Filmmaker Interview: 80 Billion Guys

Filmmaker Interview: 80 Billion Guys

Kieran O’Hare speaks to Rooftop Films about 80 Billion Guys, his film about a man who gave up love because he couldn’t deal with a woman’s 80 billion past lovers.

Short Films by Rooftop Alum Jamie Travis on DVD

Short Films by Rooftop Alum Jamie Travis on DVD

The Armoire was an audience favorite at our “Fears and Fantasies” short film program. A DVD of his acclaimed short films is now available on Amazon.

Favorite Filmmaker Website

Favorite Filmmaker Website

Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts might have my favorite filmmaker website of the year: jcvr.net. It looks and operates like an MS-DOS screen from 1985. And also contains this…

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.

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