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A Summer of Independent Film Premieres Outdoors on the Big Screen at Green-Wood Cemetery

Rooftop Films and The Green-Wood Cemetery will present a series of outdoor film screenings throughout the summer (dates and details below). Taking place within the Cemetery’s idyllic landscape aside one its glacial ponds, each evening features live music and a complementary after-party. The screenings are part of Rooftop Films’ Summer Series, an annual film festival that features more than 45 screenings of new independent feature-length and short films. Established in 1997, Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and musicians.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Film ticketholders must be 16 and older. Guests must be 21 and older for the after-party.
• There is a 10-15-minute walk from Green-Wood’s main entrance to the screening site. Comfortable footwear is recommended

Saturday, August 4, 2018
Prospect (Writers and Directors: Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell | Canada, USA | 97 minutes) 7:45 PM: Doors Open
8:30 PM: Live Music
9:00 PM: Film Begins
10:30 PM: Filmmaker Q&A
11:00 PM: After-Party

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon’s toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with the forest’s other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father’s greed-addled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape.

Website here.











When: Sat., Aug. 4, 2018 at 7:45 pm - 11:00 pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St., Brooklyn
718-210-3080
Price: $16
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Rooftop Films and The Green-Wood Cemetery will present a series of outdoor film screenings throughout the summer (dates and details below). Taking place within the Cemetery’s idyllic landscape aside one its glacial ponds, each evening features live music and a complementary after-party. The screenings are part of Rooftop Films’ Summer Series, an annual film festival that features more than 45 screenings of new independent feature-length and short films. Established in 1997, Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and inspire the diverse communities of New York City by showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers and musicians.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Film ticketholders must be 16 and older. Guests must be 21 and older for the after-party.
• There is a 10-15-minute walk from Green-Wood’s main entrance to the screening site. Comfortable footwear is recommended

Saturday, August 4, 2018
Prospect (Writers and Directors: Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell | Canada, USA | 97 minutes) 7:45 PM: Doors Open
8:30 PM: Live Music
9:00 PM: Film Begins
10:30 PM: Filmmaker Q&A
11:00 PM: After-Party

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon’s toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with the forest’s other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father’s greed-addled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape.

Website here.

Buy tickets/get more info now