ROOFTOP FILMS PANORAMA 2009
Four Days for the Rooftop Community
to Come Together
June 10-13, 2009
+ US Premiere of Persona Non Grata, a film co-funded by Rooftop Films.
+ Community-engagement screening of No Impact Man.
+ Internet animation sensation Lev, live at Rooftop.
+ Rooftop's annual, ever-popular "New York Non-Fiction."
+ Panel Discussions, co-presented with Cinereach, IndiePix & Shooting People.
+ Live Music.
+ Parties.
Rooftop Films "Panorama" is a special long weekend within the 2009 Summer Series that will showcase all that we do and bring together the diverse communities we serve. Rooftop Films is more than a film festival. We are a community of filmmakers, audience members, artists, activists, musicians, organizations, venues, and neighborhoods. We use film as a means of bridging cultural boundaries, exploring important issues, entertaining and informing tens of thousands of people every year.
For 13 years, Rooftop Films has been a champion of makers of short films, and on June 10, we will host a special live showcase of films by internet animation sensation Lev, who has been screening work at Rooftop for six years. Rooftop is one of the few festivals in the world to present the collected work of filmmakers working in the short form, highlighting the unique talents of these most independent filmmakers.
Rooftop is best known for showing new independent films in unique outdoor locations throughout the city, in a way that connects filmmakers and audience, films with neighborhoods. On Thursday, June 11, Rooftop Films, Oscilloscope Pictures and The Fledgling Fund will present a special, community-engagement screening of No Impact Man, a local family drama with global implications. This documentary follows the inspirational (and controversial) No Impact Man (and family) as they challenge themselves to make no environmental impact for one year. Rooftop and the Fledgling Fund invite you to join the challenge, and will create various fun, interactive ways to get involved.
Continuing our support of short filmmakers and community engagement, on June 12, Rooftop will present our annual, ever-popular "New York Non-Fiction" show, personal films about our vibrant and diverse home town.
Rooftop also helps produce new films through the Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund, and on June 13 we will host the US Premiere of Persona Non Grata, a documentary that was co-funded by Rooftop Films. The film tells the story of Franz Wuytack, a radical left-wing Belgian missionary to Venezuela, prosecuted as a rebel; banned as a priest; committed as an artist; loved as a father. Rooftop Films also does so much more, including teaching media literacy and video production to high school students, programming live music, and renting equipment to independent exhibitors. All of which will be highlighted during “Rooftop Panorama.”
Students from Rooftop Films’ high school education programs at Brooklyn Tech High School and Automotive High School will be present at our June 10 and 11 screenings, and students from New Design High School, where we are collaborating on events and fundraising for school services, will be in attendance on June 12.
At each of the four screenings, Rooftop Films will host parties and present live music. Free drinks provided by Radeberger Beer will be provided at parties at Matchless Bar (Williamsburg), Fontana’s (Lower East Side), and at The Old American Can Factory (Gowanus, Brooklyn).
On Saturday, June 13, in conjunction with Cinerach, IndiePix and Shooting People, Rooftop Films will host panel discussions on the state of independent filmmaking and the ways that truly independent filmmakers can survive and make new work, bringing in filmmakers, programmers and funders to discuss issues that are crucial to Rooftop Films’ mission.
Rooftop Films “Panorama” promises to be an exciting weekend, blending the uniquely diverse qualities of Rooftop’s annual Summer Series with the condensed excitement of other film festivals. Come join us all weekend, and all summer.
Four Days for the Rooftop Community
to Come Together
June 10-13, 2009
+ US Premiere of Persona Non Grata, a film co-funded by Rooftop Films.
+ Community-engagement screening of No Impact Man.
+ Internet animation sensation Lev, live at Rooftop.
+ Rooftop's annual, ever-popular "New York Non-Fiction."
+ Panel Discussions, co-presented with Cinereach, IndiePix & Shooting People.
+ Live Music.
+ Parties.
