Weekends from June 2 - September 22
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SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2007: Black + White = Grey (short films)
Rooftop Films' Summer Series sneak preview! Quirky comedies, startling dramas, and powerful political documentaries about racial misunderstandings, subtle deceptions, and flat-out lies.
Venue - on the lawn at Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Directions - B/D/M/N/Q/R to DeKalb or C/G to Fulton / Lafayette.
Enter park at Myrtle Ave & Washington Park.
Rain Date - Sun., June 3 (check rooftopfilms.com or call 718-417-7362 for updates)
8:00PM - DJ
9:00PM - Films
Tickets - Free!
Food - Local treats from Myrtle Avenue restaurants www.myrtleavenue.org
Preview - See short films from this program at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York magazine, Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership & Council
Member Letitia James.
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2007: This is what we mean by short films...
Opening Night! Little people in a big world; unique individuals amidst overwhelming chaos. Simple films with complex ideas; award-winning shorts that leave a long impression.
Venue - on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop Project
Address - 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
Directions - F/J/M/Z to Essex / Delancey.
Rain - In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM - Live music
9:00PM - Films
11-1AM - After Party: Open Bar at Fontana's (105 Eldridge St @ Grand)
Courtesy of Dewar's Scotch Whisky and Martin Miller's Gin
Tickets - $8 at the door or $5 online at www.rooftopfilms.com/tickets.html with code: RFJUNE
Preview - See short films from this program at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York magazine & Open Road New York.
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2007: New York Non-Fiction (short films)
It's your city. Take a look. Short films about New York’s dirty secrets, unexpected urban splendor, and the people, communities and cultures you won’t find anywhere else.
Venue - on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop Project
Address - 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
Directions - F/J/M/Z to Essex / Delancey.
Rain - In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM - Live music
9:00PM - Films
11-1AM - After Party: Open Bar at Fontana's (105 Eldridge St @ Grand)
Courtesy of Dewar's Scotch Whisky and Martin Miller's Gin
Tickets - $8 at the door or $5 online at www.rooftopfilms.com/tickets.html with code: RFJUNE
Preview - See short films from this program at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York magazine & Open Road New York.
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2007: INDUSTRIANCETM - Disaster Management (short films)
I sing the body electronic. Short films in which the space age goes horribly wrong.
Venue - on the roof of The Old American Can Factory
Address - 232 3rd Street @ 3rd Avenue (Gowanus / Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Directions - F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
Rain - In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM - Live music
9:00PM - Films
11-1AM - After Party: Outside in the courtyard
Beaujolais chilled red wine courtesy of Licensed to Chill.
Tickets - $8 at the door or $5 online at www.rooftopfilms.com/tickets.html with code: RFJUNE
Preview - See short films from this program at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York magazine & XO Projects.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007: Eternal Love (short films)
Romantic short films about people committing their bodies, beliefs and lives for love.
Venue - on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop Project
Address - 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
Directions - F/J/M/Z to Essex / Delancey.
Rain - In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM - Live music
9:00PM - Films
11-1AM - After Party: Open Bar at Fontana's (105 Eldridge St @ Grand)
Courtesy of Dewar's Scotch Whisky and Martin Miller's Gin
Tickets - $8 at the door or $5 online at www.rooftopfilms.com/tickets.html with code: RFJUNE
Preview - See short films from this program at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York magazine & Open Road New York.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2007: INDUSTRIANCETM - Losers and Winners (feature documentary)
Directed by Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken.
An extraordinary documentary about 400 Chinese workers who break down a massive German industrial plant and ship it back to their homeland, leaving Germany's engineers behind.
Venue - on the roof of The Old American Can Factory
Address - 232 3rd Street @ 3rd Avenue (Gowanus / Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Directions - F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
Rain - In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:30PM - Live music
9:00PM - Films
Tickets - $8 at the door or $5 online at www.rooftopfilms.com/tickets.html with code: RFJUNE
Preview - See short films from this program at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York magazine & XO Projects.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2007: Trapped Inside the Machine (short films)
Self-fulfilling prophecies and inescapable stories. Beautiful, funny and weird short films about falling toward your fate.
Venue - on the lawn of Automotive High School
Address - 50 Bedford Ave @ North 13th St (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Directions - L to Bedford Ave. or G to Nassau Ave.
Rain - In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM - Live music
9:00PM - Films
11-1AM - After Party: Open Bar at Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave @ Driggs)
Courtesy of Dewar's Scotch Whisky
Tickets - $8 at the door or $5 online at www.rooftopfilms.com/tickets.html with code: RFJUNE
Preview - See short films from this program at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York magazine & Automotive HS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2007: INDUSTRIANCETM - King Corn (feature documentary)
Directed by Aaron Woolf, Ian Cheney & Curt Ellis.
In this engaging documentary, urbanites Cheney and Ellis move to Iowa, where one acre of corn tells the story of the crop reigning over the American countryside—and the American diet.
Venue - on the roof of The Old American Can Factory
Address - 232 3rd Street @ 3rd Avenue (Gowanus / Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Directions - F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
Rain - In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
8:00PM - Live music
9:00PM - Films
Tickets - $8 at the door or $5 online at www.rooftopfilms.com/tickets.html with code: RFJUNE
Preview - See short films from this program at www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York magazine & XO Projects.
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