Brooklyn Boheme

Brooklyn Boheme

75 mins | Documentary | Feb. 27, 2012

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.

Brooklyn Boheme

75 mins | Documentary | Feb. 27, 2012

Brooklyn Boheme
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers
Original title Brooklyn Boheme
Directors Nelson George, Diane Paragas
Writers Nelson George

Cast

Spike Lee

as Himself

Branford Marsalis

as Himself

Rosie Perez

as Herself

Chris Rock

as Himself

Carl Rux

as Himself

Saul Williams

as Himself