In “Generation Z,” soul musician-turned-filmmaker Joyce “Cinnamon” Jones takes a poignant look at the pandemic era from the perspectives of Rochester students.
Film Features
Anomaly festivalโs horror film โThe Harbingerโ has a city connection
The 2022 Anomaly festival has a heap of horror films, such as Andy Mitton’s “The Harbinger,” which included crew members from Rochester.
2021 Anomaly film festival opens with the sweet, strange โStrawberry Mansionโ
The eccentric film “Strawberry Mansion” opens this year’s Anomaly film festival on Nov. 4. Co-director Albert Birney says the idea was born in Rochester.
Witness Palestine Film Festivalโs documentary-heavy 10th year
Marking one decade of activism, the Witness Palestine Film Festival continues its educational and human rights mission.
Rochester Jewish Film Fest takes the cultural temperature
With few in-person screenings, the mostly virtual 2021 Rochester Jewish Film Festival includes relevant themes and local connections.
The Little Theatre shows previously unseen music doc ‘Summer of Soul’
The documentary “Summer of Soul,” playing at The Little Theatre through July 18, unearths footage from the pivotal 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
‘Drunk Bus’ makes a stop in Rochester this weekend
Rochester’s bleak yet beautiful exterior made it the ideal place to shoot the indie feature film “Drunk Bus,” playing at The Little this Sunday.
Haudenosaunee Filmmakers Festival spotlights Indigenous voices
The inaugural festival features the work of filmmakers from the Six Nations Confederacy.
George Eastman Museum revives lost Orson Welles film
Orson Welles’s 1938 film “Too Much Johnson,” recovered by George Eastman Museum, is a hybrid of silent film and live performance.
Biographical films and TV shows that bring historic leaders to life
Had enough of European royals on TV? So have we. Expand your worldview with these shows and films that focus on leaders from other nations.
Haudenosaunee filmmakers get their own festival
This April, the inaugural Haudenosaunee Filmmakers Festival will spotlight the work of filmmakers from the six nation confederacy.
Film studios adopt new strategies to save their biggest releases
2020 caused a seismic shift in how films are distributed. Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming services in 2021.






