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✨MARK YOUR CALENDARS ✨ Next Tuesday, February 24th, our friend and alum Elizabeth Lo's spellbinding documentary MISTRESS DISPELLER—recipient of the 2023 Rooftop Films x Irving Harvey Color Correction Grant—will make its streaming debut on The Criterion Channel!
Endless congrats to Stephanie and the entire team—this is only the beginning!
Beyond thrilled to celebrate our friend Stephanie Ahn, whose BEDFORD PARK just took home the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature at @sundance.org 2026! Needless to say, watching Rooftop alumni reach this kind of major milestone never, ever gets old.
Here's to these two brilliant artists who truly couldn't be more well-deserving of the honors!
Massive congrats to our friends and grantee alums Stephen P. Neary and Don Hertzfeldt—their films LIVING WITH A VISIONARY (recipient of the '23 Rooftop x Kayla Thomas Grant) and PAPER TRAIL each took home Short Film Jury Awards at @sundance.org 2026 for Animation and Creative Vision, respectively!
Josh Safdie
• Best Picture (MARTY SUPREME)
• Achievement in Directing (MARTY SUPREME)
• Achievement in Writing (Original Screenplay) [MARTY SUPREME] {with Ronald Bronstein}
• Achievement in Film Editing (MARTY SUPREME) [with Ronald Bronstein]
Alison McAlpine
• Best Documentary Short Film (PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS)
Sam Davis
• Best Live Action Short Film (THE SINGERS) [with Jack Piatt]
Geeta Gandhbir
• Best Documentary Feature Film (THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR) [with Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu & Sam Bisbee]
• Best Documentary Short Film (THE DEVIL IS BUSY) [with Christalyn Hampton]
Outrageously exciting, as ever, to see Rooftop alums and grantees land all-too-well-deserved Oscar nominations! This year, we couldn’t be prouder of or happier for Alison, Geeta, Josh, and Sam—and we’ll be loudly cheering the four of them on from our couches come March! 🥳
If Rooftop has ever been part of your New York story, now is the time to help carry that forward; we, truly, can only achieve our vision with your help.
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Whether you choose to take advantage of either deal, or make a gift simply because Rooftop has meant something to you, your support allows us to dream bigger, say yes more often, and make the start of our third decade the most exciting yet!
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• purchase a $100+ level membership: receive all member benefits, plus the two Opening Night tickets *and* two additional free tickets to any regularly-priced 2026 screening, for a whopping total of (!) 12 free tickets
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• make a $30 minimum donation: receive two free tickets to Opening Night 2026, a joyful way to kick off our milestone 30th summer
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And as a New Year’s Eve treat, we’re offering two extra special ways to join the celebration:
With our winter fundraising officially closing at 11:59 PM, tonight is your last chance to help us head into our landmark 30th season with real momentum, fueling ambitious programming, daring voices, and unforgettable nights under the stars!
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Thank you for being part of what makes what we do possible. We can’t wait to celebrate all that’s ahead, together.
If Rooftop has ever been part of your New York story—if it’s where you discovered something new, felt connected, or felt joy—this is the moment to help carry it forward.
Your support allows us to dream bigger, say yes more often, and make our milestone 30th season our most exciting yet—with more access, more joy, and more nights you’ll remember long after the credits roll.
It’s a small way for us to express our thanks directly—and once the clock strikes midnight on January 1st, the special offer will be gone.
And there’s an extra reason to join in, right this second: when you become a member or give at the $100 level or more before fundraising closes tomorrow night, you’ll receive two free tickets to any regularly-priced Summer Series screening in 2026! rooftopfilms.com/support
Rooftop Films exists solely because people like you believe these experiences matter. Because independent voices deserve space to be heard. Because there’s nothing quite like gathering under the open sky and feeling swept up together by storytelling. rooftopfilms.com/support
A year-end gift given right now helps set the stage for everything to come next: bold programming, singular locations, and the unforgettable summer nights that turn the rooftops, parks, piers, and plazas of New York City into places of glorious shared cinematic discovery. rooftopfilms.com/support
With winter fundraising officially closing on New Year’s Eve at 11:59 PM EST, now is your moment to help us head into the final day with real momentum—and our 30th season stronger than ever.
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If Rooftop has ever been where you discovered, delighted in, or were carried away by the magic of independent film, this is the moment we need your help to sustain it. rooftopfilms.com/support
Membership isn’t just support—it’s early access, special perks, and the knowledge that you play a real role in keeping Rooftop Films alive. These last 48 hours truly make a difference: they help us cross the finish line and step into our milestone season on solid ground. rooftopfilms.com/support
When you join or give at the $100 level or more before the clock runs out, we’ll send you two free tickets to any regularly-priced Summer Series screening in 2026—but once Wednesday passes, so will the offer! rooftopfilms.com/support
This final push is what allows us to say yes—to daring voices, ambitious screenings, and the kind of experiences thousands of New Yorkers have come to not only cherish, but rely on. And right now? There’s an extra special perk to it, too!
Before our winter fundraising officially closes on 12/31, your membership or donation matters more than ever. It helps us lock in the bold programming, singular locations, and unforgettable nights that turn ordinary evenings into something shared, cinematic, and alive.
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