Comedy icon Wendie Malick
(Young Sheldon, Hot In Cleveland,
Just Shoot Me, Seinfeld) is coming to Brooklyn's Cobble Hill Cinemas Thursday, June 1 for the World Premiere of her
new movie "Mother Of All Shows" to kick off the 2023 Art of
Brooklyn Film Festival.
BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 29, 2023
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (June 1-12) launches its 13th edition with the
World Premiere of Mother Of All Shows starring Wendie Malick (Young
Sheldon, Hot in Cleveland,
Just Shoot Me.) Fresh from being offered for sale at Cannes and tipped by The Hollywood Reporter as
a film to watch for, it's the story of a woman coping with the
impending death of her estranged mother (Malick) by imagining their
conflict as a 1970s musical variety show. Wendy will appear with
director and co-star Melissa D'Agostino at the premiere
Thursday, June 1st at Brooklyn's historic Cobble Hill Cinemas, with
a Q&A to follow. It will have a streaming Encore Presentation
on Monday, June 5.
"I'm very excited to be part of Mother Of All Shows, which has
been chosen by the Art of Brooklyn
Film Festival to be its opening night film," Wendie said in a video
message she created for the premiere. "If you're in town, I hope
you'll join us."
Mother Of All Shows film page
The 13th annual Art of Brooklyn
Film Festival features over 50 of the best new films from across
the borough and around the world. Highlights include:
ARTIST UNKNOWN (World Premiere, June
6) is a whip-smart action comedy that deftly combines an art
heist caper, queer romance, and martial arts dazzle-dazzle. The
latest by Brooklyn film maker
Cinder Chau, Artist Unknown is innovative and fun. Screening at
Stuart Cinema, with a streaming Encore Presentation.
HAKONIWA (US Premiere, June 9) is
visually stunning Science Fiction from Japan about a young man who attempts to heal
his childhood trauma by connecting with a female AI. Past and
present merge and his sense of reality begins to warp, even as his
connection to the AI grows. A timely exploration of contemporary
anxieties, Hakoniwa is a the first feature film by Hiroki Wakamatsu, who is traveling from
Japan attend the premiere.
Screening at AbelCine in Industry City, with a streaming Encore
Presentation.
BONES OF CROWS (Brooklyn Premiere, Closing Film, June 11) is a multi-generational epic following a
Cree musical prodigy in her journey from Canada's infamous residential schools to
matriarch of her family. Fresh from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Bones of Crows is a period piece with a mythic scope, from
acclaimed indigenous (Métis/Dene) filmmaker Marie Clements. Screening at AbelCine in
Industry City, with a streaming Encore Presentation
AoBFF has also programmed outstanding blocks of exciting new
short films with something for everyone including comedies, dramas,
thrillers, documentaries, and experimental films.
The award-winning AoBFF is the only film festival that screens
across the borough. 2023 venues include the historic Cobble Hill
Cinemas (Cobble Hill), Stuart
Cinema (Greenpoint), Pratt Institute's
Katherine McKenna Screening Room (Clinton
Hill), and AbelCine at Industry City (Sunset Park).
The entire slate of films will also be available to stream
anywhere in the United States
during the dates of the festival.
Full 2023 AoBFF Schedule and Film Guide
About The Art of Brooklyn Film
Festival
Founded in 2011, THE ART OF BROOKLYN is an award-winning nonprofit
international film festival located within Brooklyn's vibrant indie film scene. AoBFF
showcases exciting emerging creators and established voices, hosts
world-class events locally across the entire borough, and streams
internationally using state of the art technology. Noted for the
originality of our programming, AoBFF invites a different Guest
Festival Director to curate each season to keep our perspective
fresh and focused on the future.
Pull Quote
"I'm very excited to be part of Mother Of All Shows, which has
been chosen by the Art of Brooklyn
Film Festival to be its opening night film," Wendie said in a video
she created for the premiere. "If you're in town, I hope you'll
join us."
Media Contact
Anthony DeVito, The Art of
Brooklyn Film Festival, 1
9177551788, anthony@theartofbrooklyn.org, aobff.org
SOURCE The Art of Brooklyn Film
Festival