BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: The Rooftop Films 2009 Summer Series//iCal4j 1 .0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090515T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090515T230000 SUMMARY:This is What We Mean By Short Films DESCRIPTION: FRIDAY\, MAY 15 \n This is What We Mean by Short Films \n Opening Night \n We kick off our 13th year of &ldquo\;Underground Movies Outdoors&rdquo\; with short films that don&rsquo\;t take long to astonish\, amaze and inspire. \n FREE OPEN BAR after the films \n Live performance by Pitchfork's Best new Music CYMBALS EAT GUITARS before the films \n \n  \; \n \n Venue: on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop \n Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side\, Manhattan) \n 8:00PM: Doors open \n 8:30PM: Sound Fix pre sents live music by Cymbals Eat Guitars . \n 9:00PM: Films \n 11:3 0PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar at Fontana&rsquo\;s (105 Eldridge St)\, courte sy of Radeberger beer \n Tickets: ADVANCE TICKETS SOLD OUT. TICKET S AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ON FRIDAY STARTING AT 7 PM. CASH ONLY! \n \n No refunds. In the event of rain\, \;THE SHOW WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY\, MAY 17\, \;at the same location. CHECK WWW.ROOFTOPF ILMS.COM OR CALL 718.417.7362 ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT IF THE WEATHER SEEMS QUESTIONABLE. Seating is first come\, first served. Physical seat s are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to br ing a blanket and picnic. \n \n MAP | CYMBALS EAT GUITARS | SOU ND FIX \n \n This Is What We Mean By Short Films \n \n Opening Nigh t of Rooftop Films 2009 Summer Series\, our 13th year of Underground Mov ies Outdoors. A program of dramas\, comedies\, animations and documentar ies that could only be shorts\, in an array of tales about people\, pola r bears and pixel-based adventurers coming together for companionship.\n \n \n At Rooftop Films\, we bring people together. Warm weather is he re: it’s time to leave the boob tube and the YouTube at home\, gather yo ur friends\, trek to the roof\, and watch new\, original\, independent f ilms you won’t see anywhere else\, in the company of your community\, ou r community\, and the New York City night. \n \nFittingly\, we begin 2 009 with a program of films about individuals of all types (and species) seeking companionship. We celebrate the start of our 13th year\, our co ming of age\, with several films about growing up\, finding your way\, s ettling into new roles. We welcome back Rooftop alums (Huggins\, Walker\ , Lees\, Wardop\, Lev)\, and invite new filmmakers into our family. And we kick off another year of underground movies outdoors with a stunning selection that represents the diversity and vision of Rooftop Films. \n \n \n Before the films\, Sound Fix presents Cymbals Eat Guitars . The Staten Island rockers have been getting a lot of attention for their fi rst self-released album Why There Are Mountains and were just named "Bes t New Music" by Pitchfork (Read the REVIEW ). And after the films\, eve ryone in attendance is invited to the Rooftop Films after party at Fonta na's where we will be serving complimentary Radeberger Pilsner until 1 AM and hanging out with the filmmakers and the band. \n \n \n Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspir e the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of eme rging filmmakers and musicians. In addition to our Summer Series &ndash\ ; which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout th e summer &ndash\; Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teaches media literacy and filmmaking to young people\, rents low-cost equipment to ar tists and non-profits\, and produces new independent films. At Rooftop F ilms\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updat es please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/thisiswhatwemeanbyshortfilms _rooftopfilms2009 UID:2479559363-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090522T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090522T230000 SUMMARY:Romance Shorts: Endless Forgiveness DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n FRIDAY\, MAY 22 \nBABELAND PRESENTS \n Romanti c Short Films: Endless Forgiveness \n Love\, lust and sexual conf usion. \n FREE OPEN BAR after the films \n \n  \; \ n \n Venue: on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop \n Ad dress: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side\, Manhattan) \n 8: 00PM: Doors open \n 8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by A crylics \n 9:00PM: Films \n 11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar a t Fontana&rsquo\;s (105 Eldridge St)\, courtesy of Radeberger beer \n Tickets: $9-$25 \n No refunds. In the event of rain\,  \;the show will be indoors at the same locations. Seating is first come \, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic. \n \n MA P | ACRYLICS | SOUND FIX \n \n Peter Ustinov once said\, &ldquo\ ;Love is an act of endless forgiveness\, a tender look which becomes a h abit.&rdquo\; Love isn&rsquo\;t easy\, and the films included in Romance Shorts: Endless Forgiveness display the many varied sacrifices we make to be with the people we love and lust after. \n \n Every year Roofto p Films puts together a program of short films about sex and romance\, b ut unlike the so-called romantic films at the multiplexes\, the films th at we show don&rsquo\;t reinforce stereotypes and reassure audiences. Th ese films remind us that love is confusing\, terrifying and rife with da nger&mdash\;and that courtship wouldn&rsquo\;t be nearly so exciting if it were otherwise. And for it all to work out we have to forgive our bel oved a thousand tiny indiscretions and imperfections. \n \n When we are young\, sex can seem baffling but magical (The Kinda Sutra)\, but on ce we have basically mastered the mechanics of it\, we still might push things too far (Young Love)&mdash\;and even if we can come to agree abou t what we want\, that doesn&rsquo\;t mean that it is going to work out q uite as well as we planned (Receive Bacon). Those early\, lustful moment s are exhilarating\, but soon enough we realize that for relationships t o continue we might have to give up everything we have previously valued most (Sweet Dreams) or reassess our understanding of what it means to l ove someone in the first place (Sister Wife). \n \nBut in the end\, h opefully\, it is worth it. And when we look back and remember how much w e have sacrificed for the ones we treasure (2 Birds)\, we&rsquo\;ll hope fully remember the pain and anxiety and realize that we couldn&rsquo\;t have experienced true love any other way. \n \n The evening is presente d by Babeland. Look out for chances to win a VIP Babeland gift bag (va lued at $200) and stop by the Babeland table for coupons\, tips &\; t ricks and more. Free toys will be handed out to the first 50 people! \n Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the w ork of emerging filmmakers and musicians. In addition to our Summer Seri es &ndash\; which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend thr oughout the summer &ndash\; Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teac hes media literacy and filmmaking to young people\, rents low-cost equip ment to artists and non-profits\, and produces new independent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updates please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/romanceshortsendlessforgiven ess_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2479562046-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090523T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090523T230000 SUMMARY:Dangerous Docs DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n SATURDAY MAY 23 \nDANGEROUS DOCS\n \n You ca n't make this stuff up. \n \n  \; \n \n Venue: on the ro of of the Brooklyn Tech \n Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort Gre ene\, Brooklyn) MAP \n 8:00PM: Doors open \n 8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music \n 9:00PM: Films \n Tickets: $9-$25 \n P resented in partnership with: Crunch \, Cinereach \, New York magaz ine & Brooklyn Technical High School \n \n No refunds. In the e vent of rain\, \;the show will be indoors at the same locations. Sea ting is first come\, first served. Physical seats are limited. This mean s you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic . \n \n MAP | SOUND FIX \n \n There is no denying the simpl e pleasure provided by a film that captures some bizarre and extreme phe nomenon from some distant corner of the world\, and Rooftop’s Dangerous Docs program brings together 6 such gems. Teenagers in Soweto dance atop moving trains\, Australian preservationists rescue bizarre endangered c hickens\, a sideshow performer turns amputation into a spectator sport\, and men travel from all across the world to compete in the World Beard and Mustache Championships. \n \nOf course\, a good non-fiction film does more than merely document a spectacle\, and each of these films als o delves into the motivations of the subjects. We find out how an Africa n teenager justifies risking his life for a fleeting moment of local fam e\; we hear about the exhilaration the artist feels as he turns his own body into a shredded canvas\; we witness the love one troubled man feels for a flock of squawking birds\; we get a glimpse of the quirky vanity that drives someone to grow a mustache that protrudes 16 inches off the side of his face. \n \n \nEven after all this\, it’s not likely that we will all be able to fully relate to these individuals—they often make de cisions that most of us would never even consider. But we do\, hopefully \, come to understand some of the forces that drive them to such extreme s of behavior. And\, whatever their motivations\, it is certainly fun to watch. \n \n Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York City by sho wcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and musicians. In addition to ou r Summer Series &ndash\; which takes place in unique outdoor venues ever y weekend throughout the summer &ndash\; Rooftop provides grants to film makers\, teaches media literacy and filmmaking to young people\, rents l ow-cost equipment to artists and non-profits\, and produces new independ ent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For mor e information and updates please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms. com . \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:The Roof of Brooklyn Technical High School URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/dangerousdocs_rooftopfilms20 09 UID:2479561801-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090529T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090529T213000 SUMMARY:Dark 'Toons: Optical Illusions DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n  \; \n Animated short films that bring the st ill to life. \n FREE OPEN BAR AFTER THE