4 Films on Screen For the first time last year, we set aside a weekend apart from the Nitrate Picture Show to dedicate to the projection of nitrate film. It was so popular we’ve decided to do it again, mixing films that have previously screened at NPS with titles that have not yet screened, from both the George Eastman Museum and the Library of Congress.

5 Films on Screen November is National Native American Heritage Month, and thanks to generous support from the Monroe County Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Dryden Theatre is presenting five films from indigenous North American voices with free admission throughout the month.

11 Films on Screen The Dryden Theatre is not immune to the holiday spirit, and our offerings this year take a three-pronged approach.

Ongoing Series An autumn tradition at the Dryden, silent films with live accompaniment return on Tuesdays to explore the first thirty-five years of cinema. Comedies, epics, westerns, horror films, and the avant-garde were all part of that early cinema, and are all represented in our series this fall.

4 Films on Screen The museum’s South Asian collection is composed largely of films from the first decade of the century, a time when the Indian film industry was seeing a large expansion to other countries.