Filmmaker Interview

Meet the filmmaker: Wojciech Staron (“The Argentinean Lesson”)

Meet the filmmaker: Wojciech Staron (“The Argentinean Lesson”)

Captured in breathtaking 16mm film, The Argentinean Lesson follows an eight-year-old traveling from Poland to Argentina who meets Marcia, a beautiful and brave young girl, 11 going on 30.

Meet the Filmmaker: Jonathan Lisecki (“Gayby”)

Meet the Filmmaker: Jonathan Lisecki (“Gayby”)

Jonathan Lisecki gives us some inside scoop on the making of his feature film Gayby, showing this Saturday June 23 at Open Road Rooftop on the Lower East Side.

Meet the Filmmaker: Terence Nance (“An Oversimplification of Her Beauty”)

Meet the Filmmaker: Terence Nance (“An Oversimplification of Her Beauty”)

Rooftop Alum Terence Nance shares his literary inspirations, editing process, and more ahead of his film An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, screening Thursday, June 21 at Dekalb Market in Brooklyn.

Meet the Filmmaker: David Zellner (“Kid-Thing”)

Meet the Filmmaker: David Zellner (“Kid-Thing”)

David Zellner sits down with Rooftop Films to discuss his latest film Kid-Thing screening Thursday, June 14 on the lawn at Automotive High School in Williamsburg.

Meet The Filmmaker: Matthew Lillard (“Fat Kid Rules The World”)

Meet The Filmmaker: Matthew Lillard (“Fat Kid Rules The World”)

Matthew Lillard’s Fat Kid Rules The World is coming to Open Road Rooftop this Friday at 8PM. He had chat with us about the film, DIY distribution, and called us fat kids (and proud!).

Meet the Filmmaker: Amy Seimetz (“Sun Don’t Shine”)

Meet the Filmmaker: Amy Seimetz (“Sun Don’t Shine”)

Amy Seimetz chats with Rooftop Films to discuss her debut feature Sun Don’t Shine, screening Saturday, June 9 at Open Road Rooftop in the Lower East Side.

Meet the Filmmaker: Caveh Zahedi (“The Sheik and I”)

Meet the Filmmaker: Caveh Zahedi (“The Sheik and I”)

Caveh Zahedi sits down with Rooftop Films to discuss his latest controversial film The Sheik and I, screening Thursday, June 7 at Automotive High School in Williamsburg.

Meet the Filmmaker: Marten Persiel (“This Ain’t California”)

Meet the Filmmaker: Marten Persiel (“This Ain’t California”)

Director Marten Persiel opens up about his film This Ain’t California screening on Friday, June 1.

Meet the Filmmaker: Vikram Gandhi (“Kumaré”)

Meet the Filmmaker: Vikram Gandhi (“Kumaré”)

Director Vikram Gandhi talks with Rooftop Films about his documentary Kumaré, screening Saturday, May 26 at Open Road Rooftop in the Lower East Side.

Meet the Filmmaker: Emmanuel Gras (“Bovines”)

Meet the Filmmaker: Emmanuel Gras (“Bovines”)

Get to know the French filmmaker Emmanuel Gras, director of Bovines screening on Thursday, May 31 at the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus Brooklyn.

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