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JANUARY 2012 TOP
BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for a...
FEBRUARY 2012 TOP
Rooftop Films is proud to partner with Fangoria, IFC Midnight, and Films in Australia to present a special free screening of this exciting new thriller, a...
MARCH 2012 TOP
Submit your movies! In May 2012, Rooftop will begin celebrating our 16th year of bringing the best underground films in the world outdoors and to the rooftops of New...
On-stage conversation with Don Hertzfeldt at all shows! Acclaimed animator Don Hertzfeldt will appear in person to present his newest film and a selection of his...
On-stage conversation with Don Hertzfeldt at all shows! Acclaimed animator Don Hertzfeldt will appear in person to present his newest film and a selection of his...
APRIL 2012 TOP
Celebrate Earth Day under the stars. BBC AMERICA and Rooftop Films present a special screening of episode one of the uncut, David Attenborough-narrated original...
An omnibus of short films about our solar system, commissioned and created by Cinemad and Rooftop Films.
MAY 2012 TOP
At Rooftop, we have always envisioned our Opening Night show as a rebellion against stale cinematic forms and status quo stories. This year, revolution is in the...
As things unravel for a struggling single mother in Las Vegas, she must decide what she's willing to give up to get by.
In this dynamic program of comedy, animation, drama and documentary, people on the mad margins of society express a creative vision of the world that is alluring and...
An evening of health care activism based around a character-driven documentary, going inside a hospital struggling to care for a community of uninsured patients as...
Heavy Girls is a comedy of sorts that follows the lives of Sven, his dementia suffering mother Edeltraut and her married male home care worker Daniel; touching on...
JUNE 2012 TOP
A hit at the 2012 Berlinale,This Ain’t California takes a look at the transformation of Germany over the course of 40 years through the lens of three skateboarder...
Every life has its share of hardship, and yet we persevere. Every society encounters disaster, yet we survive. Some people press on stubbornly, ignoring the...
Caveh Zahedi might face a fatwah for this provocative and darkly amusing look at his inability to make a boundary-pushing movie for the Sharjah Biennial.
When depressed fat kid Troy’s attempt to throw himself in front of a bus is thwarted by drug-addicted musical genius Marcus, the two are thrown into an adventure...
A young couple flee a violent past in this visceral road trip through the desolate bywater towns of Florida.
On June 16, the Sundance Institute returns to BAM to host the ShortsLab, an all-day educational workshop. The Sundance-organized seminar of screenings and panels...
Starring and featuring original songs by Alexandra Clayton, I Think It’s Raining is a music-infused San Francisco portrait of a woman at odds with who she once was...
Co-presented with Oscilloscope and Northside Film Festival . Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best | Dir: Ryan O’Nan | Starring: Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle...
Nance’s explosively creative debut feature documents the relationship between Terence and a woman as they teeter on the divide between platonic and romantic.
Romantic short films about the unusual nature of love in the modern world
Tim Heidecker stars in this black comedy about a self-absorbed, filthy-rich, obnoxious hipster, insulting his friends and condescending to strangers, and yet somehow...
Some things can only happen in New York: people coming together from different walks of life, a humble worker becoming a living legend. Here, some things always go...
In rural China, young, poor students are recruited for national boxing academies. Given the chance to become Olympic champions, they must choose to fight for the...
JULY 2012 TOP
Coney Island Flicks on the Beach kicks off with a free screening of this classic New York City film. Join Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, and the Coney Island...
On America’s birthday, we celebrate the diversity, daring, and charm of our country, in a program of short films that is funny, revelatory, dramatic and...
Rooftop Films, indieWIRE, and Snag Films celebrate our 16 year anniversaries with a special sneak preview of The Imposter. An engaging investigation into a bizarre...
Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art co-presented with...
Many of the most innovative films and filmmakers in the world are coming out of Brooklyn. Kicking off our series in Downtown BK, we present daring shorts by local...
Rooftop Films and XO Projects’ annual INDUSTRIANCE™ show presents visually astonishing and intellectually stimulating films that examine the changing landscape...
As long-time supporters of the short as its own distinct medium, Rooftop is proud once again to collaborate with Clermont-Ferrand on a program of genre-bending...
Join Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, and the Coney Island Development Corp. every Monday for amazing films, music and more on the beach. All screenings are free!...
Captured in breathtaking 16mm film, an eight-year-old traveling from Poland to Argentina meets Marcia, a beautiful and brave young girl, 11 going on 30.
Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art co-presented with...
It’s never easy to go home, but this program of spirited black comedies, fraught animations and intimate documentaries offers hope for reconciliation.
Brooklyn Castle tells the story of I.S. 318 - an inner-city school where most students come from low-income homes - that also happens to have the most winning chess...
Opening theatrically on Wednesday, Sept 26 at IFC Center located at 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street. For more information: IFC Center
In this gutsy and sidesplitting self-examination, conflicted ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor on a pilgrimage to the resting place...
