The BQE (2007)

The BQE

2007

Music

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Sufjan Stevens

Cast

Anastasia-Dyan Pridlides as Botanica

Elaine Tian as Quantus

Lindsay Brickel as Electress

Crew

Caroline McAlister (Costume Design)

Reuben Kleiner (Director of Photography)

Sufjan Stevens (Director of Photography)

Malcolm Hearn (Editor)