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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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!

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

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!

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

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!

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?

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!

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?

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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

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

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.