Historic Hudson River Towns

It's A Wonderful Life
2022-11-09 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
A Holiday family classic that needs no introduction! The heartwarming story of how George Bailey finds the true Christmas Spirit with the help of another friendly spirit. Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers. Director Frank Capra.
Runtime: 118 Minutes
Rating: G

Hopper: An American Love Story Film Screening
2022-11-16 20:00 - 22:00 | The Nyack Center,58 Depew Ave, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Filmmaker Phil Grabsky’s new documentary Hopper: An American Love Story was released in October 2022 to coincide with the Whitney Museum of American Art’s exhibition, “Edward Hopper’s New York” and Edward Hopper House Museum’s “Edward Hopper’s Hudson River Boyhood and Emerging Artistic Vision.” The acclaimed film explores the enigmatic personality behind the brush, taking a deep look into Hopper’s art, his life, and his relationships, and prominently features Nyack in its opening chapter. UK, 2022, 94 minutes.
Price: $12 for members, $15 for non-members

You Resemble Me (Film Screening)
2022-11-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY, 10566, United States
This Spike Lee and Spike Jonze executive produced drama tackles one of the darkest issues of our time – radicalization – in an unmissable story of cultural and intergenerational trauma on the outskirts of Paris. When two young sisters are torn apart, the eldest loses her identity and transforms into someone new in the name of belonging and resistance.
Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in an intimate story about family, love, sisterhood, and belonging.

My Talented Friends: An Evening of Short Documentaries by Marta Renzi
2022-12-15 19:00 | Rockland Center For the Arts, 27 S Greenbush Rd, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
Join us for a film screening of rarely-seen documentaries by filmmaker and choreographer, Marta Renzi. A series of documentary films featuring talented artists who just happen to be filmmaker Renzi’s friends and colleagues. Each has graciously agreed to appear in a brief live performance, and /or exhibit their art. Films include: Arthur & Aileen, Dancing is an Old Friend, The Circus According to Cecil, Where the Dance Is, and Cathy & Harry. This event is in partnership with Rivertown Films. . . .
With Brief Performances by Special Guests:
Arthur Aviles
Doug Elkins
Cecil MacKinnon
For more information or to register, call (845) 358-0877 or visit www.rocklandartcenter.org
Free to the public (space is limited and reservations are suggested)

Film Screening of Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic
2023-01-25 18:00 | Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
This event is free, open to community, and will be followed by a talk back and expert panel discussion featuring a representative from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),
Andrea Panjwani, Chief Legal Officer, Center for Safety & Change, and Jennifer Hammer, Coordinator of Anti-Human Trafficking Outreach and Services, Center for Safety & Change.
About the Film: Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion–a present-day reality for one in seven children online. By unsealing the federal case of a top-gun pilot with hundreds of victims, and interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece exposes an often-overlooked crime against children, the tactics of online predators, and the voices of parents and law enforcement poised to stop online child exploitation in its tracks.
This event is co-sponsored by:

PERSONAL PROBLEMS, streaming at Rivertown Film
2023-02-17 07:00 - 2023-02-23 23:30 | https://watch.eventive.org/rivertownfilm/play/63cf3fc657fe7a004cb76468
Defying the racially exclusive Hollywood studio system, novelist Ishmael
Reed, Rockland County director Bill Gunn and a renegade group of artists
banded together to make a “meta soap opera” about the struggles of a
working class couple in New York City in 1980. They illuminated Black
reality and soap opera banality through the story of a nurse’s aid and her
husband, leading us through the stresses of their lives. “With a
Fassbinderian flair for color and a neorealist’s eye for composition…
Gunn spins a potent ensemble drama from his modest domestic
milieu.”—Hollywood Reporter. USA, 1980, 165 minutes. Zoom discussion with
cast and crew members Sam Waymon and Marshall Johnson, moderated by Bill
Batson, on 2/21.
Personal Problems was produced on 3/4” videotape in 1980 and was shown once
on PBS. It was rediscovered in 2015 and restored, but the master tapes were
too badly degraded to bring them up to modern video standards.
“George Bernard Shaw said that “If you do not tell your stories others will
tell them for you and they will vulgarize and degrade you.” With few
exceptions, this expression can be applied to Hollywood’s treatment of
Blacks from the creation of the industry to now.” – Personal Problems
writer, Ishmael Reed
“Personal Problems is among those rare, quietly unassuming avant-garde
works that takes the trouble to be genuinely entertaining while pushing
formal and textual boundaries.” —Film Comment

