Centerpiece: “Love, Brooklyn” + A Tribute to André Holland
Tribute
Join us as we pay tribute to actor and producer André Holland with a conversation celebrating his achievements and a screening of the Festival’s Centerpiece film, the romantic drama Love, Brooklyn.
Love, Brooklyn
Bursting with sexual chemistry, textured relationships, and the allure of a love triangle, Love, Brooklyn is a charged film that explores Black life in the modern age.
Description
On the surface this debut feature from Rachael Abigail Holder has the nonchalant charm of a classic romantic comedy. The three terrific leads generate plenty of sparks and humor, reminiscent of contemporary stalwarts like Love Jones, Hav Plenty, and Brown Sugar. The story, executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, centers around Roger (André Holland, Festival Tribute; Moonlight), a charming writer who flouts deadlines and avoids serious commitments. His attention is pulled between two alluring women: his complicated ex Casey (Nicole Beharie), a gallery owner fighting against gentrification and her fear of failure, and new love interest Nicole (DeWanda Wise), an aloof masseuse wrestling with loss and the challenge of being a single parent. Roger attracts and repels Casey and Nicole repeatedly, sometimes callously, as he struggles to come to terms with his evolving identity as he enters middle age. The heat and power crafted by the leads is the hook, but the real strength of Love, Brooklyn sits within Holder’s deft explorations of contemporary hookup culture, the proliferation of apathy in society, and the isolation hangover plaguing urban centers. The specificity of the borough of Brooklyn is vital to the complex world built around Roger, but Holder’s film is ultimately a tribute to Black life and an ode to the never-ending evolution of growing up. —Jessie Fairbanks
Tribute
In a career spanning two decades, André Holland has established himself as a dazzling talent on stage, television, and screen. On Broadway, he appeared in two August Wilson plays, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and Jitney. His television work includes starring roles in The Knick, American Horror Story, and Castle Rock. Holland made his big-screen debut in Sugar (2008). Among his notable films are Miracle at St. Anna (2008), 42 (2013), Selma (2014), Moonlight (2016), Passing (2021), Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024), and the two films screening in the Festival, The Dutchman and Love, Brooklyn.
Film Details
LanguageEnglish
Year2024
Runtime87
CountryUSA
DirectorRachael Abigail Holder
ProducerAndré Holland, Patrick Wengler, Maurice Anderson, Kate Sharp, Liza Zusman
Executive ProducerSteven Soderbergh, Alexander Leff, Jeffrey Deary, Sara McFarlane, Andy Steinman, Brian Katz, Thomas Zambeck, Rachael Holder
WriterPaul Zimmerman
EditorShawn Paper
CinematographerMartim Vian
CastAndré Holland, Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise
Print SourceHarper Road Films
Closed CaptionsClosed Captions are confirmed for this film
Audio DescriptionAudio Descriptions are not currently confirmed for this film
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language Interpretation is not currently scheduled for this film
