ROOFTOP FILMS FREE THIS WEEKEND!
September 5th 2008 07:45
This weekend the gang at rooftop films are throwing open the doors to one and all for a weekend that looks set to sizzle with a MORELIA Film Festival documentay La Frontera Infinata on Friday night for a measly $9 followed by Saturday Night rolling to a different beat with the Iranina documentary Arisa - Persian Wedding. Saturday's film is also free of charge so why not try a little bit of someone elses culture this weekend and get along if you live in The Big Apple!
Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008
Rooftop Films, The Morelia Film Festival, & El Museo Del Barrio Present
La Frontera Infinita (The Endless Border)
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A beautifully photographed documentary intimately follows small groups of immigrants as they travel through Mexico.
*Venue: on the roof of El Museo Del Barrio
*Address: 1230 Fifth Avenue @ 104th Street (East Harlem)
*Directions: 6 to 103rd St. or 2/3 to 110th St. MAP
*8:00: Doors Open
*8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Nacoteque
*Tickets: $9 on Going.com
On Friday, September 5, Rooftop Films and The Morelia International Film Festival present La Frontera Infinita (The Infinite Border). There will be live music by Nacoteque before the film and an after party with complimentary Radeberger Pilsner afterwards.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Central Americans enter Mexico clandestinely en route to the United States. La Frontera Infinita is a story about their determination and hope, about men and women who travel in search of better living conditions, faced with a voyage that for many becomes seemingly endless.
Rooftop Films is proud to present this selection from the Morelia International Film Festival, Mexico’s premiere showcase of new and emerging Mexican filmmaking talent.
Saturday, Sept. 6th, 2008
Arusi: Persian Wedding | No Charge For Admission Iranian-American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to Iran as he travels with his American wife to have a Persian wedding ceremony and explore his lost heritage.
*Venue: on the lawn at Firefighter's Field on Roosevelt Island
*Directions: F train or the tram to Roosevelt Island. Walk South (if coming from subway) or North (if coming from Tram) to East Rd. Walk East on East Rd to the field and you will see our screen set up. MAP
*8:00: Doors Open
*8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by MK Groove Orchestra
*9:00: The Films
*Admission: No charge.
Iranian-American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to Iran as he travels with his American wife to have a Persian wedding ceremony and explore his lost heritage. Using dynamic historical footage and weaving it with the couple's personal story, Arusi Persian Wedding explores the history and impact of the broken relationship between Iran and America. Behind the curtain of political tension, the film offers rare glimpses of both modern and traditional Iran, displaying a vibrant and complex country that is sealed off to much of the West.
Tehrani’s film is many things at once, simultaneously telling the story of a couple in love, of a family being reunited, and of a country at odds with itself and the world. After seeing dozens of Iranians encircle Alex and Heather in a Park in Tehran to wish the young couple good luck, it is impossible to think of the conflict in the region in the same way again. So join us below the 59th Street Bridge on Roosevelt Island's beautiful Firefighter's Park (pictured below) for a special screening of this beautiful film.
Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008
Rooftop Films, The Morelia Film Festival, & El Museo Del Barrio Present
La Frontera Infinita (The Endless Border)
A beautifully photographed documentary intimately follows small groups of immigrants as they travel through Mexico.
*Venue: on the roof of El Museo Del Barrio
*Address: 1230 Fifth Avenue @ 104th Street (East Harlem)
*Directions: 6 to 103rd St. or 2/3 to 110th St. MAP
*8:00: Doors Open
*8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Nacoteque
*Tickets: $9 on Going.com
Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008
Rooftop Films, The Morelia Film Festival, & El Museo Del Barrio Present
Buy Tickets
A beautifully photographed documentary intimately follows small groups of immigrants as they travel through Mexico.
*Venue: on the roof of El Museo Del Barrio
*Address: 1230 Fifth Avenue @ 104th Street (East Harlem)
*Directions: 6 to 103rd St. or 2/3 to 110th St. MAP
*8:00: Doors Open
*8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Nacoteque
*Tickets: $9 on Going.com
On Friday, September 5, Rooftop Films and The Morelia International Film Festival present La Frontera Infinita (The Infinite Border). There will be live music by Nacoteque before the film and an after party with complimentary Radeberger Pilsner afterwards.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Central Americans enter Mexico clandestinely en route to the United States. La Frontera Infinita is a story about their determination and hope, about men and women who travel in search of better living conditions, faced with a voyage that for many becomes seemingly endless.
Rooftop Films is proud to present this selection from the Morelia International Film Festival, Mexico’s premiere showcase of new and emerging Mexican filmmaking talent.
Saturday, Sept. 6th, 2008
Arusi: Persian Wedding | No Charge For Admission Iranian-American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to Iran as he travels with his American wife to have a Persian wedding ceremony and explore his lost heritage.
*Venue: on the lawn at Firefighter's Field on Roosevelt Island
*Directions: F train or the tram to Roosevelt Island. Walk South (if coming from subway) or North (if coming from Tram) to East Rd. Walk East on East Rd to the field and you will see our screen set up. MAP
*8:00: Doors Open
*8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by MK Groove Orchestra
*9:00: The Films
*Admission: No charge.
Iranian-American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to Iran as he travels with his American wife to have a Persian wedding ceremony and explore his lost heritage. Using dynamic historical footage and weaving it with the couple's personal story, Arusi Persian Wedding explores the history and impact of the broken relationship between Iran and America. Behind the curtain of political tension, the film offers rare glimpses of both modern and traditional Iran, displaying a vibrant and complex country that is sealed off to much of the West.
Tehrani’s film is many things at once, simultaneously telling the story of a couple in love, of a family being reunited, and of a country at odds with itself and the world. After seeing dozens of Iranians encircle Alex and Heather in a Park in Tehran to wish the young couple good luck, it is impossible to think of the conflict in the region in the same way again. So join us below the 59th Street Bridge on Roosevelt Island's beautiful Firefighter's Park (pictured below) for a special screening of this beautiful film.
Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008
Rooftop Films, The Morelia Film Festival, & El Museo Del Barrio Present
La Frontera Infinita (The Endless Border)
A beautifully photographed documentary intimately follows small groups of immigrants as they travel through Mexico.
*Venue: on the roof of El Museo Del Barrio
*Address: 1230 Fifth Avenue @ 104th Street (East Harlem)
*Directions: 6 to 103rd St. or 2/3 to 110th St. MAP
*8:00: Doors Open
*8:30PM: Sound Fix presents live music by Nacoteque
*Tickets: $9 on Going.com
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