Join world-renowned photographer, Elliott Landy for a guided tour of his remarkable career. Landy’s photos of Bob Dylan and The Band are instantly recognizable, and his career as a photojournalist ranged from the original Woodstock Festival to the European film scene. Along the way he captured memorable images of a constellation's worth of luminaries including Van Morrison, Frank Zappa, Pete Seeger, Monica Vitti and many more. He’s exhibited everywhere from Rhinebeck to Vienna and parts in between. The audio-visual event will be followed by a reception at Rohmer Gallery, 84 Partition St. where Landy's latest photographs will be on exhibit.

Comedian Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) examines the rise and fall of his relationship with struggling nightclub singer Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Speaking directly to the audience in front of a bare background, Singer reflects briefly on his childhood and his early adult years before settling in to tell the story of how he and Annie met, fell in love, and struggled with the obstacles of modern romance, mixing surreal fantasy sequences with small moments of emotional drama.

Those who spend the longest hours in the Village—during sun, rain, snow, festivals, car shows and closed streets— will let us in on their liveliest days and the loneliest ones. We will note recent changes to the Village, such as the handsome Orpheum entrance and increased municipal parking and conditions that stay the same. Also, we’ll look at what neighboring towns are doing to improve their livability. As always, the Orpheum’s yummy popcorn and variety of drinks are available to fuel the conversation.

Gil Scott-Heron, widely considered the godfather of rap and the pioneer of modern spoken word, gives electrifying performances and insightful commentary in this political music documentary. In 1980s D.C., a city of history and sound, we see the Midnight Band for a journey through music. (Robert Mugge, U.S., 1982, 97 min. — includes outtake, "Is That Jazz?") “The film clarifies and strengthens Scott-Heron’s identity as a revolutionary thinker who was also a potent, captivating entertainer. It’s a shot of bitter medicine that goes down silky smooth.” — JazzTimes

Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel at the opening night party for his former partner’s hit show Oklahoma! By the time this night is over, Hart will have confronted both a world that no longer values his talent and the seeming impossibility of love. “Oklahoma!”.

A new bride (Mia Wasikowska) in Victorian-era England is brought "home" to a rural house by her charming husband (Tom Hiddleston). But the house is filled with ghosts and blood. In this gothic romance (dir. Guillermo del Toro; U.S., Mexico, Canada; 2015, 119 min.) “Crackles with sexual passion and dark secrets.” — RogerEbert.com

Celebrating 60 years of The Doors, Feast of Friends returns to the Orpheum stage, benefiting Upstate Films Orpheum Theatre. With special guests, rock music’s photographer, Elliott Landy, in conversation with Greg Gattine about working with The Doors. "The musicians themselves could as easily have been members of the audience. Often, they mingled with the crowds during and after the show. There was a true feeling of solidarity, a unity of purpose, and the purpose was to change the world. We want the world, and we want it NOW! was the anthem sung by Jim Morrison. We thought that the freedom to behave as we wished, coupled with the power of music to liberate the soul, would set the world free.” —Elliott Landy on The Doors

Join a young musician, ISMAY, as they chase the early footsteps of their hero, Lucinda Williams, across the Deep South. A heartfelt road trip into the soul of American music, it's a touching pilgrimage story about finding your voice through the echoes of your hero. (dir. Joel Fendelman, Rose Bush; U.S.; 2025; 66 min.)

From his harsh childhood in the burnt-out Lower East Side, musician Harley Flanagan burst onto the punk music scene at age 11 as drummer for his aunt’s band, the Stimulators. The founder of the Cro-Mags tells his incredible story, while interviews with hard rockers and icons Flea, Ice-T, Henry Rollins, Anthony Imperioli and surprise guests add insights. Featuring gritty footage of NYC’s downtown 1970s and 80s music scene, this passionate film showcases Harley’s against-the-odds transformation from chaos to peace, driven by music, family, and personal growth.

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.

Upstate Films special event, the legendary Ron Carter will be joined by American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and educator, Javon Jackson. Together, they will take an audio/visual journey to discuss his incredible career, including his work with Jack DeJohnette RON CARTER is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. He has recorded over 2200 albums! Including many of the iconic jazz records of the 60’s and 70’s, such as Speak No Evil, Maiden Voyage, Red Clay, Speak Like a Child, Nefertiti and Miles Smiles, to name a few. From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet. Over the last 60 years he has recorded with so many of the jazz greats: Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Bobby Timmons, Eric Dolphy, Cannonball Adderley and Jaki Byard, to name a few. After leaving the quintet, he embarked on a prolific career that spanned vastly different music genres and continues to this day. He recorded with Roberta Flack, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Bette Midler and Aretha Franklin, Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of others. Moderator – Javon Jackson first became known as a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers from 1987 until Blakey’s death in 1990 and went on to release 22 recordings as a bandleader and tour and record on over 150 CDs[ with jazz greats including Elvin Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Haden, Betty Carter, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Stanley Turpentine and Ben E. King.

Follows the production of Jean-Luc Godards's "Breathless".

Join Glenis Redmond, Greenville, South Carolina’s Inaugural Poet Laureate and 2025 Order of the Palmetto recipient, as she shares poems from her forthcoming middle-grade novel in verse, My Life Sounds Like a Poem: Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates, The One-Legged Tapping Sensation. This vibrant work traces Bates’s trek from Fountain Inn, South Carolina, around the world, to Kerhonkson, New York, where he founded the Peg Leg Bates Country Club, the first resort of its kind for African Americans. Through rhythm, resilience, and poetry, Redmond brings to life the story of a man who turned loss into art and dance into triumph. Glenis Redmond is Greenville, South Carolina’s Inaugural Poet Laureate and a 2025 recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor. A poet, teaching artist, and literary citizen for over 30 years, she is a Baldwin Fellow, a Highlights Foundation Inspire Scholar, and an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow. The author of seven books, including The Listening Skin and Praise Songs for Dave the Potter.

Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White), the blue-collar poet, is spiraling due to his emotionally distant dad and the ghosts of his past. The label wants him to make a big rock record, but instead he hunkers down in his bedroom with a four-track recorder. By focusing on the uncertain and fraught time between albums The River and Nebraska, director Scott Cooper avoids the typical triumph tale and instead gives us a narrative of the profound silence before the concert begins. (Scott Cooper, 2025, U.S., 120 min.) “The decision to portray the man not as a Rock God but as a fragile human being who’s also an uncompromising artist gives Deliver Me From Nowhere a solemn integrity.” –The Hollywood Reporter

10th anniversary screening. The 46ers are those who have climbed all 46 High Peaks of the Adirondacks. The first 46ers were an unlikely band of fellows: Adirondack Guide Herbert Clark and the young brothers Robert and George Marshall. They identified 46 mountains in Upstate New York with an elevation of 4,000 feet or higher. Between 1918 and 1925 they hiked to the top of all 46 peaks. Since then, over 7,000 people have done the same. This documentary tells the stories of many ordinary men and women who have done the extraordinary and highlight the inspiring beauty of Upstate New York. (dir. Blake Cortright, USA, 2015, 65 min.)

A boy is left in a Catholic orphanage during the Spanish Civil War. There, he finds sinister secrets in this gothic ghost story. (dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2001, 106 min.)

Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Showing Up) directs an unforgettable Josh O’Connor in THE MASTERMIND, her latest Cannes triumph. In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks. A brilliant look at the folly of man, THE MASTERMIND also features Alana Haim, Gaby Hoffmann, John Magaro, Hope Davis and Bill Camp. Rich in textured detail, this sly depiction of an era subverts long-held illusions and confronts disillusionment.