The documentary “Summer of Soul,” playing at The Little Theatre through July 18, unearths footage from the pivotal 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
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‘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.
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Haudenosaunee Filmmakers Festival spotlights Indigenous voices
The inaugural festival features the work of filmmakers from the Six Nations Confederacy.
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The realistic grief of ‘Cherry’
The characters in the Russo brothers’ new traumatic drama are people struggling with the all-too-common burdens of PTSD, addiction, and mental illness.
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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.
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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.
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Two quintessentially American stories on film open virtually on Friday
Powerful awards season contenders ‘Minari’ and ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ are moving tributes to less-visible American experiences.
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Local indie film ‘A Pharaoh’s Lonely Ego’ is an outlandish fever dream
Musician Austin Lake adds film to his creative repertoire with his Rochester-heavy, melodramatic horror-comedy.
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Haudenosaunee filmmakers get their own festival
This April, the inaugural Haudenosaunee Filmmakers Festival will spotlight the work of filmmakers from the six nation confederacy.
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Ukrainian drama ‘Atlantis’ offers hope amid its post-war desolation
Bleak aesthetics and despondent characters make for a cold and alienating film, but “Atlantis” contains some rays of light.
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‘One Night in Miami’ is a fly-on-the-wall to an historic gathering
With four terrific performances, ‘One Night’ is a triumphant directorial debut for actress Regina King.
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‘The Reason I Jump’ aims to evoke the experience of living with autism
Using the language of cinema, the powerful film attempts to portray the experiences of five autistic young people from around the globe.