Movie Night Screening of Champions, starring Woody Harrelson - sponsored by BRIDGES in partnership with The Arc Rockland, Jawonio, and Venture Together
2023-03-09 18:00 - 21:00 | AMC Palisades 21 Movie Theatre,4403 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
BRIDGES in partnership with The Arc Rockland, Jawonio, and Venture
Together, Invites you to a screening of the new movie Champions on
Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 6:00 PM at the AMC Palisades 21. Tickets are
$10
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and include one free small popcorn. Proceeds will benefit all four
organizations.
We are grateful to the AMC Palisades 21 for the donation of the theatre and
popcorn.
To arrange for assistive technology, or for more information, contact Vicki
Caramante, BRIDGES Events Coordinator, at vcaramante@bridgesrc.org
mailto:vcaramante@bridgesrc.org or 845-624-1366 x127.

THE SEASONS - Four Love Stories
2023-03-15 20:00 - 22:00 | The Nyack Center,Depew Ave & S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Over the course of a year, four sets of intertwined characters are faced
with turning points in their romantic lives. Each chapter takes place in a
different season, with the central characters in each season being
age-appropriate, thus: Summer, young adults, Autumn, middle aged, Winter,
elderly, and Spring, a ten-year-old girl. USA, 2022, 82 minutes.
After the screening Rockland County filmmaker Paul Schwartz will discuss
his film with Peabody Award winning broadcaster and ArtsRock Executive
Director Elliott Forrest.
From March 16 through 26, Rivertown Film will present Paul Schwartz’s A New
York Story (2021) in our virtual theater. When you purchase a ticket to
The Seasons you will receive a discount code for 100% off of the price of
tickets to A New York Story.
Directors Statement: I have always been intrigued by pieces that are told
as a series of stories that link to each other: either thematically, by
sharing characters, or by unfolding linearly over a period of time. In this
film the four stories are linked in all three ways. They are all romantic,
they are told serially as the seasons succeed each other, and in each story
after the first, one character from the previous story reappears.
Paul Schwartz is a writer, director and composer. His work is in the field
of dramatic story-telling in all its forms, and encompasses projects in
film, theatre, opera and dance. Recent film projects include TIME CAN BREAK
YOUR HEART and A NEW YORK STORY. He is the composer of two operas, multiple
ballet scores for New York City Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Lucinda Childs
Dance Company and others. He is the creator of two cult series of
recordings: the ARIA series and the STATE OF GRACE series, which have sold
over a million copies world wide. He has sold millions more through his
collaborations with Carlos Santana, Josh Groban, and David Foster.

A New York Story, directed by Paul Schwartz
2023-03-17 07:00 - 2023-03-26 23:30 | https://rivertownfilm.org/12443-2/
In the tumultuous summer of 2020, four entwined New Yorkers tell stories of
how their lives have been shaped by the protests, the pandemic, and the
unforeseen consequences of both. Directed by Rockland filmmaker Paul
Schwartz, 2021, 49 minutes, with Mike Keller, Ivy Omere, Joan Porter, Ed
Setrakian.
Directors statement: The pandemic, the protests and the sense of a total
political schism in 2020 were all things I needed to address creatively,
and in a way that minimized the risk of infection for all involved. So I
tell A New York Story in four monologues by four different characters, each
with their own agenda and point of view, but the stories they tell are only
fragments the whole. I shot each actor individually, limited the crew to
one person (me), and followed strict Covid protocols so that I could
realize the story while protecting my colleagues.
$7 / $5, and free when you purchase a ticket to Paul Schwartz’s The Seasons
– Four Love Stories, screening at Rivertown Film in the Nyack Center on
March 15.

Face to Face: Forgotten Voices Heard
2023-03-25 20:00 | Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
FACE TO FACE: FORGOTTEN VOICES HEARD
Saturday, March 25th 8PM
Nyack Center, Nyack NY
FILM SCREENING| CONVERSATION | VIOLIN PERFORMANCE
Documentary Screening and Conversation with Rockland Community leaders about Homelessness and Food Insecurity, followed by an exclusive performance by world-acclaimed violinist, Kelly Hall-Tompkins
Tickets: $20 General Admission

