St. Francis prof. to share film at BAMKids Fest
Fort Greene Filmmaker’s Short Inspired by NY Public Library
A 9-year-old girl walks in to the New York Public Library and steps out on an alphabetical adventure in the short film “A is for Aye-Aye: An Abecedarian Adventure” by Fort Greene filmmaker and St. Francis College Communication Arts Professor Augusta Palmer, which will have its New York theatrical premiere at the BAMkids Film Festival on Feb. 27 (12 p.m.) and Feb. 28 (2 p.m.).
“A is for Aye-Aye” combines live-action and animation with vintage images selected from the New York Public Library Picture Collection to tell an alphabetical adventure. An excerpt of the film is on display at the library until May 15 as part of the centennial celebration “Abacus to Zoology: A Century of Inspiration from the Picture Collection.”
The two-day BAMkids Festival is the first time the public will be able to see the film on a big screen in New York and follows its festival debut at the Children’s Film Festival of Seattle (Jan. 25) and the Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival (Jan. 31).