FRI. 6/6 – “TRAPPED INSIDE THE MACHINE” SHORT FILMS, INCLUDING THIS LOVING 80s TV SPOOF
*Did you know that Rooftop Films is 2-1 tickets in the rain?If you come to a show that is held indoors because of rain, you get a free ticket to another show. Same great movies, new great deal. E.L.A.: Love at First Byte (Fernando Sarmiento | Argentina | 10:00) A hilariously disquieting 1980s-style mash-up of sci-fi […]
STANLESS STEEL PERFORMS DEATH-DEFYING STUNT FOLLOWING ROOFTOP SCREENING OF “STRONGMAN”
Getting back to Rooftop’s roots as a guerrilla screening series, on Saturday May 30, following the screening of Zachary Levy‘s documentary Strongman, Stanless Steel, the star of the film, raced time and defied all laws of common sense and safety, in order to lie in the street (on a leopard print rug, no less) and let a truck […]
STRONGMAN RUN OVER BY A TRUCK… INTENTIONALLY! LIVE! SATURDAY AT ROOFTOP FILMS
I was hit by a car once. It wasn’t fun. It hurt. But on Saturday night, at Rooftop Films, a man by the name of Stanless Steel will intentionally be run over by a truck. It will be an emotional night for Stan. First, he’ll see the documentary about him, Zach Levy‘s Strongman, watching it […]
LIMITED TIME OFFER: $6 TICKETS FOR TWITTER, FACEBOOK, BLOG READERS
Get your Rooftop Web 2.0 savvy on: today, from 11:30am till 1:30pm, tickets to this weekend’s Rooftop Films shows are just $6. Spread the word and get tix now! FRIDAY, MAY 29 DARK ‘TOONS – BUY TICKETS Animated short films that bring the still to life. FREE OPEN BAR AFTER THE SHOW Venue: on the roof of the […]
KEEP YOUR HANDS INSIDE THE ROOF
At Rooftop Films, we like to say we don’t screen in theaters, we screen in communities. We match films and venues to create unique screenings and memorable experiences. This Saturday, May 23, on the roof of new venue Brooklyn Tech High School (Ft. Greene), at our “Dangerous Docs” show, we’ll be screening Chop Off, a new […]
THE RETURN OF ROOFTOP (AND THE RETURN OF OUR BLOG)
After a long winter of indoor shows and internal work, and a long hiatus where the blog was variously hosted on partner sites, Rooftop Films 2009 Summer Series burst forth on a beautiful Friday night, and herein blooms the blog to follow. We began the Summer as we often do, with a show called “This […]
WHERE’S THE BLOG?
For a year, our blog was here and here. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE “PLAGUES AND PLEASURES” OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
Watch the trailer! Then buy the DVD! At Rooftop, our events are more than just screenings: they’re interactions between the film, the filmmakers, the audience, the venue, and the local community. In 2006, when we screened Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer’s documentary “Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea,” a film about the man-made ecological […]
MARK ELIJAH ROSENBERG
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF ROOFTOP FILMS
Mark Elijah Rosenberg is the Founder and Artistic Director of Rooftop Films. Born and raised in New York City, Mark received his BA in Film Studies at Vassar College before returning to the City to translate his study of film into an artistic and curatorial career. In twelve years, Mark has built Rooftop Films from […]