Frog 2016 ( 6)

Frog is a short film about the loss of innocence, the brutality of growing up and the beauty of childhood.

High Rocks 2017 ( 6)

On a routine hike, two lifelong best friends are interrupted by an outgoing hiker, who tags along uninvited. A dynamic competition for attention proceeds and lifelong secrets surface.

Killerman 2019 ( 6.216)

A New York City money launderer desperately searches for answers after waking up with no memory, millions in stolen cash and drugs, and an insane crew of dirty cops violently hunting him down.

Emperor 2020 ( 7.628)

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Dull Armor 2014

Projectionists on Projecting 2025

Patrons of the Nitrate Picture Show understand the crucial role that projectionists play in the success of the festival. Without them, this unique cinematic experience would simply not be possible. We are pleased to offer you this video, which provides insight into their work, personal observations on preparing vintage nitrate prints for projection, and an explanation of why it takes a team of three to project one of the screening programs. The video includes interviews with the Projection Team, a filmed tour of the Dryden Theatre projection booth, and additional footage of the film inspection and repair process, as well as the nitrate vaults at the Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center.

Keepers of the Way 2022

Over the course of a weekend, Lenape tribe members perform healing ceremonies for the land affected by the Walking Purchase—a notorious event that changed the course of the tribe's future—and reveal the dark underbelly left out of history books.

No Word of Farewell 2018

A schizophrenic girl on the verge of suicide encounters someone through a ham radio.