DRINKING BUDDIES, ELENA and More Set for Rooftop Films Summer Series 2013 SXSW Week, Now thru 8/10

Rooftop Films teams up with SXSW Film Festival to present a week of New York premieres. The films being screened as a part of Rooftop Films Summer Series 2013 SXSW Week are Joe Swanberg's Drinking Buddies in Fort Greene, Lotfy Nathan's dirt-bike documentary The 12 O'Clock Boys in Williamsburg, Todd Sklar's comedic tour de force Awful Nice in Sunset Park and Petra Costa's poetic documentary Elena in Gowanus. All filmmakers will be in attendance at each screening.

Tonight, August 6th, Rooftop Films will be co-presenting Joe Swanberg's Drinking Buddies-which also had its world premiere at SXSW--outdoors at BAMcinematek. On Thursday, August 8, follow the life of thirteen-year-old Pug as he tries to become part of a notorious Baltimore dirt bike gang in 12 O'Clock Boys. Branson, Missouri comes to Brooklyn for the New York premiere of Awful Nice on Friday, August 9 in Sunset Park. The Oakwood Boys take over as emcees for the evening and the filmmakers will outfit the entire screening with Branson-related props courtesy of Film Biz Recycling. Rounding out the weekend, the intimate experimental documentary Elena makes its New York debut on Saturday, August 10. Petra Costa follows the traces of her long lost sister all the way to New York.

Check ou tthe full schedule at www.rooftopfilms.com/2013/schedule, and scroll down for details!

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Drinking Buddies (Joe Swanberg | 90 min.)
Rooftop and BAMcinemaFest present the latest from Joe Swanberg, who has rapidly developed a substantial body of intimate films about the nuances of communication. The star-studded "Drinking Buddies" takes his approach to a whole new level.

Venue: BAMcinématek Outdoors (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
Address: Fulton and Ashland Place
8:00PM: Doors Open
8:30PM: Live Music
9:00PM: Film Begins
10:30PM: Q&A with Director Joe Swanberg
10:45 PM: After Party onsite, sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery

Tickets and more information: http://rooftopfilms.com/2013/schedule/drinking-buddies/

Thursday, August 8, 2013
The 12 O'Clock Boys (Lotfy Nathan | 76 min.)
Thirteen-year-old Pug wants nothing more than to join the 12 O'Clock Boys, the notorious Baltimore dirt bike pack, in this exciting and unusual tale about coming of age in urban America. Film is being distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories.

Venue: On the lawn of Greenpoint High School (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Address: 50 Bedford Ave. at North 13th St.
8:00PM: Doors Open
8:30PM: Live Music
9:00PM: Film Begins
10:30PM: Q&A with Director Lotfy Nathan and the subject of the film Pug
11:30PM: After Party and Open Bar at Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave. at Driggs) courtesy of Red Stripe and Bulleit

Tickets and more information: http://rooftopfilms.com/2013/schedule/twelve-oclock-boys/

Friday, August 9, 2013
Awful Nice (Todd Sklar | 86 min.)
Based on the short '92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card that played in last year's Summer Series, Awful Nice follows two brothers who inherit their family lake home to fix up and sell. They are sent careening from one hilarious misadventure to the next in this comic tour de force.

Venue: The Rooftops of Industry City between 2nd and 3rd Avenue (Sunset Park, Brooklyn)
Address: 220 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY
8:00PM: Doors Open
8:15PM: Live Music by the Oakwood Boys (Branson take over!)
9:00PM: Film Begins
10:30PM: Q&A with Director Todd Sklar and co-writer/star Alex Rennie
11:00PM-12:30AM: After-party at courtesy of Red Stripe and Bulleit Bourbon

Tickets and more information: http://rooftopfilms.com/2013/schedule/awful-nice/

Saturday, August 10, 2013
Elena (Petra Costa | 90 min.)
A stunning, poetic, experimental documentary hailing from Brazil that sends the director on a search for her sister, through image, sound, emotion and the many incarnations of lives loved and lost.

Venue: The Old American Can Factory roof and courtyard (Gowanus, Brooklyn)
Address: 232 Third St at 3rd ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
8:00PM: Doors Open
8:30PM: Live Music
9:00PM: Film Begins
10:30PM: Q&A with Director Petra Costa
11:00PM-12:30AM: Reception in courtyard courtesy of Red Stripe and Tito's Vodka

Tickets and more information: http://rooftopfilms.com/2013/schedule/elena/