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CELEBRATE ELECTION NIGHT WITH ROOFTOP FILMS AND STRANGER THAN FICTION!
By Rooftop Films on 11/03/2008
Filed under: Political Films, Rooftop News, SparrowThis Election Night, join Rooftop Films and Thom Powers for a special Stranger Than Fiction screening of Shola Lynch's revealing documentary, Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed. In 1972, when Shirley Chisholm, a brilliant black congresswoman from Brooklyn boldly bid for the presidency, women had barely made it out of the kitchen, and the Civil Rights Act was still new. But, here was eloquent, composed, audacious Shirley Chisholm -- not only the first black woman in Congress, but the first woman to run for the nation's highest office -- demanding that the body politic actually represent all of the American... MORE »
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Wed. 10/15 - Watch the Debate with SPARROW
By Rooftop Films on 10/09/2008
Filed under: SparrowComedy • Politics • Documentary Film • Drink Specials • Drinking Games A serious forum for political debate, with drinking games and radical outsider hijinks. Wed., October 15, 8-11PM Watch the Debate with Sparrow! Lunatic Comedian Poet Presidential Candidate! At Sound Fix Records and Bar 110 Bedford Ave at N11th St. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) Drink Specials all night long! 2 PBRs for $5, $5 pint size Bloody Marys and Pickletinis 8-9:00 PM - Comedy Free Williamsburg 9-10:30 PM - Mainstream Presidential Debate (on the Big Screen), with drinking games! 10:30- 11 PM - Alternative Debate with Sparrow (Live!) Like Ralph... MORE »
Sparrow'08 - NEW WEB SERIES
By Rooftop Films on 10/03/2008
Filed under: SparrowAward-winning veteran Rooftop filmmakers tackle thorny issue of presidential politics with a comic outcast. Rooftop Films and Rumur Inc., the filmmakers behind Horns and Halos, announce the release of six webisodes about the poet Sparrow's fifth attempt to lose the presidential election. The comedic documentary series can be seen at www.sparrowforprez.com and www.rooftopfilms.com. Filmmaker Michael Galinsky says, "We came to know of Sparrow because Soft Skull Press, the publisher we chronicled in Horns and Halos, had published his campaign diary, Republican Like Me. He has a very unique take on politics and we thought that amplifying his work could... MORE »
22ND AMENDMENT
(Andrew Sloat I 1:02 I Political)
By Rooftop Films on 10/01/2008
Filed under: Comedy, Political Films, Rooftop Filmmakers, SparrowcallBrightcove(1683793564, 594, 445, "#ffffff");Sometimes the Constitution is our best friend. Brooklyn based filmmaker Andrew Sloat's brilliant short, 22nd Amendment played this summer as a part of Rooftop's Annual 4th Of July "Un-American Films" Program. With the Vice Presidential Debate just around the corner, there is no better time to enjoy this little masterpiece. Andrew Sloat's newest and equally brilliant short A More Perfect Union can be found by clinking HERE, and many other works by Andrew can be seen by visiting his website. If you are feeling extra political today, make sure you learn all you can about Rooftop's friend,... MORE »
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 »
ROOFTOP'S FAVORITE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
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TO APPEAR LIVE AT ROOFTOP ON JULY 25
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TO APPEAR LIVE AT ROOFTOP ON JULY 25
By Rooftop Films on 07/24/2008
Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Political Films, Rooftop Filmmakers, Sparrow, Watch Short FilmsOn July 4, America's holiest of days, a day of patriotism and political awareness, celebrated by setting off fake bombs and drinking enough beer to ruin a lesser nation, one man towered above the thick and rowdy crowd at Rooftop Films, and gloriously announced his 5th successive run for President (that is, every election since 1992). The much-heralded campaign was met first with disbelief, then astonishment, then wild laughter. Which is good. Because Sparrow doesn't want you to vote for him. He wants you to revolt! Sparrow is a poet, a politician, a plebe. He writes bumper stickers ("I'm crazy... MORE »
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