BAM150
World Premiere

BAM150

Spotlight
| USA | 86 MINUTES | English
Documentary, Music
In 1861, Brooklyn was a cultural backwater, dwarfed by the artistic achievements of its wealthy neighbor across the East River. The establishment of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, however, began to put the borough on the map. TFF alum Michael Sládek's (Con Artist) lovingly crafted documentary takes us through BAM's colorful history and behind the scenes at the nation's oldest performing arts center. Central to the story is the relentless determination and sharp vision of BAM's leaders, enabling survival in tough times and establishing the institution as a creative home for such greats as Pina Bausch, Robert Wilson, Merce Cunningham, and Mark Morris.

Weaving sharply rendered footage of recent BAM performances with 150 years' of stunning archival material and interviews with groundbreaking artists such as Laurie Anderson and Peter Brook, the film shows that BAM's years were not always easy, but are a testament to the power and stamina of the institution that launched Brooklyn as a cultural mecca.

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Michael Sládek
Michael Sládek directed the docu-comedy Con Artist, which premiered at TFF in 2009, the animated short We Live on Your Street, winner of the Anarchy Online award at Slamdance, and the dark comedy Devils Are Dreaming. He is currently developing an animated religious comedy series and a contemporary Western.
Shot by
Ramsey Fendall, Michael Sládek
Editor
Joseph Krings, Michael Sládek
Executive Producer
James H. Ottaway Jr., Martha A. Rubin, Robert S. Rubin
Primary Cast
Laurie Anderson, Peter Brook, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mark Morris, Alan Rickman, Isabella Rossellini
Producer
Greg Loser, Michael Sládek
Director
Michael Sládek
Director of Photography
Ramsey Fendall
Co-Producer
Karen Brooks Hopkins, Joseph Melillo

Contacts
Press Contact
Brandon Rohwer
Tribeca Film Festival
65 North Moore Street New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212 941 2335
brohwer@tribecafilmfestival.org
Print Source
Greg Loser
Room 5 Films
373 Broadway, E22 New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212 343 2800
greg@room5films.com
http://room5films.com
Director's Agent
none none
Phone: none
request@pluguglyfilms.com
Print Source
Michael Sládek
PlugUgly Films
745 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11213
Phone: 917 202 6068
michael@pluguglyfilms.com
http://www.PlugUglyFilms.com
Press Contact
Sandy Sawotka
BAM
30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 7186364129
ssawotka@bam.org
Press Contact
Sarah Garvey
BAM
30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 7187248025
saragarvey@yahoo.com
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