SCREENING + AWARDS | Thursday, August 7 at 5:30pm | The annual Rochester Teen Film Festival honors the work of urban, suburban, and rural teen filmmakers and provides young people an authentic opportunity to have their work viewed by a jury and screened in a theater.
EROTIC THRILLERS | Friday, August 8 at 7:30pm | With help from an orphaned pickpocket (Kim Tae-ri), a Korean con man (Ha Jung-woo) devises an elaborate plot to seduce and bilk a Japanese woman (Kim Min-hee) out of her inheritance.
STAFF PICKS | Sunday, Aug. 10 at Noon | Selected by Will (staff manager) | Whilst trying to protect their new “Little Master” the anthropomorphic appliances set off on an epic adventure and make many new friends along the way. Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch.
KUROSAWA SERIES | Sunday, August 10 at 7:30pm | A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan.
BY JOE CORNISH | Wednesday, August 13 at 7:30pm | South London teenagers (John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones) defend their neighborhood from malevolent extraterrestrials. Effortlessly mixing scares, laughs, and social commentary, with a distinctly British flavor.
LIVE SCORE | Friday, August 15 at 7:30pm | What if the devil was a VJ? What if MTV broadcast from hell? Ghost Almanac features the best scenes from classic silent horror films, with a live score by the vintage synthesizer enthusiasts of Montopolis. Tales from the Crypt meets VH1 in this 80 minute roller coaster ride of terror and old school beats.
A LYTTLE LYNCH | Saturday, August 16 at 7:30pm | The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS | Saturday, August 16 at 4:30 and Sunday, August 17 at 12:00pm | American political economist and professor Robert Reich teaches his final “Wealth and Poverty” class at UC Berkeley, ending a 40-year career that reached 40,000 students.
NT LIVE | Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 24 | Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
KUROSAWA SERIES | Sunday, Aug. 17 at 7:30pm | A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Sunday, August 17 at 3:00pm | Spike Lee. Denzel Washington. A music mogul faces a ransom plot and moral dilemma. | Post-film discussion on this screening; additional showtimes available.
SPECIAL SCREENING | Monday, Aug. 18 | Sabbath Queen is a remarkable 20 year journey in the life of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, a 39th generation Orthodox rabbi — and drag queen. Presented with community partner, ImageOut.
BY JOE CORNISH | FAMILY FLICKS | Wednesday, August 20 at 7:00pm | Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.
ONE TAKE | Thursday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 23 | For over six years, and for reasons he can’t explain, Matt Green has been walking every block of every street in New York City — a journey of more than 8,000 miles. THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET tells the story of his unusual personal quest and the unexpected journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues.
LITTLE CRAFT NIGHT: Friday, August 22 at 7:30pm | TRADITIONAL SCREENING: Sunday, August 24 at 12:00pm | A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.