ITHACA, NY — In 2012, the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens is being celebrated around the world. A series of events ranging from film screenings and theater performances to readings and academic presentations will be held throughout the spring as part of the Ithaca Dickens Festival.

Sponsored by a number of departments at...

 ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College’s Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF), the Ithaca Motion Picture Project and Cinemapolis/7th Art Corporation will sponsor a limited engagement screening of “OKA!”—director Lavinia Currier’s documentary on the Bayaka people of central Africa. Taking place at Cinemapolis on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 4:30 p.m., the...

 ITHACA, NY — Harry Shearer — who did a stint on the cast of “Saturday Night Live” and gave voices to more than a dozen characters on “The Simpsons” — will visit Cinemapolis in downtown Ithaca on Friday, Sept. 23, to field questions and discuss the screening of his documentary, “The Big Uneasy.” Described by “New York...

ITHACA, NY — Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles will publicly screen and discuss some of his most acclaimed works during a three-day visit to Ithaca College. Maysles, along with his late brother David, is recognized as a pioneer of “direct cinema,” earning a distinguished reputation for making non-fiction feature films —...