Rails to the Catskills

Land of Little Rivers

The Land of Little Rivers, a network of tributaries in the Catskill Mountains of New York, is the birthplace of fly fishing in America and home to ang

2019

The Lost Spirits

The last surviving Native Americans on Long Island are the focus of The Lost Spirits. The film chronicles their struggles as an indigenous people to m

2009

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

2010

An Empire of Reason

Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution. Historical figures wear modern dress and use f

1988

Echo Of The Past: The Terrence Tower

A historical documentary documenting the rise, function, and abandonment of a 17 story building that once housed The Rochester Psychiatric Center. Th

2012

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young l

2020

MOVE

This documentary explores the aftermath of a 2015 mass shooting that took place during an anti-violence community basketball tournament at the Boys an

2017

15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)

The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel in its time and remains so today. This documentary travels from Palmyra to the Genesee River, stopping along

2006

15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 2)

Highlighting the canal’s quiet beauty and fascinating people, Part 2 travels from the Genesee Waterways to Spencerport, Brockport, Holley, and Lockpor

2006

Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

At its peak, one million New York Jews spent their summers in the Borscht Belt, the birthplace of Jewish-American iconoclastic humor. This film shows

1986

MOUNTAIN RIVER - The Esopus Creek: Headwaters to the Hudson

The 73 minute film, MOUNTAIN RIVER, follows the Esopus Creek, from its headwaters on Slide Mountain in New York’s Catskill Mountains, to the Ashokan R

2020

Deep Water: Building the Catskill Water System

The 45-minute documentary celebrates the history of the Catskill Water System with rare archival film footage and historic photographs. Deep Water tel

2002

The First Artist in America: The Life and Times of John Vanderlyn

John Vanderlyn “...is pronounced to be the first painter that now is or ever has been in America.” ~ Aaron Burr, 1802 “The First Artist in America”

2017

City of Joel

"City of Joel" is documentary - with unprecedented access - to a 1.1 square mile shtetl in the suburbs that is home to 22,000 members of an one of the

2018

Half Sour

A group of young skateboarders find direction in their lives when they move to New York and start a pickle business.

2014

Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects, theate

2010

When Comedy Went to School

The birth of modern stand-up comedy began in the Catskill Mountains - a boot camp for the greatest generation of Jewish-American Comedians.

2013

The Catskill Mountain House and the World Around

There isn't much left of the once-grand Catskill Mountain House. The lavish resort hotel was perched on a precarious ledge in Greene County for over a

2010

Local Heroes: Baseball on Capital Region Diamonds

'Local Heroes' combines exhaustive research, rare archival film footage, fascinating still photography and revealing original interviews to bring view

1995

Sweet Violets

In the Gilded Age and beyond, high fashion decreed that violets were the flower of choice for Valentine's Day, Easter, and a fragrant corsage. At its

2012