The Rooftop Films 2008 Summer Series

Short films about the weirder side of work. Dancing dock hands, desperate CEOs, out-of-control operating system salesmen and radioactive chicken.

Venue: On the roof of The Old American Can Factory
Address: 232 3rd Street at the corner of 3rd Avenue (Gowanus, Brooklyn)
Directions: F, G to Carroll Street or M, R to Union Street and read here for directions from the train| Map
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Pwrfl Power
9:00PM: Films
Tickets: $9 at going.com
Preview: See short films from this and other programs at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with: IFC.com, New York magazine, and XØ Projects

PROGRAM NOTES:
For some folks, work is their passion, and they’re willing to lose money to save a dying industry like drive-in movies, or spend their free time nostalgically playing at a children’s version of their profession, like the railroaders who maintain model trains. For other folks, work is a struggle, as white-collar wimps jostle for jobs and harried commuters are heckled by the very infrastructure that supports them. But for most everyone, work is a necessity, and so we present a joyful program about jobs that’s both hard-working and humorous.

Part of Rooftop Films and XO Projects’ INDUSTRIANCE™ Series: films, discussions, installations and more about the changing landscape in industry, architecture, agriculture, labor, and related fields.

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