Brooklyn Boheme

Brooklyn Boheme (2012)

February 27th, 20121h 15min

Documentary
68%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Bakelite

Bakelite


Released on: 2023-09-17
Documentary

This underwater ballet is an ecological story depicting our paradoxical relationship with plastic. B...

D'un Céline l'autre

D'un Céline l'autre


Released on: 1969-05-08
Documentary, History

Passers-by, those who knew him in his youth, René Barjavel, witness of his beginnings, his wife, his...

Manufacturing Happiness

Manufacturing Happiness


Released on: 2022-08-23
Documentary, TV Movie

Books, apps, coaching sessions: Today, happiness is everywhere. We might think that there is nothing...

The Assembly

The Assembly


Released on: 2017-10-18
Documentary

Just one year ago, citizens joined together at Place de la République in Paris to demonstrate agains...

Žižek!

Žižek!


Released on: 2005-11-18
Documentary

ŽIŽEK! trails the thinker as he crisscrosses the globe, racing from New York City lecture halls, thr...

Armbryterskan från Ensamheten

Armbryterskan från Ensamheten


Released on: 2004-10-01
Documentary

The tiny village in the far north of Sweden called Ensamheten (Solitude) has sixteen inhabitants. Th...

Petey & Ginger

Petey & Ginger


Released on: 2012-10-01
Music, Documentary

When the global economy collapses the only true victors are those that weren't invited to the boom. ...

Mexico

Mexico


Released on: 1996-03-09
Documentary

Using text from Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes and ancient Aztec and Mayan poetry, viewers are lead...

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story


Released on: 2007-08-28
Documentary

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's p...

Headdress

Headdress


Released on: 2017-05-06
Documentary

For First Nations communities, the headdress bears significant meaning. It's a powerful symbol of ha...

The Legacy of Othello

The Legacy of Othello


Released on: 2022-06-12
Documentary, History

A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English p...

Uncle Yanco

Uncle Yanco


Released on: 1967-01-01
Documentary

While in San Francisco for the promotion of her last film in October 1967, Agnès Varda, tipped by he...

Pat XO

Pat XO


Released on: 2013-07-09
Documentary

This documentary profiles the life and career of Pat Summitt, the NCAA's winningest basketball coach...

Al Franken: God Spoke

Al Franken: God Spoke


Released on: 2006-01-01
Documentary, Comedy

Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, ca...

The Business of Being Born

The Business of Being Born


Released on: 2008-01-09
Documentary

Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a...

Space Station 3D

Space Station 3D


Released on: 2002-04-17
Documentary

Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laborat...

Home Truth

Home Truth


Released on: 2017-06-10
Documentary

In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales experienced every parent’s worst nightmare when her three ...

The Collector: Allan Stone's Life in Art

The Collector: Allan Stone's Life in Art


Released on: 2006-12-13
Documentary

Documentary - Filmmaker Olympia Stone presents a cinematic portrait of her father, famed New York Ci...

Free Tibet

Free Tibet


Released on: 1998-09-11
Documentary, Music

A film about the Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco in 1996.

Changing the Conversation: America's Gun Violence Epidemic

Changing the Conversation: America's Gun Violence Epidemic


Released on:
Documentary

Re-framing the U.S. gun violence debate from Second Amendment rights to public health prevention.