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    NYC Teens to Launch Summer Traveling Film Festival by Reel Works Teen Filmmaking

    This Summer, we plan to take teen filmmakers from Brooklyn on tour to share their stories and empower youth to inspire positive action.

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    Please support ReelWorks. They do great work with young filmmakers!

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    Keep Rooftop on Top by Rooftop Films

    For 16 years Rooftop Films has screened thousands of new indie films in cool outdoor spaces but we can't continue without your support.

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    • 121% funded
    • $18,158 pledged
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      Dec 20, 2012

    Help the Rooftop family stay warm in the winter months, as we busy getting ready for next summer.

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    95 Lives: A Documentary Film about Helen Levitt (PRODUCTION) by Tanya Sleiman

    Uncovering Helen Levitt: a camera-shy photographer hits the NYC streets for 70 years, transforming American street photography forever.

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    • 101% funded
    • $29,025 pledged
    • Funded
      Dec 16, 2012

    Support our Rooftop Alum!

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    BLUE RUIN by Jeremy Saulnier

    A revenge film equally suited for art house cinephiles and die-hard genre fans.

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    • 108% funded
    • $37,828 pledged
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      Aug 30, 2012

    The badass Rooftop alum Jeremy Saulnier ("Goldfarb" & "Murder Party") is seeking revenge...

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    "Accidents" by Zachary Raines

    A comedy about bitterness, abandonment, and the great healing power of stupid ideas.

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    • 107% funded
    • $8,595 pledged
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      Aug 25, 2012

    Make "Accidents" happen! Support Rooftop Films alum Zack Raines ("Freeloader") with his new feature film.

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    Sun Belt Express by Iyabo Boyd and Evan Buxbaum

    Indie comedy about undocumented immigration, set on a hilariously catastrophic, very unusual family roadtrip across the Mexican border.

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    • 101% funded
    • $40,593 pledged
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      Aug 14, 2012

    Long-time Rooftop friend Iyabo Boyd is producing what looks like a fun film on a serious subject. Help it get across the finish line (or the border, as the case may be).

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    Top Spin, a ping pong documentary (post-production) by Mina T. Son & Sara Newens

    A group of determined American teenagers have Olympic aspirations in the unlikeliest of sports: table tennis.

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    • 101% funded
    • $75,775 pledged
    • Funded
      Jul 19, 2012

    Rooftop Alum needs your support!

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    GREG LOUGANIS documentary BACK ON BOARD by Cheryl Furjanic & Will Sweeney

    A feature-length documentary-in-progress about the life and legacy of Olympic champion diver Greg Louganis.

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    • 110% funded
    • $55,305 pledged
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      Aug 22, 2012

    Rooftop Alum Cheryl Furjanic ("A Good Uplift" and "Sync or Swim") returns to the pool, with a splash...

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    ornana by ornana

    two big projects all rolled into one. from the creators of robot elephant.

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    • 100% funded
    • $30,293 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 05, 2012

    Rooftop Alum needs your support!

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    DETROPIA - We're Releasing our Doc Independently by Loki Films

    DETROPIA features Detroiters who refuse to leave the building, even as the flames rise. An engrossing and essential cinematic tapestry.

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    • 118% funded
    • $71,262 pledged
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      Jun 28, 2012

    Please support Detropia self-distribute their film. It will screen with Rooftop Films on Saturday, August 11 at the Old American Can Factory in Brooklyn.

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    The Last Safari by Elizabeth L. Gilbert

    Photojournalist Liz Gilbert sets out on a journey through remote Africa to find the vanishing cultures of a rapidly changing continent.

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    • 211% funded
    • $69,902 pledged
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      Jul 05, 2012

    Long-time Rooftop alum (2003!) Matt Goldman makes his feature film debut with this stirring documentary--which includes outdoor screenings in Africa! We're jealous and we can't wait to see this film. You can help!

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    Oxyana - A Feature Documentary Directed by Sean Dunne by Sean Dunne

    A portrait of Oceana, WV, an old coal mining town that has become the epicenter of the Oxycontin epidemic, earning the nickname Oxyana.

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    • 103% funded
    • $51,605 pledged
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      Jun 26, 2012

    Sean Dunne has created some of the most memorable short docs ever screened at Rooftop, and this project promises to be even more deeply fascinating than those fantastic films.

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    Grow Aurora Picture Show by Rachel Blackney

    Aurora's new home will expand the creative opportunities for all ages. Create a media arts center by funding equipment & furnishings.

