BrooklynStart Series Pilot Trailer

Three years ago, what began as a creative response to pandemic boredom grew into BrooklynStart, "a show about a conversation that no one wants to have". It was a TikTok sensation that slowly morphed into a brand new streaming series I filmed with my students at our failed performing arts school in Brooklyn.

In 2014, the Civil Rights Project at UCLA reported that the New York City public school system was the most segregated school system in the United States. BrooklynStart is set against that backdrop and takes place in 'Black Brooklyn' . The story revolves around a group of urban millennials navigating Brooklyn gentrification, and an African-American teenage girl who longs to be a Broadway stage manager, but can't find the training she needs at her pitiful, performing arts school.

The donation you're making today will help BrooklynStart reach new potential producers. Using the funds we raise, we will film a six minute BrooklynStart series trailer in the summer of 2024. It will be ready to enter showrunner and producer tv/film festivals in the fall of 2024.

Thank you so much for your generous gift today. This has been a big dream for us, and you've helped up get one step closer to seeing it become a reality. Thank you for believing in us.

Mandy and Brandon