Documentary backdrop image for The Park (2017)

Documentary backdrop image for The Park (2017)

201758 minGdocumentary

The Park

201758 minGdocumentary

An uninterrupted 58-minute capture takes place on an unfenced basketball court next to the Walt Whitman housing projects in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

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Ari Marcopoulos

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An uninterrupted 58-minute capture takes place on an unfenced basketball court next to the Walt Whitman housing projects in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

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Ari Marcopoulos

Ari Marcopoulosdirector

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An unfenced basketball court adjacent to the Walt Whitman housing projects in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, serves as the backdrop for a 58-minute observation of spontaneous play. Players enter and exit the game without structure, while park visitors move freely through the scene. The film captures the dynamics of social interaction in this public space. An improvised soundtrack by musician Jason Moran complements the visual rhythms, translating the unscripted choreography of the court into sound.

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