Rooftop Panorama

Rooftop Films’ four-day showcase features several remarkable personalities. On Wednesday, SF-based comics artist Lev brings his quirk and gloom to read from his latest book and to share some good-grief animations. The next night, the documentary No Impact Man relates author Colin Beavan and his family’s valiant undertaking: to make no environmental impact for a year. Saturday’s U.S. premiere of Persona Non Grata, meanwhile, dilates on Franz Wuytack, a Belgian missionary who went to the Venezuelan slums in the 60s and converted into a full-blooded rebel. This mini-festival also offers the annual favorite, “New York Non-Fiction,” panel discussions on independent film, live music curated by Sound Fix Records, and open-bar parties.