Rooftop Films August 21-22

FRIDAY AUGUST 21
ROCK HEART BEIJING
US PREMIERE!
If you think it’s hard being a punk rocker in the USA, try making it in China.
FREE SANGRIA RECEPTION AFTER THE FILM
Venue: On the roof of the Old American Can Factory
Address: 232 3rd St. @ 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/ Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Directions: F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Film
11:00PM–12:30AM: Reception in courtyard including free sangria courtesy of Carlo Rossi

SATURDAY AUGUST 22
Rooftop Films and The Fledgling Fund present
THE END OF THE LINE
Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without seafood. Imagine the global consequences.
Venue: The Beach at Governor’s Island
Address: On the beach along the water on Governor’s Island, just to the West of the Ferry landing
Directions: The Water Taxi's will leave every 15 minutes from the Battery Maritime Building Slip 7 on the Southern Tip of Manhattan
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Film
Tickets: $12 at the door or online
Presented in partnership with: The Fledgling Fund, Cinereach & New York magazine

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Rooftop Films August 14-15

On Friday, August 14th Rooftop Films and Verizon Fios present
Home Movies, short films and video about moments in time, capturing and
imagining what it felt like to be there. On Saturday, August 15th, Rooftop
Films is screening Where You Live, a short films program exploring locales
as diverse as the harshest African deserts and the slowly fading inner
city of Detroit on the roof of El Museo del Barrio.

Friday, August 14th: Home Movies
Venue: On the lawn of Automotive High School
Address: 50 Bedford Ave. @ North 13th St. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Directions: L to Bedford Ave. or G to Nassau Ave.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
9:00PM: Film
10:30PM: Filmmaker Q & A
11:30PM-1:00AM: After-party: Open Bar at Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave. @
Driggs) Courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner
Tickets: $9 at the door or online
Presented in partnership with: Cinereach, New York magazine, City Council
Member David Yassky & Automotive High School

Saturday, August 15th: Where You Live
Venue: On the roof of El Museo Del Barrio
Address: 1230 Fifth Ave. @ 104th St. (East Harlem)
Directions: 6 to 103rd St. or 2/3 to 110th St.
Rain: In the event of rain, show will be indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music
9:00PM: Films
11:00PM-12:30AM: After-party on the roof: Open bar courtesy of Radeberger
Pilsner
Tickets: $9-$25 at door or online
Presented in partnership with: Cinereach, New York magazine, & El Museo
Del Barrio

No refunds. In the event of rain, the shows will be indoors at the same
locations. Seating is first come, first served. Physical seats are
limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a
blanket and picnic.

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Rooftop Films July 30-Aug 1: Featuring TROLL 2!

THURSDAY, JULY 30
TROLL 2
OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE
Venue: On the lawn of Automotive High School
Address: 50 Bedford Ave. @ North 13th St. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Directions: L to Bedford Ave. or G to Nassau Ave.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix Records presents live music by The Drums
9:00PM: Film
10:30PM: Filmmaker Q & A
11:30PM-1:00AM: After-party: Open Bar at Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave. @ Driggs) Courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner
Tickets: $9 at the door or online, OR buy a combo ticket for BEST WORST MOVIE AND TROLL 2 for just $11 HERE
Presented in partnership with: Cinereach, New York Magazine, City Council Member David Yassky & Automotive High School

FRIDAY, JULY 31
BEST WORST MOVIE
*NEW YORK PREMIERE*
An acclaimed feature length documentary that takes us on an off-beat journey into the undisputed worst movie in cinematic history: Troll 2. Directed by the now grown child star of the awful horror classic, this documentary is both hilarious and touching, providing insights into artistic vision and dashed dreams.
OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE

Venue: On the lawn of Automotive High School
Address: 50 Bedford Ave. @ North 13th St. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Directions: L to Bedford Ave. or G to Nassau Ave.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix Records presents live music by Kurt Vile
9:00PM: Film
10:30PM: Filmmaker Q & A
11:30PM-1:00AM: After-party: Open Bar at Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave. @ Driggs) Courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner
Tickets: $9 at the door or online, OR buy a combo ticket for BEST WORST MOVIE AND TROLL 2 for just $11 HERE
Presented in partnership with: Cinereach, New York magazine, City Council Member David Yassky & Automotive High School

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST
INDUSTRIANCE™ SHORT FILMS: BLOOD, STEEL, WOOD
Man battles nature, and nobody wins. Machines grow so powerful not a soul has control. And the more we learn about ourselves, our structures, our universe, the more chaotic it all appears. Intense, evocative, emotional, this complex program of short films presents a back and forth dispute between competing forces and ideas.

OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE

Venue: On the roof of the Old American Can Factory
Address: 232 3rd St. @ 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/ Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Directions: F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Films
11:00PM–12:30AM: Reception in courtyard including free sangria courtesy of Carlo Rossi
Tickets: $9 at the door or online
Presented in partnership with: Cinereach, New York magazine, & XØ Projects

No refunds. In the event of rain, the show will be indoors at the same locations. Seating is first come, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic.

