Short Film Program
This is What We Mean by Short Films: Opening Night 2024
Dive into our 28th season with a delightfully frothy batch of the best new indie shorts!
Kick off the summer right with one of Rooftop’s biggest and best short film programs of the season! Tunnel through life with us, under the stars at Green-Wood Cemetery, and bathe in absurdist worlds made up of pennies, car washes, and personality tests. Watch as siblings’ bonds get tested and artists confront their self doubts in imagined gardens. Go on the journey with frazzled assistants and bubbly conspiracy theorists as they suck people down the drain with them. Each piece will show you exactly what we mean by short films.
The Films
Bug Diner
Phoebe Jane Hart | US | 7
The Explosion (La Explosión)
Jose San Miguel & Juanma Vargas | Spain | 5
Flail
Ben Gauthier & Allie Levitan | US | 14
The Garden of Heart (A szív kertje)
Olivér Hegyi | Hungary, Slovakia | 11
Oasis
Justine Martin | Canada | 14
Pennies From Heaven
Sandy Honig | US | 11
Personality Test
Justin Jinsoo Kim | South Korea, US | 8
Soft Touch
Paige Mazurek | US | 11
Performer
The Star Spangles
The Spangles first came to worldwide attention as part of the garage rock revival of the early 00’s and have toured the globe several times over in support of albums Bazooka!!! and Dirty Bomb. They reformed for several NYC shows last year, also playing their first European dates in 15 years.