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The Dream & the Lie (DCP)

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A Summer Trip through Europe(an Cinema) Designed as a three-channel installation, this cinematic version of Elena Dorfman’s debut film takes a deep dive into the hidden history of Albanian film. The Albanians established their Kinostudio with the help of the Russians, and went on to produce more than three hundred feature films and thousands of newsreels and documentaries — all of which were state sponsored and censored.

Member Appreciation Week

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Thank you for joining us for Member Appreciation Week 2025! All week: Extra Discounts: Start the celebration by doubling your member discount at the Museum Shop. That’s 20 percent instead of the usual 10 percent in store and online. Win a Lifetime Family Membership: Members who visit the museum during Member Appreciation Week can enter to win a Lifetime Family Museum Membership while on site! Family Activities: In the Donna Fielding Discovery Room, become landscape architects by designing your own unique garden. Why I'm a Member As we celebrate our third annual Member Appreciation Week, we

Training Camp

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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. Football was a particularly visual game, which made it particularly suited to the big screen. As time went on, more loveable losers and inspirational underdogs made it to the gridiron — and the cinema. As the Buffalo Bills once again descend upon Rochester for Training Camp, experience some of the best examples of the sport on screen.

Dates and Titles:
July 22: The Freshman (Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, US 1925, 77 min., 16mm) 
July 24: The Longest Yard (Robert Aldrich, US 1974, 121 min., 35mm)
August 15: Friday Night Lights (Peter Berg, US 2004, 118 min., DCP) 
August 22: Any Given Sunday (Oliver Stone, US 1999, 162 min., 35mm)
August 29: Remember the Titans (Boaz Yakin, US 2000, 113 min., 35mm) 

Paper Prints in Motion

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This exhibition features three recently restored paper prints originally produced by Biograph Studios and directed by D.W. Griffith (American 1875–1948) in 1908. Also included is a partially restored version of Le Mélomane (The Melomaniac), a 1903 short directed by the legendary French special effects virtuoso, Georges Méliès (1861–1938).