Entertainment

Eastern Effects, Inc. has been a long-time equipment partner and supporter of the Rooftop Films Grant Program and their important mission of helping filmmakers build sustainable careers in independent film. Eastern is a big proponent of independent filmmaking and believes wholeheartedly in supporting creators — creators of projects both small and large. Congratulations to THE…

Pose season 1 was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Billy Porter. But did you know it was also nominated for several Creative Emmys? Read in Advocate about the first season that was shot at Eastern Effects’ stages right here in Brooklyn! 

Pulitzer Prize Finalist and The New York Times Critics Pick, What the Constitution Means to Me is a play by Heidi Schreck and directed by Oliver Butler. Rated best play by NPR, Newsweek, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Hollywood Reporter, Broadway Box and more…Read about this critically acclaimed Broadway show and Netflix…

Nominated for three Primetime Emmys and winner of multiple awards including a 2021 Screen Actors Guild Award, Ramy, now in its third season, stars Ramy Youssef, Amr Waked, and Mohammed Amer. The Hulu series, set in New Jersey, is about the son of Egyptian immigrants as he begins a spiritual journey, divided between his Muslim…

Written by Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson, and Dave Sirus and starring Pete Davidson (Saturday Night Live, Bodies Bodies Bodies), Marisa Tomei, and Bill Burr, the film, The King of Staten Island, is about a character named Scott, who has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking…

Mysterious events surround two travelers making their way across a remote American landscape in Rooftop Films/Eastern Effects, Inc. Equipment grantee The Strange Ones. Sneak Preview at The Old American Can Factory on July 14!