ONE TAKE DOCUMENTARY SERIES | Thursday, September 10 and Saturday, September 12 | An expansive, immersive exploration of the life, work, and ongoing cultural impact of filmmaker Barbara Hammer – a pioneering lesbian artist who lived boldly, created urgently, and transformed cinema through her singular vision.
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN | Sunday, September 13 at 7:30pm | A security guard (Bruce Willis) finds himself at the centre of a mysterious theory that explains his consistent physical good fortune. A man (Samuel L. Jackson) whose own body is excessively weak tracks him down in an attempt to explain his unique unbreakable nature.
STAFF PICKS | Monday, September 14 at 7:30pm | A chronicle of New York’s drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
OPENS SEPTEMBER 18 | On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with mad science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Monday, September 21 at 7:00pm | There’s a hidden disease plaguing healthcare in the United States: systemic racism. Through the lens of fearless nurses, this documentary exposes the biases that dictate disparate healthcare outcomes based on skin color and the negative impact it has on both patients and the nurses who provide care.
FOAM, FELT & FROGS x SPOOKY SEASON | 35MM FILM | Friday, October 2 at 7:30pm | Anjelica Huston stars in this fantasy based on a Roald Dahl book about a little boy and his kindly grandmother fighting a coven of witches who want to rid Britain of children by turning them into mice. Executive Produced by Jim Henson, with creature effects by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 4 at 6:00pm | Screening on an original VHS tape, “Troll 2” follows vacationing family discovers that the entire town they’re visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them. FOLLOWED BY the documentary “Best Worst Movie” exploring the surprising cultural legacy and cult following of the infamous “Troll 2.” ONE TICKET FOR BOTH!
SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, Oct. 5 at 7:30pm | Residents of a worn-down Iranian city encounter a skateboarding vampire (Sheila Vand) who preys on men who disrespect women.
SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 7 at 7:30pm | A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
SPOOKY SEASON x M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN | Thursday, October 8 at 7:00pm | The population of a small, isolated countryside village believes that their alliance with the mysterious creatures that inhabit the surrounding forest is coming to an end. Presented with our friends at Genesee Country Village and Museum, on-site in Mumford!
SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 10 at 7:30pm | A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister. Starring Sam Neil and Isabelle Adjani.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, October 10 at 3:30pm | When violinist Lara St. John goes public about her own assault as a child at an elite music school she uncovers a global pattern of abuse in the classical music world and joins fellow survivors to confront an entrenched culture of silence.
SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 17 at 8:00pm | A master of disguise deranged killer begins killing off the college students who are organizing a horror-movie marathon in an abandoned theater.
ONE TAKE DOCUMENTARY SERIES | Wednesday, October 21 and Saturday, October 24 | A ten-year worldwide exploration tracks successive holders of the oldest living person title. A study of longevity transforms into reflection on time’s flow, fate’s unpredictability, and the joy of human existence.
LITTLE CRAFT NIGHT: Friday, October 23 | TRADITIONAL SCREENING: Sunday, October 25 | A teenage boy and his sister unsuspectingly conjure a tricky trio of 300-year-old witches in Salem, who set out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth.