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INTERVIEW WITH HOLLY KLEIN
DIRECTOR OF "DUNCAN"
By Rooftop Films on 02/10/2009
Filed under: Animation, Rooftop News, Watch Short FilmsDuncan ( Holly Klein | 02:46 | Animation) callBrightcove(5724142001, 594, 445, "#ffffff"); Nonchalant animated protagonists rhyme their way through a grade school episode of getting the hots for someone as geeky as you. And then it gets kinda randy. Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film: Holly Klein: "Duncan" is a film I made back in 2000. It's the story of a boy who likes to knit. He likes girls, as well, and uses his passion for knitting to get the girl of his dreams. RF: What animated shows or films did you like as a child? HK: The... MORE »
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ROOFTOP MUSIC: INTERVIEW WITH KAZ NOMURA, AKA PWRFL POWER
By Rooftop Films on 02/06/2009
Filed under: Rooftop Music"If I was Google, I would feel lonely. People come to me, ask questions, and leave me when they are done." Kaz Nomura, aka PWRFL Power, is a vagabond musician who was born and raised in Japan. He studied music in Seattle and is known for his quirky lyrics and skilled Fahey-esque guitar playing. We spoke with Kaz via email about his upcoming travels, his blog, and the Google song. Rooftop Films: How's Seattle treating you? Kaz Nomura: Good! It's very mellow here and I am focused on writing lots of music. Usually in this time of the year it's... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH KEITH WILSON,
DIRECTOR OF "CRACKBABY"
By Rooftop Films on 01/26/2009
Filed under: Comedy, Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short FilmsCRACKBABY: FOLSOM STREET (Keith Wilson | 0:55 | Comedy) callBrightcove(5581668001, 594, 445, "#ffffff"); The continuing adventures of one f***ed up looking doll. Directed by Keith Wilson. Q&A Rooftop Films: Where did you get the Crackbaby doll? Did it look like that when you found it or did you have to mess it around? Keith Wilson: I was late arriving to the flea market in Concord, CA and only the trash from the day remained. One man's trash is another man's treasure, right? So I rummaged a bit and buried under a pile of unwanted, mangled and dirty Barbie-esque dolls was... MORE »
"CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA"
- 2008 SUNDANCE HIT -
OPENS AT IFC CENTER ON FRI., JAN. 23!
By Rooftop Films on 01/21/2009
Filed under: DocumentaryCrips and Bloods: Made in America Short-listed for an Academy Award and distributed by Rooftop Board Member Jim Browne's Argot Pictures New York: One Week Only: Jan 23-29, 2009 IFC Center: 323 Sixth Ave, New York, NY Director Stacey Peralta will be in person for a Q & A at the 7:45 screenings on Friday and Saturday. Los Angeles: Feb 6-9, 2009 Laemmle's Sunset 5 : 8000 Sunset Blvd. Below is Rooftop Films' Artistic Director Mark Elijah Rosenberg's review of the film from Sundance in 2008. Made in America is a radical film about the history of African-Americans in the... MORE »
MON, DEC. 8TH: WHOLPHIN AND ROOFTOP FILMS AT CHELSEA MARKET!
By Rooftop Films on 12/05/2008
**FREE EVENT** Monday, December 8th, 2008 Rooftop Films and Shooting People present Short Films from Wholphin! Rooftop Films returns to the halls of Chelsea market next Monday for a free screening of short films from the Wholphin collection. Wholphin is a quarterly DVD magazine from McSweeney's, lovingly encoded with the best short movies, documentaries and uncategorizable films -- from rare Spike Jonze documentaries to Alexander Payne's first short feature; from documentaries about squirrel racism to animated shorts about space travel and short-haired women. If it's good, rare, new or unseen, it's on Wholphin. On Monday, December 8th, we'll be showing... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH CECELIA CONDIT,
DIRECTOR OF "LITTLE SPIRITS"
By Rooftop Films on 12/03/2008
Little Spirits (Cecelia Condit | 8:34) callBrightcove(2689200001, 594, 445, "#ffffff");In Little Spirits, two little girls explore beyond Grandmother's limits, coming face to face with their own emerging animal natures. Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film. What was your inspiration? Cecelia Condit: I was inspired to do a piece about close friends and betrayal. When I starting filming and putting these very big grownup emotions onto these two little girls, it became easier for me to see that resentment is a very useless thing. RF: Is there anything you'd like to share about the film that might not be... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH GREGORY KING,
DIRECTOR OF "MANHATTAN CANYON"
By Rooftop Films on 12/01/2008
Filed under: Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short FilmsManhattan Canyon (Gregory King | New York | 2:03) callBrightcove(2564679001, 594, 445, "#ffffff");For two full days in the summer of 2004, Gregory King strapped three cameras (two Super-8 and one video) onto his body and trekked up and down the length of Manhattan, taking one picture at each intersection. Music by Rachel's. Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film. Gregory King: It's an experimental/poetic portrait of Manhattan that highlights its architectural density and pace of life. I slung three cameras (two Super 8mm film and one mini-DV video) around my neck and shot either one frame of film or... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH DALLAS PENN,
CO-WRITER AND STAR OF "CHECKMATE"
By Rooftop Films on 11/26/2008
Filed under: Comedy, Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short FilmsCheckmate (Casimir Nozkowski, Dallas Penn, Rafi Kam | New York City | 9:43)Why are there always jewelry stores next to check-cashing spots? Why is there only 1 bank per 50,000 people living in Bushwick? Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film Dallas Penn: Checkmate was a video we developed as a response from one of our viewers who after viewing our film 'Bodega' asked us to make a film about another one of the center city's ubiquitous retail locations - the check cashing store RF: What was your inspiration? DP: SInce Rafi and I had used check cashing stores... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH SETH LIND,
DIRECTOR OF "BARBARA LEATHER"
By Rooftop Films on 11/21/2008
