One of the oldest screenplays written by Daniel Strehlau. The synopsis under the title "Three Stories" was written in May 1997 for Strehlau's entry exams to The Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television, and Theatre in Lodz City in Poland - the leading Polish academy for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators, and TV staff. The first draft was completed on December 27th, 1997 under the title "Three Stories: Mute, Need Thirst". On December 29, 1997, the last third part: "Thirst", after the previous two parts, was faxed to the head of the Film Production Department of the largest Polish TV broadcaster - TVP. In September 2000, Daniel Strehlau handed his screenplay "Three Stories" to Ms. Wei Ling Chang, Miramax Films acquisition. The meeting took place in the office of Miramax Films at 99 Hudson Street, NYC. After the meeting, a letter of interest was sent to Strehlau by Parker Stanberry, Miramax Films Acquisitions. In 2010 Daniel Strehlau changed fundamentally the first story, added smartphones, Facebook, social media and changed the title to "Brooklyn" with sub-stories: "Hope, Need, Thirst", since Brooklyn borough was his place of residency.