FACE TO FACE: Forgotten Voices Heard
2023-03-25 22:00 | Nyack Center,58 Depew Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Short-film Screening | Conversation| Violin Performance
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, world-renowned violinist and pioneer of nonprofit
Music Kitchen, joins Co-Director, Elliott Forrest for a screening of their
award-winning short-form documentary, FACE TO FACE: Forgotten Voices Heard,
which premiered at Carnegie Hall.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Rockland Community
leaders about homelessness and food insecurity and the evening will be
capped off with an exclusive performance by Ms. Hall-Tompkins.
Tickets:
https://www.artsrock.org/tickets.php?id=128&siteid=638AAFDC-29CB-4739-AD0E-CB2994C79B63&site_eid=90995&site_edid=340463
$20 General Admission
A portion of proceeds benefit Soup Angels
https://www.soupangels.com/soupangels/index.html
Reduced price or complimentary tickets are available for those in need.
For more information contact: info@artsrock.org mailto:info@artsrock.org

THE QUIET EPIDEMIC, streaming at Rivertown Film
2023-04-07 - 2023-04-14 | https://watch.eventive.org/rivertownfilm/play/6414e13fc8ac210059cdd751
Directed by Lindsay Keys and Winslow Crane-Murdoch
USA, 2022, 101 minutes.
After years of living with mysterious symptoms, a young girl from Brooklyn
and a Duke University scientist are diagnosed with a disease said to not
exist: Chronic Lyme disease. The Quiet Epidemic follows their search for
answers, which lands them in the middle of a vicious medical debate. What
begins as a patient story evolves into an investigation into the history of
Lyme disease, dating back to its discovery in 1975. A paper trail of
suppressed scientific research and buried documents reveals why ticks – and
the diseases they carry – have been allowed to quietly spread around the
globe.
Lyme disease is a potentially debilitating and sometimes fatal infection
caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick to
people and pets. Nearly half a million (476,000) or more new cases of Lyme
disease are diagnosed each year in all 50 states of the U.S. Due to the
difficulty in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease, more than two million
people suffer from its debilitating later stage symptoms. Researchers have
found that Lyme disease costs the U.S. healthcare system between $712
million and $1.3 billion a year.
“Through its masterful storytelling, The Quiet Epidemic does what any good
investigative doc should do – it informs, infuriates, breaks your heart,
and fills you with hope.”
– Awards Daily

