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00:00Hi, I'm director Rachel Abigail Holder, and my movie Love, Brooklyn is my directorial
00:10debut, which is premiering in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
00:17I've been a storyteller since I was small.
00:19Growing up, I'd write plays for hours on my family's computer.
00:23Often I'd get in trouble for still being at it at 4 a.m.
00:26What first drew me to the story of our movie is its timelessness and its humanity.
00:34Even though the script, when I first read it, didn't physically on the page have characters
00:37that looked like me, I saw myself in it.
00:40It was written by Paul Zimmerman, who is decades older than me and about his younger years.
00:44When I read it, I saw the story in the present day and with people who look like me.
00:49Love, Brooklyn is about three people who live in Brooklyn as they navigate the changes in
00:54their relationships, careers, and the gentrification of their city.
00:57It stars Andre Holland, who also produced the film, Nicole Beharie, and Delonda Wise.
01:04When you watch this film, my hope is that you will feel like you spend time with these
01:08people like flies on their walls.
01:10The specific perspective of these characters that are not commonly explored in a film like
01:14this will make you feel familiar feelings like you're watching your favorite romantic
01:18film, but ultimately, like this is a movie you've never seen.
01:24This was a real labor of love with a crew and cast that gave everything to its creation.
01:29We are proud and grateful to the Sundance Film Festival for inviting us to share our
01:34film with the world, and I cannot wait for you to see it.