An Afternoon by the Water

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These images and words attempt to demonstrate the strange and wonderful balance of art, industry and nature that is found around the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. It is a balance that will be difficult to sustain as the neighborhood undergoes gentrification.

Music by Ben Tyree
www.bentyree.net

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stunning music for this short film...wow. thanks for shedding some light on a starkly beautiful part of brooklyn.
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- DebD
- 3 years ago
I like this piece. Gentrification is always interesting to watch.
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- Yolanda_Marshall
- 3 years ago
Thanks for making this piece. The music is so so beautiful!
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- frishka
- 3 years ago
Great clip. Very impressed. This pod makes you feel like you are there.

If you want a unpolluted world, this is the pod for you
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- RichyVapors
- 3 years ago
this is beautiful...GL
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- moemoe
- 3 years ago
Very important subject.Good work.
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- restored
- 3 years ago
this exemple is very cool, no voice was needed and it makes this pod stronger i think, GL!
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- willq
- 3 years ago
Great piece. Whenever there's traffic on the BQE, I always take the local roads below and it was always disheartening to see the effects of industry. I haven't noticed the positive transition yet, since I haven't been by that area for a while, but perhaps one day, it'll be a complete transformation just like Williamsburg.
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- tastyyellow
- 3 years ago
Spare, elegant document of a community in flux. Amazing how much atmosphere you capture in a few minutes. GL!
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- DanPersons
- 3 years ago
Nice piece. It will be interesting to see a video about today and tomorrow and how things have changed a few years from now. Especially the price for those lofts.
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- aspex
- 3 years ago
Nice production
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- manglade
- 3 years ago
very contemplative piece. Nicely edited as well. GL!
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- AllenCKM
- 2 years ago
Clever! Nice piece.

Please take a moment to check out my pods...
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- globaloneness
- 2 years ago

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