BENDING STEEL, Sundance Shorts and More Set for Rooftop Films, 7/8-13

By: Jul. 05, 2013
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After a rainy week, Rooftop Films has some exciting events happening next week in Coney Island, Sunset Park, and the Financial District in Manhattan. On Monday, we head to the beaches of Coney Island with a free screening of Bending Steel featuring live strongmen performances. Friday, join us in Sunset Park for highlights from this year's Sundance Film Festival. On Saturday, we brass it up with a free screening of the documentary Brasslands and four live brass bands performing. Details below!

Monday, July 8 (FREE)
Bending Steel (David Carroll | USA | 90 min.)
Rooftop fittingly brings to Coney Island this emotional documentary about pint-sized powerhouse Chris Schoeck, a man searching within himself for a true old time carnival strongman. Adam RealMan and Chris 'Hairculese' Rider will be on hand warming up the crowd for the Coney Island premiere of Bending Steel with their unique brand of strongman and sideshow entertainment.

Venue: On the beach at Coney Island
Address: 3059 West 12th Street, Brooklyn
7:30PM Music by the Coney Island Dancers
8:30PM Live performance by strongmen Adam RealMan and Chris "Hairculese" Rider
9:00PM Film Begins

More info: http://rooftopfilms.com/2013/schedule/bending-steel/

Friday, July 12
Sundance Film Festival Shorts
Highlights from the vital Sundance 2013 selections include wild, weird and wonderful short films that define the genre, at the forefront of cutting edge storytelling.

Films include: The Event, Skin, Catnip: Egress to Oblivion?, Seraph, Magnesium, #Postmodem, Boneshaker, Social Butterfly, Oh Willy

Venue: The rooftops of Industry City
Address: 220 36th Street, Brooklyn
8:00PM Doors Open
8:30PM Live Music by Gospels
9:00PM Films Begin
11:30 PM Afterparty sponsored by Red Stripe and Tito's Vodka

More info and tickets: http://rooftopfilms.com/2013/schedule/sundance-film-festival-shorts-2/

Saturday, July 13 (FREE)
Brasslands (Meerkat Media Collective | Brooklyn, NY | 86 min.)
A testament to the glorious power of music to bring people together, Rooftop takes you straight to the heart of Balkan music with this kinetic documentary and our own brass music festival accompanying the film.

Venue: Brookfield Place (Formerly World Financial Center)
Address: 220 Vesey Street, Manhattan
6:00PM Doors Open
6:30PM Four live brass bands! Zlatne Uste, Slavic Soul Party!, Inspector Gadje and Raya Brass Band--create the experience of being enveloped in the frenetic energy of competing bands.
8:30PM Film Begins

More info: http://rooftopfilms.com/2013/schedule/brasslands/



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