Movie
The BQE
2007 · 51 min
A dreamy, hypnotic art-film experience, drifting between orchestral swell and whimsical imagery like a slow ride through city lights.
- Directed by
- Sufjan Stevens
- Genres
- Music
- Tagline
- The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
- Overview
- The BQE is a mixed-media artistic exploration of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway of New York City by Sufjan Stevens. A cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop, and commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music, it was originally performed in the Howard Gilman Opera House in celebration of the 25th anniversary Next Wave Festival in October of 2007.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Music, art, isolation, exploration
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Sufjan Stevens
- Genres
- Music