If you find yourself in the Big Apple this Thursday, June 24th you should definitely mosey over to the Rooftop Films summer series! Rooftop Films shows underground films in outdoor settings.
Tomorrow is the Rural Life & Spirit short film program. It's only $10 bucks and you're supporting a talented group of independent artists! Doors open at 8 p.m. and there is even an after party (which i'm sure will be raucously fun!). Visit their site for all the details http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/18-the-rural-life-and-spirit. The talented Tennessean Stewart Copeland will be showing his fantastic "Let Your Feet Do the Talkin'"....
I mean how cool is this?! Hope you can make it out for a fun night in the city!
Here is what's showing this Thursday:
GREAT AMBITION (Malcolm Sutherland | Canada | 2:40 min.)
An amiable animation about a lovelorn singing cowboy and his posse of yodeling birds. Music by the Dezurik Sisters.animalcolm.com / http://vimeo.com/5325386
BIG BIRDING DAY (David Wilson | Columbia, MO | 12 min.)
A glimpse into the world of competitive birdwatching, as three friends attempt to see as many species as possible in 24 hours.
FLEDGLING (Tony Gault & Elizabeth Henry | Glenwood Springs, CO | 7 min.)
Rooftop alums Gault and Henry explore the relationship between a man named Kevin and a baby crow he finds on the street one stormy night. Kevin's backyard provides the rich setting for a story about his conflicted relationship to nature.
LET YOUR FEET DO THE TALKIN' (Stewart Copeland | Tullahoma, TN | 30 min.)
Let Your Feet Do The Talkin' tells the story of buck dancing legend Thomas Maupin, who, at the age of 70, remains one of the greatest old time dancers in America. The film presents a portrait of a man in the twilight of his life reflecting back on his legacy as a father, teacher, and artist. stewstew.com
SPIRIT (SEGMANGAT) (Adam Gutch & Chu-Li Shewring | Borneo & UK | 44 min.)
In the lush jungles of Borneo, an Iban father on the cusp of old age begins a river journey to seek medical help for his sick child. Along the way, the boy is troubled by recurring visions of a strange figure who appears on the river bank. Their journey contrasts the vibrant otherworldly flora and fauna in the rain forest with the grey, foreboding mechanics of modern urban life, and father and son are drawn inexorably to a final encounter with the mythical 'transformed' shaman who dwells deep inside the jungle.
Semangat was made by working closely with one Iban longhouse community from Sarawak, Malaysia with whom the story was devised and filmed. The basis of the film explores the conflict that exists between ancient animist beliefs and modern approaches to illness. The main protagonists of the film are a real father and son, and a retired shaman from this community. flyingant.org.uk