NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE | Saturday, July 11 & Sunday, July 19 | Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.
ONE TAKE DOCUMENTARY SERIES | Friday, July 24, Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26 | SCREENINGS ADDED TO MEET DEMAND! | Featuring interviews photos, notebooks, archival correspondence, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey, this documentary considers poet Mary Oliver’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.
LIMITED RUN | July 25-27 | São Paulo, 1983: Women’s soccer has just been legalized in Brazil. A group of rebellious young women form the Gayvotas Football Club and begin training for their first match. But as the team quickly becomes a media sensation, its members are forced to confront the prejudices of the conservative military dictatorship that they live under.
THE WACHOWSKIS x PRIDE | Saturday, July 25 at 7:30pm | Tough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet’s crooked boyfriend Caesar. The Wachowskis’ debut feature film.
SPECIAL SCREENING | Sunday, July 26 at 7:00pm | A special showcase of Fleischer Studios Superman cartoon shorts from the early 1940s, newly restored from original 35mm elements. These cartoons were Superman’s first theatrical adventures, and not only created a definitive style but went on to influence comic characters’ animated portrayals.
LIMITED RUN | Wednesday, July 29 and Friday, July 31 | When fetish camboy Aaron Eagle (Kieron Moore) visits a client in exchange for $50,000, he discovers a masked man (Reed Birney) with a camera and a series of increasingly probing questions. But when the man reveals a disturbing connection to Aaron’s past, the two drop their personas and gradually reveal their true desires in this seductive thriller.
NATIONAL ART HOUSE THEATRE DAY | Thursday, July 30 at 7pm | Telemarketer Cassius Green (LaKeith Stanfield) finds himself in a macabre universe after he takes a co-worker’s advice to move up the corporate ladder. As his friends protest against corporate oppression, Cassius soon falls under the spell of a CEO… From Boots Riley (I Love Boosters).
SCREENING + AWARDS | Thursday, August 6 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.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS | Friday, August 7 – Sunday, August 9 | A Little summer favorite returns! CatVideoFest is a glorious compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.
MONDAY, AUG. 10 AT 7PM | STAFF PICKS | M. Night Shyamalan’s third film, 2002’s SIGNS, captures the thrills and frights of the sudden appearance of mysterious, possibly extra-terrestrial, visitors. The twist here is that this chilling tale is told from the perspective of a small family on their farm. Selected by Delia!
ONE TAKE | THURSDAY, AUG. 13 & SATURDAY, AUG. 15 | A Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco overcomes his years of captivity and lack of survival skills to answer the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along. From director Penny Lane.
LIMITED RUN | August 14-16 | Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends. The comedy classic returns to the big screen for its 25th Anniversary.
THE WACHOWSKIS | New 4K Restoration | Saturday, August 15 at 7:30pm | Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile. A highly-stylized live-action adaptation of the classic anime.
FOAM, FELT & FROGS | Sunday, August 16 at 7:00pm | Sixteen-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth (David Bowie). The iconic 1986 musical fantasy film from Jim Henson celebrates its 40th anniversary with a brand-new 4K restoration.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Monday, August 17 at 7:00pm | A look into the lives of Black generational farmers, unveiling the challenges of maintaining legacy and the value of land ownership. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.