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Awards

Winner of the Audience Award – South by Southwest (SXSW) Film 2012 Documentary Spotlight
Audience Award Winner - SXSW Film Festival

Press And Publicity Contact

Adam J. Segal
The 2050 Group
(202) 422-4673

In The Media

Praise for Brooklyn Castle

“Irresistibly uplifting. Fascinating.”
– Joe Leydon, Variety

“A wonderful doc. If I could pick only one film from the South By Southwest film festival and bodily force everyone I know to see it, it would be Brooklyn Castle.”
– Linda Holmes, NPR

“A truly wonderful, uplifting film…an emotional experience.”
– Todd Gilchrest, HitFix

“Brooklyn Castle has set the doc bar high this year…this film should be on everyone’s must-see list.”
– Jennifer Medina , The Dallas Observer

“A solid gold hit. Brooklyn Castle is wonderful, funny & moving.”
– Adam Benzine, RealScreen

“Wonderful…it’s hard to imagine the story being any more inspiring, entertaining or captivating.”
– Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman

“A modern day fairy tale.”
– Sarah Shelton, MTV

“An absolutely wonderfully-produced feature documentary filled with touching, inspirational stories of hope, ambition and perseverance.”
– Tambay Obenson, indieWIRE Shadow and Act

Media Links

Press Kit

Download our press resources, including full press notes, film stills, and extended trailer.

  • Brooklyn Castle Full Press Notes (Word | PDF)
  • Brooklyn Castle Film Stills (ZIP)
  • Brooklyn Castle Extended Trailer (MOV)
Downloadable press clips

KXAN NBC Austin 3/12/2012 – Brooklyn_Castle
(.mov file – 13MB)

YNN Austin 3/11/12 – Brooklyn Castle
(.mov file – 10MB)

Critics Buzz on Twitter at SXSW

ADAM BENZINE // REALSCREEN
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TODD GILCHRIST // HITFIX & Los Angeles Film Critics Assoc. member
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LINDA HOLMES // NPR
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CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL // MOVIES.com
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MATTHEW ODAM // AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
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TAMBAY OBENSON // indieWIRE Shadow and Act
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KEVIN KELLY // FILM SCHOOL REJECTS
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VICTOR DIAZ // YNN Austin
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