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# ROOFTOP FILMS’ Summer Series Now Through August 25
- URL: https://bklyner.com/rooftop-films-summer-series-now-through-august-25/
- Published: 2019-06-14T19:34:58.000Z
- Updated: 2019-06-14T19:35:21.000Z
- Author: Bklyner Staff
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Events, Explore, Nonsponsored, #wp

Summer means the return of Rooftop films, a series of screenings of the work of emerging filmmakers in unique outdoor locations with live musical performances, after-parties, and special enhancements throughout the summer, almost always accompanied by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Typical schedule, check links for more details:

7:45 PM: Doors Open  
8:30 PM: Live Music  
9:00 PM: Films Begin  
10:30 PM: Q&A  
10:45 PM: After-Party

Most tickets are either free or $16 and below is this summer’s lineup in Brooklyn. [Full lineup at their site](https://www.rooftopfilms.com/calendar/?ref=bklyner.com):

Fri., 6/14: A series of [New York Non-Fiction](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-new-york-non-fiction-tickets-62017714654?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com) documentary shorts that contemplate NYC’s great agonies and everyday miracles, with Live Music by Rahrah Gabor, screening in Green-Wood Cemetery. The films are:

- The A-Z of Aaliyah  
Cara Stricker | US | 7
- The Bony Lady (La Flaca)  
Thiago Zanato & Adriana Barbosa | US, Brazil, Mexico | 20
- The Leftovers  
Olivier Bernier | US | 16
- Operation Jane Walk  
Leonhard Müllner & Robin Klengel | Austria | 16
- Peter’s Painting  
Olivier Bernier | US | 11
- Stay Close  
Luther Clement & Shuhan Fan | US, China | 18
- A Winter with Delivery Workers  
Jing Wang | US | 5

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Wed., 6/19: (FREE)[ “The Big Muddy,”](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-the-big-muddy-tickets-62059008164?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com) a program of short films featuring snapshots of modern line along the Louisiana Purchase, with live music, screening at MetroTech Commons. Films are:

- All on a Mardi Gras Day  
Michal Pietrzyk | USA | 22
- Feathers  
A.V. Rockwell | USA | 20
- Life On The Mississippi  
Bill Brown | USA | 28
- Little Lower Than the Angels  
NEOZOON | Germany | 13
- Thurs., 6/20: (FREE) New York Short Films, a program of shorts dedicated to our shared New York civic experiences of stories that otherwise might be overlooked, with Live Music from W.Y. Huang, screening at Liberty Park on the World Trade Center campus

Fri., 6/21: [Animation Block Party](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-animation-block-party-tickets-62334344703?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com), a showcase of the year’s best animated short films to kick off the official start of summer, with Live Music from The Illustrious Blacks, screening in Industry City. Films are:

- Avarya  
Gökalp Gönen | Turkey | 20
- Charles Darwin, Family Man  
Steven Kraus and Joy Buran & Noelle Melody | US | 2
- Flex Calibur  
Bob Fox, Chris Burns, Gary Doodles & Tommy Sica | US | 7
- Floreana  
Lou Morton | Denmark, US | 5
- Grandma’s Cats  
Danica Perry | US | 2
- Octane  
Jeron Braxton | US | 6
- Phantom 52  
Geoff Marslett | US | 8
- Pine High  
Rob Bohn & Nate Milton | US | 7
- Popcorn  
Frank Moser & Paul Terry | US | 5
- Rose Quartz/Fulton Street by La Dispute  
Sarah Schmidt | US | 6
- Too Loud!  
Nico Colaleo | US | 5
- Under Covers  
Michaela Olsen | US | 7

Sat., 6/22: Early screening of [“Strange Negotiations,”](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-strange-negotiations-tickets-61531434176?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com) a fascinating documentary about Pedro the Lion frontman David Bazan setting off across the country during the 2016 presidential election following a crisis of faith. Bazan will perform live at the screening at Green-Wood Cemetery

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Wed., 6/26: \*\*Special Pride Screening\*\* of “[My Days of Mercy](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-my-days-of-mercy-tickets-62011040692?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com),” a love story starring Ellen Page and Kate Mara as two women on opposite sides of the death penalty debate, with live music, screening at the William Vale Hotel

