THE WORKSHOP

When young Antoine goes to a summer writing workshop, well-respected novelist Olivia is assigned to help him with his project. Antoine’s provocative, aggressive behavior intrigues Olivia, who finds herself drawn to him.

Ismael’s Ghosts

A filmmaker prone to hallucinations receives a visit from his wife who had disappeared 20 years before and was presumed dead.

Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the 8-year-old Jeannette, looks after her sheep in the village of Domremy. One day, she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear to see the suffering caused by the English and is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France.

ZAMA

Lucretia Martel’s portrait of a colonial magistrate in 18th-century South America who longs to be elsewhere. A CINEMATIC MARVEL! –The New York Times

The Guardians

Nathalie Baye stars in this story of resilience unfolding in France against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm must grapple with the workload while the men, including two sons, are off at the front.

Ava

Based on her own adolescent experiences, Sadaf Foroughi’s Ava is a gripping debut about a young girl’s coming-of-age in a strict, traditional society.

King Of Hearts

This off-kilter comedy was enormously popular in the late-60s and is still one of the era’s most fondly remembered cult classics. A satirical look at the absurdities of war, fifty years after its original release it has been re-issued in a gorgeous new 4K restoration.

The Death of Stalin

Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). “IRRESISTIBLE! I keep finding myself wanting to compare it to 1964’s “Dr. Strangelove,” which, as any movie buff will tell you, is exceptionally high praise. In this case, it’s also warranted.” -The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Heart of a Dog: What do you see when you close your eyes?

Heart of a Dog is multimedia performance artist Laurie Anderson’s brave and stirring tribute to her dog, Lolabelle. It’s a deeply personal, transfixing film. One of the most moving and provocative films you’ll see this year. -New York Magazine

Let The Sun Shine In

Juliette Binoche stars in the new film by French filmmaker Claire Denis about a Parisian painter and the men who drift into and out of her life. “Claire Denis and her writing partner, the novelist and playwright Christine Angot, have woven A SUBLIME COMEDY of sexual indecision.” –The Wrap

The Cakemaker

A German baker and an Israeli widow share loss and pastries in The Cakemaker. “Critics Pick! Sad and sweet, and with a rare lyricism, The Cakemaker believes in a love that neither nationality, sexual orientation nor religious belief can deter.” -The NY Times

First Reformed

Ethan Hawke stars in Paul Schrader’s extraordinary examination of faith. Reverend Ernst Toller is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction

A PARIS EDUCATION

An impressionable, shaggy-haired young cinephile moves to Paris and immerses himself in a bohemian world of artists and intellectuals — a bittersweet ode to the heady days of student life that evokes the films of the French New Wave.

The Natural

Friday, Sept 14 at dusk at Twin Lakes Sports Park Our summer series of free outdoor movie screenings continues with The Natural. Robert Redford stars as the iconic baseball player, Roy Hobbs, in Barry Levinson’s 1984 adaptation of the novel by Bernard Malamud. The supporting cast includes Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Wilford Brimley, Kim Basinger […]

The NY Cat Film Festival

The 1st Annual NY Cat Film Festival™ at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater is made up of two different programs that are a mix of short films that honor the mysterious felines who have enchanted us for centuries.

Notes on an Appearance

A quiet young man mysteriously disappears soon after starting a new life in Brooklyn’s artistic circles.

Three Identical Strangers

The true story of three identical triplets who are separated at birth, each adopted by a different family, each unaware of the existence of the others. Then as college students they are reunited. Their jaw-dropping, feel-good story sets in motion a series of events that unearth an unimaginable secret – a secret with radical repercussions for us all.

Madeline’s Madeline

Single Tickets $6     Semester Passes $35     Where Are Films Shown?     Where Can I Park for free on Campus?      WATCH THE TRAILER Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop’s ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and complex relationship […]

Memoir of War

It’s 1944 Nazi-occupied France, and Marguerite (Mélanie Thierry) is an active Resistance member along with husband Robert Antelme and a band of fellow subversives. Memoir of War is adapted from the 1985 autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras.

NY International Children’s Film Festival, Program 1 (Ages 3-7)

Recommended ages: 3-7 in English, No dialogue  BUY TICKETS (one ticket admits you into both programs) Kid Flicks One gives a warm welcome to all budding cinephiles with this lively international lineup of fun. Kick off the festivities with good hygiene and great dubstep in Party Mouth (USA), then let your hair—or, er fur—down and […]

NY International Children’s Film Festival, Program 2 (ages 8+)

Program 2 Shorts | 79 min.Recommended ages: 8-80 in English, No dialogue, with English subtitles  BUY TICKETS (one ticket admits you into both programs) With a compelling range of styles and themes, Program 2 offers clever, thought-provoking films sure to inspire audiences ages 8+ to expand their horizons. In the Grand Prize award-winner Game (USA), […]

Dark Money

DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections. Everyone should see this before Election Day.

Mary Shelley

She will forever be remembered as the writer who gave the world Frankenstein. But the real life story of Mary Shelley—and the creation of her immortal monster—is nearly as fantastical as her fiction.

The Bookshop

England, 1959. A free-spirited widow risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative seaside English village. Based on the beloved novel by Penelope Fitzgerald.

Monrovia, Indiana

Welcome to Monrovia, Indiana. With a dwindling population of 1,083, the small town, first founded in 1834 as one of many farming communities that served as the backbone of early America. Acclaimed non-fiction filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s newest film explores the conflicting stereotypes and illustrates how values like community service, duty, spiritual life, generosity and authenticity are formed, experienced and lived.