Brooklyn’s creative voices will be celebrated across two days of film, live events and community programming this November.<\/p>\n
Clara Wu Tsai<\/a> and filmmaker Spike Lee<\/a> have announced\u00a0Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party<\/a>\u00a0to take place Nov. 6-7 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.\u00a0<\/p>\n The festival will commemorate\u00a0the artists, storytellers and communities that have helped make Brooklyn one of the world’s most influential cultural hubs.\u00a0 Programming includes repertory film screenings, conversations with cultural figures, pop-up activations, a free street fair and more.<\/p>\n “With Playback we are setting out to create a new kind of film festival, one that brings together people who share a love of storytelling through film,” said Wu Tsai. “Spike has put Brooklyn on screen for decades and BAM has served as the borough’s cultural hub for more than\u00a0a century. There is nowhere else like Brooklyn, nothing like the energy of this borough, and this festival will highlight all that makes our community unique.”<\/p>\n Produced by filmmaker Nicholas Ma<\/a> in association with BAM<\/a>, the festival will be co-hosted by Wu Tsai and Lee and developed in collaboration with celebrity guest curators, who will be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n Opening night on Nov. 6 will feature music, poetry, film and talks at BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House. On Nov. 7, guest curators will present a lineup of films with special appearances, while a free afternoon block party will feature live music, local food and community activations.<\/p>\n The evening will conclude with a screening of “Crooklyn,” featuring appearances by Lee, Alfre Woodard and additional guests.<\/p>\n