BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jim Browne
Bruce Levingston
Catherine Martinez
Casimir Nozkowski
Sarah Palmer
Mark Elijah Rosenberg

ADVISORY PANEL
Tad Barnes
Joshua Breitbart
Amy Dotson
Moira Griffin
Lucila Moctezuma
Josh Penn
Molly Thompson
Nicole Tschampel
Harry Rosenblum
Philip Rosenberg

ADDITIONAL STAFF

SHOW MANAGER
Daisy Rosario

TECHNICAL MANAGER
Drew Henkels

MUSIC COORDINATORS
Drew Henkels
Danielle Kourtesis
Tammy Hart (Sound Fix)

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Sarah Palmer
Dillon DeWaters

GRANTS ASSOCIATE
Stephanie Skaff

FESTIVAL COORDINATOR
Chantel Hirter

VOLUNTEER / TECH COORDINATORS
Kevin Alexander
Mary Borkowski
Ben Fine
Wendi Hudson
Phil Nuxoll

INTERNS
Jessica Barbosa
Alisa Besher
Imani Dean
Julia Dantchev
Russell Manning
Kyle McClean
Ellen Miller
Jason Reif
Kristen Wilke

SCREENING COMMITTEE
Will Carlough
Genevieve DeLaurier
Amy Dotson
Danielle Kourtesis
Jeremy Mohler
Vipal Monga
Josh Pelzek
Alejandra Ponce de Leon
Leah Sapin
Alan Webber

ANIMATED "MONSTER" TRAILER
Fran Krause - Animation
Mark Elijah Rosenberg - Concept
Drew Henkels - Music

BROOKLYN SKYLINE TRAILER
Ryan McFaul - Director
Lothar Osterburg - Models
Mark Elijah Rosenberg & Sarah Palmer - Concept
Dan Nuxoll - Music

SPARROW '08
Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley, David Beilison

PRINT PROGRAM DESIGNED BY
Willy Schwenzfeier & Patrick Fenton - Sway Space

TITLES BY
Josh Pelzek - Ballooned Eye

WEBSITE & DESIGN BY
Annica Lydenberg & Brad Smith of Dirty Bandits
Jeff Sisson

ROOFTOP FILMS IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
IFC, New York magazine and Scion

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR HOSTS:

Automotive High School
Principal Melissa Silberman
Junior Guzman
The entire custodial and security staff

The Old American Can Factory
XO Projects Inc
LMS Realty Associates LLC
Mirek Obrycki

Open Road Rooftop Project at New Design High
Paula Hewitt
Sarah Baltazar
Scott Conti

El Museo del Barrio
Gonzalo Casals

Solar One
Chris Neidl
Jamie Paquette
Chris Collins

Fort Greene Park
Jeffrey Sandgrund, Fort Greene Park Manager

Historic Harlem Parks
Jacqui Connors
Valerie Bradley
Risa Rottenberg
Brad Taylor

Thanks
M. Blaise Backer
Orlando Bagwell
Natasha Chuk
Claire Dailey
Sandi Dubowski
Marina Drummer
Philipp Engelhorn
Roseanne P. Evans
Christine Fazio
Bean Finneran
Adam Forest
Vanessa Gongora
Eugene Hernandez
Andrew Heyduk
Hawley Hussey
James Israel
Dan Janvey
Vanessa Gongora
Alexandra Gray
Brian Grosz
Karen Helmerson
Jeff Houston
Margaret Jenkins
Josh Koury
Tamara Lecker
Scott Levy
Suzanne Lindbergh
Ms. Arwen Lowbridge
Claude Meyer
Mtalbelly Michael Ginsberg
Agnes Murray
Gideon Oliver
Jamila Qazi
Adam Rackoff
Mike Raisler
Lisa Rhodes
Esther Robinson
Matt Rosenberg
Erica Rutt
Elizabeth Silkes
Sean Stewart
Anne Swanson
Kay Takeda
Mike Tully

Special Thanks

City Council Members

Letitia James
David Yassky
Diana Reyna
Bill de Blasio
Daniel Garodnick
Melissa Mark-Viverito
Alan Gerson
Kate Suisman, Director of Constituent Policy, District 35

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein
The New York City Board of Education

