ROOFTOP FILMS 2011 SUMMER SERIES CLOSING WEEKEND

WHAT: Rooftop Film Closing 2011 Summer Series Closing Weekend, featuring
the World Premiere of World's Best Dad on Friday, August 19, 2011, and
"Rooftop Shots," a selection of the year's best short films to celebrate
closing night on Saturday, August 20, 2011.

WHEN: Friday, August 19, 2011: World Premiere of World's Best Dad
8:00 PM Doors Open
8:30 PM Live Music by Sport of Kings
9:00 PM Film Begins
10:30 PM Q&A with Filmmaker Joshua Gross
11:00 PM After Party in the Courtyard

Saturday, August 20, 2011: "Rooftop Shots" Short Film Program and
Rooftop Films Closing Night Party
8:00PM Doors Open
8:30PM Live Music by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
9:00PM Films Begin
11:00PM After Party in the Courtyard


WHERE: The Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd St. (at 3rd Ave.), Brooklyn, NY 11215


To RSVP, please email Lela Scott MacNeil at: press@rooftopfilms.com. Screeners and interviews available upon request.


THE FILMS:


Friday, August 19, 2011
WORLD'S BEST DAD - WORLD PREMIERE
(Joshua Gross | New York, NY | 84 min.)
Miles hasn't seen Matt since their father passed away. Now, they're going to blast him into space. Once they steal his ashes. And figure out how to launch the rocket. And get him to Nevada. We all have different ways of mourning. In some cultures, you don't leave the house for a week. In others, you drink and have a big party. There might be praying, rending of garments, fire rituals. And that's what you get here. Sort of. If you're an aimless young man who's life has been traumatized by a domineering father, you start by chucking some rocks at your little brother's window in the middle of the night so you can show off the new stars and strips paint job on the van and the bright yellow t-shirts you hand-printed. Because for Miles (Charlie Ochs), the lead in this charming indie comedy, the adventure is always on the verge of beginning.

More information at: http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/worlds-best-dad/


Saturday, August 20, 2011
ROOFTOP SHOTS - CLOSING NIGHT
Short films so sharp we call them shots, fired from the roof one last time. Includes a haunting piece by the late celebrated documentary filmmaker Tim Hetherington.


THE EAGLEMAN STAG (Mikey Please | United Kingdom | 9 min.)
CRAZY BEATS STRONG EVERY TIME (Moon Molson | New Jersey | 26 min.)
DIARY (Tim Hetherington | Brookly, NY | 19 min.)
IT’S ME. HELMUT. (Nicolas Steiner | Ludwigsburg, Germany | 12 min.)
A PIECE OF SUMMER (Marta Minorowicz | Poland | 23 min.)
SCHLAF (SLEEP) (Claudius Gentinetta, Frank Braun | Zurich, Switzerland | 4 min.)