Brooklyn Is Burning
Production Neuplot
Director: A.F. Cortés
Currently in post-production
In the most diverse city in the world, Brooklyn burns with the fire of new music and art emerging from its underground epicenter.
Brooklyn is Burning is a documentary film about the rise and current limbo of Brooklyn’s independent music subculture—a diverse community of local bands and loyal fans united in a divided country by an unwavering acceptance of their own differences.
Documenting the struggles and triumphs of musicians from all walks of life, the film captures the essence of Brooklyn’s diverse music scene and its global impact through the eyes, lives, and music of local bands pioneering a new movement in music where genres and identities collide: black, white, gay, straight, metal, hip-hop, electronic, indie, noise, goth and punk. Music acts like Surfbort, Uniform, A Place to Bury Strangers, Deli Girls, Dreamcrusher, Stuyedeyed, Bodega, and Sloppy Jane are not just making music; they’re igniting a cultural revolution on and off the stage within Brooklyn’s vaunted music halls and iconic venues such as Market Hotel, Alphaville, Our Wicked Lady, Secret Project Robot, The Glove, Baby’s All Right and Saint Vitus.
The project is an ongoing journey into the heartbeat of a borough and movement redefining the sound and soul of a generation.
