Staten Island's farm colony was featured as a key location in Freedomland

Freedomland released in theatres on February 17, 2006. It shot from March to June of 2005 and employed 150 NYC cast and crew members. The film tells the story of a mother whose son disappears.

Director Joe Roth also served as producer on The Forgotten which was filmed in NYC.

Screenwriter Richard Price (who also wrote the novel on which the movie is based) also penned the scripts for “Made in NY” productions Ransom and Shaft.

Samuel L. Jackson has starred in numerous “Made in NY” movies, including Changing Lanes, Shaft, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Kiss of Death, Fresh, Trip and Jungle Fever.

Actress Julianne Moore is also a loyal New Yorker. She has appeared in The Forgotten, Laws of Attraction, The Hours, and Marie and Bruce, and will be featured in next year’s Trust the Man.

The Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting assisted with locations for this film, which included:
NY Farm Colony, Brielle Ave, Staten Island
Caledonian Hospital, Parkside Ave (bet. St. Paul’s Place & Parade Place), Brooklyn
Queens Supreme Court, Sutphin Blvd (bet. 88th Ave & 89th Ave), Queens
87th Road (bet. 144th St & 148th St), Queens
Van Cortlandt Park, Mosholu Ave @ Broadway, The Bronx
IBEW Local 3, Harry Van Arsdale (Jewel) Ave. @ Parsons Blvd, Queens
165th St @ Jewel Ave/Horace Harding Expressway, Queens
Hunt Ave (bet. Rhinelander & Mossis Park Ave), The Bronx