Nyack International Film Festival
2023-04-16 - 2023-04-22 | NY
2023 NYACK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, APRIL 16th 2023
4:00pm – Opening Party : press, photos, Q&A
5:00pm – Film Trailers
6:00pm – Rockland County, New York – Feeding Programs Meet Rising Demands
Dir.Robert E Barrett
US / 2022 / 15 min 08 sec / English
6:10pm – Lone Rider (Opening Film)
Dir. Robert J Morgalo
US / 2022 / 19 min 5 sec / English
6:30pm – Tish & Snooky w/ Blue Coupe – “Pills”
Dir. Tish Bellomo
US / 2021 / 3 min 36 sec / English
6:35pm – I’m Pregnant with Time Here
Dir. Mohammad Hasani
Iran / 2022 / 4 min 13 sec / English
6:40pm – Val (e-ree)
Dir. Samantha D. Lavin
US / 2022 / 10 min 36 sec / English
6:51pm – A Day’s Work
Dir. Marta Renzi
US / 2022 / 7 min 55 sec / English
7:00pm – Q&A
7:10pm – Fatih the Conqueror
Dir. Onur Yagiz
France / 2023 / 15 min / Frensh & Turkish w. English Subtitles
7:25pm – Me. My Eleven Years. War
Dir. Marusya Shuvalova
Ukraine / 2022 / 11 min 54 sec / Ukranian w. English Subtitles
7:37pm – Flight Over Nyack
Dir. Louis Donald Wadzinski
US / 2022 / 4 mins / English
7:45pm – Tango Shalom
Dir. Gabriel Bologna
US / 2021 / 1 hr 55 min 32 sec / English
9:40pm – Q&A
9:50pm – FIN
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MONDAY, APRIL 17th 2023
6:00pm – Female Dragon Tamers
Dir. Damian Leibovich
Argentina / 2022 / 1 hr 51 min / Spanish
8:00pm – Mortal Pantheon 101: Fall From Disgrace
Dir. Jonathan Hersey
US / 2023 / 27 min 51 sec / English
8:30pm – Good Session
Dir. Larry Rosen
US / 2022 . 7 min 41 sec / English
8:39pm – Chump Change
Dir. Chris Trembath & Dan Rankin
US / 2018 / 21 min / English
9:00pm – Harmony
Dir. Nick Behson
US / 2023 / 13 min 6 sec / English
9:15pm – Addressed To You From Jimmy
Dir. Lynn Cluess-Manzione
US / 2021 / 32 min / English
9:50pm – Hantush, a fairytale
Dir. Alexia Tsouni
Greece / 2022 / 6 min 12 sec / Arabic w. English Subtitles
10:00pm – Holly Hill
Dir. Jack Foley
US / 2022 / 14 min 39 sec / English
10:15pm – Analogic
Dir. Josh W Pomponio
US / 2023 / 15 min / English
10:30pm – The Man from Granada – US : 14:57
Dir. David F. Musolf
US / 2022 / 14 min 57 sec / English
10:45pm – FIN
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TUESDAY, APRIL 18th 2023
5:00pm – Sue Inside
Dir.Sammy T. Anderson
US / 2022 / 1:12:14 / English
6:13pm – I Seek Your Help To Bury a Man
Dir. Anderson Bardot
Brazil / 2022 / 20 min / Portuguese w/ English Subtitles
6:36pm – Just Let Me Go
Dir. Luis Miguel Boliqueime Diogo
Portugal / 2022 / 1 hr 33 min 18 sec / Portuguese w/ English Subtitles
8:13pm – Face to Face: Forgotten Voices Heard
Dir. Elliott Forrest
US / 2022 / 16 min 10 sec / English
8:30pm – Q&A
8:40pm – Class is in Session
Dir. Dominic Floreno, Dan Carroll
US / 2022 / 6 min 56 sec / English
8:47pm – The Stakeout
Dir.Federico Castelluccio
US / 2021 / 6 min 24 sec / English
8:54pm – Heavy Burdens
Dir. Trey Taylor
US / 2023 / 5 min 43 sec / English
9:00pm – The New Myths – “Bad Connection ”
Dir. Dylan Mars Greenberg
US / 2020 / 4 min 55 sec / English
9:05pm – 40 Years 2 Rendezvous’
Dir. Vincent Curatola
US / 2022 / 22 min 54 sec / English
9:26pm – Q&A
9:34pm – The Cupcake Chronicles Vol. 2: The Cupcake Shop Ghost
Dir. Kevin Byrnes
US / 2022 / 59 min / English
10:34pm – Q&A
10:40pm – Fin
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WEDNESDAY APRIL 19th 2023
5:00pm – Nargesi
Dir. Payam Eskandari
Iran / 2021 / 1 hr 24 min / Persian w. English Subtitles
6:30pm – Skidoo Ruins
Dir. Craig Calman
US / 2020 / 28 min 44 sec
7:00pm – Kiki and the Sundance Kid
Dir. David F Musolf
US / 2022 / 17 min 42 sec / English
7:20pm – #lifeon2wheels
Dir. Austin Kim
US / 2021 / 2 min 04 sec/ English
7:22pm – A Road to Nowhere
Dir. Sayef Zaman
US / 2021 / 13 min 05 sec / English
7:35pm – Q&A
7:40pm – You’re It
Dir. Jonathan Heap
US / 2022 / 9 min 5 sec / English
7:49pm – Inside
Dir. Jonathan Heap
US / 2022 / 6 min / English
7:55pm – The New Myths – “Bad Connection ”
Dir. Dylan Mars Greenberg
US / 2020 / 4 min 55 sec / English
