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Rooftop Films is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire diverse communities by showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers in outdoor locations, helping filmmakers to produce new films, and renting equipment and supporting film screenings citywide at low-cost to artists, nonprofits and community groups.
Rooftop Films was born in 1997 when filmmaker Mark Elijah Rosenberg, who had just returned to his native New York City after graduating from Vassar, got out his 16MM projector and a big white sheet and invited everyone he could find to the roof above his tiny East Village apartment to watch new short films. Since then, Rooftop has become one of the premier venues in the country for new independent short and feature films. We highlight innovative work from first time filmmakers, outsider artists, seasoned film professionals, and underrepresented directors.
Rooftop Films is more than a film festival. We are a community. We are a collective collaboration between filmmakers and festivals, between audience members and artists, between venues and neighborhoods. We at Rooftop believe that film is not only powerful as a creative medium, but that it can also serve as a vehicle for engaging audiences in a valuable dialogue about the issues facing their communities. By bringing films directly to audiences, we support important dialogue and foster connections between neighbors, artists, activists, youth and the unique urban space we all share.
Rooftop Films was born in 1997 when filmmaker Mark Elijah Rosenberg, who had just returned to his native New York City after graduating from Vassar, got out his 16MM projector and a big white sheet and invited everyone he could find to the roof above his tiny East Village apartment to watch new short films. Since then, Rooftop has become one of the premier venues in the country for new independent short and feature films. We highlight innovative work from first time filmmakers, outsider artists, seasoned film professionals, and underrepresented directors.
Rooftop Films is more than a film festival. We are a community. We are a collective collaboration between filmmakers and festivals, between audience members and artists, between venues and neighborhoods. We at Rooftop believe that film is not only powerful as a creative medium, but that it can also serve as a vehicle for engaging audiences in a valuable dialogue about the issues facing their communities. By bringing films directly to audiences, we support important dialogue and foster connections between neighbors, artists, activists, youth and the unique urban space we all share.
