Eight years ago today Hurricane Sandy devastated Sea Gate and Coney Island. This film was shot on October 29, 2012 by Charles Denson for the Coney Island History Project.
...On the eve of the third anniversary of Hurricane Sandy: “10/29: Sandy and Gorecki’s Symphony of Sorrows, No. 3,” a film by Charles Denson shot in Sea Gate during and after the storm. Some of this footage appeared in his Sandy documentary, “The Storm.” The Coney Island History Project’s director...
“Coney Island Creek: An Uncertain Future,” a film by Charles Denson, was recently screened at Coney Island Library and is now up on Denson’s Coneyologist channel on YouTube. Featuring interviews with stakeholders including local residents, ecologists, anglers, birders, divers, park volunteers, teachers, and the Brooklyn Parks Commissioner. The 18 minute...
Charles Denson and David Harvey, Senior VP of Exhibitions, American Museum of Natural History, at the November 10 exhibition preview and reception of “Nature’s Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters” I was extremely honored to participate in the Nature’s Fury exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History. During the...
On October 29, 2014, the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Charles Denson, director of the Coney Island History Project, will present “Coney Island Creek After Sandy: Planning for the Future.” The talk and film screening will be at the Coney Island Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library at 6pm and...
This month, on the 1st anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Charles Denson’s “The Storm” is screening at the Brooklyn Art Council’s Scene:Brooklyn Film Series on a program with Sandy-themed documentaries on October 29. On the West Coast, the film will be shown October 26 at the Berkeley Video and Film Festival,...
Remember the dunes that were created by the US Army Corps of Engineers on West 15th Street after Sandy? “Coney Island Dune: Leaving Sandy Behind” by Coney Island History Project director Charles Denson is a lyrical look at the temporary sand dunes. The sand was cleaned and then returned to...
Coney Island History Project director Charles Denson rode out Superstorm Sandy in Sea Gate, where his apartment and car were destroyed by the storm surge. On Sunday, September 22, his documentary “The Storm” is premiering at the Coney Island Film Festival. The 20-minute film shows rare and dramatic footage of...