7:59pm – The Eraser
Dir. Philip Snyder, Robert M. Snyder
US / 2019 / 7 min 27 sec / English
8:07pm – Silent Night, Bloody Night
Dir. Will Collazo Jr, Jr Collazo,
Julie Anne Prescott
US / 2022 / :53 sec / English
8:08pm – Jesus”’Abs
Dir. Ethan Knecht
US / 2023 / 7 min 41 sec / English
8:15pm – The Dark of Night
Dir. Larry Rosen
US / 2022 / 2 min 32 sec / English
8:17pm – Puppetitis
Dir. Philip Snyder, Robert M. Snyder
US / 2022 / 5 min 32 sec / English
8:22pm – Amityville Turkey Day
Dir. Will Collazo Jr Jr Collazo,
Julie Anne Prescott, David Rodriguez
US / 2022 / :33 sec / English
8:23pm – The Driving Dead
Dir. Philip Snyder, Robert M. Snyder
US / 2019 / 4 min 17 sec / English
8:27pm – For the Love of Dick
Dir. Jesse Eastman
US / 2022 / 24 min 55 sec / English
8:51pm – Styrofoam Human Skull
Dir. Ethan Knecht
US / 2023 / 3 min / English
9:05pm – Q&A
9:15pm – Cage: Between Two Battles
Dir. Cenk İzgören
Turkey / 2022 / 1 hr 23 min / Turkish
10:45pm – FIN
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20th 2023
6:00pm – Rockland County, New York – Feeding Programs Meet Rising Demands
Dir.Robert E Barrett
US / 2022 / 15 min 08 sec / English
6:10pm – Bus Stop
Dir. Michael Puccio
US / 2023 / 14 min 31 sec / English
6:30pm – Nafas Nakesh (Don’t Breathe)
Dir. Milad Nasim Sobham
Iran / 2022 / 14 min 38 sec / Persian w. English Subtitles
6:45pm – Trusted Hands
Dir. Matthew Kyle Levine
US / 2022 / 12 min 04 sec / English
7:00pm – Just Kiss Me
Dir. David Musolf
US / 2022 / 5 min 59 sec / English
7:07pm – Lantern
Dir. Keykhosro Ashofteh
Iran / 2022 / 13 min 40 sec / Persian w. English Subtitles
7:21pm – The Sprayer
Dir. Farnoosh Abedi
Iran / 2022 / 8 min 45 sec
7:30pm – Houdini’s Best Trick
Dir. Chris X Carroll
US / 2023 / 1 min 15 sec / English
7:32pm – Q&A
7:42pm – Reverie – a Dream
Dir. Peter Perenyi
US / 2023 / 6 min 44 sec / English
7:50pm – Helezon Değişken
Dir. Cihan Abdal
Turkey / 2022 / 7 min 53 sec / Turkish w. English Subtitles
8:00pm – Malibu Baby
Dir. Jack McCabe
US / 2022 / 2 min 58 sec / English
8:10pm – The Librarian
Dir. Serkan Aktaş
Turkey / 2022 / 20 min 43 sec / Turkish w. English Subtitles
8:45pm – The Seasons, Four Love Stories
Dir. Paul Schwartz
US / 2022 / 1 hr 21 min 43 sec / English
10:00pm – Q and A
10:15pm – Bloody Gravel
Dir . Hojjat Hosseini Esmail Abadi
Iran / 2022 / 18 min / Persian w. English Subtitles
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FRIDAY, APRIL 21st
6:00pm – Boozy Bathroom Banter
Dir. TBA
US / 2022 / 4 min / English
6:05pm – The Silver Baron
Dir. David Beier
US / 2019 / 5 min 31 sec / English
6:11pm – Eye of the Beholder
Dir. Will Hays, Brody Gibbs
US / 2023 / 19 min 59 sec / English
6:42pm – Motel
Dir. Carolin Harvey
US / 2022 / 7 min 22 sec / English
6:50pm – Women on Feba
Dir. Zivar Hojati
Iran / 2022 / 22 min 28 sec / Persian w. English Subtitles
7:13pm – Bouchaib
Dir. Ali Boudra
Morocco / 2022 / 13 min / French w. English Subtitles
7:26pm – Lovie Dovie
Dir. Francesca Brescia
US / 2022 / 3 min 54 sec / English
7:32pm – Double Zero
Dir. Pat Bradley
US / 2021 / 20 min / English
7:52pm – The Crossing
Dir. Jason Schwaede
US / 2022 / 6 min 04 sec / English
7:59pm – Star Crossed
Dir. Pat Bradley
US / 2023 / 15 min / English
8:15pm – The Ace
Dir. Benjamin Hays
US / 2023 / 12 min 40 sec / English
8:27pm – Q&A
8:37pm – Bad Beat
Dir. David Ambrose
US / 2022 / 11 min 48 sec / English
8:49pm – Houdini’s Best Trick
Dir. Chris X Carroll
US / 2023 / 1 min 15 sec / English
8:51pm – Bad Trip
Dir. Tyrell Jason
US / 2022 / 12 min 01 sec / English
9:03pm – Billy
Dir. Jack Saxon
US / 2021 / 12 min 56 sec / English
9:16pm – Make My Own Fun
Dir. Kris Khunachak
US / 2022 / 5 min 19 sec / English
9:22pm – Stutz Bar
Dir. Susan Pinchiaroli
US / 2023 / 17 min / English
9:39pm – Q&A
9:49pm – The Party Movie
Dir. Juan Reyes
US / 2023 / 10 min 38 sec / English
10:05pm – Loved
Dir. David Joseph Higgins
US / 2022 / 14 min / English
10:15pm – In The Pines
Dir. Dugan Bridges
US / 2022 / 18 min / English
10:33pm – Q&A
10:40pm – FIN