Barbara Leather (Seth Lind | Brooklyn, NY | 10:14)callBrightcove(2562553001, 594, 445, "#ffffff"); Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film. Seth Lind: Barbara Leather is a short documentary about old-school East Village sandalmaker Barbara Schaum, who was the first woman served at McSorley's Old Ale House. RF: What was your inspiration? SL: I lived near Barbara's store, which keeps odd hours. When I'd walk by it was normally closed, and I enjoyed peeking through the windows at all the old tools and workbenches and piles of leather. It seemed out of time. I thought that the space would look really... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH BRYAN WIZEMANN,
DIRECTOR OF "THE MORNING SUN"
By Rooftop Films on 11/14/2008
Filed under: Drama, Home Movies, Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short FilmsThe Morning Sun (Bryan Wizemann | Brooklyn, NY | 5:30)callBrightcove(1556133939, 594, 445, "#ffffff");A woman wakes up, takes a shower, gets dressed, and leaves the house. In this fascinating and ephemeral film -- a study in the use of available light and narrative restraint -- it's up the audience to string together the pieces of her morning, and the night before. Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film: Bryan Wizemann: The film up at IFC.com is actually from last year, called The Morning Sun, and it's really just a story of a girl waking up in an apartment that's not her... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH BECKY JAMES,
DIRECTOR OF "SNAKE"
By Rooftop Films on 11/13/2008
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short FilmscallBrightcove(1634709670, 594, 445, "#ffffff");Deceptively playful, Snake is a film about stubbornness in the face of change. Rooftop Films: What was your inspiration? Becky James: I wanted to make something about growing up and I was kind of feeling like people were forcing me into situations that made me have to change. And then I knocked out nine teeth falling down the stairs. So I had the premise and then I just figured out each scene as I wrapped up the previous one. Animating by hand is so slow that you have lots of time to get to know the character... MORE »
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 »
INTERVIEW WITH ETHAN CLARKE
DIRECTOR OF "PRINCESS"
By Rooftop Films on 11/03/2008
Filed under: Animation, Animation, Rooftop Filmmakers, Rooftop News, Rooftop News, Watch Short Films, Watch Short FilmsPRINCESS (Ethan Clarke | 7:05 | Animation) callBrightcove(1683793530, 594, 445, "#ffffff");A likely story of an unbreakable friendship between a woman and her cat. We need them. Do they really need us? Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film: What was your inspiration? Ethan Clarke: I attempted to write 'Princess' after reading a blurb in the newspaper about an old woman who was found dead in her apartment. The police discovered several bite marks on her that they concluded were from her cat. Her cat was found emaciated but still alive. The whole story fleshed itself out immediately in my... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH IAN MARTIN
DIRECTOR OF "THE EUROPEAN KID"
By Rooftop Films on 10/30/2008
Filed under: Comedy, Rooftop Filmmakers, Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short Films, Watch Short FilmsTHE EUROPEAN KID (Ian Martin | 22:03 | Comedy) callBrightcove(1745049853, 594, 445, "#ffffff");One night, the European kid turns up unexpectedly and wrecks havoc on all the relationships in the house. Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film. Ian Martin: I tell people that "The European Kid" is about a young man who is forced to have dinner with a family who hates him. I don't know if that's really what it's about but my hope is that explanation will get them to watch the film. RT: What was your inspiration? IM: Growing up, I had a lot of friends... MORE »
INTERVIEW WITH E.S. WOCHENSKY
DIRECTOR OF "SHINER!"
By Rooftop Films on 10/28/2008
Filed under: Comedy, Rooftop Filmmakers, Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short Films, Watch Short FilmsSHINER!(E.S. Wochensky | 05:20 | Comedy) callBrightcove(1743215060, 594, 445, "#ffffff");A black eye and a badass plan make for a rowdy revenge ride, pure and simple. Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film: E.S. Wochensky: Shiner is a simple moment of revenge. I like those turning point moments. I don't think you need to make too much more out of it. No super deep meaning. There's a little humor thrown in there as well. RT: What was your inspiration? ESW: A few things. You always see guys driving lawn mowers on the road in rural areas. They drive them for... MORE »
ROOFTOP FILMS AND EASTERN EFFECTS
ANNOUNCE EQUIPMENT GRANT RECIPIENT
By Rooftop Films on 09/04/2008
Lee Isaac Chung (director of the acclaimed Munyurangabo, which screened at Rooftop on August 23) will receive a fully-loaded lighting and grip package for 30 days for his feature narrative Lucky Life. Full details can be found at www.rooftopfilms.com/produce.html and www.easterneffects.com Rooftop Films is committed to helping emerging filmmakers in a variety of ways, from providing large and diverse audiences for underexposed films at our screenings and online, to helping artists produce new films through the Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund. In 2008, Rooftop Films and Eastern Effects, a film equipment rental house in Brooklyn, inaugurated an Equipment Grant, lending one... MORE »
Welcome to the Rooftop Films Blog on IFC.com!
By Rooftop Films on 05/02/2008
Filed under: About Rooftop Films and This Blog, Rooftop Filmmakers, Rooftop News, Rooftop Weekend Recap, Watch Short FilmsWatch short films and read about all things related to Rooftop. Look for: + Film Notes: Read insightful thoughts about the films, and exclusive interviews with the filmmakers. Post a comment or question to join the discussion. + Weekend Recaps: On-The-Roof reporting, giving you a sense of the scene at all our shows. Comment here to tell us about your Rooftop experience.+ Rooftop News: The latest word about upcoming Rooftop events, and updates about Rooftop alumni filmmakers and bands. + And much more! For those of you who know don't know much about Rooftop Films, we are a non-profit film... MORE »
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