Get a Rooftop DVD With Your Donation

Get a Rooftop DVD With Your Donation

Rooftop Films needs to raise $5,000 by August 4 in order to “extend the summer.” Please donate if you love Rooftop, and want to see us expand…Right into your home with this limited-edition DVD.

Luis Nieto Works His Magic Again

Luis Nieto Works His Magic Again

On July 29 at Rooftop, the filmmaking fabulist Nieto performed a fantastic experiment before a thrilled (albeit mildly frightened) audience. Nieto wowed the crowd by making a deceased chicken dance with just a few 220 volt electro shocks. Watch!

Filmmaker Interview: Disco and Atomic War

Filmmaker Interview: Disco and Atomic War

Rooftop Films talks with Estonian director Jaak Kilmi, whose documentary Disco and Atomic War connects David Hasselhoff, Dallas and the softcore porn classic Emmanuelle to the demise of the Soviet Union.

Documentarian reveals how monkey became celebrated filmmaker

Documentarian reveals how monkey became celebrated filmmaker

Nieto, the director of Capucine, takes Rooftop Films behind the scenes of the Research Center on Animal Language, where monkeys are getting a film education that rivals NYU and USC.

Support Art Engine’s New Documentary “Asexuality: The Making Of A Movement” on Kickstarter

Support Art Engine’s New Documentary “Asexuality: The Making Of A Movement” on Kickstarter

Support Rooftop alum Angela Tucker’s controversial new documentary about asexuality on Kickstarter!

Filmmaker Interview: Bye Bye C’est Fini

Filmmaker Interview: Bye Bye C’est Fini

Last week we screened the Swedish Film ‘Bye Bye C’est Fini’ as part of our partnership with the Swedish Film Institute. Rooftop Films spoke to director Tora MÃ¥rtens about the film’s subject, a 74 year old Brazilian woman whose frequent trysts with younger lovers keep her young.

Support “Sa Pilipinas Mural Tour” on Kickstarter

Support “Sa Pilipinas Mural Tour” on Kickstarter

Trust Your Struggle, a collective of visual artists, educators, and cultural workers dedicated to social justice and community activism through the medium of art, has fostered community and painted murals across the country and the world. Help them expand their efforts with a month long mural tour and cultural exchange in the Philippines.

New “Extend The Summer” Video

New “Extend The Summer” Video

Rooftop Films launched a new “Extend the Summer” fundraising video. We need to raise $5,000 by Wednesday, August 4. If you love what we do, kick in a few bucks to keep it going.

Mad Scientist Filmmaker Professor Nieto Live at Rooftop!

Mad Scientist Filmmaker Professor Nieto Live at Rooftop!

One night only! On July 29th the world’s first mad scientist filmmaker will perform one of his notorious live experiments! You won’t believe your eyes! Get your tickets before it’s too late!

Filmmaker Interview: No Ward

Filmmaker Interview: No Ward

Rooftop speaks to filmmaker Terrence Nance about his film NO WARD and the devastating effects of forced migration in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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