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.
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."
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
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.
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
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."
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
Rochester's own, Seth Faergolzia and The 23 Psaegz is an eclectic, semi-orchestral musical group of the anti-folk/freak-folk variety, headed by former Dufus front-runner, Seth Faergolzia.
A hands-on 16mm workshop presented by Kodak. Free participation, space limited, registration required.
The High Falls Film Festival is proud to host a special screening of the Rochester International Children's Film Festival.
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
Engage with filmmakers and festival fans from a front-row-seat during an intimate and informal one-hour talk.
The Little Theatre will screen The Good Breast (Bernadette Wegenstein, USA 2016, Documentary Feature Film, 94 min.) as part of the High Falls Film Festival followed by a Q&A with director Bernadette Wegenstein. The Good Breast shares the diverse emotional … Continue reading
A tradition since the festival began in 2001, High Falls features a shorts program showcasing work by the female students of the School of Film and Animation (SOFA) at Rochester Institute of Technology. Ten films will take the screen this … Continue reading