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Manhattan Film Festival to debut BK short comedy

A Brookyn filmmaker is set to premiere a short comedy at the Manhattan Film Festival this weekend. Jason Cusato's "A Box Came to Brooklyn" will screen on Saturday. The 26-minute film was written, shot

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Jun 12, 2015, 6:51 AM

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Manhattan Film Festival to debut BK short comedy
A Brookyn filmmaker is set to premiere a short comedy at the Manhattan Film Festival this weekend.
Jason Cusato's "A Box Came to Brooklyn" will screen on Saturday. The 26-minute film was written, shot and edited in Brooklyn.
The underlying theme focuses on something near and dear to Brooklyn residents - gentrification.
Cuasto says he hopes this will be the first stop on a successful tour of film festivals around the country.
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