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Brooklyn Boheme

Brooklyn Boheme

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 27, 2012

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

68%

Original Title

Brooklyn Boheme

Director

Nelson George

Description

Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the 80's and 90's that included the great Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Branford Marsalis, Rosie Perez, Saul Williams, Lorna Simpson, Talib Kweli just to name a few. Narrated and written by Fort Greene resident Nelson George, this feature length documentary celebrates "Brooklyn's equivalent of the Harlem Renaissance" and follows the rise of a new kind of African American artist, the Brooklyn Boheme.