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    • 122% funded
    • $6,102 pledged
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      Jun 07, 2012

    Our good friends, collaborators, and kindred spirits at the Aurora Picture Show are getting a permanent home in Houston. We're jealous, but they need your help!

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    Bring Fat Kids, Imposters, and Skaters to Rooftop by Rooftop Films

    Support Rooftop Films and sign up for a membership and get in free to all 45 Summer Series screenings!

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    • 112% funded
    • $11,254 pledged
    • Funded
      May 09, 2012

    Rooftop Films 2012 Summer Series will be our best in 16 years, and we want you to be a part of it. Pledge to our Kickstarter campaign and become a member of our exciting community!

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    ONLY THE YOUNG International Premiere by THEsaurus

    "Children are the gods of this city."

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    • 144% funded
    • $22,545 pledged
    • Funded
      May 16, 2012

    A wonderful film that will be playing at Rooftop in 2012!

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    KICK ME by Gary Huggins

    KICK ME is a nightmare comedy about a guidance counselor who reaches out to a troubled kid and ends up running for his life.

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    • 100% funded
    • $70,302 pledged
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      Apr 03, 2012

    Alum Gary Huggin's new film KICK ME looks like quite a wild ride. Watch his hilarious and enigmatic video and help him make KICK ME!

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    The Mystery of Marie Jocelyne by Dan Nuxoll & Martha Shane

    A suspense-filled documentary that investigates the alleged con artist and former film festival director Marie Castaldo.

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    • 111% funded
    • $25,545 pledged
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      Feb 23, 2012

    In 2007, Marie Castaldo didn't pay her bill for a rental from Rooftop Films. Turns out it wasn't an isolated incident. Four years later she's been arrested, convicted of fraud, and deported. Our Program Director Dan Nuxoll is making a film about the whole crazy affair.

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    WELCOME TO PINE HILL: Slamdance World Premiere! by Keith Miller

    Playing himself, Shannon Harper journeys from Brooklyn to the Catskill Mountains. Now it's time to journey to our Park City premiere!

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    • 171% funded
    • $20,630 pledged
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      Jan 17, 2012

    Rooftop Alum Keith Miller’s first feature film will make its world premiere at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival! But before they can head to Utah they need your help to make a few finishing touches. It looks to be a touching and honest film, so please help out if you can.

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    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty by Terence Nance

    Help us get to Sundance! Our feature film has been accepted to Sundance. Now all we have to do is raise finishing funds.

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    • 136% funded
    • $20,456 pledged
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      Jan 19, 2012

    Rooftop Alum Terence Nance is a fresh new filmmaker creating bold, exciting work. His debut feature looks fantastic. The rough cut got into Sundance, and now he needs your help to get the film finished and delivered to Park City. Check out his video and help him out.

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    Soul Food Junkies by Byron Hurt

    Award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt shares his personal journey to explore the African-American cuisine known as soul food.

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    • 125% funded
    • $31,358 pledged
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      Jan 01, 2012

    Soul Food Junkies, the new documentary from award-winning director and Rooftop Films alum Byron Hurt, addresses the consequences of the beloved comfort food cuisine known as soul food – both good and bad. Kickstart this important project

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    DELTA BOYS by Andrew Berends

    DELTA BOYS tells the untold stories of the militancy in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

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    • 108% funded
    • $16,202 pledged
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      Dec 17, 2011

    Andy Berends is a daring and very smart filmmaker, as well as a Rooftop alum. His latest project looks fantastic, so take a look at his trailer and help him finish his film!

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    Falling Overnight by Falling Overnight

    On the night before he could lose everything everything, Elliot finds Chloe. Bring festival favorite Falling Overnight to theatres.

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    • 108% funded
    • $21,600 pledged
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      Nov 19, 2011

    We hosted both the NY and LA premieres of this charming film. Help them make it to theaters!

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    Finishing Brooklyn Castle (Formerly Chess Movie) by Rescued Media

    Brooklyn Castle looks at the challenges and triumphs of a champion junior high chess team hit hard by public school budget cuts.

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    • 111% funded
    • $22,321 pledged
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      Dec 26, 2011

    This dynamic project, local to Rooftop's Brooklyn home, was featured in the first Rooftop / Kickstarter Film Festival. We're excited to see it finished!

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    Far From Afghanistan by John Gianvito

    Five accomplished, politically progressive filmmakers come together to raise the collective consciousness on the Afghanistan War.