Sponsors
Radeberger Pilsner
IndiePix
Brooklyn Oenology
Eastern Effects
Independent Feature Project
IndieWire
SoundFix
Postworks
Shooting People
B-side
Listrak
DCTV
KY Jelly
MOMA
Premiere Commision
Going.com
Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project
SaveMor Printing
Brooklyn Kitchen

Foundations / Government Funders
Principal Funders
Cinereach Foundation
City Council Member Letitia James
City Council Member David Yassky
Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)
LEF Foundation
Lobster Cove Foundation
Manhattan Neighborhood Network
New York State Council for the Arts

Additional Funders
Brooklyn Arts Council
Materials for the Arts
SEEDCO

Penthouse Donors
John Sanger
Michael Palmer and Cathy Simon

Mezzanine Donors
Robert Anderberg
Catherine Martinez
Jane Martinez

Lobby Donors
Karen Alschuler
Sarah Bartlett
Joshua Breitbart
Michael Davidson
Clifford Diver
Nina Endelman
Brian Grosz
Margaret Jenkins
Vivien Labaton
Diana A. Little
Laura MacDonald
Stephen MacDonald
Jane Martinez
Honor Northam
Casimir Nozkowski
Thomas and Joyce Nozkowski
Elizabeth Nuxoll
Ari Oberman
Campell Scott
James Siena
Linda Stein
Anjum & Christine Qazi

Additional Donors
Heesok Chang
Susannah Erler
Aaron Gregory
Catherine Herdlick
Sarie Horowitz
Maura Madden
Philip Mahin
Stacie Rose & Rob McKeever
Richards and Joan Miles
Marvin Orellana
Josh Pelzek
Audra Poole
Nicole Tschampel
William Robins
Harry & Katherine Roseman
Ben Watkins
Anne Marie Wright
2 Anonymous Donors

Partners
The L Magazine
Media That Matters Film Festival
Rurmur, Inc.

Business Partners
Active Transport
WS Group Accounting
Red Leader Records

Rooftop Films is fiscally sponsored by
Fractured Atlas.

Creative Partners / Curators
Animation Block - Casey Saffron
Aurora Picture Show - Andrea Grover
Bicycle Film Festival - Brendt Barbur
Center for Urban Pedagogy - Valeria Mogilevich, Rosten Woo
Cinetic Media - Dana O'Keefe, Christopher Horton
CineVegas - Mike Plante
Creative Time - Gavin Kroeber, Mark Beasley, Heather Peterson
Downtown Community TV Center - Sandy Spencer
Eastern Effects – Scott Levy and Christine Fazio
Generation Engage - Jason Page
Hi-Lo Film Festival - Dan Cavey, Marc Vogl
IFC - Julie Booth, Melianthe Kines, Craig Parks, Kent Rees, Angel Stokes
IFP - Michelle Byrd, Amy Dotson, Durier Ryan, Milton Tabbot
IndiePix - Danielle DiGiacomo, Gauri Sathe
The Lab sponsored by HBO - John Williams
Todd Lester
True/False Film Festival - Paul Sturtz, David Wilson
Manhattan Neighborhood Network - Michael Eisenmenger, Rick Jungers, Victoria Kereszi, Jennifer Wager
Media that Matters Film Festival - Katy Chevigny, Leah Sapin
Morelia Film Festival - Daniela Michel, Shannon Kelly, Blas Valdez
Museum of Modern Art - Sarah Rashkin, Julie Welch, Zoe Jackson, Anne Mora
National Black Programmers Consortium - Brad Burford
New York Underground Film Festival - Mo Johnson, Kevin McGarry
POV - Simon Kilmurray, Chris White, Caitlin Shamberg
The Reeler - Stu VanAirsdale
Reel NY - Duana Butler
Rural Route Films - Alan Webber
Salon.com - Kerry Lauerman
Shooting People - Jesse Epstein, Ingrid Kopp
Square Footage Films - Signe Baumane
Slamdance Film Festival - Sarah Diamond
Sundance Film Festival - Ken Brecher, John Cooper, David Courier, Trevor Groth, Caroline Libresco, Todd Luoto, Brid Runningwater
SXSW Film Festival - Matt Dentler
Toronto International Film Festival - Thom Powers
Tribeca Film Institute - Brian Newman, Eileen Newman, Lucilia Moctezuma
Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudson, Anish Suvjani

And a very special thanks to all the filmmakers—past, present and future—without whom none of this would be possible or worthwhile.