5 Films on Screen Ever since Edweard Muybridge took successive images of a racehorse in full gallop, sports movement have been a part of the moving image. As collegiate and professional sport became more popular, they found themselves the center of attention in films dating back to 1913.
Canada Day Despite being born in Scotland, Norman McLaren became Canada’s premier animator, producing works himself with the National Film Board and training following generations of animators.
4 Films on Screen Celebrating both the 250th birthday of the United States and the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 spaceflight, this series highlights the achievements and contributions of Americans to space exploration, through the lens of cinema.
Rochester Premiere | Steichen and the Garden Argentinian filmmaker and programmer Leandro Listorti offers a contemplation on the parallels between extinct plant life and lost film.
America in Space Thrilling, comedic, and epic, writer-director Philip Kaufman adapts Tom Wolfe’s docu-drama novel about the Mercury program, NASA’s first steps toward space flight.
A Summer Trip through Europe(an Cinema) Contemporary with the emergence of the Romanian New Wave with The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005) and 4 Months, 3 Weeks, & 2 Days (2007), this film about a family struggling during the last days of the Ceauşescu government received a limited release in this country.
A Summer Trip through Europe(an Cinema) An elderly poet in Greece, alone and near death, takes comfort in memories of a happier time and the companionship of a young Albanian refugee.
America in Space Ryan Gosling plays the legendary Neil Armstrong in this adaptation of the James Hansen biography, directed by Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash, Babylon).
2026 George Eastman Award Winner: Octavia Spencer Octavia Spencer earned an Academy Award on her first nomination in this film based on the best-selling novel by Kathryn Stockett. Set in early-1960s Jackson, Mississippi, the story follows “Skeeter” Phelan (Emma Stone), recently graduated from college and looking to become a writer.
