Rooftop Films Summer Series

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Rooftop Films Summer Series

SINCE: 1997

WHERE: Brooklyn, NY

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Rooftop Films Summer Series - is the core program of Rooftop Films, the only outdoor festival of its kind, screening site-specific programs of new independent films throughout NYC from May to August. Our screenings are more than just film screenings—they are cinema events featuring live music, immersive performances, filmmaker Q&As, and huge after-parties. We host over 40 outdoor movie events with more than 48,000 attendees per summer in outdoor locations throughout New York City.

Rooftop Films Summer Series

Rooftop Films Kicked off 2018 Summer Series with an Evening of Short Films at Green-Wood Cemetery [Photos]

After the rain caused the opening night to move to Sunday May 20, Rooftop Films opened up its Summer Series last night with the first ever outdoor film screening in Green-Wood Cemetery.

2017 Rooftop Filmmakers’ Fund Grantee Ultraviolet will screen as part of “This is What We Mean by Short Films” .
Courtesy of filmmaker Marc Johnson.

Rooftop Films Unveils Feature Films, Short Films and Programs for the 22nd Summer Series – May and June

This summer, Rooftop Films will present over 100 short films in 13 programs, with each program curated thematically.

Rooftop Films Announces 2018 Summer Series Feature Film Lineup, Blindspotting, Dead Pigs and More..

This year’s 22nd Rooftop Films Summer Series, taking place May 19th to August 25th, today announced the majority of the feature film slate.

Rooftop Films Announces 2018 Dates for Opening Night and New York Non Fiction Screenings

Rooftop Films today announced the dates for Opening Night of the 2018 Summer Series, and their annual New York Non-Fiction program.

Adam Pally, Fred Armisen and Zoe Lister-Jones appear in Band Aid by Zoe Lister-Jones

Rooftop Films Announces 2017 Summer Series Lineup, BAND AID, THE BAD BATCH and More

The Rooftop Films 2017 Summer Series will take place May 19th to August 19th, featuring more than 45 outdoor screenings in more than 10 venues. The series will kick off on Friday, May 19th, with “This is What We Mean by Short Films,”

2016 Rooftop Films FREE Lineup Incl. GIRL ASLEEP, THE FITS, SONITA

Rooftop Films will show over 30 FREE outdoor screenings, many of which are new, independent films that will screen as part of the 20th Annual Summer Series.

NY Premiere of Holy Hell Added to Rooftop Films Summer Series

The New York premiere of 2016 Sundance sensation Holy Hell has been added to the opening weekend lineup of the 20th Annual Rooftop Films Summer Series.

Rooftop Films Reveals First Batch of Films, Opens with WEINER Doc

Rooftop Films announced the Opening Weekend lineup and the first batch of feature film programming for the 20th Annual Summer Series.

Opening Weekend and Features Revealed for 2015 Rooftop Films Summer Series

Rooftop Films revealed the Opening Weekend, Feature and select highlights of the 19th annual Rooftop Films Summer Series. This year’s edition kicks off on Friday, May 29th, at their principal venue, Industry City, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, with some of the greatest new short films from around the world. The event will include the New York premiere of David Sandberg’s highly anticipated and hilarious short film,Kung Fury, which raised $630,000 on Kickstarter and the trailer for which […]

Florian Habicht’s Concert Documentary “PULP: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets” to get a Preview Screening at NY’s Rooftop Film Summer Fest

Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets

Florian Habicht’s concert documentary film Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets which will be released by Oscilloscope Laboratories this November, will get a special preview screening at Rooftop Films Summer Series on Thursday, August 7th. Florian Habicht and PULP’s charismatic frontman Jarvis Cocker will be on hand for a Q&A session.

David McMahon’s Slamdance Hit SKANKS to NY Premiere at Rooftop Films

Rooftop Films will present the New York premiere of David McMahon’s 2014 Slamdance hit Skanks on Saturday, June 28. Set in the football-obsessed Bible belt town of Birmingham, Alabama, Skanks follows a motley troupe of amateur drag performers as they stage an original musical, ‘Skanks In A One Horse Town’, all the while coming closer together.

Short Films Lineup Revealed for Rooftop Films 18th Annual Summer Series

Rat Pack Rat

Rooftop Films returns for Opening Night with This Is What We Mean By Short Films, a selection of dynamic short films that encapsulates the adventurous spirit of our organization. Throughout the summer, Rooftop Films will screen dozens of movies from dozens of first time filmmakers, up and coming directors, and some tried and true indie favorites: Rose McGowan’s directorial debut “Dawn“, Rooftop Alum & Film Fund Grantee Todd Rohal’s Sundance Award Winning “Rat Pack Rat“, and the NY Premiere of Film Fund Grantee Lucy Walker’s “The Lion’s Mouth Opens“.

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