Rooftop Films "Panorama" is a special long weekend within the 2009 Summer Series that will showcase all that we do and bring together the diverse communities we serve. Rooftop Films is more than a film festival. We are a community of filmmakers, audience members, artists, activists, musicians, organizations, venues, and neighborhoods. We use film as a means of bridging cultural boundaries, exploring important issues, entertaining and informing tens of thousands of people every year.
For 13 years, Rooftop Films has been a champion of makers of short films, and on June 10, we will host a special live showcase of films by internet animation sensation Lev, who has been screening work at Rooftop for six years. Rooftop is one of the few festivals in the world to present the collected work of filmmakers working in the short form, highlighting the unique talents of these most independent filmmakers.
Rooftop is best known for showing new independent films in unique outdoor locations throughout the city, in a way that connects filmmakers and audience, films with neighborhoods. On Thursday, June 11, Rooftop Films, Oscilloscope Pictures and The Fledgling Fund will present a special, community-engagement screening of No Impact Man, a local family drama with global implications. This documentary follows the inspirational (and controversial) No Impact Man (and family) as they challenge themselves to make no environmental impact for one year. Rooftop and the Fledgling Fund invite you to join the challenge, and will create various fun, interactive ways to get involved.
Continuing our support of short filmmakers and community engagement, on June 12, Rooftop will present our annual, ever-popular "New York Non-Fiction" show, personal films about our vibrant and diverse home town.
Rooftop also helps produce new films through the Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund, and on June 13 we will host the US Premiere of Persona Non Grata, a documentary that was co-funded by Rooftop Films. The film tells the story of Franz Wuytack, a radical left-wing Belgian missionary to Venezuela, prosecuted as a rebel; banned as a priest; committed as an artist; loved as a father. Rooftop Films also does so much more, including teaching media literacy and video production to high school students, programming live music, and renting equipment to independent exhibitors. All of which will be highlighted during “Rooftop Panorama.”
Students from Rooftop Films’ high school education programs at Brooklyn Tech High School and Automotive High School will be present at our June 10 and 11 screenings, and students from New Design High School, where we are collaborating on events and fundraising for school services, will be in attendance on June 12.
At each of the four screenings, Rooftop Films will host parties and present live music. Free drinks provided by Radeberger Beer will be provided at parties at Matchless Bar (Williamsburg), Fontana’s (Lower East Side), and at The Old American Can Factory (Gowanus, Brooklyn).
On Saturday, June 13, in conjunction with Cinerach, IndiePix and Shooting People, Rooftop Films will host panel discussions on the state of independent filmmaking and the ways that truly independent filmmakers can survive and make new work, bringing in filmmakers, programmers and funders to discuss issues that are crucial to Rooftop Films’ mission.
Rooftop Films “Panorama” promises to be an exciting weekend, blending the uniquely diverse qualities of Rooftop’s annual Summer Series with the condensed excitement of other film festivals. Come join us all weekend, and all summer.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
TALES OF MERE EXISTENCE
Funny films about anxiety, awkwardness and existential emotions, featuring the animations of internet sensation Lev. Plus a live reading from Lev's new book.
Venue: on the roof of the Brooklyn Tech
Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Glass Ghost
9:00PM: THE FILMS
BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES
MAP | SOUND FIX | GLASS GHOST
THURSDAY, JUNE 11 PANORAMA
Oscilloscope Pictures and The Fledgling Fund present
NO IMPACT MAN
FREE BEER AFTER-PARTY
A local family drama with global implications: the inspirational (and controversial) No Impact Man (and family) challenge themselves to make no environmental impact for one year. Rooftop and The Fledgling Fund invite you to join the challenge.
Venue: On the lawn of Automotive High School
Address: 50 Bedford Ave. @ North 13th St. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Directions: L to Bedford Ave. or G to Nassau Ave.
7:30: Eco Carnival: A celebration of environmentally-friendly activities, including bike blenders, raffles, prizes, and Sound Fix presents live music by The Hungry March Band.
