Documentary

Looking for something to do this weekend? Well look no further, because Rooftop Alum Extraordinaire Robert Greene’s gorgeous new film Kati with an I opens TONIGHT, right here in our fair city.

Join IFP at the TimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, New York City for a special program of screenings, discussions, and presentations, all working towards harnessing the power of media to eradicate poverty and hunger. Use discount code “2406” upon checkout to receive a special discounted IFP Member rate.

Our friend, filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen, directed the thought-provoking, gut-wrenching film War Don Don, about the trial of alleged Sierra Leone war criminal Issa Sesay. See it for free this Saturday night in NYC.

Rooftop Alum Lixin Fan’s beautiful and haunting film Last Train Home, opened September 3rd at the IFC Center. If you’re in New York, do yourself a favor and go see it.

See Rooftop alum Last Train Home at the IFC Center starting September 3. In this interview, the filmmaker discusses the global economy, the ethical dilemmas of documenting a family collapse, and the difficulty of long-distance filmmaking.

Rooftop Films spoke with filmmaker Nicole Nielsen Horanyi about The Devilles, which tells the true love story of a burlesque stripper and her punk rocker husband. See it and other tales of doomed love tonight in Williamsburg at 8pm.

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 Mårtens about the film’s subject, a 74 year old Brazilian woman whose frequent trysts with younger lovers keep her young.

Filmmaker Jessica Edwards, whose short film “Seltzer Works” will screen this Saturday as a part of our “Brooklyn Transformations” show, talks to us about why real seltzer should hurt.

The hilarious and charming documentary Winnebago Man hits theaters on July 9. See the film, bring your ticket stub to Rooftop, and get in free!

Rooftop Films speaks to filmmakers Penny Lane and Jessica Bardsley about their film “The Commoners,” about what happened when a rich eccentric brought Shakespeare’s birds to Central Park.