Festivous: Your Weekend Plans
We lucky New Yorkers are usually spoiled with a plethora of options to occupy our weekends. And August 24-26 is no different, with two independent film festivals begging for our attendance.
First up is The Bushwick Film Festival presenting 15 "creepy, stinky, distasteful, offensive, C-line, avant-garde, experimental, saucy" underground features and shorts at several arts-centered venues throughout the warehouse-riddled Bushwick neighborhood. Come for the dialogue between emerging filmmakers of the absurd, stay for the free wine, beer and hors d'oeuvres (or is it the other way around?). For the screening schedule and other info, visit the BFF homepage.
Not a fan of the L train? Head down to the Financial District instead for the American Cinematic Experience Film Festival. This yearly fest aims to distinguish itself by screening only American-made independent films, with a soft spot for oft-ignored video art, and by rounding out its program with live music and guest speaker Caveh Zahedi (I am a Sex Addict). An extension of the River to River Festival, the ACE Fest also donates a percentage of all ticket sales to The New York Foundation for the Arts. You can find tickets and more information at the fest's Web site.
So get out there, New Yorkers, and support your local film festival.
Festivous, Bushwick Film Fest, ACE Film Fest, Caveh Zahedi