SHOW  \; \n \n V enue: on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side\, Manhattan) 8:00PM: Doors open 8:30PM: S ound Fix presents live music by Javelin 9:00PM: Films 11:30PM - 1 :00AM: Open Bar at Fontana&rsquo\;s (105 Eldridge St)\, courtesy of Radeberger beer Tickets: $9-$25 No refunds. In the event of rain \, \;the show will go on indoors at the same location . Seating is first come\, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means you ma y not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic. M AP | JAVELIN | SOUND FIX Dark &lsquo\;Toons: Optical Illusions The infirm will walk\, the dead will dance\, cities will rise up from th e earth\, and the trees themselves will rebel. Walls will crawl and head s will roll&hellip\;and then rejoin their host bodies. Anything can happ en in a cartoon\, and this exhilarating collection of short animated fil ms from all over the world displays all that can be done with the form. Independent animators have all the freedom that a filmmaker could ever hope for&mdash\;if an animator has the talent and the time\, then she c an take any image that dances through her dreams and bring it to life. T hese films defy expectations and bring us images that have never been se en before--kinetic visions that defy logic yet seem to make sense to som e dark corner of our subconscious. Before the films\, Sound Fix presen ts Javelin . And after the films\, everyone in attendance is invited to the Rooftop Films after party at Fontana's where we will be serving c omplimentary Radeberger Pilsner until 1 AM and hanging out with the fi lmmakers and the band. FILMS: Orgesticulanismus (Mathieu Labaye | Belgium | 9:00) A tribute to his father\, who suffered from Multiple Sc lerosis from the age of 29\, Mathieu Labaye&rsquo\;s Orgesticulanismus e xplores the very nature of human motion. Beginning with a study of rudim entary human movement\, the film eventually explodes into a kinetic orgy and an existential dance party starring everyone in the world. Dahli a (Michael Langan | San Francisco | 5:00) A moving portrait of the bust le and permanence of a city\, "Dahlia" juxtaposes the stable forms and p atterns of life with the frenetic behavior of humanity\, set to a drivin g score of vocal percussion. Mandrake (Andy Cahill | 4:00) A subterr anean mineral aficionado is tantalized by a mysterious and alluring rock on a rope. Varmints (Marc Craste | London | 24:00) Marc Craste ( J o Jo in the Stars \, Rooftop Films 2008) returns to the roof with this Academy Awards short-listed and BAFTA nominated gem. Adapted from an awa rd-winning book of the same name\, the Varmints tells the story of one s mall creature&rsquo\;s struggle to preserve a world in danger of being l ost forever through recklessness and indifference. Forestry (Woodpeck er | Japan | 4:00) A tale of a man and woman tormented by the mischievo us spirits of the woods. Hobo Clown (Allison Schulnik | California | 3:50) A masterful claymation exploration of blended colors and conflict ing emotions. Undone (Hayley Morris | New York | 6:00) A drifting ma n struggles to pull objects from the roiling sea below him and scrambles to keep the objects from slipping through his fingers. A stop-motion an imation using textured and tactile materials\, as well as personal image ry\, that represents the progression of the Alzheimer&rsquo\;s disease i n a poetic and visual way. Kodomo No Keijijogaku (A Children&rsquo\;s Metaphysics) (Koji Yamamura | Japan | 5:00) Ecology and philosophy of children with sadness and humor. Western Spaghetti (PES | New York | 2:00) Everyday objects become delicious ingredients as we learn how to cook spaghetti through stop-motion photography. Muto (Blu | Brazil | 6:00) A painstakingly crafted masterpiece created from thousands of pie ces of graffiti art drawn upon the walls of Buenos Aires. www.blublu.org / Naiade (Nadia Micault and Lorenzo Nanni | France | 12:00) Ava rule s over on a swamp filled with fantastical creatures and animated fauna. But a strange boy secretly observes her flourishing kingdom and believes that perhaps she can help him to save the life of his sick twin brother &hellip\; The Royal Nightmare (Alex Budovsky | New York | 3:30) This animated short tells a story of an Evil King whose life is turned into a nightmare by a troublesome pilgrim who constantly reappears by the Roy al Tower and totally ignores The King&hellip\;and the basic rules of phy sics and biology. \n \n Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whos e mission is to engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York C ity by showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and musicians. In addi tion to our Summer Series &ndash\; which takes place in unique outdoor v enues every weekend throughout the summer &ndash\; Rooftop provides gran ts to filmmakers\, teaches media literacy and filmmaking to young people \, rents low-cost equipment to artists and non-profits\, and produces ne w independent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoor s. For more information and updates please visit our website at www.roo ftopfilms.com . \n CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/darktoonsopticalillusions_ro oftopfilms2009 UID:2480421977-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090530T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090530T230000 SUMMARY:Strongman DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n Special New York Sneak Preview before Fall 2009 Premiere. \n A humorous but heart-wrenching verité documentary about Stanless Steel\, the only man in the world who can bend a penny with his fingers\, a working class strongman struggling to succeed and survive. Stanless will be in attendance to perform a stunning feat of strength. \n OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE \n \n  \; \n \n Venue: on the roof of the Brookly n Tech \n Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort Greene\, Brooklyn) M AP \n 8:00PM: Doors open \n 8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live mu sic by Midnight Masses \n 9:00PM: Films \n 11:30PM-1:00AM: Af ter-party: Open Bar at Crunch (691 Fulton St.) Courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner \n Tickets: $9-$25 \n Presented in partnership with: C runch \, Cinereach \, New York magazine & Brooklyn Technical High Sc hool \n \n No refunds. In the event of rain\, \;the show will be indoors at the same locations. Seating is first come\, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic. \n \n MAP | SOUND FIX \n \n Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance. \n Director Z ach Levy\, creator of the world famous “Bush Cards\,” will be in attenda nce for a Q & A. \n \n “An amazing debut...equally funny and tragi c while breaking new ground in its approach. Levy’s work is akin to Sale sman and Grey Gardens\, with a true respect and admiration not only for his subject\, but for the documentary form.” \n —Ross Kauffman\, Aca demy Award winning director of Born Into Brothels \n \n “There cou ld not be a more brilliant metaphor for the punishing quest to achieve t he American Dream than watching Stan hunched over\, gritting his teeth a nd grunting as he tries to bend a penny with his own bare hands.” \n —Michael Tully\, Hammer To Nail \n \n\n\nStrongman (Zachary Levy | New York\, NY | www.strongmanfilm.com | 113 min.) \nStrongman is a deep ly personal portrait of Stanless Steel\, “the Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and Metal.” Told with the kind of intimacy that can on ly be achieved with years of filming\, Strongman follows the life\, drea ms and heartbreaking humanity of Stanless Steel as he struggles to gain control of a world that seems constantly out of the grasp of his powerfu l hands. Strongman is a film about believing in yourself\, and never giv ing up. It is a film about weakness and a film about strength. \n \nSal vaging and selling scrap metal in New York and New Jersey by day forces Stan to hone his skills at night. He struggles to find the time to train \, and crafts his own specific\, rigorous training exercises\, such as l ifting a heavy mallet with his wrist\, or carrying elevator weights long distances. His creativity with his training indicates the uniqueness of his skills and the depth of his commitment\, while highlighting the dif ficulty of his quest to achieve recognition. \n \n \nStan believes these feats are not just acts of physical strength—but of deep emotional and spiritual strength. Through scenes of tender (and often comic) communica tion with his struggling family—his questioning mother\, his troubled br other\, and his loving but perturbed girlfriend—we see Stan attempting t o express the nature and depth of his commitment\, perhaps forging a pat h for others to follow. Among his family\, Stan alone seems to have a fo cus\, a dream. His stunts are demonstrations of the kind of life transfo rmation possible when you put your whole belief system into something. B ut belief that fervent can bring with it equally biting disappointment. \n \nStan refuses to craft simple\, flamboyant tricks\, which makes it hard for him to achieve widespread acclaim. A parking lot truck lift is a success\, but the crowd is limited. An appearance on British televisio n seems like a boon\, but within the exposure Stan painfully realizes th e inequity between him and the fakers and showmen. His commitment to his girlfriend Barbara as a personal MC indicates Stan’s unfailing loyalty\ , and his desire to elevate both of their lives\, but the relationship s trains under the pressure of Stan’s growing frustration. \n \nJust as S tan cares less about superficial showmanship than he does about performi ng a veritable feat\, director Zachary Levy’s filmmaking style follows s uit\, crafting a portrait that through honesty and integrity discovers t rue depth and significance. Because the real test of Stan’s strength is not in his hands\, it’s in his soul. \n \n Rooftop Films is a non-prof it organization whose mission is to engage and inspire the diverse commu nities of New York City by showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers an d musicians. In addition to our Summer Series &ndash\; which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer &ndash\; R ooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teaches media literacy and filmma king to young people\, rents low-cost equipment to artists and non-profi ts\, and produces new independent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updates please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . \n \n CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:The Roof of Brooklyn Technical High School URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/strongman_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2480103152-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090605T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090605T230000 SUMMARY:Trapped Inside the Machine DESCRIPTION: A fun\, frantic\, fantastical program of