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM-1:00AM: After-party: Open Bar at Matchless
Tickets: $9 at the door or online at going.com
Presented in partnership with: The Fledgling Fund, Cinereach, New York magazine, IndiePix, Shooting People, Council Member David Yassky & Automotive High School
BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES | MAP | SOUND FIX | THE HUNGRY MARCH BAND | NO IMPACT MAN BLOG
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
NEW YORK NON-FICTION
FREE BEER AFTER-PARTY
A fun, frantic, fantastical program of films about losing your grip on reality, and reality losing its grip on the world.
Venue: Open Road Rooftop above New Design High
Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents Julianne Barwick.
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St), courtesy of Radeberger beer
Tickets: $9 at the door or online at going.com
BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES | MAP
JULIANNE BARWICK | SOUND FIX
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
PERSONA NON-GRATA
FREE RECEPTION AND PANELS PRIOR TO FILMS
Prosecuted as a rebel. Banned as a priest. Committed as an artist. Loved as a father. An inspiring and important documentary co-funded by Rooftop Films.
Venue: On the roof of the Old American Can Factory
Address: 232 3RD St. @ 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/ Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Directions: F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
5:00-7:00: Panel Discussions
7:30-9:00: Outdoor Reception in courtyard including free sangria courtesy of Carlo Rossi
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Films
Tickets: $9-$25 at the door or online
Presented in partnership with: The Fledgling Fund, Cinereach, New York magazine, IndiePix, and Shooting People
BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES
MAP | SOUND FIX | THE HUNGRY MARCH BAND
TALES OF MERE EXISTENCE
Funny films about anxiety, awkwardness and existential emotions, featuring the animations of internet sensation Lev. Plus a live reading from Lev's new book.
Venue: on the roof of the Brooklyn Tech Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Glass Ghost
9:00PM: THE FILMS
BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES
MAP | SOUND FIX | GLASS GHOST
THURSDAY, JUNE 11 PANORAMA
Oscilloscope Pictures and The Fledgling Fund present
NO IMPACT MAN
FREE BEER AFTER-PARTY
A local family drama with global implications: the inspirational (and controversial) No Impact Man (and family) challenge themselves to make no environmental impact for one year. Rooftop and The Fledgling Fund invite you to join the challenge.
Venue: On the lawn of Automotive High School Address: 50 Bedford Ave. @ North 13th St. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Directions: L to Bedford Ave. or G to Nassau Ave.
7:30: Eco Carnival: A celebration of environmentally-friendly activities, including bike blenders, raffles, prizes, and Sound Fix presents live music by The Hungry March Band.
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM-1:00AM: After-party: Open Bar at Matchless
Tickets: $9 at the door or online at going.com
Presented in partnership with: The Fledgling Fund, Cinereach, New York magazine, IndiePix, Shooting People, Council Member David Yassky & Automotive High School
BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES | MAP | SOUND FIX | THE HUNGRY MARCH BAND | NO IMPACT MAN BLOG
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
NEW YORK NON-FICTION
FREE BEER AFTER-PARTY
A fun, frantic, fantastical program of films about losing your grip on reality, and reality losing its grip on the world.
Venue: Open Road Rooftop above New Design High Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents Julianne Barwick.
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St), courtesy of Radeberger beer
Tickets: $9 at the door or online at going.com
BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES | MAP
JULIANNE BARWICK | SOUND FIX
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
PERSONA NON-GRATA
FREE RECEPTION AND PANELS PRIOR TO FILMS
Prosecuted as a rebel. Banned as a priest. Committed as an artist. Loved as a father. An inspiring and important documentary co-funded by Rooftop Films.
Venue: On the roof of the Old American Can Factory
Address: 232 3RD St. @ 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/ Park Slope, Brooklyn) Directions: F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
5:00-7:00: Panel Discussions
7:30-9:00: Outdoor Reception in courtyard including free sangria courtesy of Carlo Rossi
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Films
Tickets: $9-$25 at the door or online
Presented in partnership with: The Fledgling Fund, Cinereach, New York magazine, IndiePix, and Shooting People
BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES
MAP | SOUND FIX | THE HUNGRY MARCH BAND
