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Art & Architecture On Screen: James McNeill Whistler

In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, […]

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Art & Architecture On Screen: Renoir & Love

Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favorite artists; a founding member of the Impressionist movement and a constantly evolving artist, he is unmatched at depicting human connection. The National […]

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Buffalo Film: Free Community Screeningv — No Place to Grow Old + Panel Discussion 💙

Join the Homeless Alliance of Western New York and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library for a FREE SCREENING of the award-winning documentary No Place to Grow Old on Tuesday, July 22, at the Downtown Central Library. […]

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Review: Buffalo poets meet film at Burchfield Penney

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 The Editor1Tagged digital storytelling, documentary, Poetry

Buffalo Poet Laureate Aitina Fareed-Cooke ‘s “Poetically Speaking” debuted at the Burchfield Penney Friday night. Poets Brandon Williamson, Vonetta T. Rhodes and Benjamin Brindise were there, as was our writer, Lee Ames.

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Podcast: Spectrum Health Journey — Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service and ‘Travels With George’ doc

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 The Editor0Tagged community, documentary, health, Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service

On this month’s Spectrum Health Journey podcast, the hosts talk music and radio with Chuck Stevens from the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service. and Dan Lukasik and Mark Anthony Dellas preview a new documentary called “Travels With George “about the power of friendship.

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Documentary connects the dots between Tulsa Riot, publisher in Buffalo’s Black press

February 19, 2026February 18, 2026 The Editor0Tagged Black History Month, documentary

The documentary “And a Shot Rang Out “tells the story of A.J. Smitherman, publisher of the Tulsa Star in Tulsa, Okla. The newspaper’s offices, along with Smitherman’s home, were destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre … and who went on to start the Buffalo Star newspaper.

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Review: ‘No Other Land’ offers a view from a Palestinian perspective

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 The Editor0Tagged documentary, Oscars

The Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” is screening at Hallwalls Saturday (sorry, both screenings are already sold out). The film is an essential look at life from the perspective of a Palestinian in occupied territory, says reviewer Elmer Ploetz.

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News & Notes: ‘No Other Land’ coming to Hallwalls; ‘Freedom School’ seeks applicants

May 3, 2025May 5, 2025 The Editor0Tagged documentary, history

The Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” is coming to Hallwalls; new program launched to enable community empowerment on East Side. It’s in News & Notes.

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Buffalo’s legendary lost folk master Jackson C. Frank back in focus in new documentary

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 The Editor2Tagged documentary, Jackson C. Frank, Paul Simon

Jackson C. Frank’s story is quintessential Buffalo: From tragedy emerges greatness, but a greatness that is never recognized in his lifetime. Now his story is being told in a new documentary that will be shown at the North Park Theatre Monday night.

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Ani DiFranco doc screening features director, producer

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 The Editor0Tagged documentary, folk-punk, Righteous Babe

The Buffalo International Film Festival and the North Park theater will present a single screening of “1-800-ON-HER-OWN,” a new documentary about Buffalo native and post-punk music legend Ani DiFranco tomorrow night (Wednesday April 23, 7 p.m.)