Brooklyn Boheme

February. 27,2012

Rating：

7.4

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Woman Director Brooklyn, New York City Social & Cultural Documentary

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the 80's and 90's that included the great Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Branford Marsalis, Rosie Perez, Saul Williams, Lorna Simpson, Talib Kweli just to name a few. Narrated and written by Fort Greene resident Nelson George, this feature length documentary celebrates "Brooklyn's equivalent of the Harlem Renaissance" and follows the rise of a new kind of African American artist, the Brooklyn Boheme.

Spike Lee as Himself

Branford Marsalis as Himself

Rosie Perez as Herself

Chris Rock as Himself

Saul Williams as Himself

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Reviews

Interesteg

2012/02/27

What makes it different from others?

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GazerRise

2012/02/28

Fantastic!

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SeeQuant

2012/02/29

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

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Skyler

2012/03/01

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

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Bayyina-Black

2012/03/02

For a young filmmaker living in Brooklyn, I felt this film in my soul. This summer my partner and I shot a documentary called How Sweet It Is highlighting the essence of Brooklyn but also taking a look at the changes currently occurring in Brooklyn because of gentrification and the new Nets stadium. This film inspired me to continue our journey and really capture the movement and community that is currently happening amongst young artist and professionals in Brooklyn. In this film, Nelson George and Diane Paragas really captured the essence that was the Fort Greene artist movement in the 80s and 90s. To see people like Spike Lee, Talib Kweli, Rosie Perez, Saul Williams, Erykah Badu, Branford Marsalis and Chris Rock apart of this community really showed the type of organic talent and how genuine that time was. The cinematography was beautiful just BEAUTIFUL! It felt so warm and artistic....so BROOKLYN!This is the MUST see film of the year for every young artist around the world!

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