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Tynan DeLong (left) and Corey Hughes (middle) talk about their respective short films with Andrew Vielkind (right). Their work explored themes of escapism.

The return of the Ithaca Experimental Film Festival

By Brendan Tomaszewski, Staff Writer • March 5, 2025

Across the theatrical screens of Ithaca College’s Park Auditorium, Cornell Cinema and Cinemapolis, audiences were exposed to filmmaking visionaries from across the world. The Ithaca Experimental Film...

Cinemapolis hosted the second anuual Reproductive Rights Film Festival from Sept. 19 to 22, which featured five films across the three days and held two virtual panels earlier in the week.

Film Festival projects stories on reproductive rights and justice

By Gianna Izzo, Contributing Writer • September 25, 2024
The second annual Reproductive Rights Film Festival opened to an enthusiastic crowd, uniting students, activists and community members eager to delve into pressing issues surrounding reproductive justice.  The festival aimed to use film as a medium for critical dialogue about reproductive justice, setting the stage for meaningful conversations on a topic that has become increasingly central in national discourse. Attendees were drawn in by the stories showcased on the screen, reflecting the complexity of reproductive rights in today’s society.
The Silent City Film Festival celebrates independent silent films and discusses their significance in the Ithaca community.

Silent City Film Festival deep dives into the legacy of filmmaking

By Nolan Sheehan, Co-Life and Culture Editor • October 16, 2023
The origins of this film festival are rooted in tradition. The host of the event at Deep Dive, Dallas Hallam, spoke on the incredible history that surrounds the artistic process for films and other forms of media. Ithaca, being one of the centers for creative expression on the big screen for the first time, has quite the legacy to uphold.

‘Popcorn Premieres’ – “It Lives Inside” (2023) and “No One Will Save You” (2023)

September 29, 2023
Host first-year student Logan Thompson discusses new horror film "It Lives Inside" (2023) with guest Hank Jennings. On his own, Thompson reviews "No One Will Save You" (2023) and the Disney+ series "Ashoka." To wrap up the episode, Thompson analyzes recent film festivals and how he anticipates they will impact award season.
A group of people gather to listen to a roundtable discussion for the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival. The discussion is part of several pre-festival events.

IC talks all things film with pre-FLEFF events

By Evan Miller, Staff Writer • February 15, 2023
FLEFF officially finds its new home at the college’s Roy H. Park School of Communications. To celebrate this development, the Park School announced it will be hosting five pre-festival events.
Daniel Gwirtzman, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance Performance, works on choreography. His work seeks to make dance more accessible.

Q&A: Professor works to make dance more accessible

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer • October 5, 2022
Daniel Gwirtzman, assistant professor in the Ithaca College Department of Theatre and Dance Performance, worked on creating accessible dance content.
Enrique Gonzalez-Conty, associate professor in the Ithaca College Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, is the 2022 festival director for the eight edition of Cine con Cultura.

Local film festival celebrates Latino heritage

By Jadyn Davis, Senior writer • September 21, 2022
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Cultura Ithaca and The Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County (LCA) organize the Cine con Cultura Latinx American Film Festival in Ithaca every fall.
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival primarily sponsored by Ithaca College will return for its 25th year in March.

Environmental film festival celebrates 25th year

By Clare Shanahan, Former Opinion Editor • March 3, 2022
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, primarily sponsored by Ithaca College, will return for its 25th year in March.

IC Hillel funds virtual student film festival

December 16, 2020

Sophomore Kyle Friedman and IC Hillel Springboard Longfellow Max Kasler worked together to put on Bo Nitzor, a virtual film festival that highlighted student films.

From left, filmmakers senior Alex Klein, Elias Olsen ’19, junior Clara Montague and Aaron Kelly-Penso answer questions about their films at the Outer Docs Film Festival.

Documentary film festival features the unconventional

By Connor Ahern • November 13, 2019

An audience sits quietly in front of a screen in Cinemapolis, watching the curated movie selections of the Outer Docs Film Festival on Nov. 10. The energy of the room shifts with each documentary, as every...

The 2018 film “Too Late to Die Young” was screened as a part of Cine con Cultura Latin Film Festival on Sept. 21 and 22 at Cornell Cinema. The festival celebrates Latino filmmakers and their contributions to the industry.

Local festival celebrates Latino filmmakers

By Emily Lussier, Proofreader • October 1, 2019

A group of moviegoers gathered Sept. 21 at Cornell Cinema to enjoy the film “Too Late to Die Young,” but this showing was unlike most others in Ithaca — it was in Spanish. It brought viewers into...

Editorial: "Silents Roar" film festival supports new filmmakers

Editorial: “Silents Roar” film festival supports new filmmakers

March 27, 2019
By organizing and continuing to help with the festival, Okumu is doing her part to encourage and foster the growth of the incoming generation of future filmmakers.
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