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In solidarity and unity with the SAGAFTRA and WGA strike, we are postponing our "Brooklyn" production.
In the case of contracts accepted and signed by all parties, we set new planned days for our production on April 22 - May 25, 2024 and the project will be restructred according to our locations, cast and crew prepared for the previous shooting period. We wish both Unions success in their fight for fair wages and better working conditions, which are so needed in the new era of the film, streaming platforms and broadcasters industries. In Solidarity Daniel Strehlau |
“BROOKLYN”
a narrative feature Reg. WGA, W - Nr. 1574537 & Library of Congress TXu 1-925-859
Production company: "Brooklyn the Movie LLC" Entitity No: 202357417158
IMDb about “BROOKLYN”:
IMDb LOG-LINE: Three different characters collide at the Brooklyn intersection; their hope, need, and thirst takes us on a life-changing journey in an urban pot. The feeling of injustice, existential problems of poor African Americans parents and rejection are the main idea in the first story - "Hope". The emotion of being in love, the sense of being together with someone is the main plot of the second story, "Need". The third story, a psychological drama, "Thirst", is about the sadness and sorrow after the death of a dearest person and about the way to come back to normal life and to maintain it.
The screenplay of “Brooklyn” was written in 1997 and the first story "Hope" was significantly updated in 2009 (registered again at WGA,W), additional small changes in 2nd and 3rd story were added in 2016 and 2019. “Brooklyn: Hope, Need, Thirst” is an antiracist psychological dark dramedy triptych, which action takes place in 2019 and shows in the background the nationwide progressive movement of people inspired by Senator Bernie Sanders, which fits the pro-climate tone of my film, expected by so many viewers and the context of hatred inspired by Donald Trump.
The project is planned SAGAFTRA full budget.
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 drawn by Daniel Strehlau
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 Agents of Ms. Jane Fonda expressed her interest in my "Brooklyn" - Sarah Mayewski character!
  Gerard Butler Robert De Niro
Ana De Armas interested in antiracist"Brooklyn"!
The agent of Paul Dano confirmed Paul is available for shooting of "Brooklyn" written, directed and acted by Daniel Strehlau
More info here: "BROOKLYN. hope.need.thirst."
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My 2022 sample of my 1134 shot descriptions for one of 271 Scenes together with my drawing storyboard sample, camera diagram & location footage:
From June 10, 2021 till today, I prepared exclusively 95% of the full-scale production in New York State for planned shooting for the period of April 22nd - May 25th, 2024, among others:
- As the director, writer, executive co-producer, co-producer, casting director, actor and editor of this film project I stay opened for collaboration.
- Stars attached and interested in my BROOKLYN, in 1st, 2nd, 3rdcharacter roles in all three stories, such as:
Jane Fonda, Gerard Butler, Robert De Niro, Paul Deno, Ana De Armas, Christopher Waltz, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Jack Black, James Marsden, Elisabeth Mitchell, Francesca Scorsese, Margaret Cho, Ken Jeong, Beau Knopp, Anna Holbrook, Zazie Beetz, Devon Diep, Irma-Estel Laguerre (Wokanda) (July 6th, 2023)
- 70+ extraordinary talents chosen and auditioned exclusivly by Daniel Strehlau:
RJ Cyler, Coley Campany, Jared Johnston, Joe Maruzzo, Ilene Kristen, Jamie Ann Burke, Clem Cheung, Maximo Masefield, David M Sandoval Jr. , James M. Sandín, Eric Bear, Candi Boyd, Michael Bakkensen, Jennifer Knox, Ken Holmes, Jack Sochet, Amy Chang, Robert G. McKay, Frank Rodriguez, Sibyl Santiago, Frank Bal, Tina WongLu, Ross Alden, Jonathan Randell Silver, Amy Mack, Stephanie Chloé Hepner, Amanda Brooke Lerner, Andy Schneeflock, Parish Bradley, Natalie Yale, Brian Adam DeJesus, Shelby Alayne Antel, Anthony Goss, Dwayne Moore, Paul Syre, Alexandra Merritt Mathews, Erik Potempa, Stephanie Pham, Buzz Roddy, Jules Forsberg-Lary, Stephany Hitchcock, Anders Geipel, Kenneth De Abrew, Nancy Eng, Pepi Streiff, KB Park, Seth Abeita, Josh Daniels, Chérie Celeste Malone, Edward Furs, Maria Peyramaure, Sharon Little, Orion Phillips II, Valerie Terranova, Andrea Galatà, Chausa Hoang, Megan Ermilio, Mike Bash, George Katt, René Zara. (July 6th, 2023)
- Music by Kathryn Kluge & Kim Allen Kluge
- Cinematography by Praveen Elankumaran
- Production Design by Carl Sprague
- Script by Daniel Strehlau based on his 1997 script „Three Stories”
- Casting by Daniel Strehlau
- Editing by Daniel Strehlau
- Assistant director - Lissa Carandang-Sweeney
- Location scouting by Daniel Strehlau
- Storybord by Daniel Strehlau
- Pitch by Daniel Strehlau
- Transportation Departament by Daniel Strehlau
- Rigging – Rell Putt
- Fight stunt coordinator - Manny Ayala
- Driver Stunt coordinator - Frank Bal
- 47 locations were found and scouted exclusive by me, even for camera and actor positions in NYC, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Nanuet, NYS, including steps of Spike Lee home in Brooklyn, several hundreds of photo documentations was made by me.
- Set builders from ARGON PROPS for shooting in studio (Be Electric) in NYS are ready to build multiple set.
- I provided written descriptions of my ideas for production design of all locations: interiors and exteriors
- Detailed shooting schedule was created on Yamdu platform.
- Props vehicles, like MTA bus, Subway car, Police units, e-motor and more were found by me to rent for production.
- Special effects equipment for car accident was found by me to rent.
- Stunts and doubles were found by me to hire.
- Storyboards for first 8 minutes of the movie was created by me, descriptive storyboard with elements of my drawings for all of 1134 shots for 271 scenes were created by me between August 2021 and January 2022.
- The collaboration with NYPD film Units and Riverhead PD units was established by me.
- The insurance broker provided the proposal of the insurance for the film to apply for city permits.
- The management of City Parks is ready to secure access for film shooting.
- Cop Prop Rentals of NY by Joseph Fisher
- A detailed draft budget has been created by me, executive co-producer, whose cash & non-cash contribution work was valued for about 10% of the total cash and non-cash budget.
- I created description for all characters together with objectives for the actors.
- Table of cast proposals was created for all characters, minors, background actors, extras and their replacements – 286 pages
- I created my director's notes, how to work with actors, which will be developed and implemented in the period of cooperation with individual actors, using their emotions, feelings, temperament, personality, etc. adequately to the emotions, feelings, temperament and personality of my characters. On the level of collaborating with my actors, the goal is to create boundaries between characters and actors through objectives - inner actions etc.
- January 2022, I completed descriptive storyboard and diagrams with camera and actor positions on all sets together with descriptions of props, wardrobes and design for locations. I am not a storyboard maker or cartoonists.
My 2016 storyboard version for 2016 unfinished no-budget short "Need" of "Brooklyn" and the scene in the Carnival Park and NYC subway:
