The Dutchess County Historical Society is premiering extraordinarily rare local films from 1918 and 1919. Recently discovered and restored, these films illuminate personal stories of determination and achievement in the face of unprecedented global events. The effects of WWI and the flu pandemic were devastating, yet the films also show a joyous small-town celebration, the emergence of women’s rights and the inauguration of the Dutchess County Fairgrounds as an annual county fair like no other. These films have not been seen in 107 years. They not only inform the public of a seminal moment in our local history but also show that we have a long history of community service in the Hudson Valley. The films show Boy Scout groups, families, veterans, politicians, community groups—all segments of society celebrating the end of WWI after having endured the privations of war as well as the horror of a flu pandemic. Communities depend on volunteers—for food banks, care for those aging in place, fire departments, and service on town boards and nonprofits. These films are an opportunity to remember that neighborhoods flourish when communities come together. Local residents will recognize a familiar setting while viewing the films in a theater that itself is over a hundred years old. Moviegoers of all ages from throughout the Hudson Valley will marvel at horses and automobiles sharing Route 9, and open-cockpit airplanes taking off from the Fairgrounds where military tanks are also demonstrated. The hosting site of the November 11 premiere, courtesy of Starr Cinema, is the site of Rhinebeck’s first movie house in 1915. These films will be permanently available on the DCHS website, shared with local school districts and community groups with teaching aids. “These films represent a one-of-a-kind visual record of the region’s past and hold immense cultural and historical value.”— The donor of the films trusting DCHS with perpetual care.

The film captures the hostile conservative takeover and politically appointed board of the famously liberal New College of Florida. Starting in January 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis flipped the public honors college on its head and was met with intense student resistance. The filmmakers used recordings taken by the students woven into interviews and filming from a deeply embedded point of view. (dir. Patrick Bresnan, U.S., 2026, 105 min.) “In a move ripped from the playbook of a spiteful cartoon villain…students found themselves fighting for the soul of the school.” —The Guardian

Explores what it means to be gay throughout different eras, focusing on "three existences" that are connected through themes of sexuality, desire, pain, and inheritance.

Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.

Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss. From boundary-pushing directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim comes You Can See Everything.