BRIC is very proud to announce BRIC FLIX, a free film screening and conversation series at BRIC Arts | Media House— offering premieres, shorts, and web series projects, that reflect the excitement, diversity, and creativity of Brooklyn.
In this installment of the BRIC FLIX film series 'Interactive Media for Social Good', we've partnered with Made in NY Media Center by IFP. The evening will feature a discussion and exhibition of interactive media works featuring Luisa Dantas, creator of the web documentary Land of Opportunity, Shannon Carroll, creator of the audio walking tour Southside Stories, and Ram Devineni, creator of the augmented reality comic book Priya’s Shakti . The topics are diverse: a recent history of Williamsburg Brooklyn, housing displacement in the wake of natural disaster, and creating supportive community for victims of sexual assault. But, these works all intrigue an audience with significant place-based and social issues, providing further illumination on the topic, and inciting an audience to action.
The discussion with the interactive creators about the creative and technical challenges, and opportunities of their work will be book ended by a chance for attendees to interact with the projects themselves. Presented by the Made in NY Media Center by IFP, in partnership with BRIC. The Made in NY Media Center by IFP is an incubator space in Brooklyn developed with the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, where those working in media tech can create, collaborate, and connect. nymediacenter.com
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FEATURED PROJECTS
Luisa Dantas, Land of Opportunity
Rooted in post-Katrina New Orleans, Land of Opportunity is an ongoing exploration of the often contentious process of community redevelopment in the face of crisis/disaster. Through perspectives that travel across media, including a film and interactive web platform, the project explores the fundamental question: What kinds of communities do we want to (re)build in the 21st century?
Facebook: landofopportunity/ Twitter: Landof OPP
Shannon Carroll, Southside Stories
Experience Southside Stories, an immersive audio journey into the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. The walk features the long-term residents of Williamsburg's Southside Community. Discover how residents are preserving a sense of identity, community and connection to "home" amid exponentially rising rents and a landscape rapidly undergoing transformation.
#southsidewalk
Ram Devineni, creator, Priya’s Shakti
An innovative augmented reality comic book using Hindu mythology and the first female superhero who is a rape survivor to address gender-based violence in India and around the world. The comic book received the 2014 Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund and honored by UN Women as a “gender equality champion.”
Facebook: priyas.shakti/ Twitter: @priyas_shakti/ #standwithpriya
Moderator: Elissa Birke, she's the producer of IFP’s Envision program, a collaboration between IFP and the UN, exploring the use of media/documentary to incite social change.
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Venue Information:
The Stoop at BRIC House is a public cultural gathering space featuring free, drop-in programming, and offering a place to sit, observe, and participate in multi-disciplinary work.
Beginning Nov. 1, 2022, attendees of any BRIC House programming will no longer have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter the building. Masks are encouraged but not required in all BRIC operated spaces. If you have questions regarding this protocol, please email Safety@bricartsmedia.org