Gregory Crewdson–the theatrical photographer who specializes in epic photo shoots using Hollywood studio-style sets that can run upwards of $200,000 a pop–boasts some Brooklyn roots, a fact you learn in the documentary, Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters, playing at indieScreen Thursday, Friday and Tuesday. The filmmaker spent over a decade on Crewdson’s trail, uncovering stories about his Park Slope childhood and tales from friends Rick Moody, Russell Banks, and Laurie Simmons too.