Experience the haunting masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live accompaniment by the Cloud Chamber Orchestra! Return to 1920 with the defining masterpiece of German Expressionism that revolutionized film history. This haunting tale is still as chilling and mesmerizing today as it was over a century ago! This event features live musical accompaniment by the acclaimed Cloud Chamber Orchestra performing […]
Bring your special someone to this Valentine’s Day screening at The Smith! No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta (Cher) accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny (Danny Aiello), […]
When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna’s sister, Snow Queen Elsa […]
The greatest cast of suspicious characters ever involved in murder! Having concluded a case, detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) settles into what he expects will be a relaxing journey home aboard the Orient Express. But when an unpopular billionaire is murdered en route, Poirot takes up the case, and everyone on board the famous train […]
Frida – Viva La Vida is a cinematic documentary that highlights the two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: a revolutionary pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and a human tormented by agony and love. With Asia Argento as narrator, the two faces of the artist will be revealed, by pursuing a common thread consisting of Frida’s own words: letters, diaries and private confessions. The […]
Presented as a double feature, Ian Bell's WTO/99 and Soda Jerk's Hello Dankness, two films that trace more than two decades of political rupture — from the streets of Seattle during the 1999 World Trade Organization protests to the fractured media landscape of the Trump era. Purchase individual tickets for each screening, or double-feature tickets for either the […]
The Finger Lakes Film Festival (FLXFF) is an annual celebration of film held in New York’s Finger Lakes Region. The festival features diverse voices and encourages submissions from filmmakers worldwide, with a special focus on upstate New York. The event features screenings at the Smith Opera House and the Dove Block Project. The festival stands […]
Celebrate a Smith tradition with our annual screening of The Big Lebowski! Join us on March 6th (Day of the Dude!) for this beloved cult classic, which has inspired a pseudo-religion and countless quotable moments. Ultimate L.A. slacker Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for a rug ruined by debt collectors, enlisting […]
St. Peter’s and the Papal Basilicas of Rome takes you on a cinematic journey through the four Papal Basilicas in Rome and their treasures: St. Peter’s (one of the 25 destinations most visited by international tourists from all over the world), St. John in the Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul Outside the Walls. Four […]
Please join us for the opening reception of Portions on March 20, 2026, from 6 to 9 pm at Hunt Art Gallery, Brisbane Building, 403 Main Street, Buffalo, NY. In […]
SUPER 8MM FILM April 11th | 10am – Noon | Art’s Cafe | $100 / $90 members Learn the basics of cinema with the classic, old-school home film format; Super 8mm. The class session will cover exposure, lens use, planning shot sequences, and cinema language. Each participant will borrow a camera to shoot a single […]
Voyage through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius and founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet. An art-world disruptor at the turn of the 20th century whose obsession with capturing light and water broke all convention, Monet revolutionized Modern Art with his timeless masterpieces. An in-depth, exclusive tour led by Monet scholars of the museums that […]
Join artist resident Ajunie Virk for a workshop that teaches participants how to create experimental audio by drawing directly onto the optical soundtrack of 16mm film, a technique the artists uses herself to personalize sound and generate abstract audio layers within her own video works. This hands-on workshop methods in mark-making, sound reading, and editing […]
Join Squeaky Wheel and visiting artist resident Arielle Knight for a short form writing workshop! This skill share invites participants to experiment with autobiographical storytelling and the practice of autotheory—the blending of lived experience and critical thought—to create new forms of narrative that collapse the boundaries between personal and intellectual inquiry. Drawing from practices in […]
Our Staff Pick film for the month of April! Vote For Pedro! In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely nostalgic uncle, Rico, shows up to keep an eye on him. With no safe haven […]
Trust is the foundation of ethical and effective documentary, participatory, and community-based filmmaking. This workshop by visiting filmmaker Jason Rhee equips filmmakers, media artists, and researchers with practical strategies to build, negotiate, and sustain trust with participants—especially those from marginalized or vulnerable communities. Drawing on the themes of informed consent, accessibility, privacy, and reciprocity, participants […]
Lingua Franca (2020) NR Runtime: 1h 35m Directed by: Isabel Sandoval Starring: Isabel Sandoval, Eamon Farren, Lynn Cohen Olivia, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation, works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in New York. When the man she's secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a […]
The Smith's “staff pick” film for the month of May! In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin, the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, twin […]
Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a groundbreaking exhibition, in London from November 2025 to April 2026, and […]
Opening Friday, June 12, 2026, 6–8 pm Exhibition hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm, extended hours through 8 pm on Wednesdays, and by appointment On view through September 11, 2026 Squeaky Wheel presents an exhibition and public programs thinking through and on non-human animals. The artists – working in animation, essay films, speculative narratives, installation work, among […]
Opening Friday, June 12, 2026, 6–8 pm Exhibition hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm, extended hours through 8 pm on Wednesdays, and by appointment On view through September 11, 2026 Squeaky Wheel presents an exhibition and public programs thinking through and on non-human animals. The artists – working in animation, essay films, speculative narratives, installation work, among […]
Opening Friday, June 12, 2026, 6–8 pm Exhibition hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm, extended hours through 8 pm on Wednesdays, and by appointment On view through September 11, 2026 Squeaky Wheel presents an exhibition and public programs thinking through and on non-human animals. The artists – working in animation, essay films, speculative narratives, installation work, among […]
Opening Friday, June 12, 2026, 6–8 pm Exhibition hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm, extended hours through 8 pm on Wednesdays, and by appointment On view through September 11, 2026 Squeaky Wheel presents an exhibition and public programs thinking through and on non-human animals. The artists – working in animation, essay films, speculative narratives, installation work, among […]
Opening Friday, June 12, 2026, 6–8 pm Exhibition hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm, extended hours through 8 pm on Wednesdays, and by appointment On view through September 11, 2026 Squeaky Wheel presents an exhibition and public programs thinking through and on non-human animals. The artists – working in animation, essay films, speculative narratives, installation work, among […]
Opening Friday, June 12, 2026, 6–8 pm Exhibition hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12–5 pm, extended hours through 8 pm on Wednesdays, and by appointment On view through September 11, 2026 Squeaky Wheel presents an exhibition and public programs thinking through and on non-human animals. The artists – working in animation, essay films, speculative narratives, installation work, among […]