Movies and baseball…what a great combination! Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, and The Staten Island Yankees present the St. George Film Series. Head to Staten Island...
Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art co-presented with...
Some call it punk rock, some call it grass roots, but labels aside, NYC-based Animation Block Party is the premier animation festival of the East Coast.
Sigríður Níelsdóttir started making music in her living room at age 70, recording 59 albums and becoming an Icelandic cult hero. It’s never too late to do what...
Join Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, and the Coney Island Development Corp. every Monday for amazing films, music and more on the beach.
A series of free screenings, plus art workshops and exhibitions, centered on this inspiring and lovely documentary, made by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers, about...
AUGUST 2012 TOP
Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art co-presented with...
A series of free screenings, plus art workshops and exhibitions, centered on this inspiring and lovely documentary, made by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers, about...
A darkly humorous glimpse into the everyday goings-on in a typical American nursing home, poignantly capturing the realities of growing old. Supported by the Rooftop...
Once again, Rooftop teams up with the amiable folks at the Rural Route Film Festival to bring a little slice of the countryside into the city, and up to an expansive...
Once again, Rooftop teams up with the amiable folks at the Rural Route Film Festival to bring a little slice of the countryside into the city, and up to an expansive...
Join Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, and the Coney Island Development Corp. every Monday for amazing films, music and more on the beach. This show is also sponsored...
A series of free screenings, plus art workshops and exhibitions, centered on this inspiring and lovely documentary, made by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers, about...
Movies and baseball…what a great combination! Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, and The Staten Island Yankees present the St. George Film Series. Head to Staten Island...
A recently reformed drug dealer working as a claims adjuster receives earth-shattering news that compels him to make peace with his past and search for freedom...
Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art co-presented with...
Kevin, Garrison and Skye are three Californian teenagers who live for skating, hanging out and Jesus. This luscious documentary follows them through their last...
Join Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, and the Coney Island Development Corp. every Monday for amazing films, music and more on the beach.
Live performances by former PS22 Chorus member Clive Baird accompanied by Corey Powell and current members-and two of the best-remembered soloists from the...
A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
Movies and baseball…what a great combination! Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, and The Staten Island Yankees present the St. George Film Series. Head to Staten Island...
Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art co-presented with...
New York City is the backdrop, inspiration, and co-creator of this funny and passionate meta-fictional romance.
Closing Night! The sharpest short films—Award-winning comedy, drama, animation and documentary—fired from the roof one last time.
SEPTEMBER 2012 TOP
Presented by Rooftop Films, NYC & Company, FLAVORPILL, Dubspot and SCORED music in film, BIKE IN MOVIES is back at a new fresh venue THE WELL with delicious foods,...
The Labs are a year-long mentorship program supporting narrative and documentary directors throughout post production and the completion, marketing and distribution...
Tickets are limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. Email brooklynbrothersrsvp@rooftopfilms.com to RSVP.
This special primetime screening is co-presented with Firelight Media & The Black Documentary Collective and features a Q&A with director Pete Nicks and sSpecial...
Councilman Jumaane Williams and Rooftop Films presents this free screening of Brooklyn Castle.
OCTOBER 2012 TOP
Come dance the night away after dark at The Feast Pavilion on Saturday, October 6th presented by Rooftop Films. Starting at 8 p.m. and going late into the night,...
Rooftop Films Presents: Sunday Night Indie-Horror Marathon powered by NVIDIA Rooftop Films and NVIDIA are excited to announce our first ever indie-horror-film...
The Rooftop Films Sunday Night Indie-Horror Marathon continues all night long. At 7:00 PM we screen a program of new horror shorts from around the world. The...
The Rooftop Films Sunday Night Indie-Horror Marathon continues all night long. At 8:30PM we will screen Rooftop alum Spencer Parson's award-winning, creepy new...
The Rooftop Films Sunday Night Indie-Horror Marathon concludes with a spectacularly horrifying collection of short films. The horror continues all night long, and...
NOVEMBER 2012 TOP
NYFVC and Rooftop Films are proud to host a benefit evening of Brooklyn Animation to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
An intimate, wry, and whimsical self-portrait that incorporates collage and animation to celebrate the healing qualities of art and the power of defining ones own...
DECEMBER 2012 TOP
Rooftop Films has grown tremendously over the last few years, and we are looking for a Development Director to take a creative role in ambitiously expanding our...
Rooftop Films has teamed up with Brigade Marketing to present a free screening of Any Day Now, followed by panel discussion led by Alan Cumming.
We wanted to extend our deepest gratitude to you for helping us surpass our goal. Our work is just beginning and we cannot wait to continue providing unique...
JANUARY 2013 TOP
Starting in May 2013, we will begin to celebrate our 17th year of bringing the best independent films from around the world outdoors and to the rooftops of New York.
Rooftop Films is a New York based non-profit whose mission is to engage diverse communities by showing independent movies in outdoor locations, producing new films, coordinating youth media education, and renting equipment at low cost to artists.
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