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Date: Friday, May 17th
Venue: Green-Wood Cemetery
Address: 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232
7:45 PM: Doors Open
8:15 PM: Live Music
9:00 PM: Films Begin
10:30 PM: Q&A with Filmmakers
10:40 PM: After-Party
This is What We Mean by Short Films: Opening Night 2024
Kick off the summer right with one of Rooftop’s biggest and best short film programs of the season! Tunnel through life with us, under the stars at Green-Wood Cemetery, and bathe in absurdist worlds made up of pennies, car washes and personality tests. Watch as siblings’ bonds get tested and artists confront their self doubts in imagined gardens. Go on the journey with frazzled assistants and bubbly conspiracy theorists as they suck people down the drain with them. Each film in this program will show you exactly what we mean by short films.
FILMS
Personality Test
Justin Jinsoo Kim | South Korea, US | 8 min
A private memory is examined and explored through a simple personality test found on the internet.
Soft Touch
Paige Mazurek | US | 11 min
An existential bubble bath caught between past, present and daydream, Soft Touch reconsiders how we move through the tunnel of life.
The Garden of Heart
Olivér Hegyi | Hungary, Slovakia | 11 min
A nervous painter-to-be has to overcome his own demons during the university entrance exam, which appear as pests in his imagined garden.
Pennies From Heaven
Sandy Honig | USA | 11 min
"Pennies from Heaven" is a short comedy about two eccentric twin sisters who work at a convenience store and stumble upon a pickup truck full of pennies. It’s an absurdist farce in the middle of the desert and the twins follow the adventure wherever it takes them - only to end up right back where they started.
LA EXPLOSIÓN
Jose San Miguel & Juanma Vargas | Spain | 8 min
José Luis has read a hoax on the internet and decides to gather the entire town to see an “explosion” of household appliances.
Oasis
Justine Martin | Canada | 14 min
Raphaël and Rémi are twins who see their fusional attachment crumble while one of them remains a prisoner of childhood.
Flail
Ben Gauthier & Allie Levitan | USA | 14 min
It's her boss's birthday, and Allie is trying as hard as she can.
Bug Dinner
Phoebe Jane Hart | USA | 7 min
A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.
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NO REFUNDS. IN THE EVENT OF RAIN, SHOW WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT THE SAME LOCATION. NO ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED.
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FAQs
Can I bring food and drinks?
No outside alcoholic beverages are allowed. Feel free to bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages!
Do I need to wear a mask?
Masks are encouraged while interacting with staff outdoors.
Where will the screening take place within Green-Wood Cemetery?
Check in will be at the main entrance on 25th Street and 5th Avenue, but the screening location will be about 5-6 minute walk up a relatively steep, paved hill from there. Please contact us if someone in your party will need assistance getting to the location.
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
Rooftop Films are open to all ages. Identification is required when at events where alcohol will be served.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 19.00
