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May 13, 2011
2011 Chicago Underground Film Festival: Official Lineup
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Battle for Brooklyn will make its Chicago debut on June 4th, one day after its U.S. premiere in Brooklyn.
8:00 p.m.: Battle for Brooklyn, dir. Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley. Shot over the course of seven years, this documentary chronicles the long fight between the residents of Brooklyn who have to fight the city and greedy developers looking to tear down a beloved neighborhood to make way for a basketball stadium surrounded by enormous skyscrapers. Includes appearances by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, architect Frank Gehry, Jay Z, developer Bruce Ratner, Steve Buscemi and others.
Posted by eric at May 13, 2011 11:21 AM