• Brooklyn Vitagraph co-presents a complete retrospective of British filmmaker John Samson at Anthology Film Archives. Virtually unknown in the United States, Samson was a documentary pioneer who tackled subjects both taboo and banal. More info HERE. Review of the program HERE.

"Dressing for Pleasure" dir. John Samson (1977)

• “SUN COME UP” was nominated for a 2011 Oscar! The film by Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger was edited by Brooklyn Vitagraph’s David Teague.

"Sun Come Up"

• David recently wrapped editing LEH WI TOK, a new documentary about how radio is inspiring democracy in Sierra Leone.

Leh Wi Tok

• OUR HOUSE television premiere in January 2011 on the Documentary Channel. Check HERE for listings.

• Brooklyn Vitagraph has a new documentary in development! OUR MAN IN IQUITOS is a film about an aging rocker turned politician set in the Peruvian Amazon. Watch the teaser HERE.

"Our Man in Iquitos"

• “INTIFADA NYC” now available on DVD – Click here for more info on buying the home video or educational / public performance DVD.

• OUR HOUSE WORLD PREMIERE AT HOT DOCS 2010. The new feature documentary about an unorthodox homeless shelter run by Christian squatters also won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the DeadCENTER Festival 2010 and screened in June at the Brooklyn International Film Festival. Directed by David Teague and Greg King. Click here for the Our House website.
  

  "Our House" (2010)

• Cynthia Wade’s new documentary “BORN SWEET” had its world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival! Brooklyn Vitagraph’s David Teague edited the film and was one of the lead cinematographers. The Sundance shorts jury awarded “Born Sweet” an Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking and the film has gone on to win six other awards.

• The official website for David Teague’s new documentary “INTIFADA NYC” is online here. “Intifada NYC” played festivals in 2009 (including the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival) and will be seen internationally on television in 2010.

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• For more about Flicker NYC, New York’s film festival of new Super 8 movies, go to the Flicker NYC website or join our Facebook page to stay up to date.

• “Love Suicides” – David Teague’s 2007 underground Super 8 feature – recently played the Cambridge Super 8 Film Festival in the UK and at the Szeged Super 8 Festival in Hungary.

"Love Suicides" (2007)

Brooklyn Vitagraph? The Brooklyn Vitagraph (vie-ta-graf) Company takes it name from Brooklyn’s silent film era Vitagraph Studios (1906 – 1925). The old Vitagraph Studios produced films on Avenue M in Midwood, Brooklyn, and the original smoke stack still shows the Vitagraph name.