films about losing your grip on reality\, and reality losing its grip on the world. \n FREE OPEN BAR after the films \n \n  \; \n \n Venue: on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop \n Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side\, Manhattan) \n 8:00PM: Doors open \n 8:30 PM: Sound Fix presents live music \n 9:00PM: Films \n 11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar at Fontana&rsquo\;s (105 Eldridge St)\, courtesy o f Radeberger beer \n Tickets: $9-$25 \n No refunds. In the event of rain\, \;the show will be indoors at the same locations. Seatin g is first come\, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means y ou may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic. MAP | SOUND FIX There you are. Living a quiet\, suburban\, stic k-figure life. Watching TV. Waiting for a promotion. Coolly cruising the galaxy at something less than light speed. But things are not quite rig ht. This simple pencil is leading you astray. That promotion&rsquo\;s no t coming\, and you snap. A fungus in the shower compels you to perform d iabolically crass comedy. And pretty soon you&rsquo\;re lost in a world of cinema semiotics\, upside-down in a confusion of water and air\, and pregnant with the illegitimate love child of an indifferent red cube. Why did this happen? What does it all mean? These films&mdash\;comedie s\, dramas\, animations\, visual experimentations and mental games&mdash \;highlight some of the wild\, weird and wonderful ways that cinema can alter your world. There are times when freaking out is better than calmi ng down. Times when the madness of the world is best met by individual p sychosis. Times when the machine&rsquo\;s got you trapped\, and you&rsqu o\;re either the madman running it or the wrench inside of it\, because someone&rsquo\;s getting sent back in time\, shrunk down to snail size\, and suckered into an endless pit of pixels\, and hell\, it might as wel l be you. Beats striking out on an alien date with a spaceship full of d reary Canadians. \n \n FILMS: Pure (Jacob Bricca | Hamden\, CT | 5:00) A masterpiece of montage\, Pure smashes the action movie genre into i ts constituent parts then glues them back together again for a thrilling \, funny\, and thought-provoking ride. It is a meditation on genre\, a c ommentary on visual cliché\;s\, and a celebration of the visceral pleasures of cinema. The Control Master (Run Wrake | United Kingdom | 7:00) Halftone City\, USA. A peaceful metropolis of family values and space-age dreams. Mild-mannered blonde Dorothy Gayne secretly protects its citizens from harm. But dangerous new technologies abound. What happ ens when a powerful device falls into the hands of scientist-turned-vill ain Doctor Moire? Who will rescue Halftone City from this oversized cree p? runwrake.com Funny Guy (Frank Rinaldi | Singapore | 15:00) Alon e in a foreign country\, Jamie Dent tries comedy as a way to connect wit h strangers. But his routine goes beyond shocking and offensive\, to dow nright demented and dangerous. Still\, in a painfully uncomfortable situ ation\, sometimes it takes just one joke to break the ice (or the fungus ). Pencil Face (Christian Simmons | Savannah\, GA | 4:00) &ldquo\;H e&rsquo\;ll help you draw\, he&rsquo\;ll help you erase. Waste not\, wan t not\, he&rsquo\;s Pencil Face.&rdquo\; A simple pencil can be the key to realizing your dreams (and the gaping voids within them). dandydwarv es.com E.L.A.: Love at First Byte (Fernando Sarmiento | Argentina | 10:00) A hilariously disquieting 1980s-style mash-up of sci-fi kid&rsq uo\;s shows\, video games and Euro soft core porn\, featuring pop cultur e references as playfully childish but resolutely indefinable visual sig nifiers\, creating a story that&rsquo\;s essentially indecipherable yet achingly familiar\, effective and fun. peppermelon.tv Teaching the A lphabet (Volker Schreiner | Germany | 4:00) Classic Hollywood cinema w as filled with symbolism\, and in this brilliant and playful mind game\, Schreiner recasts the signifiers as the basic building blocks of commun ication\, creating an interplay between language\, image\, and psyche. volkerschreiner.de Keith Reynolds Can&rsquo\;t Make It Tonight (Felix Massie | United Kingdom | 6:00) A stick-figure having a very bad day. worldofarthurcox.com Captain Coulier (Space Explorer) (Lyndon Case y | Canada | 13:00) Lured to space by the promise of action\, adventure and glory\, Coulier now battles space travel&rsquo\;s greatest obstacle : boredom. This sly comedy is kind of like Barbarella without the sex. captaincoulier.com Hirsute (A.J. Bond | Canada | 13:45) Struggling to invent time travel\, a young scientist stumbles upon a self-fulfilli ng prophesy as the solution to his problems. Now he has to deal with the fact that in the future he&rsquo\;s become condescending\, fey and semi -suicidal. hirsute.thesiblings.ca Coagulate (Mihai Grecu | France | 6 :00) Coagulate presents &ldquo\;a world where liquids don't follow phy sical laws\, where air and water are unstable. I wanted to place charact ers in this world&mdash\;man and fish&mdash\;and imagine them reacting t o this modified state of being. . . . A world where water itself is brea thing.&rdquo\; &ndash\; Grecu.mihaigrecu.org \n \n Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire the dive rse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of emerging film makers and musicians. In addition to our Summer Series &ndash\; which ta kes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer & ndash\; Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teaches media literacy a nd filmmaking to young people\, rents low-cost equipment to artists and non-profits\, and produces new independent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updates please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . \n \n  \; CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/trappedinsidethemachine_roof topfilms2009 UID:2480105133-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090606T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090606T230000 SUMMARY:Stingray Sam DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n S ATURDAY\, MAY 30 \nSTINGRAY SAM\n \n A d azzling six-episode musical-western comedy that takes place in outer spa ce\, written\, directed by and starring Cory McAbee\, the creator of The American Astronaut. The filmmakers will be in attendance. \n \n & nbsp\; \n \n Venue: on the roof of the Brooklyn Tech \n Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort Greene\, Brooklyn) MAP \n 8:00P M: Doors open \n 8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music \n 9:00P M: Films \n Tickets: $9-$25 \n Presented in partnership with: Crunch \, Cinereach \, New York magazine & Brooklyn Technical High School \n \n No refunds. In the event of rain\, \;the show wi ll be indoors at the same locations. Seating is first come\, first serve d. Physical seats are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You a re welcome to bring a blanket and picnic. \n \n MAP | SOUND FIX \n \n \n\n\n\n\n Stingray Sam (Cory McAbee | Brooklyn\, NY | www.stingraysam.com | 70 min.) \nStringray Sam tells a story of the fu ture\, based on themes of modern society\, with an old-fashioned sensibi lity borrowing on the traditions of sci-fi\, westerns\, singing cowboy s erials and musicals of classic American film. Beautifully combining live action\, graphic collages\, illustrations\, photo montages and animatio n\, you’ll never see anything else quite like Stingray Sam. Watch a trai ler at http://stingraysam.com/trailer.html\n\n \n \nStingray Sam is no t a hero. Like all great heroes\, he comes to his quest reluctantly. Sam is satisfied singing away in a dejected bar on now desolate Mars (locat ions which might seem eerily familiar to Williamsburg residents). The ga lactic version of globalization (universalization?) wrought industrial h avoc on Sam’s home planet\, forcing him into a life of crime and croonin g. But as an ex-convict\, Sam still has a debt to pay to this unjust soc iety. So when the Quasar Kid sidles into the saloon looking for a singin g sidekick (and copious handfuls of cocktail olives)\, it only takes a q uick flick of the asking stick to convince Sam to join in. Their mission : save the universe’s last little girl.\n \nAlong the way\, Stingray Sa m and the Quasar Kid battle the boredom of bureaucracy at the Inter-Gala ctic Hall of Records and Trivia\, struggle with the silliness of science at The Pregnant Man’s Institute\, and entertain the insufferable wit of a wealthy twit\, Fredward\, the genetically malfunctional offspring of pioneer clone doctors Fredrick and Edward. Each encounter takes us deepe r into the history of an outer space facing many of our current Earthly crises\, from economic inequality to increasing prison populations\, fro m temporary celebrity to disturbing trends in corporate mascots. Geo-pol itical metaphors have never been this rambunctious and hilarious. \n \n In the mode of classic Hollywood serials\, each of the six episodes foll ows a similar pattern\, with narrative sequences in stark and stunning b lack and white\, a color-tinted animated educational sequence (narrated by David Hyde Pierce)\, a catchy song from McAbee’s garage-country band The American Astronaut\, and a cliff-hanger ending. Will Stingray Sam an d The Quasar Kid rescue the little girl? How will they handle this wild little charge? Will the little girl’s return restore balance to the univ erse\, or will it simply leave our hero lonely and lost? The answers are fun and funny\, clever and creative. And at heart\, this outrageous and innovative sci-fi western musical allegory is the simple story of man f orced by fate into a grand crusade.