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Watch Our Short Films From the Occupation Online

Watch Our Short Films From the Occupation Online

Our Films For the Occupation series is finished (at least for now) but the screenings were tremendously successful with packed houses all over the city and truly fascinating and provocative Q. For those of you who missed the final short program, here are most of the short films that we screened on our Friday night […]

Join the Orbit(Film) Astronaut Appreciation Society

Join the Orbit(Film) Astronaut Appreciation Society

Help launch a solar system of short films by an all-star cast of independent artists. Join The Official Orbit(Film) Astronaut Appreciation Society and receive a grab bag of outer space goodies.

Watch: Once It Started…

Watch: Once It Started…

A limited-time sneak preview of Kelly Sears’ brand new film, an animated high school horror, supported by the Rooftop Filmmakers’ Fund. Playing at Rooftop on May 26.

Music Video by Rooftop Alums Van Etten & Palmieri

Music Video by Rooftop Alums Van Etten & Palmieri

Two Rooftop alums—singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten and filmmaker Michael Palmieri—have teamed up on a lovely music video. Sharon’s playing at the Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, January 8.

“Gasland” Pittsburgh Fallout: Zombies

“Gasland” Pittsburgh Fallout: Zombies

Following Rooftop’s fantastic Pittsburgh screening of Josh Fox’s Gasland, Joy Toujours and the Toys du Jour (the opening band that night) has made a farcical anti-fracking video.

Watch James M. Johnston’s “Receive Bacon”

Watch James M. Johnston’s “Receive Bacon”

Rooftop showed this sexy, funny short at our “Endless Forgiveness: Romantic Short Films” show in 2009. Now that’s it up online, you can get titilated, too.

Watch Casimir Nozkowski’s “Store!”

Watch Casimir Nozkowski’s “Store!”

With Rooftop veteran Casimir Nozkowski at the IFP Project Forum, we thought it would be fun to check out a Cas Classic, the 2002 comedy Store!

Vote for “Burning in the Sun” – Today Only!

Vote for “Burning in the Sun” – Today Only!

Rooftop alum film Burning in the Sun is up for a $20,000 prize, but you have to vote today!

Luis Nieto Works His Magic Again

Luis Nieto Works His Magic Again

On July 29 at Rooftop, the filmmaking fabulist Nieto performed a fantastic experiment before a thrilled (albeit mildly frightened) audience. Nieto wowed the crowd by making a deceased chicken dance with just a few 220 volt electro shocks. Watch!

New “Extend The Summer” Video

New “Extend The Summer” Video

Rooftop Films launched a new “Extend the Summer” fundraising video. We need to raise $5,000 by Wednesday, August 4. If you love what we do, kick in a few bucks to keep it going.

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