ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, March 7 at 7pm & Saturday, March 9 at 3pm | Five incredible women from around the world, who are boldly breaking glass ceilings in the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting, take center stage.
ONE TAKE DOC | 7pm Thursday April 25 & 3pm Saturday, April 27 | The Arc of Oblivion explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace.
ONE TAKE | Thursday, May 23 at 7pm + Saturday, May 25 at 3pm | Four short films from Rochester filmmaker Rashaad Parker.
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, July 18 at 7pm (with filmmaker Q&A) + Saturday, July 20 at 3pm| Director Penny Lane’s decision to become a “good Samaritan” by giving one of her kidneys to a stranger turns into a funny and moving personal quest to understand the nature of altruism, asking an ancient question in a whole new way: who is your neighbor, and what do you owe them?
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, August 15 and Saturday, August 17 | An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school sparks a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.
ONE TAKE | Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7pm & Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3pm | Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Presented with community partners, University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology.
ONE TAKE | Oct. 24 & 26 | Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
ONE TAKE x BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Thursday, November 21 & Saturday, November 23 | The documentary, from director Dawn Porter, chronicles the story of a vocal virtuoso, Luther Vandross. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack.
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, December 19 and Saturday, December 21 | Locally-produced short documentary films, featuring work from Boris Sapozhnikov, Jackie McGriff, Vinh Nguyen, and Robert Bilheimer.
ONE TAKE | Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 7pm | A groundbreaking generative documentary about visionary musician and artist Brian Eno, a film that’s different every time it’s shown.
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | A woman in Hollywood cares for injured hummingbirds, experiencing personal growth as she witnesses their fragility and resilience.
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | March 20 & 22 | Sally Ride’s groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal story. Her life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, unveils their covert 27-year romance and its accompanying sacrifices.