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Now’s the moment to elevate your Rooftop experience! Members enjoy early access, free and discounted tickets, priority entry, and more exclusive perks that make every screening feel a little more special. 🌷 rooftopfilms.com/support

Spring has officially arrived—and summer isn’t far behind. For a very limited time, all membership levels are 15% off through this Monday, March 23rd. Join us for our landmark 30th season and help keep independent cinema thriving! 🌷 rooftopfilms.com/support

We couldn't be prouder to be in your corner, and already can't wait to see what you've got coming next in the wake of this extraordinary achievement.

Here's to our alum and friend Sam A. Davis, whose incredible short THE SINGERS took home an Academy Award last night in a rare tie—the seventh in Oscar history—for Best Live Action Short Film!

To celebrate the first-ever Cinema Week—running from March 20-26—our friends at @madeinny are funding 5,000 free movie tickets at independent theaters across the city in partnership with Art House New York! See participating theaters and learn more at arthouseny.org.

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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 @criterionchannl!

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 @sundancefest 2026! Needless to say, watching Rooftop alumni reach this kind of major milestone never, ever gets old.

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)

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. 🩷 rooftopfilms.com/support 📷 @mettieostrowski

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! 🩷 rooftopfilms.com/support

With our winter fundraising officially closing at 11:59 PM, tonight's your last chance to help us head into our landmark 30th season with real momentum, fueling ambitious programming, daring voices, and unforgettable starlit nights! 🩷 rooftopfilms.com/support 📷 @mettieostrowski

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. 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. 🩷 rooftopfilms.com/support 📷 @mettieostrowski