description Rooftop Films Overview
Rooftop Films is a New York-based nonprofit organization founded by Mark Elijah Rosenberg in 1997. The group is dedicated to screening independent films and is best known for its annual Summer Series, which hosts outdoor cinematic events across various rooftops and parks in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The organization provides a platform for emerging filmmakers, pairing short films and feature presentations with live music and community events. It operates as a grassroots festival, emphasizing community engagement and accessible outdoor cinema.
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Who founded Rooftop Films?
Mark Elijah Rosenberg founded Rooftop Films in New York City in 1997. What began as a single rooftop screening grew into a nonprofit organization supporting independent film and public arts events. [Rooftop Films](https://rooftopfilms.com/join-the-board/)
What happens at the Rooftop Films Summer Series?
The series screens new independent short and feature films outdoors on rooftops, in parks, plazas, waterfronts, and other New York City spaces. The setting is part of the experience, but the program remains centered on independent filmmakers. [Rooftop Films](https://rooftopfilms.com/join-the-board/)
Does Rooftop Films help filmmakers, or only screen films?
It also supports filmmakers through grants and other filmmaker programs. Past grantees include films such as Nanny, birth/rebirth, Obvious Child, and Beasts of the Southern Wild. [Rooftop Films filmmaker fund](https://rooftopfilms.com/filmmaker/filmmakers-fund-grantees/)
Are Rooftop Films events always held on actual rooftops?
No. Rooftop Films also uses parks, plazas, waterfronts, schools, and other public spaces across New York City. The organization describes its purpose as transforming public spaces into gathering places through independent film. [Rooftop Films](https://rooftopfilms.com/join-the-board/)
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