Filmmaker Interview “Inukshuk”
Rooftop Films spoke with Camillevis Thery about metaphysics and the communicative power of a simple line. See his short film “Inukshuk” TONIGHT at our “Dark ‘Toons” show.
Etienne! Rescheduled for Sunday, May 30
Due to rain, the screening of Etienne! has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 30. All other details remain the same: location, time, etc.
Neistat Brothers HBO Show Sneak Preview
Join us Wednesday, June 2nd, for an exclusive sneak preview of The Neistat Brothers, a genre-busting, eight-episode series.
Filmmaker Interview: “Let’s Harvest the Organs of Death Row Inmates”
Directors Max Joseph and Chris Weller talk about their film “Let’s Harvest the Organs of Death Row Inmates,” a funny and provocative new take on the death penalty.
Help! Missing Hamster
Find Etienne at Rooftop Films on May 30.
Filmmaker Interview: “The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper’s Mother”
Rooftop Films spoke to the director of “The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper’s Mother,” part of our “Dark Toons” program, about why being self-centered around death sometimes makes sense.
Love at Rooftop Films
On May 21, 2010, at the Rooftop romantic short films show Hopelessly Devoted, the opening band was Frances, and after they played, Rooftop Founder and Artistic Director Mark Elijah Rosenberg asked Stephanie Skaff, the singer/keyboard player, to marry him.
Filmmaker Interview: “Etienne!”
On May 27th Rooftop Films presents the NY premier of “Etienne!”, a road trip comedy about and man and his hamster. Director Jeff Mizushima spoke to us about getting a hamster to act.
Filmmaker Interview: “Oktopodi”
Julien Bocabeille, director of “Oktopodi,” an animated short about two octopi in love and on the run, speaks to Rooftop Films about making the film and his love of seafood.
Filmmaker Interview: “The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!”
Rooftop Films speaks with Jake Armstrong, director of “The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9,” a funny and heartbreaking sci-fi animation and part of our Dark Toons program on May 28th.