INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK: HOWL, IFP LABS SHOWCASE, TWELVE WAYS TO SUNDAY
This week is IFP’s annual Independent Film Week. IFP is a non-profit committed to supporting independent filmmakers in a variety of ways. Their annual Independent Film Week consists of a number of initiatives aimed at building industry interest for new work, as well as general audience support for independent film projects. For the fourth year in a row, Rooftop Films is collaborating with IFP on free screenings and forum activities during Independent Film Week. As a part of this collaboration, Rooftop will host three free events in three different outdoor locations, showing films that passed through the No Borders forum and through the IFP Filmmaker Labs.
SCREENINGS:
Monday, September 20
HOWL (SNEAK PREVIEW)
Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Where: Open Road Rooftop, 350 Grand Street (Lower East Side, Manhattan)
James Franco stars as the young Allen Ginsberg–poet, counter-culture adventurer, and chronicler of the Beat Generation. In his famously confessional, leave-nothing-out style, Ginsberg recounts the road trips, love affairs, and search for personal liberation that led to the most timeless and electrifying work of his career: the poem HOWL.
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music
9:00 Film begins
10:30 Q and A with directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
11:30 After Party with FREE Radeberger Pilsner at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St.)
More information at:
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/59-howl
Tuesday, September 21
IFP LABS SHOWCASE
Where: On the Pier along the East River at Solar One (Kips Bay, Manhattan)
Short scenes and trailers from each of the documentary and narrative feature works in progress participating in IFP’s 2010 Independent Filmmaker Labs. Catch a sneak preview of next year’s indie festival and theatrical hits.
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music
9:00 IFP Lab Selections
10:30 Reception Along the Water with Free Open Bar
There is no admission charge for this show. More information at:
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/61-ifps-independent-filmmaker-labs-showcase
Wednesday, September 22
TWELVE WAYS TO SUNDAY – WORLD PREMIERE!
Directed by Anna Farrell
Where: On the High Line (Chelsea, Manhattan)
Amid a rural landscape and disappearing communities, the residents of Allegany County, NY are living the working-class American story. This luscious and intimate cinematic portrait captures the testimonies of life in these small towns.
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music
9:00 IFP lab clips
10:30 Reception along the water with free drinks.
There is no admission charge for this show. More information at:
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/35-twelve-ways-to-sunday
