The best short films of the year nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary category.
Documentary Shorts 2022
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Past Films
Live Action Shorts 2022
The best short films of the year nominated for an Academy Award in the Live Action category.
Animated Shorts 2022
The best short films of the year nominated for an Academy Award in the Animation category.
Martha: A Picture Story – Jul 26, 2022
WALL\THERAPY SCREENING | Tuesday, July 26 at 7:30pm in Theatre 1 | Photographer Martha Cooper influences generations of street artists with her pictures of New York City’s graffiti, but struggles to find her place in a new world driven by social media.
The Human Trial – Jul 28 + 31, 2022
Behind every breakthrough are the patients who risk everything for everybody else.
Memoria
A woman from Scotland, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Soon she begins to think about their appearance.
The Vast of Night – Jul 30, 2022
SUMMER AIRWAVES: RADIO ON FILM | Saturday, July 30 at 7:30pm in Theatre 1 | One night in New Mexico, in the late 1950s at the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.
The Batman
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
Drive My Car
After his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku, a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima. There, he begins to face the haunting mysteries his wife left behind.
The Worst Person in the World
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Rochester Teen Film Festival – Aug 4, 2022
Thursday, August 4 at 5:30pm | Little Theatre 1. Come check out this year’s screening and awards presentation of the best short films made by local teenage filmmakers!
Talk to Me – Aug 13, 2022
SUMMER AIRWAVES: RADIO ON FILM | Saturday, August 13 at 7:30pm in Theatre 1 | Outspoken ex-convict Ralph “Petey” Greene (Don Cheadle) talks his way onto the air at a white-owned radio station in 1960s Washington, D.C. Fueled by the new music and social upheaval of the times, he courts controversy while becoming the voice of the black movement.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding – Aug 14, 2022
20TH ANNIVERSARY | Sunday, August 14 | Two screenings: 2pm and 6pm | When Toula falls in love with Ian — tall, handsome and definitely not Greek — Toula isn’t sure which will be more upsetting to her father: that Ian is a foreigner or that he’s a vegetarian.
Marvelous and the Black Hole – Aug 17, 2022
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, August 17 at 7:30pm | A rebellious 13-year-old who is dealing with the loss of her mother embarks on an adventure with a children’s party magician.
Sugar – Aug 18, 2022
OUR VOICES PROJECT | Thursday, August 18 at 7:30pm | Little Theatre 1 | Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel “Sugar” Santos (Algenis Perez Soto) dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar’s dream sour.