odd pair form a friendship.
Read below for the full lineup. Go here for more info.
Narrative Features:
A Wife Alone (USA) Dir. Justin Reichman – World Premiere
Black Out (The Netherlands) Dir. Arne Toonen – East Coast Premiere
Cut to Black (USA) Dir. Dan Eberle – World Premiere
Detonator (USA) Dir. Damon Maulucci & Keir Politz – East Coast Premiere
Emmanuel and the Truth About Fishes (USA) Dir. Francesca Gregorini – East Coast Premiere
Flying Blind (UK) Dir. Katarzyna Klimkiewicz – New York Premiere
Giraffes (Jirafas) (Cuba) Dir. Enrique Álvarez – USA Premiere
HairBrained (USA) Dir. Billy Kent – World Premiere
Hank and Asha (USA) Dir. James E. Duff – East Coast Premiere
Sado Tempest (Japan) Dir. John Williams – East Coast Premiere
Sleeping with the Fishes (USA) Dir. Nicole Gomez Fisher – World Premiere
Soft in the Head (USA) Dir. Nathan Silver – New York Premiere
Somewhere Slow (USA) Dir. Jeremy O’Keefe – East Coast Premiere
Documentary Features:
Ben: In the Mind’s Eye (USA) Dir. Iva Radivojevic – New York Premiere
Caffe Capri (USA) Dir. Casimir Nozkowski – World Premiere
Cavedigger (USA) Dir. Jeffrey Karoff – East Coast
Dragon Girls (Germany) Dir. Inigo Westmeier – USA Premiere
Exit Point (Poland) Dir. Jagoda Szelc – USA Premiere
Eternal Amazon (Brazil) Dir. Belisario Franca – USA Premiere
Forbidden Voices (Switzerland) Dir. Barbara Miller – New York Premiere
Furever (USA) Dir. Amy Finkel – New York Premiere
Glass Eyes of Locust Bayou (Canada) Dir. Simon Mercer – USA Premiere
A Hole in the Sky (France) Dir. Antonio Tibaldi & Àlex Lora Cercós – USA Premiere
Miles & War (Germany/Switzerland) Dir. Anne Thoma – USA Premiere
Mr. Angel (USA) Dir. Dan Hunt – New York Premiere
Not For Sale (USA) Dir. Matthew C. Levy – New York Premiere
The Real Motel Life (USA) Dir. Winnie Cheung – World Premiere
The Rink (USA) Dir. Sarah Friedland – New York Premiere
Rogalik (Poland) Dir. Pawel Ziemilski – USA Premiere
Scattered (USA) Dir. Lindsay Lindenbaum – USA Premiere
Venom & Fire (USA) Dir. Brandon Faris – USA Premiere
Without Shepherds (Pakistan) Dir. Cary McClelland – New York Premiere