\n \nStingray Sam is not a hero. But he does do the things that folks don't do that need to be done. \n \n Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage an d inspire the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the wor k of emerging filmmakers and musicians. In addition to our Summer Series &ndash\; which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throu ghout the summer &ndash\; Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teache s media literacy and filmmaking to young people\, rents low-cost equipme nt to artists and non-profits\, and produces new independent films. At R ooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information a nd updates please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . \n \n CATEGORIES:Live Action Feature LOCATION:The Roof of Brooklyn Technical High School URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/stingraysam_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2480103322-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090610T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090610T230000 SUMMARY:Tales of Mere Existence DESCRIPTION: \n Funny films about anxiety\, awkwardness and existential emotions\, featuring the animations of internet sensation Lev. Plus a li ve reading from Lev's new book. \n \n  \; \n \n Venue: on th e roof of the Brooklyn Tech \n Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort G reene\, Brooklyn) MAP \n 8:00PM: Doors open \n 8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music \n 9:00PM: Films \n Tickets: $9-$25 \n Presented in partnership with: Crunch \, Cinereach \, New York magazine &am p\; Brooklyn Technical High School \n \n No refunds. In the event of rain\, \;the show will be indoors at the same locations. Seating is first come\, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means you m ay not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic. \n \n MAP | SOUND FIX \n \nThe first film by Lev Yilmaz to screen a t Rooftop Films was Richard&rsquo\;s Cash Register\, way back in 2004. W e were hooked immediately\, and hardly a year has passed since that we h aven&rsquo\;t shown at least one of his films. Given that\, this Rooftop retrospective of Lev&rsquo\;s painfully intimate yet universally hilari ous work is long overdue. \n \nLev began the ultra low-budget comic/ani mation series "Tales Of Mere Existence" in 2003\, based on gleefully emb arrassing thoughts and stories from his own life. He self published 3 Co mic/Animation sets and had already gathered a substantial cult audience when his YouTube channel exploded in 2007\, and has accumulated 11.5 mil lion video views as of May 2009. His first graphic novel\, "Sunny Side D own\," was published by Simon &\; Schuster in 2009. \n \nOur &ldquo\ ;Tales of Mere Existence&rdquo\; program includes 13 very short works by Lev\, as well as a live performance by the filmmaker. We will also be s creening 6 additional works by other filmmakers who also divine that hum or and insight hidden deep within the tangled strands of their lives. \n \n Films: Richard&rsquo\;s Cash Register (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 1:00) Hello\, how are you today? Good Looking (Lev Yilmaz | San F rancisco | 1:00) I guess we can assume that Lev does not think that he is very good-looking. How I found Out Bout Girls (Lev Yilmaz | San Fr ancisco | 2:51) Lev concludes that girls are a mysterious and all-consu ming obsession. My Darling? (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 2:28) Lev falls in and out of love in 2 minutes and 28 seconds. Lost Turtle (Du stin Guy Defa | New York | 15:00) If humans had cartilaginous shells\, life might not be quite so painful. A short film about heartache. Fie ld Notes From Dimension X: Oasis (Carson Mell | Los Angeles | 5:00) Cap tain Fred T. Rogard muses in isolation on planet Oasis My Friends (Le v Yilmaz | San Francisco | 2:34) All of Lev&rsquo\;s friends have very successful careers... but he swears he isn&rsquo\;t envious. A Typica l Conversation With My Mom (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 4:00) Lev just doesn&rsquo\;t like fish. Theories and Observations about Youth and Aging (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 2:34) Would youth have been as much fun if you had realized then how everything was going to turn out? T he Sound Of People (Simon Fitzmaurice | Ireland | 7:00) An 18-year-old boy stands on a diving board\, pondering what will happen if he plunges to his death. A Live Performance by Lev Yilmaz Operator (Matthew W alker | U.K. | 1:50) Maybe God made it that way for a reason. Things I Have Worried About (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 2:20) Lev&rsquo\;s fears\, from childhood till the present. How to Cope With Depression (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 1:59) Lev passes along some advice he has been given over the years. The Times I Smoked Pot (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 2:28) An animated biography of a kid who smoked a little ma rijuana in his life. Sunday Morning (Jannicke Laaker | Norway | 9:00) A woman's slow progress from the front door to the bedroom Birth (S igne Baumane | NYC/Latvia | 12:00) A young woman is pregnant and afraid to give birth. For a consolation and advice she goes to older women but their stories scare her even more. Conversation (Lev Yilmaz | San Fr ancisco | 2:00) &ldquo\;So\, what do you want to watch?&rdquo\; I don&r squo\;t know. What do YOU want to watch? How to Break Up With Your Gi rlfriend (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 2:00) The king of illustrated he artbreak and frustration explicates on his processes. How We Managed to Not Really Date Each Other (Lev Yilmaz and Adrienne Davich | San Fran cisco | 6:00) Lev teams up with someone who is not his ex-girlfriend to explain how they didn&rsquo\;t have a relationship. I&rsquo\;m Not G oing to Think About Her (Lev Yilmaz | San Francisco | 1:30) For a long time it really seemed like it was going to work out. \n \n Rooftop Film s is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire th e diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of emergin g filmmakers and musicians. In addition to our Summer Series &ndash\; wh ich takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the su mmer &ndash\; Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teaches media lite racy and filmmaking to young people\, rents low-cost equipment to artist s and non-profits\, and produces new independent films. At Rooftop Films \, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updates p lease visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:The Roof of Brooklyn Technical High School URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/talesofmereexistence_rooftop films2009 UID:2480105303-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090611T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090611T230000 SUMMARY:No Impact Man DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n Rooftop Films\, Oscilloscope Pictures &\; The Fledgling Fund present \n NO IMPACT MAN \nA local family drama with global implications: the inspirational (and controversial) No Impa ct Man (and family) challenge themselves to make no environmental impact for one year. Rooftop and The Fledgling Fund invite you to join the cha llenge. \n OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATT ENDANCE \n \n  \; \n \n Venue: On the lawn of A utomotive High School \n Address: 50 Bedford Ave. @ North 13th St. ( Williamsburg\, Brooklyn) \n Directions: L to Bedford Ave. or G to Na ssau Ave. \n 7:30: Eco Carnival: A celebration of environmentally-fr iendly activities\, including bike blenders\, raffles\, prizes\, and Sou nd Fix presents live music by The Hungry March Band . \n 9:00PM: Fil m \n 11:30PM-1:00AM: After-party: Free Radeberger Pilsner at Match less \n Tickets: $9 at the door or online at going.com \n Prese nted in partnership with: The Fledgling Fund\, Cinereach\, New York mag azine\, IndiePix\, Shooting People\, Council Member David Yassky &\; Automotive High School \n \n BUY TICKETS | PROGRAM NOTES | MAP | SOUND FIX | THE HUNGRY MARCH BAND | NO IMPACT MAN BLOG \n \n No refunds. In the event of rain\, \;the show will be indoors at the same locations. Seating is first come\, first served. Physical se ats are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic. \n \n A local family drama with global implications. This engaging and personal documentary follow s Colin Beavan for a year as he pledges to eat only locally-grown food\ , use only self-mechanized transportation\, buy no new products\, even go without electricity . . . and bring his wife and daughter along for the ride. The inspirational (and controversial) No Impact Man (and fami ly) have challenged themselves to make no environmental impact for one year. Rooftop and The Fledgling Fund invite you to join the challenge by making similar pledges between the time of this screening and the time of the film and book&rsquo\;s release in September. \n \n Most eve ryone agrees that changes need to be made to save the environment. But m ost people also think that someone else should be making those changes. People make the easy choices&mdash\;drop their recyclable plastics in the proper bin\, buy an organic piece of fruit when it&rsquo\;s conveni ent. But how many among us are willing to make real changes in our live s? How hard would these changes be? How much will they change our lifes tyles? Are these adaptations actually helpful? And is it possible that they could not only improve the environment\, but our level of happines s as well?\n Colin Beavan\, a writer living in Manhattan with his wife and daughter\, decided to find out. \n For one year\, Beavan would b ecome &ldquo\;No Impact Man\,&rdquo\; attempting to live his normal lif e\, in New York City\, but without leaving an impact on the environment. No new products. No chemicals. No non-local food. No electricity. He s acrificed his personal comfort\, risked his self-esteem\, and even jeop ardized his relationship with his family\, all for this strange test. \ n \nThe challenge is\, of course\, rather quixotic. Couldn&rsquo\;t Be avan simply reduce\, reuse\, recycle\, like so many of us (try to) do? But his obsessiveness generates immediate\, widespread attention for th e project&mdash\;for better and worse. While the acclaim raises awarene ss for the waste and excess in American culture\, Beavan has also place d himself under a very public microscope\, and the detractors range fro m dismissive major media outlets to mean-spirited personal attacks. Und er pressure\, Beavan is forced to re-examine No Impact Man\, to question this idea that&rsquo\;s the driving force in his life\, but will he re nounce it? \n \nThe public scrutiny provides the intellectual spark fo r the film\, but the tension between Colin and his wife Michelle Conlin is the emotional core of the movie. Conlin lives like so many of us: p roudly eating takeout\, compulsively buying the latest products\, takin g for granted the excessive habits of consumerism. Sneaking an espresso here and there seems a minor offense\, but the guilt from Colin is bur densome. I&rsquo\;m sure many of us think we could handle a year without chemical laundry detergent or new handbags\, but what about a fly-infe sted compost bin in the kitchen\, or a pot-within-a-pot refrigeration e xperiment? And what of her job at Business Week magazine\, examining (a nd in many ways promoting) the essence of the culture No Impact Man is critiquing? \n \nThis endearing and fascinating film inspires us all t o question our roles in environmental change\, and challenges us all to ask what we as individuals can do. Colin&rsquo\;s experiment in lifest yle redesign is the subject of his book (scheduled for publication in S eptember 2009 by Farrar\, Straus &\; Giroux)\, No Impact Man \, and he also maintains the provocative environmental blog\, www.noimpactman. com. The entire No Impact Man outreach project&mdash\;including the fil m\, the book and the blog&mdash\;are an exciting addition to the existi ng environmental movement. Colin is using the lessons from his experime nt and its aftermath to encourage a more sustainable lifestyle\, encour aging people around the country to make small and large lifestyle chang es and to participate as engaged citizens in their community. \; \ n\n The lawn of Automotive High School will host a celebration of envir onmentally-friendly activities\, as Rooftop Films and The Fledgling Fun d utilize the screening of No Impact Man to engage audience members i n making environmentally-friendly lifestyle commitments .  \; Just Food will get people involved in their &ldquo\;make bee keeping legal i n NY campaign&rdquo\;\, the Greenmarket will do a local foods cooking demonstration\, The NY Office of Recycling will do a &ldquo\;what ca n you recycle/what can you not recycle&rdquo\; game\, the LES Ecology C enter will demonstrate how to use a compost kit\, and Artistic Evolutio n will bring their &ldquo\;bike blender&rdquo\; to make environmentally friendly lemonade. Audience members who make personal video pledges to change aspects of their lifestyles will be entered into a raffle to wi n various prizes. The Hungry March Band\, New York&rsquo\;s legendary po litical street brass march band will help create a festive atmosphere a s they perform in the anarchic style that has become their trademark. \n \n No Impact Man will hit theaters in New York and beyond in Sept ember. Check www.rooftopfilms.com for updates \n \n Proof that "\ ;eco"\; and "\;entertainment"\; aren't mutually exclusive\, "\;No Impact Man"\; may be a socially progressive\, environmen tally conscious film\, but it goes down far easier than\, say\, an all- natural\, fiber-enriched peanut butter sandwich without a glass of soy milk. \n - Variety \n \n \n Rooftop Films is a non-profit organizati on whose mission is to engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and musicians. In addition to our Summer Series &ndash\; which takes place in unique ou tdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer &ndash\; Rooftop provid es grants to filmmakers\, teaches media literacy and filmmaking to young people\, rents low-cost equipment to artists and non-profits\, and prod uces new independent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updates please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Documentary Short LOCATION:Lawn @ Automotive HS URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/noimpactman_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2480106836-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090612T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090612T230000 SUMMARY:New York Non Fiction DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n  \; \n Short films that explore New York’s d iverse landscape and culture from the perspective of our workers\, hustl ers\, lovers and royalty. It’s your city. Take a look. \n FREE OPEN BAR after the films \n \n \n Venue: on the roof of the Open Road R ooftop \n Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side\, Manhatta n) 8:00PM: Doors open \n 8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music \n 9:00PM: Films 11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar at Fontana&rsquo\;s (105 Eldridge St)\, courtesy of Radeberger beer Tickets: $9-$25 \n \ n No refunds. In the event of rain\, \;the show will be indoors at t he same locations. Seating is first come\, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bri ng a blanket and picnic. \n \n MAP | SOUND FIX \n \nNew Yorkers a re tough. They’re discerning\, difficult\, stubborn. Tell a New Yorker t here’s a scrap of unused real estate that’s off limits\, and that’s righ t where they’ll head ("North Brother"). Tell them they can’t do somethin g\, and they’ll just do it faster and more efficiently ("Labor Day"). An d picking a mate? New Yorkers would sooner toss aside generations of tra dition than get stuck with the wrong lover ("Unattached"). \n \nNew Yor k is a city—like all of America\, like all the world—of the privileged a nd the poor. Like nowhere else\, the wealthy live alongside the destitut e. The difference between New York and the rest of the world\, though\, is that here everyone works equally hard. Some people are oppressed whil e others have unfair advantages\, but the New York ethos is based on hus tle\, constant struggle\, and the idea that success only comes to those who fight for it. \n \nThis program shows that in New York even royalty can't just cruise through life on charm ("Bronx Princess")\, and that e ven a Holocaust-surviving immigrant ("Lessons from a Tailor") who claws his way to the top will lend a helping hand to others following his path . It's a rough city\, but there is opportunity\, community\, and love. I f you're gonna make it in New York\, you better be tough\, but you bette r have a generous heart\, too. \n\n \n FILMS: \nFILMS: \nNorth Brother ( Dan Gingold | Brooklyn | 7:50) \nWe begin our annual NY Non-Fiction sho w with an urban exploration\, as four friends sneak a boat out to a tiny abandoned island nestled in Hell’s Gate\, between the Bronx\, Queens an d Rikers. dangingold.com\n \nLabor Day (Lauren Kritzer | Brooklyn | 2:0 0) \nA simple portrait of a hard working urban laborer. Brought to Roof top by the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective: brooklynfilmmakerscollective. com\n \nInvisible Men: Gregory’s Story (Angela Tucker | Manhattan | 5:2 0) \nThe face of homelessness in America today is this: a black man\, a round 40 years old\, living in a large urban city. In this loving\, low- fi portrait\, we meet Gregory\, who lost his mobility from frostbite on the streets\, as he ponders the strife that preceded his current home. m asculinityproject.org\n \nLessons From a Tailor (Galen Summer | Brookly n | 8:40) \nA beautifully-crafted portrait of a Holocaust survivor who learned the art of tailoring while imprisoned in a concentration camp. E migrating to America\, Martin Greenfield rose from floor boy\, to manage r\, to owner of a garment factory in Brooklyn. His sense of style made h im a success—he has crafted suits for celebrities and power brokers\, in cluding Bill Clinton and Dwight Eisenhower—and his sense of justice and community help him maintain an admirable record of supporting his worker s\, most of them immigrants\, while producing top quality clothing in on e of the few remaining hand-made suit factories in the world. summertime productions.com\n \nUnattached (J.J. Adler | Manhattan | 24:00) \nAn e njoyable romp through the dating scene in New York’s Modern Orthodox Jew ish Community\, currently experiencing a self described ‘Singles’ Crisis .’ Temple services on the Upper West Side have taken on the confused sex ual energy of a high school prom\, and while specific Jewish singles mix ers and websites like JDate provide more freedom and opportunity for tru e love than ever before\, the increasing numbers of singles causes major anxiety in the community as whole: the longer young people remain unwed \, the more likely they are to leave the fold. \n \n\nBronx Princess (Y oni Brook & Musa Syeed | Bronx | 38:00) \nBronx Princess follows headst rong 17-year-old Rocky's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father\, a chief in Ghana. Filmed during t he tumultuous summer between high school and college\, this funny and to uching documentary tells Rocky's coming-of-age story. By confronting her immigrant parents' ideas of adulthood\, Rocky reconciles her African he ritage with her dream of independence. bronxprincess.com\n\n \n Roofto p Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and insp ire the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of e merging filmmakers and musicians. In addition to our Summer Series &ndas h\; which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer &ndash\; Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teaches medi a literacy and filmmaking to young people\, rents low-cost equipment to artists and non-profits\, and produces new independent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and upd ates please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/newyorknonfiction_rooftopfil ms2009 UID:2480103844-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090613T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090613T193000 SUMMARY:Panorama: Panel Discussions DESCRIPTION:Two panel discussions about social issue filmmaking and indep endent filmmaking strategy\, including leading filmmakers and industry. CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Courtyard @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/panoramapaneldiscussions_roo ftopfilms2009 UID:2481604370-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090613T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090613T230000 SUMMARY:Persona Non Grata DESCRIPTION:Prosecuted as a rebel. Banned as a priest. Committed as an ar tist. Loved as a father. An inspiring documentary—co-funded by Rooftop F ilms - about the filmmaker’s father\, Franz Wuytack\, a radical left-win g Belgian missionary in the slums of Venezuela in the 1960s. With a new liberal movement sweeping Latin America\, and people like Wuytack needin g to continue the fight for social justice in the US and around the worl d\, this film is crucially relevant today. \n\nWuytack was a hands-on activist\, gathering scrap lumber by himself to build housing for the ho meless\, frolicking with hundreds of impoverished children in the founta ins of wealthy Caracas to protest the lack of clean water for the poor. You can see in his face and hear in his voice the deeply personal connec tions to the people he was fighting for. And all these years later\, hea ring the stories from the people who lived them\, the connections he for ged come alive\, there to excite and incite us. \n \nBut Wuytack’s very public tactics ran afoul of the conservative church\, causing a rift th at stung him deeply\, but didn’t dampen his passion for activism. Storie s of being hounded by the police\, and hidden like a fugitive\, play out with the energy of an action film. Eventually Wuytack was exiled—twice— and returning to Belgium to become an internationally acclaimed politica lly-minded sculptor. Now with the new left-wing movement led by Hugo Cha vez\, Wuytack is finally allowed to return to Venezuela for a revelatory solo art show and a joyous homecoming. \n \nPart of Rooftop Films and XO Projects’ INDUSTRIANCE Series: films\, discussions\, installations a nd more about the changing landscape in industry\, architecture\, agricu lture\, labor and related fields\, and the way these changes affect indi viduals around the world.