Rooftop Films Screens THE COMEDY, NYC Shorts and CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT Week of June 25

Rooftop Films has announced its upcoming screenings for the Week of June 25, including The Comedy at BAM, NYC Shorts and China Heavyweight. Also, starting Monday, July 2 through August 6, Rooftop Films will host free screenings on Coney Island. Click here for more information. See details below!

Wednesday, June 27

The Comedy

(Rick Alverson | 96 min.)

Tim Heidecker stars in this black comedy about a self-absorbed, filthy-rich, obnoxious hipster, insulting his friends and condescending to strangers, and yet somehow appearing compelling, pitiable, perhaps even likeable. Co-presented with BAMcinemaFest. Filmmaker Rick Alverson will be in attendance for a Q and A following the screening.

Venue: BAMcinematek Outdoors (Outdoors across from BAM), located at Fulton Street and Ashland Place, Brooklyn, 2/3/4/5/B/Q to Atlantic Ave or D/M/N/R to Pacific St.

8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM: Live music
9:00PM: Film
11:00PM-12:00AM: Reception

Tickets and more info: http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/the-comedy/

Friday, June 29

New York Non-Fiction Shorts Program (60min.)

Some things can only happen in New York: people coming together from different walks of life, a humble worker becoming a living legend. Here, some things always go together: pizza and subways, street hustlers and chess. And here, one person’s decay is another person’s garden, one’s junk is another’s gold. This program is a salutation to everyone who hustles to “make it right,” a celebration of those who make the most of every nook and cranny and opportunity, and an unsentimental memorialization of all the people and places, present and past, that make New York the most amazing city in the world.

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