Film

Rooftop Films Celebrates Independent Film Week

Including a screening of Howl

by Josh Kurp   |   Sep 20, 2010

Rooftop Films Celebrates Independent Film Week

Photo: Oscilloscope Laboratories

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You may not know it, but today is the beginning of IFP‘s Independent Film Week. So, instead of seeing Devil, why not check one of these Rooftop Film Series-presented indie films instead.

Monday, September 20
Howl
Open Road Rooftop (350 Grand St.)

James Franco stars as the young Allen Ginsberg–poet, counter-culture adventurer, and chronicler of the Beat Generation. In his famously confessional, leave-nothing-out style, Ginsberg recounts the road trips, love affairs, and search for personal liberation that led to the most timeless and electrifying work of his career: the poem “HOWL.”

8 p.m.: Doors open
8:30 p.m.: Live music
9 p.m.: Film begins
10:30 p.m.: Q&A with the film’s directors, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
11:30 p.m.: After party with free Radeberger Pilsner at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St.)

Tuesday, September 21
IFP Labs Showcase
Pier along the East River at Solar One (Kips Bay, Manhattan)

Short scenes and trailers from each of the documentary and narrative feature works in progress participating in IFP’s 2010 Independent Filmmaker Labs. Catch a sneak preview of next year’s indie festival and theatrical hits.

8 p.m.: Doors open
8:30 p.m.: Live music
9 p.m.: IFP Lab selections
10:30 p.m.: Reception along the water with free open bar

Wednesday, September 22
Twelve Ways to Sunday
High Line (Chelsea)

Amid a rural landscape and disappearing communities, the residents of Allegany County, NY are living the working-class American story. This luscious and intimate cinematic portrait captures the testimonies of life in these small towns.

8 p.m.: Doors open
8:30 p.m.: Live music
9 p.m.: IFP Lab clips
10:30 p.m.: Reception along the water with free drinks.