WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, September 7 at 3pm | The myriad stories and sounds of American choral singers and leaders – stories that inspire, build community, foster hope, and showcase the tremendous social capital and community building of singing together. America sings in schools, in communities, in concert halls, on the streets, in churches and synagogues, in prisons, in hospice centers, and wherever hearts are moved to join in song.
STAR WARS | Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 8 | After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
STAFF PICKS | Monday, Sept. 9 at 7:30pm | You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong. Picked by Mike!
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, December 10 at 8pm | The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa, produced by WXXI Public Media, explores the seven principles that are the foundation of Kwanzaa by sharing seven real-life stories of impact. These stories reveal how each principle plays a role in the Black community, illustrated through cultural elements of dance, storytelling, music, and spoken word.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, December 17 at 8pm | A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Monday, September 23 at 7:00pm | This drama tells the story of 6 men on an extraordinary prostate cancer journey, as they spread the word about the African-American prostate cancer disparity. September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness month.
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.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND presents VIDEO DAZE – Skateboard Film Festival | Saturday, September 28 | A skateboard film festival, featuring new independent short skateboard films from New York State.
WINTER WEDNESDAYS | Wednesday, February 7 at 7:30pm | Director Bong Joon-ho’s 2013 dystopian look at classism is a wild ride through a bleak winter wonderland of dread and revolt.
SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 4 at 7:30pm | When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival. Starring Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, and Goldie Hawn.
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 6 at 3:00pm (dubbed) & 7:00pm (subbed) | In Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 classic, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between forest gods and a mining colony, while on a journey to find the cure for a curse. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October
7 | A 10 year old girl convinces a lonely classmate that she is a witch, forcing the child to become her assistant. Though their games are initially rather naive, they gradually take a nasty and violent turn.
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM x SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 9 at 7:30pm | A newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror? From Diablo Cody, writer of Lisa Frankenstein and Juno.
SPOOKY SEASON | Thursday, October 10 | Tim Burton’s ode to Hammer Horror, based on Washington Irving’s classic tale! Presented with our friends at Genesee Country Village and Museum, on-site in Mumford!