8/16/2023 0 Comments Wax poetic videoThat winning combo has given rise to a series of experimental and avant-garde works exploring her own family life, as well as histories of personal, social and political trauma, marginalized communities and a variety of other intriguing topics. The Brooklyn-based filmmaker previously noted that she views life through the creative lens of a painter/poet. The ‘swerve’ in language is the acceptance of difference in the face of routine and formula,” she said. “This all happens in an extraordinarily dynamic and diverse part of NYC, where a plethora of languages dance and swim around us. Sachs explained that her film embraces Paolo’s poetry by “tugging his language away from its book form” and into daily life. While the setting of the food market in Elmhurst is as real as can be, the words that my performers speak emerge from the work of Paolo Javier,” Sachs noted, adding, “Each performer memorized one of Paolo’s sonnets from his new book “OBB/ Original Brown Boy” (Nightbook, 2021.) Then they spoke the poems to one another as if they were communicating in verse.” “’Swerve’ engages with language in a distinctly poetic way. Tickets are on sale now: BAM | BAMcinemaFest Shorts Program 2. This indie short, which world premieres/screens at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) this Sunday, June 26, at 1:30 p.m., - followed by a Q&A - was shot entirely in Elmhurst, in local parks streets, and the HK Food Court. Both are featured in the filmmaker’s newest cinematic offering, titled “SWERVE,” which was inspired by Queens’ former Poet Laureate (2010–2014) Paolo Javier’s “Original Brown Boy” poems. You can see Elmhurst’s bustling Asian food market, called HK Food Court, filled with vendors serving up mouth-watering eats, and located across the street is another popular spot, where locals and their kids like to hang out: Moore Homestead Playground. ![]() One of Queens’ most diverse neighborhoods became the real-life setting for a new boundary-crushing film by director Lynne Sachs. ![]() Have you ever experienced an entire film in verse, in which five New York City performers wax poetic, and recite poetry instead of reading from a script? ![]() ‘SWERVE’: NYC performers wax poetic in a new film shot in Elmhurst Queens News Service
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