\n \nPRIOR TO THE SCREENING: \nPANEL DISCUSSI ONS\, presented with Cinereach\, Shooting People & IndiePix. \n5:00-6 :00pm \n Message vs. Craft: The Art of Effective "Issue" Storytelling \nWhen a filmmaker takes on a topic related to social justice or human rights it is often with the hope of influencing public opinion and insp iring action. To achieve that\, a film must reach and engage the right a udience\, in the right numbers. It must also portray the human impact of the issue or problem persuasively. How does a “social issue” filmmaker balance the need to educate with the public's desire to be entertained? How does he/she move past preaching to the choir and make a film that ca n become a catalyst for real change? This panel will provide advice on t he above from documentary and fiction filmmakers including\, Justin Sche in (No Impact Man)\, Fabio Wuytack (Persona Non Grata) and Paola Mendoza (Entre Nos)\, whose work successfully walks the issue/entertainment lin e. Leah Sapin of Arts Engine (which specializes in production and outrea ch for socially relevant films)\, and New York Magazine film critic Bilg e Ebiri will join the discussion\, to be moderated by Lina Srivastava. \ n \nPanelists include: \n Lina Srivastava (consultant to non profit media companies working for social change) - moderator \n Justin Schei n (Co-Director of No Impact Man ) \n Fabio Wuytack (Director of Perso na Non Grata ) \n Bilge Ebiri (film critic from New York magazine) \n Leah Sapin (Arts Engine) \n Paola Mendoza (Director of Entre Nos ) \n Tony Gerber (Co-Director of Full Battle Rattle ) \n\n6:30-7:30pm \n Filmmaking Strategy: Tips\, Tools and Wisdom to Help You Make the Rig ht Decisions For Your Film \nFilmmakers have to be both artists and st rategists to get their films made and seen and this is the case now more than ever as changes in funding and distribution force filmmakers to sh oulder more of the crucial decisions on their own. This panel will help you learn how to be the best advocate for your film by asking all the to ugh questions that you will have to ask along the way. For example: How much work (and what work) do you need to achieve on your own before appr oaching a funder? And how can you tailor your pitch to communicate your vision to a foundation vs. an equity investor? What other funding option s are there? How do you balance traditional outreach to festivals\, sale s agents\, broadcasters\, and distributors with the need to also create your own fan base? Which distribution deals do you accept? How do know w hen a deal is a good deal? How do you hope for the best but plan for the worst? \n \n Panelists include: \n Adella Ladjevardi (Cinereach) \ n Janet Brown (Cinetic) \n Liz Ogilvie (B-Side) \n Simon Kimurry (POV) \n Tia Lessin (Co-Director of Trouble the Water ) \n Andy Bichlbaum (Co-Director of The Yes Men Fix the World ) \n\n7:30PM - 9:00PM: Rec eption in courtyard including free sangria courtesy of Carlo Rossi \n \n 8:30PM: Live music by Nutria NN presented by Sound Fix Records CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, US Premiere LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/personanongrata_rooftopfilms 2009 UID:2480103651-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090619T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090619T230000 SUMMARY:Winnebago Man DESCRIPTION:Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of—afte r cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video\, Rebney’s outrageousl y funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an interne t superstar. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer sets out to find the recluse who u nwittingly became the “Winnebago Man.” This hilarious and charming film begins as an exploration of pseudo-celebrity and viral culture\, and bec omes a surprisingly poignant journey for the filmmaker\, subject and aud ience. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/winnebagoman_rooftopfilms200 9 UID:2480103396-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090620T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090620T230000 SUMMARY:New Muslim Cool DESCRIPTION:Puerto Rican American rapper Hamza Pérez ended his life as a drug dealer 12 years ago\, and started down a new path as a young Muslim . Now he’s moved to Pittsburgh’s tough North Side to start a new religio us community\, rebuild his shattered family\, and take his message of fa ith to other young people through his uncompromising music as part of th e hip-hop duo M-Team. But when the FBI raids his mosque\, Hamza must con front the realities of the post-9/11 world. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:The Roof of El Museo Del Barrio URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/newmuslimcool_rooftopfilms20 09 UID:2480103484-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090625T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090626T000000 SUMMARY:William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n He might have been the most hated and most beloved lawyer in the world\, but did anyone really know William Kunstler? \n OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE \n \n  \; \n \n Venue: Outdoors across from BAM Cine matek \n Address: Parking lot across from BAM @ Fulton and Ashland (F t. Greene\, Brooklyn) \n Directions: 2/3/4/5/B/Q to Atlantic Ave or D/M/N/R to Pacific St. \n Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held Tuesday\, June 30. Check www.rooftopfilms.com or call 718-417-7 362 on the day of the event if the weather seems questionable. \n 8:0 0PM: Doors open \n 8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Record s \n 9:00PM: Film \n 11:00PM&ndash\;12:30AM: After-party: Open Bar on-site\, courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner \n Tickets: $11 at the doo r or online \n Presented in partnership with: BAM CinemaFEST. Cinere ach\, New York magazine\, IndiePix\, Shooting People\, Council Member Da vid Yassky & Automotive High School\n \n \n No refunds. In the event of rain the show will be held Tuesday\, June 30. Check www.rooftopfilms .com or call 718-417-7362 on the day of the event if the weather seems q uestionable. Seating is first come\, first served. Physical seats are li mited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a bl anket and picnic. \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n “Expertly put together and never less than compelling.” \n - The Hollywood Reporter\n \n \n “A perfect balance of the personal and the public.” \n - Salt Lake City W eekly \n \n “Might just help reawaken viewers to find their own Goliath s and slingshots.” \n - The Jewish Journal \n \n\n William Kunstler: D isturbing the Universe (Sarah and Emily Kunstler | New York | 1:25:00) \nThe late civil rights attorney William Kunstler was one of the most fa mous and controversial lawyers of the 20th century. He represented civil rights and anti-war activists\, as well as accused terrorists and murde rs. In the 1960s and 70s\, Kunstler fought for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr.\, and represented activists protesting the Vietnam war. When the inmates took over Attica prison\, or Native Americans stood up to the federal government at Wounded Knee\, they asked Kunstler to be th eir lawyer. To his daughters\, it seemed that he was at the center of ev erything important that had ever happened. But when they were growing up \, Kunstler represented some of the most unpopular members of society: p eople accused of rape\, terrorism\, organized crime and cop killing.\n \nIn William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe\, filmmakers Emily and Sa rah Kunstler explore their father's life\, from middle-class family man\ , to movement lawyer\, to the most hated lawyer in America. Weaving toge ther home movie footage\, abundant archival footage\, and interviews wit h countless iconic figures\, the filmmakers create an honest and compell ing portrait of one of the most influential and perplexing figures in Am erican legal history and try to answer fundamental questions about his l ife.\n \nWho was William Kunstler? Why did he choose the life he did? A nd where do his daughters fit into that choice?\n \nAn impeccably made and deeply personal film\, featuring many of the most influential figure s of the last 50 years\, including Herman Badillo\, Dennis Banks\, Harry Belafonte\, Clyde Bellecourt\, Father Daniel Berrigan\, Jimmy Breslin\, Alan Dershowitz\, Ron Kuby\, Yusef Salaam\, Bobby Seale\, Barry Slotnic k. and many others.\n \n About BAM CinemaFEST: \n BAM CinemaFEST is a brand new festival featuring eighteen new films\, artist Q&As\, outdoor screenings\, an all-night movie marathon\, and much more. Screenings st art June 17th. Find out more at www.bam.org \n WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DIS TURBING THE UNIVERSE will hit theaters in New York and beyond in the fal l. Check Arthouse Films for updates\n \n \n Rooftop Films is a non- profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire the diverse c ommunities of New York City by showcasing the work of emerging filmmaker s and musicians. In addition to our Summer Series &ndash\; which takes p lace in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer &ndash \; Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teaches media literacy and fi lmmaking to young people\, rents low-cost equipment to artists and non-p rofits\, and produces new independent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updates please visit our website at www.rooftopfilms.com . \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:Parking lot across from BAM Cinematek URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/williamkunstlerdisturbingthe universe_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2480109835-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090626T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090626T230000 SUMMARY:Humpday DESCRIPTION:When Andrew unexpectedly shows up on Ben's doorstep late one night\, the two old college friends immediately fall into their old dyna mic of heterosexual one-upmanship. To save Ben from domestication\, Andr ew invites Ben to a party at a sex-positive commune. Everyone there plan s on making erotic art films for the local amateur porn festival and And rew wants in. They run out of booze and ideas\, save for one: Andrew sho uld have sex with Ben\, on camera. It's not gay\; it's beyond gay. It's not porn\; it's an art project. The next day\, they find themselves unab le to back down from the dare. And there's nothing standing in their way - except Ben's wife Anna\, heterosexuality\, and certain mechanical que stions.   