Sat., 6/29: (Co-presented by MoMA) Early screening of “[Midnight Family](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-midnight-family-tickets-62671413886?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com),” following a low-income Mexico City family’s struggles and triumphs as they run a private ambulance, with live music, screening at the Brooklyn Army Terminal

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Mon., 7/1: Early screening of “[Pink Wall,](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-pink-wall-tickets-61896665593?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com)” the directorial debut from actor Tom Cullen (“Weekend”) starring Jay Duplass and Tatiana Maslany in a fractured story of broken hearts over six years. With live music, and filmmaker/cast Q&A, screening at the William Vale Hotel

Thurs., 7/11: (FREE) Early screening of Sundance and SXSW hit “[Sister Aimee](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-sister-aimee-tickets-62525109285?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com),” inspired by 1926’s most famous evangelist’s wild road trip towards Mexico, with Live Music from Graham Reynolds, screening in Fort Greene Park

Fri., 7/12: Early screening of the SXSW award-winning “[Saint Frances](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-saint-frances-tickets-62507114462?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com)” about a young woman who searches for herself as she nannies for a family on the verge of breaking apart, with Live Music, screening in Industry City

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Sat, 7/13: Early screening of “[Mickey and the Bear](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-mickey-and-the-bear-tickets-62507958988?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com)” starring Camila Morrone in a story of small-town escape, with Live Music and After-Party, screening at Industry City

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The Great Hack (2019) – pictured: David Carroll

Thurs., 7/18: Early screening of “[The Great Hack](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-the-great-hack-tickets-62524667965?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com),” a Netflix documentary about the dark world of data exploitation, with access to key players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data scandal. With Live Music, screening at Industry City

Fri., 7/19: Early screening of “[The Pine Barrens](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-the-pine-barrens-tickets-62022232166?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com),” a beguiling journey into New Jersey’s storied forest, presented with a Live Score at Green-Wood Cemetery

Tues., 7/23: “[Love is Short](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-love-is-short-films-tickets-62014484994?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com),” a program of short films centered on brief encounters, fleeting carnal flings and impermanent paramours, with Live music, screening at the William Vale Hotel

Wed., 7/31: Early screening of “[Yes, God, Yes](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-yes-god-yes-tickets-61896905310?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com),” following catholic 16-year-old Alice as she discovers masturbation in the early ’00s. With live music and after party, at the William Vale Hotel

Fri., 8/2: “[Cemetery Shorts](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-cemetery-shorts-tickets-62020630375?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com),” a series of mixed-media short films that shine a light on loss, screening with Live Music at Green-Wood Cemetery. Films are:

- Hildegarde’s Piano  
Alexander W. Lewis | US | 3
- In a Lion (Wnetrze Lwa)  
Karol Lindholm | Poland | 12
- Obon  
Andre Hörmann & Anna Samo | Germany | 15
- Orbit  
Tess Martin | Netherlands | 7
- Past Perfect  
Jorge Jácome | Portugal | 23
- *Additional films to be announced*

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Sat, 8/17: A screening of “[Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond](https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1859190?utm%5Fsource=MEL&utm%5Fmedium=301835),” a New York-specific collection of film and video from the band’s private archives, followed by a panel discussion with drummer Steve Shelley, archivist Aaron Mullan, and writer Byron Coley, screening at the Murmrr Theatre

Wed., 8/21: An early screening of the hilariously absurd skewering of suburbia “[Greener Grass](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-greener-grass-tickets-62016723690?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com)” following its raucous Sundance screenings, with Live Music, screening at the William Vale Hotel

Fri., 8/23: “[Rooftop Shots: Closing Night 2019,](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-films-rooftop-shots-closing-night-2019-tickets-62021574198?aff=website&ref=bklyner.com)” an assortment of wild, weird, apocalyptic shorts to close out the season. With Live Music and After Party, screening at Green-Wood Cemetery. Films are:

- Tungrus  
Rishi Chandna | India | 13
- Acid Rain  
Tomek Popakul | Poland | 26
- Father  
August Polite | US | 6
- Guaxuma  
Nara Normande | France, Brazil | 14
- ChiChi  
David N. Nessl | US | 10
- The Last Storm  
Liam Saint-Pierre | US | 21

*All images via Rooftop Films.*