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Cornell Cinema and the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program recommend films for Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30 that examine Indigenous residential and boarding school histories. The Cornell University initiative highlights Indigenous resilience, truth and reconciliation, and includes a remembrance walk beginning at Caldwell Hall.
Cornell Cinema’s Fall 2026 season launches Aug. 27 with a diverse lineup of restored classics, Hollywood hits, international films, documentaries and special events that showcase a century of global filmmaking. Highlights include screenings of Thelma & Louise, Project Hail Mary, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with alumna Dominique Thorne ’19, alongside silent film events, the…
Cornell Cinema is pleased to introduce its Fall 2026 season! From thought-provoking docs and enigmatic art house classics to high school nostalgia and our annual CatVideoFest, there is something for everyone at Cornell Cinema this term.
Project Hail Mary screening Aug. 28 at Cornell University features astronomers Lisa Kaltenegger and Abigail Bohl discussing habitable rocky exoplanets. Cornell Cinema’s special event also includes a prize drawing and Fuertes Observatory open house.
Cornell Cinema will present a screening of the documentary “Rule Breakers,” chronicling the founding of Afghanistan’s first all-girls robotics team, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.
From midcentury melodramas to speculative visions of technology and the human body—and even a French coming of age story about crafting world class cheese—Cornell Cinema’s spring season offers a varied plate.
Cornell Cinema is pleased to announce our Spring 2026 season, which features a compelling line-up of films, series, and special events shaped in collaboration with partners across campus and designed to inspire critical reflection through the shared experience of cinema.
This October, Cornell Cinema will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the silent movie “The Phantom of the Opera,” with live musical accompaniment by The Invincible Czars.
Cornell Cinema is pleased to announce our Fall 2025 season which features more than a dozen unique film series designed to advance interdisciplinary thinking and connect diverse communities through collective encounters with the art of film. More information about our fall semester line-up is now available on our website: cinema.cornell.edu.
Producer David Raubach will attend the free screening of the documentary April 8 and participate in a discussion following the film.
The spring season of films at Cornell Cinema has begun.
Cornell Cinema’s Spring 2025 season will feature a dynamic mix of films selected to spark conversation, connect diverse communities, and explore the complex history of cinema. Screenings will begin on Thursday, January 23, with Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, a magnificent essay film from director Johan Grimonprez that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961…
Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection and Cornell Cinema are working together on a film series featuring influential costume designer Edith Head.
Hear from experts about the election and the future of democracy, listen to the music of a 1914 alumnus who experimented with blending Chinese and Western musical traditions, and more.
On what would have been Carl Sagan's 90th birthday, Cornell’s Carl Sagan Institute will celebrate his legacy in an interdisciplinary day of science, music and more as part of the College of Arts & Sciences’ Arts Unplugged series.
Real-world events inspire a collective lineup that is relevant to what professors are teaching and what students are learning.
Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
The Cornell Cinema team is delighted to welcome you back to the historic Willard Straight Theatre for another exciting semester of cinema experiences. Our fall season features an eclectic mix of contemporary and classic films and dynamic film series that are designed to connect diverse communities, inspire innovative thinking, and advance teaching across disciplines.
“Ghosts” tells the story of three Kiowa children who escaped a government boarding school in the winter of 1891.
Coming from the University of Toronto, where he was the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen began his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
Science on Screen® supports creative pairings of current, classic, cult, and documentary films with introductions by figures from the world of science, technology and medicine.
As part of their “Voyager Spacecraft Week,” the Cornell Astronomical Society joins Cornell Cinema to present “Cosmos” Episode 6: “Traveler’s Tales” on Feb. 13.
The film focuses on the gendered implications of deepfake technology; a free screening Feb. 7 will be presented by the Milstein Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, partnering with Cornell Cinema.
Cornell Cinema's spring semester film slate features a mix of contemporary and classic films selected to spark curiosity, inspire understanding, and advance teaching across disciplines.
After more than a half-century in the Straight, the Hill’s iconic movie venue remains a film fan’s delight.