Silent Tuesdays Charley Chase, often overlooked in comparison to other silent comedians, was an extremely successful and productive actor and director in his own right, appearing in more than 150 silent shorts and directing another 125 or so.
The Story of Film A decade after The Story of Film: An Odyssey, an expansive and influential inquiry into the state of moviemaking in the 20th century, filmmaker Mark Cousins returns with an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe.
Special Event Baruch (Ernst Deutsch), the son of a rabbi, becomes fascinated by the theater. Against his father’s wishes, Baruch leaves home and finds his way to Vienna, where an archduchess at the imperial court (Henny Porten) falls in love with him.
Polish Film Festival The “Polish James Dean,” Zbigniew Cybulski, shines as the charming leader of a traveling acting troupe who catches the eye of a fetching Frenchwoman.
Noir '47 Montgomery stars as a mysterious drifter who arrives in a New Mexico border town, seemingly intent on blackmailing a local gangster. Amidst the dizzying carnival backdrop, Wanda Hendrix appears as a mystical young woman who tries to redeem our hero.
The Story of Film Thai filmmaker Weeresethakul’s eighth feature film is the story of Jenjira (Jenjira Pongpas), a volunteer nurse at a temporary clinic set up in an abandoned school.
Dryden University A director of photography on more than fifty films, Kirsten Johnson has been around the world and interacted with people from Bosnian shepherds to Nigerian midwives to Jacques Derrida. In Cameraperson, Johnson takes footage from many of her previous projects to form something between a documentary, an autobiography, and an ethical inquiry.
JuanJose y Santana is a Rochester, NY based Latin trio formed in 2021. Their music is influenced by rhythms and themes from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Brazil.
Silent Tuesdays This early comedy features Louise Brooks and Evelyn Brent as the dueling Walsh sisters: Brent’s Mame is bookish and considerate, while Brooks’s Janie is a heartbreaking flapper whose morals extend so low as to snag her sister’s betrothed.