JCC Rockland Jewish International Film Festival
2023-04-18 12:00 - 2023-05-19 12:00 | NY
JCC Rockland Jewish International Film Festival returns from April 18
through May 9, virtual and in-person.
https://jccrockland.eventive.org/films
https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=64814845&msgid=999551&act=N2Y5&c=352069&pid=4193217&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fjccrockland.eventive.org%2Ffilms&cf=126470&v=a61ce7a9ef4b3c910a73ffd0363256fe43e563adef604531134b5c54c42f5b4e

Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island
2023-04-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Rivertown Film at the Nyack Center,58 Depew Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960, USA, entrance on South Broadway
RADIOACTIVE
The Women of Three Mile Island
Directed by Heidi Hutner
USA, 2023, 76 min.
The story of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor meltdown, the worst
commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history, and what has happened in its
community since 1979. It focuses on never-before-told stories of four
intrepid homemakers, two lawyers who took the local community’s case all
the way to the Supreme Court, and a young female journalist who was caught
in the radioactive crossfire. (USA, 2023, 76 min.).
Discussion after the film with director Heidi Hutner and environmental
attorney Susan Shapiro.
Community Partners: Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, Radiation and
Public Health Project, Sierra Club Lower Hudson Group.

Cured
2023-05-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Nyack Library,59 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
CURED
https://rocklandpridecenter.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c655298a58c6373caf65e7a1&id=f105596043&e=d5c4527b9d
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Doors 5:30 PM, Screening 6:00 PM
Nyack Library, Community Room
59 S Broadway, Nyack, NY
Incorporating a trove of newly unearthed archival material — much of it
unseen for decades — CURED takes audiences inside this riveting narrative
to chronicle the strategy and tactics that led to a crucial turning point
in the movement for LGBTQ rights.

Friday Matinee Series
2023-05-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library – Main Library,10 West Ramapo Road, Garnerville, NY 10923, USA
Great Movies of the 21st Century
Watch the movie on our big screen! Snacks will be served.
May 5: Ocean’s Eleven (2001) (PG-13,116 min.)
May 12: No Country for Old Men (2007) (R, 122 min.)
May 19: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) (R, 110 min.)
May 26: The Departed (2013) (R, 151 min.)

EO
2023-05-10 20:00 - 22:00 | The Nyack Center, 58 Depew Avenue, Nyack
EO
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
With Sandra Drzymalska, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz and Isabelle
Huppert
2022, Poland, 88 min., in Polish, Italian, English and French with English
Subtitles
After being removed from the traveling circus, which is the only life he’s
ever known, EO begins a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside,
experiencing cruelty and kindness in equal measure, all the while observing
the follies and triumphs of humankind. During his travels, EO is both
helped and hindered by a cast of characters including a young Italian
priest (Lorenzo Zurzolo), a Countess (Isabelle Huppert), and a rowdy Polish
soccer team. EO puts the viewer in the heart and mind of its four-legged
protagonist. Tickets: $13, $11, $9.
Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film
**WINNER – Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize
**WINNER – New York Film Critics Circle _ Best International Film**
**WINNER – Los Angeles Film Critics Association – Best Film Not in the
English Language**
**WINNER – Los Angeles Film Critics Association – Best Cinematography**
**WINNER – New York Film Critics Online – Best International Film**
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Manohla Dargis
“THE #1 FILM OF THE YEAR. Remarkable…no movie that I’ve seen this year has
moved me as deeply, made me feel as optimistic about cinema or engaged me
with such intellectual vigor.”
ARTFORUM, Amy Taubin
“One of the greatest films I’ve ever seen. Skolimowski has made a film that
in its delicacy and grandeur is in a class by itself.”
TIME, Stephanie Zacharek
“There is no more beautiful-looking film this year…EO may be one of the
greatest movies ever made about the spirit of animals, as much as we can
know it.”
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Justin Chang
“Brilliant…this could be the year’s most breathtakingly beautiful movie.”
NPR’s Fresh Air, John Powers
“EO is a thrillingly imaginative piece of filmmaking. The film is so brash,
freewheeling and inventive that, if I didn’t know Skolimowski had made it,
I’d have assumed it was the work of a brilliant 25 year old discovering
what they – and the movies – can do.”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, C.J. Prince
“Downright exhilarating. A staggering piece of bravura filmmaking.”

