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Rooftop Films: Where You Live (Event Over)
- When:Sat 8/15/09 (8PM)
- Where: El Museo del Barrio
- Address: 1230 Fifth Ave. New York, NY Map
- Cost: $9-$25
Tickets for this Event
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General Admission - $9.00 - $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.
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Rooftop friend ($9 General Admission ticket + $6 donation) - $15 - $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.
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ooftop patron ($9 General Admission ticket + $16 donation) - $25 - $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.
SATURDAY AUGUST 15TH
ROOFTOP FILMS AND
VERIZON FIOS PRESENT
WHERE YOU LIVE
Short films that show us where you live and how you live. From the
harshest African deserts to the fertile Irish countryside, from
rapidly growing guesthouses in Hong Kong to the slowly fading inner
city of Detroit, these fun and fascinating documentaries invite you
into unique communities worldwide.
Venue: On the roof of El Museo Del Barrio
Address: 1230 Fifth Ave. @ 104th St. (East Harlem)
Directions: 6 to 103rd St. or 2/3 to 110th St.
Rain: In the event of rain, show will be indoors at the same location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music
9:00PM: Films
11:00PM-12:30AM: After-party on the roof: Open bar courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner
Tickets: $9-$25 at door or online
Presented in partnership with:
, &
El Museo Del Barrio
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 picnic.
MAP |
SOUND FIX |
WATCH TRAILER
WHERE YOU LIVE
Since Rooftop Films earliest days, we have called for “films
that show us where you live and how you live,” films that
allow intimate looks into the lives of people and populations
around the world. Because at Rooftop, we don’t screen in
theaters—we screen in communities, and we attempt to make
every event a unique connection between filmmakers and audiences,
between venues and neighborhoods. We seek out new locations to host
events, and bring together area-residents and non-natives for a
shared, memorable experience. Tonight, we bring you a program of
films that have that touch of local flavor, that bite of distinct
hardships, and the comforting joy of community history.
THE FILMS:
La Tamalada (Curtis Craven | Austin, TX & Mexico | 15:55)
In the heart of tequila country, the town of Atotonilco el Alto,
Jalisco celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception. From
pre-dawn coffee to the early morning agave harvest, from giggling
nuns making tamales to elaborate explosive devils, this restrained
but invigorating documentary welcomes the viewer into every step of
the celebration.
Au Centre de la Terre, des Puits et des Hommes (Ingrid Patetta |
Niger & France | 25:00)
Traditional nomadic cattle breeders in the Niger desert, one of the
harshest regions of the world, use all their strength, guile and
determination to find water. Relying on the prognostications of
goats, the magical properties of anteater eyes, and their own
dangerous labors, they lower themselves into narrow pits hundreds
of feet deep, spending years at a time chasing water from a single
well.
A Film From My Parish: 6 Farms (Tony Donoghue | Ireland | 7:00)
There is the history of Ireland that chronicles famous battles,
political movements, internationally-renowned artists. But in a
land where many would consider the most important history that
which is recorded in local songs, this gorgeous and intimate
animated documentary captures the stories of farmers’ and
families’ lives recorded in the handcrafted cupboards and
quilts passed down for decades, repainted and repaired for
generations.
INTERMISSION
La Caminata (The Journey) (Jamie Meltzer | Stanford, CA &
Mexico | 15:00)
A small town south of the Mexican border decides to take control of
their own community and stem the tide of migration to the US. This
short documentary film chronicles their unique solution to stopping
the exodus: the creation of a theme-park event, a simulated border
crossing complete with fake 'border patrol' and balaclava-clad
coyotes and guides.
Chungking Dream (Jean-Louis Schuller and Sam Blair | United Kingdom
& China | 17:00)
This beautiful and atmospheric short focuses on daily life in the
Chungking Guesthouse in Hong Kong. With 10,000 people, immigrants
from around the globe, squeezed into fourteen stories spanning five
blocks, Chungking is a small and fascinating world unto itself.
A City to Yourself (Nichole Macdonald | Detroit, MI | 24:30)
Detroit is a city that has lost a million people since the 1960s.
Today, less than a million people remain. We know a lot of bad
things happen when a city clears out. But is there anything good
about it? This personal documentary from a life-long Detroiter
looks at the plus side of having a city to yourself.
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.
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