Lori Waxman: 60 wrd/min art critic (2016-Nov-11 @ 10 a.m.)

Burns Building 23 E. Huron St., Buffalo

Since 2005, Lori Waxman has conducted a work of performance art about art criticism through her ongoing performance 60 wrd/min art critic. During these performances, Waxman reviews artwork by area artists and provides a brief written review on a first-come, … Continue reading

Free

NY LOVES FILM Roundtable

Arbor Loft 17 Pitkin St., Rochester

Meet the team from the New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development for a roundtable discussion of all things productive in New York State – tax credits, location scouting, finding stages and crew, and more. Whether … Continue reading

Free

Coffee Chat (2016-Nov-11 @ 4:30 p.m.)

Arbor Loft 17 Pitkin St., Rochester

Engage with filmmakers and festival fans from a front-row-seat during an intimate and informal one-hour talk.

Veterans Day Open Mic and Potluck

Writers & Books 740 University Ave., Rochester

Writers and Books has been fortunate to host the Veterans Writing Group every first Saturday. This Veterans Day join us for an open mic and potluck for veterans, and listen to them share their moving work.

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Deepwater Horizon screening (2016-Nov-11 @ 7 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Deepwater Horizon (Peter Berg, Hong Kong / U.S. 2016, 107 min.) "A dramatization of the April 2010 disaster when the offshore drilling rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history."

Sugar! screening

Little Theatre 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester

The Little Theatre will screen Sugar! (Shari Berman, USA 2016, Narrative Feature Film, 81 min.) as part of the High Falls Film Festival followed by a Q&A with director Shari Berman. Responding to a dare, Leslie, a 50+ Indiana piano … Continue reading

Short Films Program 1

Little Theatre 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester

Tales of high-school reunions, love blossoming in Paris, life ending for a mother and daughter, and transgender dating come to High Falls Film Festival from France, Spain, the U.S., and Taiwan.

Ni le ciel ni la terre (Neither Heaven Nor Earth) screening

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House) 900 East Ave., Rochester

The Dryden will screen Ni le ciel ni la terre (Neither Heaven Nor Earth, Clément Cogitore, France/Belgium 2015, 100 min., DCP, French and Persian w/subtitles) as part of the (In)visibility series. A French army captain and his squad are assigned … Continue reading

Don't Breathe screening (2016-Nov-11 @ 8:50 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Don't Breathe (Fede Alvarez, U.S. 2016, 88 min.) "Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems."

Taxi Driver screening

Little Theatre 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester

The Little will screen Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, U.S. 1976, 113 min.) as part of the Mondo Movie Series. Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the … Continue reading