Special Presentation This program of short films selected from the George Eastman Museum Moving Image Collections promises to be a visual feast of vintage color featuring rare and significant examples of films made with two separate Kodak products sharing the same trade name of Kodachrome. Some of the titles in this program are silent and will feature live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli.

Collodion chloride and gelatin chloride were some of the most popular printing papers in the late 19th and early 20th century. Learn how to mix both collodion and gelatin chloride emulsions from scratch, as well as helpful tips and tricks for printing and toning your printed out photographs.

Kore-eda Catchup | Rochester Premiere Would you choose your natural child, or the one you believed was your own during six years together? Hirokazu Kore-eda, the acclaimed director of Nobody Knows and Still Walking, returns with another incredibly touching family drama, winner of the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Conscientious Director: Stanley Kramer The unusual trio of Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren (in her first English role) star in this historical epic that is, in the words of director Stanley Kramer, “a simple but powerful study of human courage.”

Asian Americans in Hollywood: Sessue Hayakawa Produced under Sessue Hayakawa’s production company, Haworth Pictures, the film stars Hayakawa as the titular artist. Live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip C. Carli.

Noir ‘47 | Member Movie Night Robert Montgomery directs and stars in this Raymond Chandler adaptation. Montgomery uses first-person camera extensively to put the audience in the position of Philip Marlowe’s first-person narration of the novel.

Kore-eda Catchup | Rochester Premiere Adapted from Yoshida Akimi’s best-selling graphic novel, three twenty-something sisters live together in a large old house in the seaside town of Kamakura.

Conscientious Director: Stanley Kramer Tony Curtis is stunning in his Oscar-nominated role as racist convict Joker Jackson, forced to face his prejudices when he manages to escape from a chain gang still bound to black fellow convict Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier).

Asian Americans in Hollywood: Sessue Hayakawa A group of British POWs captured by the Japanese during WWII are forced to build a bridge that will assist the enemy.

Noir ‘47 Twentieth Century-Fox capitalized on the popularity of Raymond Chandler by adapting The High Window, with Western star George Montgomery as Philip Marlowe. Post-film discussion with Curator of Film Exhibitions Jared Case.