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Rooftop Films July 17-18

BLIND PIG WHO WANTS TO FLY
*U.S. Premiere* A stunningly strange series of interweaving sketches that include a Stevie Wonder-singing dentist, a woman who eats firecrackers, and a pig, all investigations of alienation, politics, love and lust.
Venue: On the roof of the Old American Can Factory
Address: 232 3rd St. @ 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/ Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Directions: F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same
location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix Records presents live
music by Kelli Rudick
9:00PM: Film
10:30PM: Filmmaker Q & A
11:00PM–12:30AM: Reception in courtyard including free sangria
courtesy of Carlo
Rossi sangria
Tickets: $9-$25 at the door or online
Presented in partnership with: The International Film Festival of
Rotterdam,
Cinereach , New York magazine ,
& XŘ Projects

Ticketing link:
http://newyork.going.com/event-618870;Rooftop_Films_IFFR_Blind_Pig_Who_Wants_to_Fly



LOS HEREDEROS
*US PREMIERE* A hypnotic documentary that observes the young working poor in the hinterlands of Mexico, alternately expressing the joy of children finding ways to play, the frustration of their harsh and repetitive lives, and the fateful acceptance of their existence.

Venue: On the roof of El Museo Del Barrio
Address: 1230 Fifth Ave. @ 104th St. (East Harlem)
Directions: 6 to 103rd St. or 2/3 to 110th St.
Rain: In the event of rain, show will be indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Lázaro
Valiente
9:00PM: Film
11:00PM-12:30AM: After-party on the roof: Open bar courtesy of Radeberger
Pilsner
Tickets: $9-$25 at door or online

Presented in partnership with: The International Film Festival of
Rotterdam, Cinereach , New York Magazine

Ticketing link:
http://newyork.going.com/event-618875;Rooftop_Films_IFFR_Los_Herederos

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Rooftop Films June 25-27

More Rooftop Films information for this coming weekend, including an early screening of Lynne Shelton's Humpday.

June 25th
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe:

He might have been the most hated and most beloved lawyer in the world,
but did anyone really know William Kunstler?
OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE

Venue: Outdoors across from BAM Cinematek
Address: Parking lot across from BAM @ Fulton and Ashland (Ft. Greene,
Brooklyn)
Directions: 2/3/4/5/B/Q to Atlantic Ave or D/M/N/R to Pacific St.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held Tuesday, June 30. Check
www.rooftopfilms.com or call 718-417-7362 on the day of the event if the
weather seems questionable.
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Film
11:00PM–12:30AM: After-party: Open Bar on-site, courtesy of Radeberger
Pilsner
Tickets: $11 at the door or online
Presented in partnership with: BAM CinemaFEST. Cinereach, New York
magazine, IndiePix, Shooting People, Council Member David Yassky &
Automotive High School
Ticketing link:
http://newyork.going.com/event-609974;Rooftop_Films_BAMcinemaFEST_Kunstler

June 26th
Humpday:

When Andrew unexpectedly shows up on Ben's doorstep late one night, the
two old college friends immediately fall into their old dynamic of
heterosexual one-upmanship. To save Ben from domestication, Andrew invites
Ben to a party at a sex-positive commune. Everyone there plans on making
erotic art films for the local amateur porn festival and Andrew wants in.
They run out of booze and ideas, save for one: Andrew should have sex with
Ben, on camera. It's not gay; it's beyond gay. It's not porn; it's an art
project. The next day, they find themselves unable to back down from the
dare. And there's nothing standing in their way - except Ben's wife Anna,
heterosexuality, and certain mechanical questions.

Venue: on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop
Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music The Antlers
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St), courtesy of
Radeberger beer
Tickets: $9-$25
Ticketing link:
http://newyork.going.com/event-602767;Rooftop_Films_Humpday

No refunds. In the event of rain, the show will be indoors at the same
locations. Seating is first come, first served. Physical seats are
limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a
blanket and sit picnic-style, but NO ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED.

June 27th
Voices from El-Sayed:

In this smart and charming documentary, the world’s largest community of
deaf people is suddenly given a gift that threatens to disrupt local
heritage.

Venue: On the roof of the Old American Can Factory
Address: 232 3RD St. @ 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/ Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Directions: F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Films
11:00PM–12:30AM: Reception in courtyard including free sangria courtesy of
Carlo Rossi
Tickets: $9-$25 at the door or online
Ticketing Link:
http://newyork.going.com/event-602772;Rooftop_Films_Voices_from_El-Sayed

Presented in partnership with: Cinereach, The Israeli Cultural Consulate,
New York magazine & XØ Projects

No refunds. In the event of rain, the show will be indoors at the same
locations. Seating is first come, first served. Physical seats are
limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a
blanket and picnic.

