Dekalb Market, Rooftop Films & NYC & Company invite you to the launch of Bike In Movies FREE, outdoors under the stars, last Thursdays monthly (unless rain dates like Weds May 30th) until SEPT 27 with delicious foods, beers & wine, big sound system w/ guest DJ's & unique vendors.
Join us, right in Downtown Brooklyn, for this strikingly unique New York story DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC directed by Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau (both in attendance for the intro and Q&A after)
plus special guest DJ: SUCIO SMASH of Squeeze Radio
www.squeezeradio.com /
http://highwaterismusic.com
700+ Playgrounds; 500,000+ Players; 8,000,000 Stories . . .
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DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, NYC is an exciting and enthralling independent documentary that explores the definition, history, culture, and social impact of New York’s outdoor summer b-ball scene, the worldwide “Mecca” of the sport.
Trailer @
http://vimeo.com/doinitinthepark
All the latest DOIN' IT info @
www.facebook.com/doinitinthepark
In New York City, pick-up basketball is not just a sport. It is a way of life. There are 700+ outdoor courts, and an estimated 500,000 players, the most loyal of which approach the game as a religion, and the playground as their church.
"You can play high school or college for four years. You can play Pro for a decade. You can play pick-up ... for life."
Co-directors Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau visited 180 courts throughout NYC's five boroughs to create their debut documentary. They traveled to a majority of the locations by bicycle, carrying camera equipment and a basketball in their backpacks. The film's title refers as much to the subject matter as it does to the method of filmmaking, providing an unprecedented perspective on urban America's most popular, and accessible, free recreation.
DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, NYC lovingly uncovers this movement through the voices of playground legends, NBA athletes, and most importantly the common ballplayer who all day looks forward to calling "next" game at their local schoolyard.
Main film characters: Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Kenny Smith, "Pee Wee" Kirkland, "Fly" Williams, God Shammgod, Tim "Headache" Gittens, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Kenny Anderson, Jack Ryan, Richard "Crazy Legs" Colon, Niki Avery, Milani Malik, and the Park Pick-Up Players of NYC.
DOIN' IT IN THE PARK Soundtrack is as fresh & amazing as the film feat: the all-time classic ROCK CREEK PARK by DONALD BYRD & THE BLACKBYRDS + 3 orginal compositions by EDDIE PALMIERI + tunes by THE ROOTS, QUANTIC, JURASSIC 5, HOCUS POCUS & much more
DIRECTOR BIOS:
Native New Yorker Bobbito García is the co-founder of Bounce Magazine and critically acclaimed author of Where’d You Get Those? NYC’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 (Testify Books). In recent years, “Kool Bob Love” has done sideline reporting for the NY Knicks on MSG-TV, voiced NBA 2K video games, and has hosted ESPN2’s "It’s the Shoes" series. Currently, he is the play-by-play announcer for the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Game on ESPNU, the Red Bull King of the Rock Championship on CBS Sports, and the Converse Band of Ballers tournament on MTV2.
Frenchman Kevin Couliau is widely recognized as the most prolific outdoor basketball photographer of the last decade. His images have appeared in Reverse Magazine (France), Bounce Magazine (US), and Fadeaway Magazine (UK). As a videographer, his work has been seen in the Australian documentary The Mystery of Flying Kicks and Brand Jordan’s annual Quai 54 Tournament DVDs. In 2010, he directed a music/streetball video titled “Heart & Soul Of New York City,” which has accumulated 500,000+ views online and counting.
BIKE IN MOVIES @ DEKALB MARKET curated by Jonathan Rudnick - SCORED music in film / Noise Pop Culture Club / theLIFT
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