Rooftop Films: Storms Expected (Event Over)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
STORMS EXPECTED
A burning piano falls from the sky. A city burns to the ground. Hundreds of Santas party in the streets. And then—then!—the unexpected happens.
OPEN BAR AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE
 

Venue: on the roof of the Open Road Rooftop
Address: 350 Grand Street @ Essex (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Summer People
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St), courtesy of Radeberger beer
Tickets: $9-$25

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

Sometimes life twists in a flash like lightening: an unplanned pregnancy, an undiscovered baby brother. Sometimes it’s a slow build to change, like a hurricane barreling toward shore: your memory slipping away till you find yourself unwittingly checked into an old age home, your room transforming from a bird sanctuary into an aviary chaos that cages you in. But oftentimes, when disaster strikes, when it seems your life is ruined, from that wreckage comes a revelation. These astonishing documentaries, fictional dramas and music videos unleash a storm that is sure to enchant and illuminate.

THE FILMS:

Morgenrot (Jeff Desom | Luxembourg | 3:35)
Fitting for a rooftop, a burning piano falls from a building in 1920s New York in this ominous and lovely music video for German pianist Hauschka.

Fire Storm (Rhys Graham | Australia | 10:04)
In the aftermath of the firestorm that devastated Canberra in January, 2003, three teenagers immersed in the Canberra punk rock scene explore the impact of the bushfire in light of their lives and loves. This evocative documentary intertwines explorations of the devastated landscape, observations of the daily lives of the teens, and intimate reflections and confessions made to the filmmaker.

Expecting (Chris Ohlson | Austin, TX | 17:00)
Blake comes home to find Kate waiting to tell him something that will change his life. Within a single scene, the two nuanced performances illuminate the twists and turns of an entire relationship.

Polar (Michael Koch | Germany | 29:00)
18-year-old Luis visits his father, for the first time in years, in a remote house in the mountains. Trying to demonstrate self-confidence and the absolute certainty that he wants nothing more than money for his studies, Luis unexpectedly meets his father’s new family, whose existence he neither imagined nor knew about. On edge, wavering between anger, incomprehension, and the desire for emotional intimacy, Luis tries to coax his father out of his shell and provokes a fight.

INTERMISSION

Ground Floor Right (Marlene Schiott Rasmussen | Denmark | 4:40)
A charming documentary about a peculiar old English chap, his London flat and a flock of feathery roommates.

Princess Margaret Blvd. (Kazik Radwanski | Canada | 14:00)
Senior citizen Isabelle Rodarte still has her sharp wit and stubborn independence, but her short-term memory is fading faster than she knows, and she’s struggling to adapt to the changes. A sensitive but not sentimental documentary-style drama featuring a tour-de-force performance by actress Gina Sylvester.

Notebook on Santas and Elves (Ted Fisher | New York, NY | 18:00)
From an encounter with 'Jingle Bell Bunny' on Hollywood Boulevard to barhopping with two hundred New York Santas, Notebook on Santas and Elves looks at our expectations of the holidays, and one man's love/hate relationship with the most wonderful time of the year.

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 equipment at low-cost 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.