Food, drinks, live music, fantastic fireworks view and explosive political films. A mix of the wacky and the weighty in contemporary America.

Venue: On the pier at Solar One
Address: 23rd Street @ the East River (Kips Bay, Manhattan)
Directions: R/6 to 23rd St., walk all the way east to the river

Note: All audience members must be at the venue by 6pm, due to standard 4th of July NY Police Department restrictions. The matter is out of our control, and if you are late, the NYPD will not let you past their barricade. Please arrive early. Rooftop Films cannot refund your money if you are late.

Rain: In the event of rain, there will be some covering for the audience, but we suggest you bring an umbrella. The show will be held in accordance with the city plan for the fireworks, either later that night or on a later date to-be-determined.
5:00PM: Doors open, open bar begins, courtesy of Radeberger beer and Brooklyn Oenology
6-9:00PM: Live music by FRANCES, TITUS ANDRONICUS and ALEKS AND THE DRUMMER presented Sound Fix
9:00PM: The best fireworks view in the city
9:30PM - 10:30PM: short films
Tickets: $30 at going.com

Preview: See short films from this and other programs at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with:New York magazine, IFC.com, and Solar One
PROGRAM NOTES:
Food, drinks, live music, fantastic fireworks view and explosive political films. A mix of the wacky and the weighty in contemporary America.

Rooftop’s annual 4th of July show includes a party atmosphere peppered with some prepossessing films; serious calls for social justice tempered by some seriously funny films. In this crucial election year, we present films on a range of topics, stressing the importance of history and offering irreverent looks at our heroes, making a case for a re-evaluation of who we are as Americans and who we want as president.

This show takes an intimate look at a variety of issues facing our nation, using artfully-told personal stories and carefully-crafted craziness to address the breadth of the American experience. These films provide unexpected insights, stories that are both disquieting and uplifting, and that peculiar brand of intelligently twisted American humor.

There are personal stories of soldiers coming back from war, which remind us of the ongoing costs of being part of a war society, no matter the battle. There’s an intriguing dialogue between a Muslim-American and a seemingly close-minded American whose bigoted views perhaps don’t come from base of ignorance and isolationism you might expect. And there’s a hilarious animated musical video that might tell you a few things you probably didn’t know about JFK: “He smelled like the future / His words felt like flowers / And if he shook your hand you'd make love with it for hours.”

Come make love with America at Rooftop Films!

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