CATEGORIES:Live Action Feature LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/humpday_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2480103250-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090627T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090627T230000 SUMMARY:Voices From El-sayed DESCRIPTION:Among the Bedouin people in El-Sayed\, a village in Israel\, deafness is a way of life. For hundreds of years\, a large percentage of the population in this tightly-knit community have been born deaf. The people have created their own marriage customs—traditions that ensure th e safety of all. They have developed their own unique sign language\; wh ere else would there be one simple sign for “goat’s meat stuffed in lemo n leaf”? A group of talkative children of El-Sayed are delighted to expr ess that particular sign to international linguists. Elsewhere\, a set o f brothers joke about the deficits of hearing\, and take pride in their abilities—showing off benefits that will be obvious to the viewer (and l istener). This potential hardship helps create a supportive\, community- wide bond. These are a people who have reached an emotional and intellec tual balance with a trait that most of the world sees as a disability. T hat essential\, poetic status is captured artfully by director Oded Adom i Leshem’s subtle use of sound and silence\, and through the people’s ch arm and joy. So when the state of Israel presents a generous offer to th e village—a free hearing implant for any child—many of the Bedouin are s keptical. What need do they have for hearing? How will it change their t raditions and disrupt their local heritage? Rumors circulate about the i mplants not working\, of people removing them after being tormented by s ound. But one man\, hoping for an unencumbered future for his toddler so n\, decides to accept a cochlear implant for young Muhammad. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:Courtyard @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/voicesfromelsayed_rooftopfil ms2009 UID:2480103573-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090704T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090704T220000 SUMMARY:Americana DESCRIPTION:Rooftop's annual celebration of the weird and wonderful count ry we live in. A sunset party with free drinks\, a fantastic fireworks v iew\, live music\, and short film comedies\, dramas and political docume ntaries. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:The Roof of the Chelsea Art Museum URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/americana_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2483375465-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090710T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090710T212400 SUMMARY:The Way We Get By DESCRIPTION:Through greeting troops at a tiny airport in Maine\, three se nior citizens find the strength to conquer their greatest fears and tran sform their lives. An inspiring and heartbreaking documentary about an e xtraordinary commitment to simple acts of kindness. CATEGORIES:Feature Documentary LOCATION:Lawn @ Automotive HS URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/thewaywegetby_rooftopfilms20 09 UID:2483032724-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090711T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090711T213100 SUMMARY:45365 DESCRIPTION:Pre-teen peer pressure\, high school heartbreak and adult dis illusionment on the football fields\, factories\, and fair grounds of sm all town America. A luscious and gritty verite film that captures the mo od and melody of Midwest life. CATEGORIES:Feature Documentary LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/45365_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2483032878-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090717T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090717T211700 SUMMARY:Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly DESCRIPTION:A stunningly strange series of interweaving sketches that inc lude a Stevie Wonder-singing dentist\, a woman who eats firecrackers\, a nd a pig\, all investigations of alienation\, politics\, love and lust. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/theblindpigwhowantstofly_roo ftopfilms2009 UID:2483033062-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090718T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090718T213000 SUMMARY:Los Herederos DESCRIPTION:A hypnotic documentary that observes the young working poor i n the hinterlands of Mexico\, alternately expressing the joy of children finding ways to play\, the frustration of their harsh and repetitive li ves\, and the fateful acceptance of their existence. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:The Roof of El Museo Del Barrio URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/losherederos_rooftopfilms200 9 UID:2483033230-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090724T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090724T213000 SUMMARY:Animation Block Party DESCRIPTION:Some call it punk rock\, some call it grass roots\, but label s aside\, NYC-based Animation Block Party is dedicated to exhibiting the world's best independent\, professional and student animated short film s. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Lawn @ Automotive HS URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/animationblockparty_rooftopf ilms2009 UID:2483049564-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090725T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090725T213300 SUMMARY:Stay The Same Never Change DESCRIPTION:Celebrated video artist Nakadate's first feature-length film\ , a hilarious and horrifying work starring a series of teenage girls in their own rooms and clothes\, in a world in which the banal becomes extr eme and the normal is infused with a chronic and discomfiting strangenes s. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/staythesameneverchange_rooft opfilms2009 UID:2483049636-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090730T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090730T220000 SUMMARY:Troll 2 DESCRIPTION:Perhaps the worst horror film of all time! With special appea rances by the stars of the film. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature LOCATION:Lawn @ Automotive HS URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/troll2_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2483049756-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090731T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090731T213100 SUMMARY:Best Worst Movie DESCRIPTION:An acclaimed feature length documentary that takes us on an o ff-beat journey into the undisputed worst movie in cinematic history: Tr oll 2. Directed by the now grown child star of the awful horror classic\ , this documentary is both hilarious and touching\, providing insights i nto artistic vision and dashed dreams. CATEGORIES:Feature Documentary LOCATION:Lawn @ Automotive HS URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/bestworstmovie_rooftopfilms2 009 UID:2483049854-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090801T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090801T213000 SUMMARY:Industriance Shorts: Blood\, Steel\, Wood DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/industrianceshortsbloodsteel wood_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2488413103-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090807T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090807T213300 SUMMARY:Canary DESCRIPTION:A subtly horrifying\, naturalistic contemporary sci-fi dystop ian film about an organ harvesting company\, the media attention that su rrounds it\, and the banality of ethical squirrelliness. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/canary_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2487735912-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090809T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090809T213000 SUMMARY:Red Heroine - Featuring a LIVE score by Devil Music Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Devil Music Ensemble performs a LIVE score\, accompanying the only surviving Chinese silent martial arts film\, Hong Xia's 1929 f ilm\, Red Heroine OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature LOCATION:Lawn @ Automotive HS URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/redheroinefeaturingalivescor ebydevilmusicensemble_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2487736184-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090813T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090813T213000 SUMMARY:Earth Days DESCRIPTION:Visually stunning\, vastly entertaining and awe-inspiring\, E arth Days looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environme ntal movement CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:Solar One URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/earthdays_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2487786003-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090814T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090814T213000 SUMMARY:Home Movies DESCRIPTION:Short films and video about moments in time\, capturing and i magining what it felt like to be there. CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Lawn @ Automotive HS URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/homemovies_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2487736935-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090815T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090815T213000 SUMMARY:Where You Live DESCRIPTION:Short films that show us where you live and how you live. Fro m the harshest African deserts to the fertile Irish countryside\, from r apidly growing guesthouses in Hong Kong to the slowly fading inner city of Detroit\, these fun and fascinating documentaries invite you into uni que communities worldwide. CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:The Roof of El Museo Del Barrio URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/whereyoulive_rooftopfilms200 9 UID:2487736512-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090821T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090821T220000 SUMMARY:Rock Heart Beijing DESCRIPTION:If you think it’s hard being a punk rocker in the USA\, try m aking it in China. The debut feature film from Karen Winther is a global \, political\, rock n’ roll doc about the dynamic Chinese punk band Subs \, following them from their homeland to their first European tour. Film maker in attendance. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/rockheartbeijing_rooftopfilm s2009 UID:2487736395-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090822T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090822T213000 SUMMARY:The End of The Line DESCRIPTION:Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without sea food. Imagine the global consequences. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:The Beach at Governor’s Island URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/theendoftheline_rooftopfilms 2009 UID:2487786318-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090828T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090828T212700 SUMMARY:St. Nick DESCRIPTION:David Lowery’s debut feature is a pre-teen Badlands\, a lush and visceral young American drifter tragedy. Astonishing imagery\, evoca tive soundscapes\, heartbreakingly smart and subtle performances\, and a story that reveals layer after layer of complexity form a masterpiece o f introspection and exploration. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/stnick_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2487736780-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090901T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090901T183800 SUMMARY:Bronx Princess DESCRIPTION: \n \n&\;amp\;lt\;!