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Animation: July 2008
ROOFTOP WEEKEND RECAP - July 25-26
ANIMATION, FAMILY DRAMA, AND A VISIT FROM THE PRESIDENT
By Rooftop Films on 07/28/2008
Filed under: Animation, Documentary, Drama, Home Movies, Personal Narrative, Political Films, Rooftop News, Rooftop Weekend Recap, Sparrow, Watch Short FilmsFRIDAY: Animation Block Party at Automotive High School We always have an amazing turnout for our partnership with the exuberant Animation Block Party but this week we set a record: two screens at Automotive High School allowed some 1,000 people to check out the packed program. The night began with comments from AHS teacher Jenny Kessler, who has started a student gardening program at this uber-urban school, growing vegetables on the very lawn we were watching films. She was selling a lush selection of produce to fund student activities, and our wonderfully supportive audience was thrilled to learn a little... MORE »
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SNAKE
(Becky James | 3:03 | Animation)
Screening at Rooftop Films on August 1
By Rooftop Films on 07/23/2008
Filed under: Animation, Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short FilmscallBrightcove (1634709670, 594, 445, "#ffffff") ; Deceptively playful, Snake is a film about stubbornness in the face of change. Charming. When a simple snake goes out for some snacking adventures (which reminds me of course of the ever-popular Snake video game), it seems as if nothing can stop it from reaching the next carrot. But when some obstacles come its way that it's never encountered before, well, we see sadness and pain in its line-drawn form. What seems like a simplistic cartoon gives way to much more as the snake deals with the tools it is left with, and deals... MORE »
Rooftop Trailers!
By Rooftop Films on 07/17/2008
Filed under: Animation, Rooftop FilmmakersWe've gotten a lot of response from the first 45 seconds of our shows...so we have decided to post the Rooftop Films trailers. This year's trailer was conceived by Mark Elijah Rosenberg, animated by Fran Krause, and features music from Drew Henkels, with his band, Drew & the Medicinal Pen. Rooftop Films 2008 Trailer Here is the 2007 trailer, with Rooftop Films in miniature! Rooftop Films 2007 Trailer We owe this 44-second gem to: Ryan McFaul - Direction Lothar Osterburg - Models Dan Nuxoll - Music Matt Elkind - Cinematography Mark Elijah Rosenberg - Concept and Production Enjoy!... MORE »
DOCK 5
(Paul Chaudet, Benjamin Devaux, & Simon Landrein | 05:00 | Animation, Short)
By Rooftop Films on 07/15/2008
Filed under: Animation, Watch Short FilmscallBrightcove(1634709671, 594, 445, "#ffffff");A glorious animated musical celebration of the dockworker, another disappearing occupation. Dock 5 impresses us with its rhythm and the quality of its aesthetics. Superb graphic renderings place us in the dark, film-noir-like world of the dockworker at night, on the job. With the creation of musical rhythm through the manual actions of the workers, we catch a glimpse of industrial beauty. Danger and suspense arise in the visual environment of light and shadow, but a jazzy, flowing score as accompaniment soothes the viewer and take us along on the fast-paced ride. The workers and cranes dance... MORE »
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