Going. For People Who Love to Go Out.
Rooftop Films: Stingray Sam (Event Over)
- When:Sat 6/6/09 (8PM)
- Where: Brooklyn Technical High School
- Address: 29 Ft. Greene Place Brooklyn, NY Map
- Cost: $9
Tickets for this Event
-
General Admission - $9.00
Not Available No refunds. In the event of rain, show will go on indoors at the same location. Seating is first come, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and sit picnic-style, but NO ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED.
-
Rooftop friend ($9 General Admission ticket + $6 donation) - $15.00
Not Available Did you know that Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization? Consider making this additional $6 donation with the purchase of your General Admission ticket, and help sustain Rooftop Films during these difficult times. Additional donation is not tax deductible.
-
Rooftop patron ($9 General Admission ticket + $16 donation) - $25.00
Not Available Did you know that Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization? Consider making this additional $16 donation with the purchase of your General Admission ticket, and help sustain Rooftop Films during these difficult times. Additional donation is not tax deductible.
S ATURDAY, June 6
STINGRAY SAM
A dazzling six-episode musical-western comedy that takes place in
outer space, written, directed by and starring Cory McAbee, the
creator of The American Astronaut. The filmmakers will be in
attendance.
Venue: on the roof of the
Brooklyn Tech
Address: 29 Fort Greene Place (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
MAP
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM:
Sound Fix presents live music by
The Woes
9:00PM: Films
Tickets: $9-$25
Presented in partnership with:
Babeland,
Crunch,
Cinereach,
New York magazine &
Brooklyn Technical High School
No refunds. In the event of rain, the show will be indoors at
the same locations. Seating is first come, first served. Physical
seats are limited. This means you may not get a chair. You are
welcome to bring a blanket and sit picnic-style, however NO ALCOHOL
IS PERMITTED.
MAP |
SOUND FIX
The evening is presented by Babeland. Look out for chances to win a
VIP
Babeland gift bag (valued at $200) and stop by the Babeland table for
coupons, tips & tricks and more. Free Silver Bullet Vibrators
will be handed out to the first 50 people!
Stingray Sam (Cory McAbee | Brooklyn, NY |
www.stingraysam.com | 70 min.)
Stringray Sam tells a story of the future, based on themes of
modern society, with an old-fashioned sensibility borrowing on the
traditions of sci-fi, westerns, singing cowboy serials and musicals
of classic American film. Beautifully combining live action,
graphic collages, illustrations, photo montages and animation,
you’ll never see anything else quite like Stingray Sam. Watch
a trailer at
http://stingraysam.com/trailer.html
Stingray Sam is not a hero. Like all great heroes, he comes to his
quest reluctantly. Sam is satisfied singing away in a dejected bar
on now desolate Mars (locations which might seem eerily familiar to
Williamsburg residents). The galactic version of globalization
(universalization?) wrought industrial havoc on Sam’s home
planet, forcing him into a life of crime and crooning. But as an
ex-convict, Sam still has a debt to pay to this unjust society. So
when the Quasar Kid sidles into the saloon looking for a singing
sidekick (and copious handfuls of cocktail olives), it only takes a
quick flick of the asking stick to convince Sam to join in. Their
mission: save the universe’s last little girl.
Along the way, Stingray Sam and the Quasar Kid battle the boredom
of bureaucracy at the Inter-Galactic Hall of Records and Trivia,
struggle with the silliness of science at The Pregnant Man’s
Institute, and entertain the insufferable wit of a wealthy twit,
Fredward, the genetically malfunctional offspring of pioneer clone
doctors Fredrick and Edward. Each encounter takes us deeper into
the history of an outer space facing many of our current Earthly
crises, from economic inequality to increasing prison populations,
from temporary celebrity to disturbing trends in corporate mascots.
Geo-political metaphors have never been this rambunctious and
hilarious.
In the mode of classic Hollywood serials, each of the six episodes
follows a similar pattern, with narrative sequences in stark and
stunning black and white, a color-tinted animated educational
sequence (narrated by David Hyde Pierce), a catchy song from
McAbee’s garage-country band The American Astronaut, and a
cliff-hanger ending. Will Stingray Sam and The Quasar Kid rescue
the little girl? How will they handle this wild little charge? Will
the little girl’s return restore balance to the universe, or
will it simply leave our hero lonely and lost? The answers are fun
and funny, clever and creative. And at heart, this outrageous and
innovative sci-fi western musical allegory is the simple story of
man forced by fate into a grand crusade.
Stingray Sam is not a hero. But he does do the things that folks
don't do that need to be done.
Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to
engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York City by
showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and musicians. In
addition to our Summer Series – which takes place in unique
outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer – Rooftop
provides grants to filmmakers, teaches media literacy and
filmmaking to young people, rents low-cost equipment to artists and
non-profits, and produces new independent films. At Rooftop Films,
we bring the underground outdoors. For more information and updates
please visit our website at
www.rooftopfilms.com.
Rooftop Films