Through horror, satire, surrealism, and psychological unease, this mind-bending program of shorts plunges into worlds where bodies mutate, belief systems fracture, and reality itself begins to slip deliciously out of reach.

Through documentaries, narratives, and formally adventurous shorts, this program examines humanity’s complicated stewardship of land, animals, food systems, and one another.

This one-of-a-kind screening pairs Andrew Bujalski’s 2013 Sundance-winning cult favorite with Blair Barnes’ 2026 docu-short, two works harnessing the unstable textures of vintage Sony tube cameras to create worlds that feel both archival and strangely alien. Featuring a special post-show presentation by Barnes, using the hardware!

An early glimpse of Rooftop’s 30th summer, for one night only! Join us at our home base in Gowanus for an intimate outdoor gathering with filmmakers, live music, drinks, and a first look at the season ahead.

Celebrate the start of Rooftop’s landmark 30th season with a dazzling night of new short films under the stars, three decades in the making.

Close out Rooftop’s landmark 30th season with a standout program of new short films after a summer of screenings across the city.

A vibrant collection of Spanish-language shorts exploring adolescence and desire, strained relationships, and the blurred line between lived experience and inherited myth.

Join us at Pier 57 for an immersive screening of Tuner with star Leo Woodall & Academy Award-winning sound designer Johnnie Burn! Like Woodall’s character in the film, the audience will don headphones to experience the movie’s soundscape.

This personal and profound odyssey follows basketball star Brittney Griner from her playing career and harrowing imprisonment in Russia through the extraordinary geopolitical battle to secure her freedom.

A down-and-out ex-soccer player joins forces with a former monk to assemble an unlikely team of players to win the China Super Cup soccer tournament.