Meet the 2012 AT&T $10,000 cash grant winners Bill and Turner Ross
Meet Bill and Turner Ross. Winners of the AT&T 2012 Rooftop Filmmakers’ Fund Cash Grant.
Brooklyn Castle Opens Tonight
Let me guess; the chess team weren’t exactly considered players at your school. Well at I.S. 318 middle school in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that’s exactly what they are. Some of the highest ranked chess players in the nation, in fact. As principal Fred Rubino beams in the film Brooklyn Castle: “The geeks, they are the athletes”. […]
Gayby October 12… Do it!
Writer/Director Jonathan Lisecki’s celebrated feature hits theaters for wide release October 12
The Waiting Room opens at IFC Center September 26
2012 Rooftop Alum The Waiting Room will open at IFC Center Wednesday, September 26.
Support Rooftop Alum Talibah Newman’s “Sweet Honey Chile”
Support Rooftop Films alum Talibah Newman with her thesis film “Sweet Honey Chile” on Kickstarter.
Detropia Opens Friday, September 7 at IFC Center
If you missed the opportunity to watch Detropia with us, check it out at the IFC Center starting Friday, September 7!
Kickstart Boarders Without Borders: Pro-Snowboarding in Iran
Rooftop alum Marjan Tehrani is back with an ambitious new doc Boarders Without Boarders, which brings a team of US pro-snowboarders to Iran to tackle the uncharted slopes of the Alborz mountains, and discover Iran along the way.
Rooftop’s Grant Winner Susan Youssef Premieres “Habibi” at the Lincoln Center
Rooftop Film’s Grant Winner Susan Youssef Premieres Habibi at the Lincoln Center
KICKSTARTER: ‘Blue Ruin’
Longtime friend of Rooftop, Jeremy Saulnier, sets out to make the extraordinary and powerful film, ‘Blue Ruin’. However, he needs our support. Read about his project here and help us help him by donating through Kickstarter!
Kickstarter: Make Accidents Happen!
Zachary Raines and his team from “Freeloader” hope to return with another black comedy-of-errors and they need your help on Kickstarter to make it happen!