Love at Rooftop Films

Love at Rooftop Films

On May 21, 2010, at the Rooftop romantic short films show Hopelessly Devoted, the opening band was Frances, and after they played, Rooftop Founder and Artistic Director Mark Elijah Rosenberg asked Stephanie Skaff, the singer/keyboard player, to marry him.

Filmmaker Interview: “Etienne!”

Filmmaker Interview: “Etienne!”

On May 27th Rooftop Films presents the NY premier of “Etienne!”, a road trip comedy about and man and his hamster. Director Jeff Mizushima spoke to us about getting a hamster to act.

Filmmaker Interview: “Oktopodi”

Filmmaker Interview: “Oktopodi”

Julien Bocabeille, director of “Oktopodi,” an animated short about two octopi in love and on the run, speaks to Rooftop Films about making the film and his love of seafood.

Romance Almost Sold Out. Get Tix for “Engkwentro (“Clash”)” on Sat.

Romance Almost Sold Out. Get Tix for “Engkwentro (“Clash”)” on Sat.

Advance tickets for “Hopelessly Devoted” are sold out. There will be some tickets available at the door starting at 7:30. Get tickets now for Saturday’s show, Engwkentro (“Clash”), and for next week’s shows, before they sell out, too. (Photo by Chris La Putt from Brooklyn Vegan.)

Filmmaker Interview: “The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!”

Filmmaker Interview: “The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!”

Rooftop Films speaks with Jake Armstrong, director of “The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9,” a funny and heartbreaking sci-fi animation and part of our Dark Toons program on May 28th.

Opening Weekend: Sold Out Shows, Lots of Buzz

Opening Weekend: Sold Out Shows, Lots of Buzz

Over 1,700 of you came out for Rooftop Films Opening Weekend, which sold out and got lots of attention from the press. (Photo by Chris La Putt of Brooklyn Vegan.)

Ecstasy and Piety: “Holy Rollers” Interview

Ecstasy and Piety: “Holy Rollers” Interview

Find a Mormon to write a script about a Jew, borrow money from your mom, get lucky and score actor Jesse Eisenberg, and other lessons learned from Kevin Asch, director of the first feature film in the Rooftop Films 2010 Summer Series, Holy Rollers.

Successful Shows for Rooftop in Toronto

Successful Shows for Rooftop in Toronto

Rooftop Films went on a road trip to Toronto, hosting two tremendously successful shows on a roof in partnership with Hot Docs. Here’s a recap of our busy, exciting week in Canada.

Watch: “Drunk History: Tesla and Edison”

Watch: “Drunk History: Tesla and Edison”

We’ve got a few of these playing throughout the summer in unexpected places. Tesla and Edison played at our Opening Night, on May 14, 2010, in “This Is What We Mean By Short Films.” (I.e., what we mean is a simple but brilliant idea.) Starring John C. Reilly and Crispin Glover.

Watch: Star Wars (Retold)

Watch: Star Wars (Retold)

We began Rooftop Films 2010 festival, a celebration of independent films, with this skewed homage to one of cinema’s greatest blockbusters.

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