The Truth
Kore-eda Catchup | Rochester Premiere Legends of French cinema Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche join masterful filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda (Shoplifters, Still Walking) to paint a moving portrait of family dynamics. Fabienne (Deneuve) is an aging French movie star who, despite her momentary lapses in memory, remains a venerable force to be reckoned with.
IMAGE OUT FILM FESTIVAL
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In Spring
In Solidarity with the People of Ukraine In Spring is not only a seminal work of Ukrainian cinema. It is also a hymn to the miracle of life. The fact that it was filmed in and around Kyiv makes it particularly topical today.Live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip C. Carli.
Joe Blackburn, Aeolian pipe organ
Between 3 and 4 p.m., resident organist Joe Blackburn will play a selection of music on the Aeolian pipe organ in the Conservatory.
Joe Blackburn, Aeolian pipe organ
Between 3 and 4 p.m., resident organist Joe Blackburn will play a selection of music on the Aeolian pipe organ in the Conservatory.
RIT Woodwind Quintet
Between 3 and 4 p.m., a woodwind quintet from the Rochester Institute of Technology will perform a selection of music in the Conservatory.
Five Points Performance Company
Between 3 and 4 p.m., 33 members of the Five Points Performance Company will perform a selection of music in the Conservatory.
Alex Nazaretski, classical guitar
Between 3 and 4 p.m., classical guitarist and pianist Alex Nazaretski will perform a selection of music in the Living Room.
ONLINE—Behind the Scenes: Eastman Museum Conservation Lab
Members Only. GEM members are invited to join conservators Taina Meller and Sarah Casto for a virtual behind-the-scenes look at the Eastman Museum conservation lab.
ONLINE—Panel Discussion: Photography and Social Justice
At this in-depth virtual conversation, photographers Joshua Rashaad McFadden, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, and Devin Allen will discuss their work that is shaping new perspectives of Black life in America. Moderated by Dr. Ralph Basui Watkins.
From the Nickelodeon to the Movie Palace: The Phenomenon of Early Cinema Exhibition
Join Ken Fox, head of library and archives, for a discussion of this fascinating history of early cinema exhibition and the ways in which it both affected and reflected its audiences. Part of a new Finger Lakes Film Trail program series, Making Noise about Silent Film: Conversations about Cinema, Culture, and Social Change, sponsored by Humanities New York, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
From the Camera Obscura to the Revolutionary Kodak
The first successful roll-film hand camera, the Kodak, was launched publicly in the summer of 1888. Inventor George Eastman received a patent (number 388,850) for the camera’s shutter and the trademark (number 15,825) for the Kodak name on September 4, 1888. The immediate triumph of the camera prompted Eastman to change the name of his company from Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company to Eastman Kodak Company in 1892.
This three-part exhibition explores early photographic processes through cameras and related equipment from the museum’s collections. Includes a room-size camera obscura providing...
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Free Community Day: Juneteenth
In observance of Juneteenth and the closing of the exhibition Joshua Rashaad McFadden: I Believe I'll Run On, the Eastman Museum is offering free admission to all, including two free film screenings in the Dryden.
In Focus—Beyond Bollywood: Perspectives on the South Asian Cinema Collection
Project Film Specialists Erica Jones and Lydia Creech will discuss their work processing, archiving, and cataloging the majority of the South Asian Cinema Collection at the George Eastman Museum.
RIT Best of Student Films 2022
Special Event Chosen by the faculty and staff of Rochester Institute of Technology, these films represent the School of Film and Animation’s best student work from the 2021–2022 academic year. Introduction by Shanti Thakur, Director of RIT SoFA.
The Guilty
Noir ’47: The Year Darkness Came to Light Unavailable anywhere but on film, this rare film noir deals with post-war trauma and romantic entanglements. 35mm restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Restoration funding provided by the Film Noir Foundation. Post-screening discussion with Curator of Film Exhibitions Jared Case.