--\n.style1 {\n font-family: Verdana\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;\n font-size: 12px\;\n}\n--&\;amp\;gt \;\n \n \n SATURDAY\, AUGUST 29 \n RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY\, SEP T. 1\n BRONX PRINCESS AND NORA FREE SHOW! A free screening of tw o films about strong-willed women surviving\, learning and dancing in th eir journeys between New York and Africa.  \; \n \n Venue : On the lawn of Mullaly Park in the Bronx Address: The park is bor dered by Jerome Ave\, McClellan St\, River Ave\, and E 164 St Direct ions: Take the 4\, B or D train to 167th street\, walk west to Cromwel l Ave\, make a left\, and walk south one block to the park. Rain: Rai n Date TBA 6:00PM: Live music by Kewulay Kamara\, Blitz the Ambassad or \, Mamarazzi and others. 9:00PM: Films 10:30PM:  \;Filmma ker Q &\; A Admission: FREE Presented in partnership with: POV \, Cinereach \, New York magazine and Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo MAP | BRONX PRINCESS | NORA | POV In Bronx Princess\, 17-year-old Rocky leaves behind her mother in New Y ork City to reunite with her father\, a chief in Ghana. Nora is based on true stories of the Zimbabwean dancer Nora Chipaumire\, who returns to the landscape of her childhood and uses dance to journey through the viv id memories of her youth. Bronx Princess (Yoni Brook &\; Musa Sy eed | New York &\; Ghana | 38 min.) Bronx Princess follows headstr ong 17-year-old Rocky's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New Y ork City to reunite with her father\, a chief in Ghana\, West Africa. Fi lmed during the tumultuous summer between high school and college\, this funny and touching documentary tells Rocky's coming-of-age story. By co nfronting her immigrant parents' ideas of adulthood\, Rocky reconciles h er African heritage with her dream of independence. Bronx Princess i s the hub of an outreach campaign to improve access to educational resou rces for urban youth and bridge the educational divide in immigrant fami lies. The filmmakers&rsquo\; goal is to remove the obstacles that immigr ant and low-income youth face when seeking post-secondary education. Bro nx Princess is an effective way of promoting dialogue within immigrant f amilies and guiding youth toward post-secondary education. For more info rmation about scheduling a screening\, discussion or educational event\, please visit www.bronxprincess.com Nora (David Hinton | New York &a mp\; Zimbabwe | 35 min.) Nora is based on true stories of the dancer Nora Chipaumire\, who was born in Zimbabwe in 1965 and now resides in Ne w York. In the film\, Nora returns to the landscape of her childhood and takes a journey through some vivid memories of her youth. Using perform ance and dance\, she brings her history to life in a swiftly-moving poem of sound and image. The result is a film about family dramas\, difficul t love affairs and militant politics\, which moves back and forth betwee n the comic and the tragic\, the joyful and the mournful. It is a film a bout a girl who is constantly embattled&mdash\;struggling against all ki nds of intimidation and violence&mdash\;but who slowly gathers strength\ , pride and independence. Shot entirely on location in Southern Africa\, Nora includes a multitude of local performers and dancers of all ages\, from young schoolchildren to ancient grandmothers\, and much of the mus ic is specially composed by a legend of Zimbabwean music\, Thomas Mapfum o. "[Nora] succeeds in combining a rough personal narrative with po etic\, allusive imagery." - New York Times "...dream-like recoll ections and vivid hues produce a rich and deeply satisfying film." - B rooklyn Rail "This gorgeous dance-poem... has startling color\, vi gorous movements and gestures\, and a deep understanding of the power of a face to transfix...exquisite details." - Denver Post www.move mentrevolutionafrica.com ABOUT THE PERFORMERS Blitz the Ambassa dor\, Composer\, "Bronx Princess\," Headline Performer at Arts Festiva l: \n Blitz The Ambassador\, from Ghana with a touch of Trenchtown\, lives in Brooklyn. Drawn to a coming-of-age narrative with a new persp ective\, he composed and arranged all the music for the documentary fi lm "Bronx Princess." Through an international lens\, he melds the trad ition of Ghanaian high-life with the jazzy nuances of an upright bass\ , hints of reggae\, orchestra strings\, and a horn section that lifts live hip hop to new heights. \n Blitz's brand new album "Stereotype" i s available on iTunes\, and his videos are in rotation on MTV2. \n Hi s journey has taken him from the streets of Accra City to Brooklyn&rsq uo\;s Bedstuy. \; Now\, it&rsquo\;s his goal to take hip hop fans on a world journey that will open their eyes and ears to a new future of music. Kewulay Kamara\, Performer at Arts Festival: Kewulay Kam ara is a poet/story teller from Sierra Leone\, West Africa. \; Mr. Kamara performs music inspired by his roots in Madenka oral tradition s. \; His writings have appeared in journals and periodicals such as black scholar \, Rhythm Magazine \, and Teacher and Writers .&nb sp\; He has been featured in the New York Times\, CNN and other major media outlets. \; \; \n Kamara works with a broad range of artists from Africa and the Americas including Rene McClean\, James Bl ood Ulmer\, Jayne Cortez\, Adboulaye Diabate\, Mohamadou Salieu Suso\, Dionne Kamara\, and Steve Zeitlin of City Lore. He has appeared as ho st and/performer at Major Halls in New York City including City Center \, Alice Tully Hall\, Museum of Natural History\, Museum of Africa Arts\ , Symphony Space\, and the Great Hall at Cooper Union. \; He is re gular feature of the Peoples Poetry Gathering and the Bowery Poetry Cl ub. He is a recipient of grants from National Geographic&rsquo\;s Geno graphic Project\, the NEV Foundation\, Ford Foundation and New York St ate Council on the Arts (NYSCA). \; \n Mr. Kamara is a lecturer at J ohn Jay College of Criminal Justice\, and founder and director of Bade nya\, an Africa arts presenting organization in New York City. Mama razzi\, Performer at Arts Festival: \n The group mamarazzi is the produ ct of musical expeditions. With a shared love of African Music\, culti vated under years of tutelage from Ghanaian master drummer Abraham Adz enyah\, the band&rsquo\;s musical range reflects their collective pass age: Brooklyn to Madagascar\, Mali to Japan\, Ghana to the deep fried Am erican South. The result\, like a ripe grapefruit\, is a blessed meeti ng of unlikely elements: tart funk\, acidic groove\, and nectar of anc ient lullaby. Spontaneously combusting in summer '06 under the careles s scientific supervision of a group of Wesleyan University Alum\, mama razzi has since been born and born again by their notoriously sweaty b rand of dance revival. Members of mamarazzi have toured and/or perform ed with Questlove\, Fred Wesley\, Pee Wee Ellis\, Roy Hargrove\, Vieux Farka Toure\, Toumani Diabate\, Wyclef Gordon\, and many other luminary artists. \n \n Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose miss ion is to engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and musicians. In addition t o our Summer Series &ndash\; which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer &ndash\; Rooftop provides grants to filmmakers\, teaches media literacy and filmmaking to young people\, ren ts low-cost equipment to artists and non-profits\, and produces new inde pendent films. At Rooftop Films\, we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updates please visit our website at www.rooftopfi lms.com . CATEGORIES:Documentary Short LOCATION:On the lawn of Mullaly Park in the Bronx URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/bronxprincess_rooftopfilms20 09 UID:2487785877-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090903T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090903T213000 SUMMARY:P-Star Rising DESCRIPTION:At age 9\, Priscilla\, an adorable yet precocious little girl \, tells her single-father\, Jesse\,: “I am going to become a rapper and fulfill your dreams of succeeding in the music business.” CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:Lawn @ Fort Greene Park URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/pstarrising_rooftopfilms2009 UID:2487737908-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090905T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090905T213000 SUMMARY:Storms Expected DESCRIPTION:A burning piano falls from the sky. A city burns to the groun d. Hundreds of Santas party in the streets. And then—then!—the unexpecte d happens. CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/stormsexpected_rooftopfilms2 009 UID:2487737542-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090905T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090905T201800 SUMMARY:Notebook on Santas and Elves DESCRIPTION:From an encounter with 'Jingle Bell Bunny' on Hollywood Boule vard to barhopping with two hundred New York Santas\, Notebook on Santas and Elves looks at our expectations of the holidays\, and one man's lov e/hate relationship with the most wonderful time of the year. CATEGORIES:Short Film LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/notebookonsantasandelves_roo ftopfilms2009 UID:2489261293-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090911T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090911T213000 SUMMARY:Rooftop Shots DESCRIPTION:The official Closing Weekend for Rooftop Films 2009 Summer Se ries. The sharpest short films fired from the roof. CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Open Road Rooftop URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/rooftopshots_rooftopfilms200 9 UID:2487738048-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090912T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090912T213000 SUMMARY:Brooklyn Non-Fiction DESCRIPTION:Closing Weekend of Rooftop Films 2009 Summer Series. “New Yor k Non-Fiction\,” one of our long-standing most popular shows\, at last b egets a natural partner . . . or rival. With these short films\, Brookly n’s here to represent. It’s your borough. Take a look. CATEGORIES:Short Film Program LOCATION:Roof @ Old American Can Factory URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/brooklynnonfiction_rooftopfi lms2009 UID:2487736828-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T092121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090919T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090919T220000 SUMMARY:Burning in the Sun DESCRIPTION:Presented outdoors at a solar energy center\, this exciting d ocumentary follows a young man’s quest to start a local business buildin g solar panels in his homeland of Mali—the first of its kind in the sun drenched nation. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature LOCATION:Solar One URL:http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/films/burninginthesun_rooftopfilms 2009 UID:2487786059-rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR