The Little will screen يمنيات (Yemeniettes, Shawn David Thompson, U.S. / Yemen 2014, 60 min.) as part of the Best of the Fests series. Three Yemeni teenage girls enter an entrepreneurship competition but along the way encounter the hardships of … Continue reading
A regular meeting for discussion of reading materials and strategy, administrative and maintenance issues for the burgeoning Rochester chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
"A discussion on housing as a human right, zombie properties, and community land trusts."
The Cinema will screen Demolition (Jean-Marc Vallée, U.S. 2015, 101 min.) "As an investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash, his increasingly confessional series of letters to a vending machine company catch the attention of … Continue reading
The Dryden Theatre will screen a program titled The L. Jeffrey Selznick School at 20 with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli. The films are: Les Fromages automobiles (Georges Méliès, France 1907, 5 min. 35mm) by Catherine Cormon (1998, … Continue reading
The Little will screen Dough (John Goldschmidt, U.K. / Hungary 2015, 94 min.) as part of the Best of the Fests series. An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Lady in the Van (Nicholas Hytner, U.K. 2015, 104 min.) "A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that's parked in his driveway."
Rediscovering Frederick Douglas (William Schwappacher, U.S. 2016) will be shown in the Kate Gleason Auditorium in the Bausch and Lomb Library Building. "Discussion to follow on Douglass' family life and his use of photography."
Slut Walk is an international event that originated in Toronto, Canada in 2011 and takes place annually to bring communities together around the issues of sexual harassment and violence. The original Slut Walk was held in response to a statement … Continue reading
The 2nd Nitrate Picture Show runs through May 1 at theGeorge Eastman Museum. The Nitrate Picture Show, the world's first festival of film conservation, returns for a second year after overwhelming success in 2015. The festival features screenings of vintage … Continue reading
The Little will screen Akron (Sasha King, Brian O'Donnell, U.S. 2015, 88 min.) as part of the Best of the Fests series. Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen 10 Cloverfield Lane (Dan Trachtenberg, U.S. 2016, 103 min.) "After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical … Continue reading
The MuCCC will host a performance of Elvira The Immigrant Play by Jessica Carmona. Based on the true life story of Elvira Arellano, a Mexican immigrant activist, the play presents an imaginary encounter between an ICE agent and Elvira. As … Continue reading