
Enter to win passes to Spent: Looking For Change Special preview Screening and Panel
Indiewire invites Rooftop Films fans to a special sneak preview of Spent: Looking For Change, with a panel and reception at Film Society of Lincoln Center, Tuesday September 23rd.

Ep. 238: Matthew Bonifacio & Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio
Guests for this episode are director Matthew Bonifacio (Lbs.) & actress/producer Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio have collaborated on the new dramedy, The Quitter. Their film will have its theatrical premiere in NYC on Friday, September 12 at the Regal Cinemas E-Walk.

Ep 237: Milton Tabbot • Tim Sutton
IFP’s Senior Director of Programming, Milton Tabbot, discusses Independent Film Week, which takes place 9/14-9/18 in NYC. Also, filmmaker Tim Sutton with his new film, Memphis, in theaters in NYC on 9/5 & in L.A. on 9/12.

Ep 236: Dan Schechter Returns
Filmmaker Dan Schechter (Supporting Characters) returns to discuss his new movie, Life of Crime, an adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel and starring Jennifer Aniston, Isla Fischer & yassin bey (aka Mos Def).

Alex Cox Weekend at Basilica Scope
BasilicaScope, running Sept 19 & 20 and in its second year at Basilica Hudson, dedicates its entire run to the legendary Alex Cox with his cult classics Repo Man, Straight to Hell Returns, and Walker.

Students: Join the Rooftop Films Team this Fall
Attention students! Ever wonder what it takes to run a film festival? Ever think to yourself “I wonder what does Rooftop do in the off season?” Ever wonder how we go from thousands of submissions to hundreds of amazing films to show on the roof each year? Intern with us this fall, and you’ll learn all that and more.

Ep 235: Alex & Andrew Smith • Kenn Lowy • Thomas Allen Harris
Guests include Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner Kenn Lowy; the co-directors of Winter in the Blood, brothers Alex & Andrew Smith; and Thomas Allen Harris, director of the new documentary Through a Lens Darkly.

Ep 234: Ira Sachs Returns
Filmmaker Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On, Forty Shades of Blue) returns to the podcast.

Farewell to an Amazing Summer
A summer intern says farewell to Rooftop.

Taking it to the web: YouTube for Filmmakers
Back in July, YouTube and Rooftop films hosted YouTube for Filmmakers, a presentation offering Rooftop filmmakers and friends an overview of the various resources YouTube has to offer. In front of a packed audience, the YouTube staffers gave us a presentation that was short, but jammed with information, just like YouTube videos themselves.