Close Up: The Sweet East w/dir. Sean Price Williams In this sprawling celebration (or indictment… you be the judge!) of American counterculture, teenage Lillian is separated from her schoolmates only to find herself on a trip that encounters the woods, the radicals, the cities, and the avant-garde who all have opinions on how to get her back home (or not). Think Alice in Wonderland meets Beau Is Afraid, but with cameos from Jacob Elordi, playwright Jeremy O’Harris, Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes, and many other artists with a gift for American commentary.
Close Up: I Like It Here with dir. Ralph Arlyck in person Join us for a viewing and discussion of “I Like it Here” with the director himself. Legendary filmmaker Ralph Arlyck reflects on friends, family, and experiences that have become the fabric of his life. The film embraces the changes that come with age and the wonder of fulfillment during time that remains.
The Big Sleep with Film Scholar Dana Polan Another movie screening brought to you by our Film Noir Series, The Reckless Kind. Join us and film scholar Dana Polan for two nights of fun and mystery while we enjoy Howard Hawks’ “The Big Sleep”.
The Killers We continue our Film Noir Series, The Reckless Kind, with Robert Siodmak’s “The Killers” Film historian, Katie Cokinos will be joining us for both screenings and on 9/22 Joan Juliet Buck, who’s father worked on the film, will also be in attendance.
2040 Part of Climate Solutions Week, presented by Climate Smart Rhinebeck & Rotary Club. While dreaming of a better future for his daughter, actor and documentarian Damon Gameau examines potential solutions for climate change. Optimistic and hopeful, while still grounding itself in technologies that are already available, this film aims to inspire and educate.
Sweet Smell of Success Kicking off our Film Noir Series, The Reckless Kind is Alexander Mackendrick’s “Sweet Smell of Success” We will be having two screenings of the film, one with film historian Paul Cronin on 9/14 and one with novelist Megan Abbott on 9/16.
Forge Project & Upstate Films present Lakota Nation vs. United States Layli Long Soldier in person. Q&A moderated by Sarah Biscarrah Dilley, Curator of Indigenous Programs & Community Engagement, Forge Project.