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    • $25,004 pledged
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      Oct 16, 2011

    Rooftop alum Travis Wilkerson, cinema legend Jon Jost, activist filmmaker John Gianvito and others. Fascinating project, vital subject.

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    UnionDocs has a 10 year lease. Now we need the basics. by UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art

    UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art has just secured it's space for 10 years. It is time now to make important renovations & changes.

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    • 108% funded
    • $13,004 pledged
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      Oct 16, 2011

    We love UnionDocs and all that they do to support and cultivate daring, innovative filmmaking. Help them make their space an even better place to watch, create, and talk about documentaries, and they'll reward you with parties, editing space, private screenings and so much more!

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    Orbit(Film) Astronaut Appreciation Society by Rooftop Films

    Help launch a solar system of short films by an all-star cast of independent artists.

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    • 100% funded
    • $5,014 pledged
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      Jul 19, 2011

    A new Rooftop Films Production! An astonishing array of alumni filmmakers tour the galaxy. Join the club!

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    The Devil Is Due In Dreary by Daryl Freimark

    The Devil is Due In Dreary is a western thriller comic book that will be published in four issues beginning the fall of 2011.

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    • 122% funded
    • $6,115 pledged
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      Jul 28, 2011

    Our friend, independent film producer Daryl Freimark's latest creative project is a rockabilly romp meets Western thriller comic book series. Prizes include being drawn into the last book as a character!

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    Top Spin, a ping pong documentary by Mina T. Son & Sara Newens

    Top Spin offers an intimate look into the lives of two teenaged table tennis titans who have sights set on the 2012 London Olympics.

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    • 130% funded
    • $26,100 pledged
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      Jul 20, 2011

    Help Rooftop Alum Sara Newens complete TOP SPIN, a table tennis documentary following U.S.
    national champions Ariel Hsing and Michael Landers as they train and attempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. C'mon, don't YOU want to make sure a doc about table tennis gets made?

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    Rural Route Film Festival Returns by Rural Route Films

    Rural Route returns to screen films from the fields, mountains, deserts & beyond! After a temporary hiatus we are back & ready to go!

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    • $5,090 pledged
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      Jul 14, 2011

    With Rural Route, Rooftop is hosting two shows on a new green roof--an actual farm in Queens. But we need your support to make it happen!

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    Turtle Derby Documentary by Todd Bieber + Juliana Brafa

    A funny new documentary about kids, turtles, small town tradition, and big world problems - shown from the perspective of kids!

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    • 105% funded
    • $12,610 pledged
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      Jul 24, 2011

    Rooftop alum Todd Bieber, who was last seen trekking through Europe to track down the owners of a roll of film he found while skiing in Prospect Park during the 2010 blizzard, is working on a new project about turtle racing! C'mon how can you not support this?

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    Hide Your Smiling Faces by Daniel Carbone

    Hide Your Smiling Faces combines drama, mystery, and fantasy in an atmospheric exploration of what it means to grow up in rural America

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    • 110% funded
    • $5,535 pledged
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      Jul 12, 2011

    Our friend Dan Carbone's debut feature looks like it will be beautiful and haunting, two adjectives that describe a lot of films we love. He's shooting the whole thing in just two weeks on a shoestring budget so help him get it done!

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    Filmmakers, Aliens, and Wrestlers on Rooftops by Rooftop Films

    Help us bring aliens, wrestlers, robots and filmmakers to the rooftops of NYC and get free entry to every Rooftop show all summer long.

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    • 105% funded
    • $10,587 pledged
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      May 10, 2011

    Rooftop's own campaign to bring the Filmmakers, Wrestlers, Lesbian Space Aliens, and Robots from our films to a Rooftop near you. Rewards include Rooftop season passes at a 20% discount.

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    When Two Worlds Collide by Yachaywasi Films

    A story of a man, of a people, and of the fate of one of our planet’s most valuable natural resources, the Amazon Rainforest.

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    • 103% funded
    • $5,196 pledged
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      Jun 22, 2011

    A stunningly beautiful documentary on an important and inspiring story, supported previously by the Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund (and the Sundance Institute, among others). ... http://rooftopfilms.com/blog/2008/02/rooftop-films-grant-awardees.html

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    The Second Annual Kickstarter Film Festival by Kickstarter & Rooftop Films

    Join Kickstarter and Rooftop Films on July 9, 2011, for the 2nd Annual Kickstarter Film Festival!

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    • $3,336 pledged
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      Jul 06, 2011

    Don't miss your chance to get tickets for the 2nd annual Kickstarter Film Fest, hosted by Rooftop and available exclusively on Kickstarter!

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    Moon by Michael Frye

    The journey of a man as he discovers the moon.

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    • 227% funded
    • $2,276 pledged
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      May 29, 2011

    A possible addition to the next edition of Orbit(Film)"? Make it happen, Kickstarter. ... www.orbitfilm.com

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    PRISM index - Handmade Mixed-Media Art Book by Jeffrey Bowers

    PRISM index is a limited edition, handmade, mixed-media art book that compiles the work of a wide spectrum of artists into one place.

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    • 107% funded
    • $7,734 pledged
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      Jun 10, 2011

    This gorgeously designed and curated multi-media book will feature tons of Rooftop Alums, incl: Phosphorescent, Macolm Sutherland, Sam Green, Tony Gault, Safdie Brothers, Bill PLympton, Duplass Brothers, Zallner Brothers, Michael Langan, Jay Rosenblatt, and many others.

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    Our Nixon by Brian L. Frye & Penny Lane

    OUR NIXON, a feature length documentary based on newly discovered Super 8 home movies filmed by Nixon's closest aides.

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    • 156% funded
    • $15,673 pledged
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      May 07, 2011

    Rooftop alum Penny Lane is cutting one of Rooftop's all-time favorite genres, a home movie . . . only in this one "home" is in the White House.

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    New Digital Fonts from Rare Letterpress Wood Type by Matt Braun & Matt Griffin

    We're collecting rare historical letterpress wood type to convert into Opentype fonts. Check out our free beta font download!

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    • 128% funded
    • $19,204 pledged
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      May 18, 2011

    For all you typeface nerds out there (several of us at Rooftop are card carrying members), a cool project to digitize letterpress wood type fonts. Rewards include free fonts, and for $5K, they'll name a font after you!

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    "Be Like An Ant" a film by Mike Plante by Mike Plante

    Post-Vietnam, Paul bought a trailer for his family to live in. He has been building a house around the trailer ever since.

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    • 103% funded
    • $5,150 pledged
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      May 21, 2011

    Rooftop worked w/ Mike Plante to create "Orbit(Film)," an omnibus about the solar system. Mike is a programmer at Sundance & CineVegas (R.I.P.), and the man behind CineMad, a magazine, website & distributor. His debut feature is a fascinating portrait worth seeing & supporting.

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    Matthew Modine’s “Full Metal Jacket Diary” - iPad App by Adam Rackoff

    Modine's limited edition hardcover book transforms into an interactive iPad App with audio, sound effects, music, new photos, and more!

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    • 138% funded
    • $27,749 pledged
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      Jun 03, 2011

    Rooftop's A.D. Mark Elijah Rosenberg hosted a conversation with Modine at the Tribeca Film Festival, organized by Adam Rackoff—both great folks. This project seems to me about as excellent and creative a use of an iPad as I can imagine. Love it, Private Joker!

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    Kevin by Jay Duplass

    In Jay Duplass' documentary debut, he searches for his hero Kevin Gant, a wildly inspired musician who disappeared in 1995.

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    • 107% funded
    • $16,170 pledged
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      May 20, 2011

    From the makers of "Baghead" and "The Puffy Chair" comes a charming short about an inspiring musician. Support the film and the come back tour!

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    LA CAMIONETA: The Journey of One American School Bus by Mark Kendall

    The incredible, untold story of the "afterlife" of one American school bus and the journey it takes to stay alive.

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    • 106% funded
    • $26,510 pledged
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      Apr 18, 2011

    Rooftop Alum Mark Kendall's fascinating doc about an American Schoolbus' life story!

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    Wallabout Film Festival -for students, by students- Brooklyn by Wallabout

    Wallabout Film Festival is for students, by students.

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    • $2,000 pledged
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      Apr 28, 2011

    A film festival-for students, by students-organized by our good friend Basil Tsiokos and his students at Pratt who are organizing and curating their own film festival as a part of a class. The event takes place TONIGHT (April 20th) http://www.wallabout.org

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    Secrets and Stories: a feature film set in Uruguay. by Mark Street

    This improvised Spanish language feature film will follow an aging hipster DJ who produces an underground radio show in Montevideo UR.

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    • 105% funded
    • $5,293 pledged
    • Funded
      Mar 31, 2011

    Rooftop Alum Mark Street's film about aging hipster DJ who produces a radio show in which he invites listeners to call in and share their most intimate secrets.