Film Screening

“Disco and Atomic War” Opens This Friday in New York!

“Disco and Atomic War” Opens This Friday in New York!

Go see the film Spout.com called a “a funny, inventively made work of true-life science fiction” THIS FRIDAY at Cinema Village in New York City.

“Four Lions” Explodes Its Way into New York City

“Four Lions” Explodes Its Way into New York City

Four Lions is a whip-smart laugh out loud film that blitzes the notion that a comedy about jihadists is a contradiction in terms. It opens August 5th at the Angelika, but you can see it first at a special sneak preview screening at BAM.

Thurs: Beyond Bullets Free Screening of “Shooting Poverty”

Thurs: Beyond Bullets Free Screening of “Shooting Poverty”

Fresh off a screening at the United Nations, on Thursday October 28 Rooftop’s parters at DCTV’s Beyond Bullets are hosting a free show of Oxfam’s “Shooting Poverty” short films.

“Waste Land” Opens This Friday in NYC!

“Waste Land” Opens This Friday in NYC!

See Lucy Walker‘s award winning documentary, Waste Land about a superstar artist (Vik Muniz) and an inspiring group of scavengers in the world’s largest landfill. Opens THIS FRIDAY at the Angelika in NYC.

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TONIGHT: Signe Baumane at the Society of Illustrators

TONIGHT: Signe Baumane at the Society of Illustrators

An evening with Rooftop Alum and Bill Plympton mentee Signe Baumane’s charming and provocative animation TONIGHT at the Society of Illustrators.

Bill Plympton’s “Idiots and Angels” at the IFC Center

Bill Plympton’s “Idiots and Angels” at the IFC Center

Bill Plympton is a Rooftop Alum and and Academy Award Nominee. His latest feature, Idiots and Angels is being called “ambitious” and “hilariously demented.” Go see it tonight at the IFC Center.

“Gasland” Tour Draws Huge Crowds, Lively Debate

“Gasland” Tour Draws Huge Crowds, Lively Debate

Rooftop just got back from touring with Josh Fox’s Gasland . It opens tomorrow at the IFC Center, and if you value your non-flammable drinking water, you’ll go see it.

“Etienne!” at reRun – One Week Only!

“Etienne!” at reRun – One Week Only!

Etienne!, the quirky bicycle road trip comedy about a man and hamster, was a highlight of this year’s Rooftop Summer Series. See it for one week only at reRun theater in Brooklyn.

Rooftop Partners with IFP

Rooftop Partners with IFP

For a fourth year, Rooftop is pleased to collaborate with IFP on screenings and forum activities during Independent Film Week (Sept. 19-23).

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