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Friday, May 26, 2017 9:55 am
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ROCHESTER - The Rochester Public Library and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts are coming together to host the first ever Rochester Independent Film Festival at the Rochester Opera House on the weekend of June 24-25.
The weekend-long festival will feature award-winning independent films from around the globe. Featured films include: In the Heat of the Night, Raid on Rainbow Lounge, The Third Man, The Messenger, Gold, Broke, Sea Monsters, Road North, and T-Rex. There will also be a surprise midnight screening of a classic horror film on Saturday. The film will not be revealed to audiences until the midnight screening.
The films will be streamed from a service called IndieFlix, an online streaming video site offered to card holding patrons of the Rochester Public Library. The purpose of the event is to highlight the benefits of the program and to entice card-holders to utilize the free service.
The public is at liberty to view as many or as few films as they choose. Each attendee will be given a pass with voting instructions. A full schedule of events can be found on the museum's website. There is no formal admission fee although there is a suggested donation of $10 to help offset event costs. Visit www.rochestermfa.org/film for more information.