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"Possible Landscapes" (2024, dir. Kannan Arunasalam), Produced and conceptualized by Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas

Cornell Cinema

Image: The world premiere of Possible Landscapes (2024), directed by Kannan Arunasalam, and produced and conceptualized by Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas, at Cornell Cinema in September 2024.

Cornell Cinema is one of the leading campus film exhibition programs in the country and an integral part of the fabric of campus life at Cornell. The cinema presents more than 75 films each semester and features an eclectic mix of contemporary and classic titles from around the globe. Working in collaboration with partners across campus and beyond, Cornell Cinema seeks to spark conversation, inspire innovative thinking, and advance interdisciplinary teaching through collective encounters with the art of film.

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Save on our already low ticket prices with the Cornell Cinema All-Access Pass!  

Book free tickets for all regular movies through the academic year for one low price: 

  • $40 for General Public
  • $30 for Students (incl. K–12)
  • New! $36 for Cornell Staff
  • $25 for Cornell Graduate & Professional Students

See our Visit page for more details.

Upcoming Films

Scene from the film Ratatouille
A group of man in a prison yard holding hands in a circle.
"Amerikatsi" (2022, dir. Michael Goorjian)

Amerikatsi

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Two individuals seated opposite each other at a table inside a fast-food restaurant at night. On the table, there are various fast-food items including a drink with a straw, food wrappers, and partially eaten meals. The bright signage of McDonald’s is vis

Dìdi (弟弟)

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A woman in a lavish gown surrounded by an admiring crowd.
"Samson and Delilah" (1949, dir. Cecil B. DeMille)

Samson and Delilah

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Mystery Screening

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Cornell Cinema News

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"Nostalghia" (1983) Courtesy of Kino Lorber.

Now Showing: Fall 2024 at Cornell Cinema

The Cornell Cinema team is delighted to welcome you back to the historic Willard Straight Theatre for another exciting semester of cinema experiences.

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Peter Loewen

Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences

Coming from the University of Toronto, where he is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen begins his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.

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Support Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema has been in existence since 1970 and for five decades has broadened the horizons of tens of thousands of students and community members. We rely on annual assistance from individual donors to present a high-caliber program year after year, and to remain nimble and responsive to rapidly evolving technologies & circumstances that change the ways films are released and experienced.

A donation from you, large or small, will help us continue to offer the wide variety and quality of films patrons have come to expect from Cornell Cinema, as well as present the increasingly important live events (visiting filmmakers, live music/film performances) that bring people into the theatre at a time when there are so many alternative ways to view a film on its own.

Click here to visit our donation page for more details on giving options and particular needs.

 

Land Acknowledgement

Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ people, past and present, to these lands and waters.

This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ leadership. You can learn more about Cornell University's Land Acknowledgment through the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program website.

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