{"id":316617,"date":"2026-08-08T09:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316617\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:08:53","slug":"spike-lee-and-clara-wu-tsai-launch-playback-the-brooklyn-watch-party-a-new-film-festival-at-bam-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316617\/","title":{"rendered":"Spike Lee and Clara Wu Tsai launch \u2018Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party,\u2019 a new film festival at BAM in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hubemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Crooklyn-directed-by-Spike-Lee-1994-.It-features-Zelda-Harris-as-Troy-Carmichael-and-Delroy-Lindo-as-her-father-WJ-Carmichael.webp\" class=\"featured-image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Crooklyn-directed-by-Spike-Lee-1994-.It-features-Zelda-Harris-as-Troy-Carmichael-and-Delroy-Lindo-as.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Spike Lee Brooklyn film festival\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still from the \u2018Crooklyn,\u2019 directed by SPIKE LEE, 1994<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooklyn\u2019s creative legacy takes the spotlight this fall with Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bam_brooklyn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn film festival <\/a>celebrating the borough\u2019s influence on cinema, music, art, and culture. Co-founded by filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialspikelee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spike Lee<\/a> and Clara Wu Tsai, the inaugural two-day event will take place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bam_brooklyn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)<\/a> on November 6th and 7th, 2026, as part of BAM Film 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Created by filmmaker and producer Nicholas Ma with guest curators, Playback will bring together artists, storytellers, and communities through repertory screenings, live talks, music performances, poetry, and cultural events exploring Brooklyn\u2019s creative spirit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond BAM\u2019s venues, the festival will feature a free street fair with live music, local food, and interactive experiences celebrating the borough\u2019s neighbourhoods. The event will close with a special screening of Spike Lee\u2019s acclaimed Crooklyn, featuring appearances by Lee, Alfre Woodard, and other guests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presented by BAM with Spike Lee and Clara Wu Tsai, Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party introduces a festival format where cinema meets the wider cultural landscape of Brooklyn. Tickets go on sale in September, with more programme details to follow.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Still from the \u2018Crooklyn,\u2019 directed by SPIKE LEE, 1994 Brooklyn\u2019s creative legacy takes the spotlight this fall with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-316617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}