LAS ABOGADAS: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis
2023-05-25 19:30 | The Nyack Center,58 Depew Ave, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
LAS ABOGADAS: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis – a benefit to pay for the new 16′ screen!
Showing: Thursday, May 25, 7:30 PM
Title: Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis
Year: 2022
Country: USA
Genre: Documentary
Director: Victoria Bruce
For a group of extraordinary women who practice immigration law, the refugee crisis is a call to action they can’t ignore.
LAS ABOGADAS follows a group of immigration attorneys over a multi-year odyssey as the U.S. Government under President Trump upends every law meant to protect those fleeing from persecution, violence and war. USA, 2022, 60 minutes.
Doors open at 7:30 with the 9 piece Afro-Brazilian and World Music band, Rosario featuring T.E.N.S. Las Abogadas will screen at 8:00, followed by recent immigrants to our community telling their stories, and ending with another performance by Rosario featuring T.E.N.S.
Growing up in an immigrant family Humberto Rosario learned to navigate the complexities of cultural identiry through rhythm and rhyme. “Te Encontro no Samba” (T.E.N.S.) is a dynamic Afro-Brazilian music project founded in 2017. What began as a small “roda de Samba” performance group has now evolved into explorations of other sounds of the African diaspora.
If you have been in The Nyack Center in the last year you are no doubt aware that the screen that was installed in 2005 had come to the end of its days – and maybe you heard us say that a new screen and rolling mechanism would cost $13,000 (which ultimately became $16,000). The Nyack Center did purchase a beautiful new screen that Rivertown Film is helping pay for, and we need to do that without jeopardizing the ongoing programs of Rivertown Film or those of the Nyack Center, whose services support – among others – immigrant communities such as those shown in Las Abogadas.

PLEASE HELP US. The screen at the Nyack Center is a community resource unlike anything that can be found in Rockland County. This is a special circumstance, and WE NEED THOSE OF YOU WHO UNDERSTAND WHAT A UNIQUE RECOURCE THIS IS to help us pay for it, URGENTLY! Purchase a ticket, take part in our raffle, make a donation to our screen fund or become a sponsor.
From setting up a legal clinic in a Volkswagen bus in the middle of five thousand desperate migrants, to forcing border guards to follow the law and accept a blind woman into U.S. custody, to crossing the border to counsel African migrants stuck in Tijuana, to standing up to human traffickers in a makeshift refugee camp along the Mexican side of the border, to giving legal advice in the brutally hot Mexican sun to families desperate to see American soil — we watch our Las Abogadas characters’ surreal journeys to try and help.
In their own narration, we hear how each woman came to do the work they do. With archival footage we see their own personal stories of migration and their desire to give others the same opportunities.
Best of Women’s Voices – Portland Film Festival
Best Documentary – L.A. Independet Women Film Awards
Best Documentary – Vancouver Women in Film
Best Feature – Vancouver Women in Film
Camera Eye International Award – 6th Annual Women Filmmakers Festival
Best Documentary – ONE Country, ONE Film International Film Festival
Best Documentary – Awareness Festival
Best Social Justice Documentary – Queen City Film Festival
Best Documentary – Pembroke Taporelli Arts and Film Festival
Best in Fest – Valkyrie International Film Festival

Harvey Fierstein: In conversation with Elliott Forrest
2023-06-03 20:00 | Nyack High School, 360 Christian Herald Rd, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
HARVEY FIERSTEIN
In conversation with Elliott Forrest
Saturday, June 3, 2023 8PM
Nyack High School Auditorium
TICKETS: General Seating:
$35 Premium Seating: $60
Fierstein Memoir, Signed: $25
Pre-show Party: $100
(Mr. Fierstein not in attendance)
Tix & Info: ArtsRock.org
In partnership with Pride Center of Rockland
Harvey Fierstein, four-time Tony Award-winning actor, playwright and screenwriter comes to Nyack to talk about his life and work. The star of Hairspray, Mrs. Doubtfire and Independence Day, and the author of Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles, Kinky Boots, Casa Valentina and Newsies shares stories from his new memoir, I Was Better Last Night. His book, including a signed bookplate, will be available for sale.
Elliott Forrest is a Peabody Award-winning WQXR broadcaster and producer and the Executive Artistic Director of ArtsRock.
A portion of the proceeds benefit the Pride Center of Rockland County

WHAT HAPPENED TO JACKSON AVENUE: A Story of Urban Renewal
2023-06-24 20:00, 2023-07-07 20:00 | Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
in collaboration with
Rivertown Films
presents
WHAT HAPPENED TO JACKSON AVENUE
A Story of Urban Renewal
A Documentary Film by Hakima Alem and Rudi Gohl
In the summer of 2019 Clara Francesca, Elise Stone, and Craig Smith from
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble were meeting with Bill Batson, Nyack community
leader, historian, and activist, outside in the Nyack parking lot next to
Main Street planning the Nyack performing arts festival. At one point Bill
standing in some empty parking spaces said, “This was Jackson Avenue, our
family house stood here” – thus began a 2-year journey leading to this
powerful documentary film about the urban renewal program in 1960’s Nyack.
“What Happened to Jackson Avenue, a story of urban renewal” covers an urban
renewal program that removed 125 families (79% Black). These families lost
their homes, families, community and generational wealth. The film includes
personal and emotional stories from individuals who were present and saw
the destruction of their community, some of whom are now in their 80s and
90s and want to be heard.
This screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
June 24, 2023 @8pm http://twitter.com/8pm
July 7. 2023 @8pm http://twitter.com/8pm
The Nyack Center at 58 Depew (Broadway and Depew Avenue) Nyack, NY

