Special Screening of "Bullets in the Hood"

We at Bed-Stuy Gateway have been feeling really "Bed-Stuy and Proud of It" in recent days. The review of our neighborhood by that charming UK couple-turned Bed-Stuy residents in The Times of London made us feel really warm and fuzzy about our brownstoned neighborhood. This past weekend, we also caught a showing of Dave Chappelle's Block Party, which was largely filmed just a few blocks away at Quincy and Downing Streets, and which featured great music and lots of love for "The Stuy" from the likes of Kanye West, Mos Def, the Roots and assorted concertgoers.

We've even started to feel nostalgic for the good old days of the Bed-Stuy ca.1982 that Chris Rock inhabits in "Everybody Hates Chris", but we quickly realized that our neighborhood does indeed contain traces of a downtrodden and violent recent past that don't really convey in "Everybody Hates Chris".

Nothing reminds us of this more than the independent film "Bullets in the Hood" which chronicles the tense hours and days after 19-year old Timothy Stansbury was shot and killed by a police officer in Bed-Stuy in January 2004. This documentary film, which was created by Terrence Fisher, a friend of Timothy Stansbury, and fellow teen filmmaker Daniel Howard, was honored with a "Special Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking" at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and has gone on to screenings at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and American Black Film Festival.

Today we received a flyer letting us know that Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation is hosting a special screening of "Bullets in the Hood" and discussion with the two young filmmakers and the mother of the late Timothy Stansbury. The screening is open to the public, but space is limited. Here are the details.

• Monday, March 20, 2006 - 7pm Sharp. Arrive early, space is limited
• Suggested donation of $5 to support the Timothy Stansbury Memorial Foundation
• Location: The Billie Holiday Theater at Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY

Link: 'Dave Chappelle's Block Party' - Salon
Link: Review: Dave Chappell's Block Party - New York Newsday
Previously: The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! - BedStuyGateway

Comments

[amy james]

Hi. I stumbled across your wonderful little blog and while reading saw that you are a Everybody Hates Chris fan. I run a small fansite www.everybodyhateschris.org and was hoping I could get a link to my site from your blog (maybe switch out the link to the official site if its not too much trouble?).

I would be so incredibly grateful.

I'd love to hear back if you get the chance. I know you are probably really busy and this isn't high on your list.

P.S. Keep on bloggin'!

Warmest,

Amy