On September 22nd, the city’s Economic Development Corporation secured a green light to move ahead with a large-scale rezoning and development plan for Red Hook, one of Brooklyn’s last low-scale waterfront communities.  

The New York Film and Video Council is proud to partner with our friends at Portside NY to present “Rezoning History” – a series of films on waterfront development in the city.

All the films in the series will be held at a new screening space at the Strong Rope Brewery in the heart of Red Hook, with fabulous views of the water.  Screenings are open to all, and will feature Q&A’s with the filmmakers and audience discussion.

Join us for one or for all!

October 15 at 7pm:  Gowanus Current by Jamie Courville and Chris Reynolds. Suggested Donation $15, RSVP here.

An observational tone-poem, Gowanus Current is a new film by Jamie Courville and Chris Reynolds following the last decade of development in Gowanus.

“Gowanus Current is more than simply an artful account of community and grassroots activism, though it fulfills that promise superbly. The film is also a pure cinematic and sensory immersion in glinting water, straining machines, and passionate, eloquent humans as they struggle to make sense of this poisoned garden we’ve made of the world.” - Jonathan Lethem