For more information about this event and the rest of our summer events,
please contact:

Danielle Kourtesis
Music and Outreach Manager, Rooftop Films
232 3rd Street, #D101
Brooklyn, NY 11215
danielle@rooftopfilms.com
718-417-7362

Also, the July schedule is now available online!

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Rooftop Films June 19-20

In case you're not doing anything this weekend (i.e. coming to my birthday party...all Out 1 readers are invited...contact me for details), here is the schedule for another great looking weekend for Rooftop Films.

This Friday, June 19th, at 8 PM we will be holding a screening of Winnebago Man in the Lower East Side:

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of—after cursing his
way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebney’s outrageously funny outtakes
became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar.
Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer sets out to find the recluse who unwittingly
became the “Winnebago Man." This hilarious and charming film begins as an
exploration of pseudo-celebrity and viral culture, and becomes a
surprisingly poignant journey for the filmmaker, subject and audience.

Show Link:
http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/winnebagoman_rooftopfilms2009

Date: Friday, June 19th
Venue: Roof @ Open Road Rooftop
Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex, New York, NY
Tickets:$9-$25
** Note: Ticket includes admission to open bar after party
Presented in partnership with:Crunch, Cinereach, New York magazine&
Brooklyn Technical High School

On Saturday, June 20th, at 8 PM we will be screening New Muslim Cool on
the roof of El Museo del Barrio:

Puerto Rican American rapper Hamza Pérez ended his life as a drug dealer
12 years ago, and started down a new path as a young Muslim. Now he’s
moved to Pittsburgh’s tough North Side to start a new religious community,
rebuild his shattered family, and take his message of faith to other young
people through his uncompromising music as part of the hip-hop duo M-Team.
But when the FBI raids his mosque, Hamza must confront the realities of
the post-9/11 world.

Show Link:
http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/newmuslimcool_rooftopfilms2009

Date: Saturday, June 20th
Venue: Roof of El Museo del Barrio
Address: 1230 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029
Tickets:$9-$25
** Note: Ticket includes admission to open bar after party
Presented in partnership with:Crunch, Cinereach, New York magazine&
Brooklyn Technical High School

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Rooftop Films June 5-6

Here are the details for the next set of films shown as part of the 2009 Rooftop Film Series. I'm especially excited by the new work from Cory McAbee - his first feature, The American Astronaut, is a must see. Hope some of you out there can make it!

Fri, June 5
Trapped Inside the Machine (short films)
A fun, frantic, fantastical program of films about losing your grip on
reality, and reality losing its grip on the world.
Venue: on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop
Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar at Fontana's (105 Eldridge St), courtesy of
Radeberger beer
Tickets: $9
More info and purchase tickets at :
http://newyork.going.com/event-602721;Rooftop_Films_Trapped_Inside_the_Machine

Sat, June 6
Stingray Sam (Feature length film)
A dazzling six-episode musical-western comedy that takes place in
outer space, written, directed by and starring Cory McAbee, the
creator of The American Astronaut. The filmmakers will be in
attendance. Watch a trailer at
http://stingraysam.com/trailer.html
Venue: on the roof of the Brooklyn Tech
Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort Greene, Brooklyn) MAP
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music
9:00PM: Films
Tickets: $9
More info and purchase tickets at :
http://newyork.going.com/event-602737;Rooftop_Films_Stingray_Sam

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Rooftop Films 2009 Summer Series

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 8pm ALL AGES
This is What We Mean By Short Films with Musical Guests Cymbals Eat Guitars
Venue: The Open Road Rooftop Project
Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Cymbals Eat Guitars
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar Fontana's (105 Eldridge St), courtesy of Radeberger Beer.
Tickets: $9 at the door or online at going.com
Ticketing Link: http://newyork.going.com/event-592057;Rooftop_Films_Opening_Night_2009

The Rooftop Films 2009 Summer Series returns for our 13th season, screening every weekend from May 15 -September 20. This summer, Rooftop will host more than 40 unique outdoor events, featuring programs of new, independently produced films from around the world paired with New York’s best and brightest musical acts. We’ll be in more than a dozen spectacular outdoor locations around New York City and anticipate over 25,000 attendees throughout the summer.

On Friday, May 15 the Rooftop Films Summer Series opens with the shorts program, “This is What We Mean by Short Films” at the Open Road Rooftop above New Design High School (Lower East Side). These are the movies that define the short film as a genre—quickly clever but profoundly rich, packed with hard-hitting humor and long-lasting poignancy.

Before the films, Sound Fix presents Cymbals Eat Guitars. The Staten Island rockers have been getting a lot of attention for their first self-released album Why There Are Mountains and were just named "Best New Music" by Pitchfork And after the films, everyone in attendance is invited to the Rooftop Films after party at Fontana's where we will be serving complimentary Radeberger Pilsner until 1 AM and hanging out with the filmmakers and the band.

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