l-r: BYFC founder/director, Trayce Gardener and staff member, Zach Kangas
Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Center (BYFC) set up shop in the back area of Huey’s Chueys Candy Boutique & Café nearly three months ago. The film and arts cultural hub and not-for-profit offers film screenings, workshops on filmmaking, production assistance, allied film courses, including set design, voice overs, lighting and sound production. Through its ‘People’s Hollywood’ initiative, it partners with local small businesses to market them as film shoot locations as well as catering options for film shoots of all sizes. BYFC’s most recent program addition is ‘Skill Share,’ where local residents can sign-up to offer classes to neighbors in a one time or short series of workshops about any topic they feel competent and/or passionate about. BYFC founder, Trayce Gardener says recently submitted Skillshare proposals have included “almost every topic under the sun, the more serious to the all about fun, including Spanish language classes, crocheting classes, political science classes, beer-making, and line dancing.”
BYFC has been a Fort Greene-based mainstay for several years but now with ground floor, walk-in access, the organization looks forward to expanding. “We are in serious fundraising mode now,” shared Trayce, as we hope to maintain our presence on Myrtle Avenue.” “Our hope is to grow support for Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Center, to in our rich arts and culture landscape of Fort Greene and even among our much larger arts and cultural institutions, that we can maintain a walk-in presence too. I’m confident that we serve an important purpose, a haven for filmmakers, artists and the arts and anyone who is a lover of small businesses.”
In addition to vintage candies, gourmet, hand churned ice cream and other delicious treats, Hueys’s Chueys now serves soups, salads, sandwiches and other delicious menu items. Please stop in to enjoy.
Huey’s Chueys Candy Boutique & Café and Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Center are located at 378 Myrtle Avenue between Clermont & Adelphi. Please drop in to support BYFC’s fundraising efforts, to find out more, to sign up to teach or take SkillShare or other workshops, or just to say hello and check out the space.