WHAT HAPPENED TO JACKSON AVENUE
2023-06-24 20:00

JIMMY IN SAIGON
2023-06-28 20:00 - 22:00 | The Nyack Center,S Broadway & Depew Ave, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
JIMMY IN SAIGON
Directed by Peter McDowell
2022, Documentary, USA, 90 min
In English, French, and Vietnamese with English subtitles
Filmed in USA, France, Vietnam
Executive Produced by Dan Savage
JIMMY IN SAIGON begins as a personal exploration into the mysterious death
and radical life of Jimmy McDowell, an American 24-year-old Vietnam veteran
who died as a civilian in Saigon in 1972, when filmmaker Peter McDowell was
only five. While investigating Jimmy’s drug use and sexuality, Peter takes
us from the US Midwest to Vietnam, France and back home again. In his quest
to get to know his brother, he uncovers a hidden romance, new family ties
and a remarkable global love story.
POST SCREENING DISCUSSION with filmmaker Peter McDowell, and his brother
John McDowell who co-composed the original score with Sabina Sciubba
(Brazilian Girls). John was a founder of the Rockland Farm Alliance and is
the current board chair.
BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival *World Premiere*
Frameline Int’l LGBTQ+ Film Festival San Francisco
Bentonville Film Festival Arkansas
Athens Int’l Film Fest. Greece
Reeling: The Chicago Int’l LGBTQ+ Film Festival *Audience Award*
GAZE Int’l LGBT Film Festival Dublin *Best Documentary*
Viet Film Festival *Nominated for Best Feature*

Outdoor Film @GARNER Arts Center
2023-07-22 08:00 - 11:00 | GARNER Arts Center,55 West Railroad Avenue, Garnerville, NY 10923, USA
Co-presented with Rivertown Film
Doors – 8:00pm
Showtime – 8:30pm * Rain or Shine*
An evening of classic silent comedy shorts with live original score performed by Hervé and Skyler Alexandre.
TICKETS:
General Admission: $12
Current Members/Tenants of GARNER Arts Center: $10
Seniors, Students, Veterans: $10
Tickets on sale at http://garnerartscenter.org
Film Program (In no particular order):
Never Weaken
1921 – Starring: Harrold Lloyd
One Week
1920 – Starring: Buster Keaton
Steamboat Willie
1928 – The 1st appearance of Mickey Mouse

Classic Silent Shorts with Live Performance by Herve Alexandre
2023-07-22 20:00 | GARNDER Arts Center,55 West Railroad Avenue Garnerville, NY 10923

Outdoor Film @GARNER Arts Center
2023-07-22 20:00 - 22:30 | GARNER Arts Center,55 West Railroad Avenue, Garnerville, NY 10923, USA
Co-presented with Rivertown Film
An evening of classic silent comedy shorts by Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, and Steamboat Willie (the first appearance of Mickey Mouse), all with new scores performed live by Hervé and Skyler Alexandre.
Tickets available: http://garnerartscenter.org/events

Summer of Soul
2023-07-28 14:00 | Artopee Way Municipal Parking Lot
SUMMER OF SOUL https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=64814845&msgid=1001763&act=N2Y5&c=352069&pid=4195794&destination=https%3A%2F%2Frivertownfilm.org%2Fsummer-of-soul-free-at-the-artopee-way-drive-in-in-downtown-nyack%2F%3Fet_fb%3D1%26PageSpeed%3Doff&cf=126470&v=67a10639c53e2e430ac4af9b7f7a9830bdfc08633681fa1189f412d5d50ec5c9
(… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
2021, USA, 118 minutes
Friday Evening, July 28
FREE OUTDOORS
At the Artopee Way Drive-In
AKA the Artopee Way Municipal Parking Lot
Where Jackson Avenue once ran in Nyack
The Academy Award winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, extraordinary performances by Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Nina Simone, B.B. King, the Staple Singers, the 5th Dimension, Mahalia Jackson, Gladys Knight and the Pips and many more.
