
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK
And no, it does not involve bar hopping in the Village in weird costumes (although it does involve superheroes!).

The First Annual Greenpoint Film Festival
The first annual Greenpoint Film Festival will take place this Halloween weekend. The festivities began last night with a world premiere from legendary NYC filmmaker and curator, Jonas Mekas.

This Weekend’s Must See Movies
Hide from the cold this weekend and have a look at what Rooftop alums have to offer!

Saturday: TIM HETHERINGTON opening at Bronx Documentary Center
Starting Saturday, Oct. 22nd, they will be exhibiting the late Tim Hetherington’s gripping last photos and multimedia from Libya–much of it never before seen.

Sunday: An Intimate Video Workshop with Alum Mark Street
Join Rooftop Alum Mark Street for Outside Image Project, which asks what happens when moving images crop up unexpectedly outside of traditional venues, on the street?

TONIGHT: Occupy the Media
In just under three weeks over 10,000 videos about OccupyWallStreet have been created and uploaded online. Tonight, the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective will investigate how we cover a social movement through video.

ORBIT(FILM) Screenings and Merch and DVDs, oh my!
Time to get your space nerd on.

Big News for Rooftop Filmmakers’ Fund Grantees
It’s been an exciting few months for our Filmmakers’ Fund Grantees. Join us in doing a little dance for them.

NYFF: A Lazy Review of THE STUDENT (EL ESTUDIANTE)
Review of Santiago Mitre’s debut feature THE STUDENT, which made its NY Premiere at the NYFF.

NYFF Review: THE KID WITH A BIKE
Our review of the NYFF’s THE KID WITH A BIKE, which will be released in 2012 by Sundance Selects.