Glimmerglass Film Days

10/30/2026

Great Arts in Depth interview from Bill Snyder of WSKG Public Media with Peter Hutchison, a filmmaker who is part of the group that brings you Glimmerglass Film Days, coming up Nov. 11-15.

"Glimmerglass Film Days has its own unique identity and a really wonderful group of programmers," says Hutchison. "You get this combination of the very best of what's been out on the film festival circuit this year, as well as really specific films that the programmers within the fest feel fit into the theme."

Hutchison, who joined the Film Days Steering Committee in 2025, has has multiple films shown at the festival, including The Cure For Hate - Documentary, REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM - The Chomsky Documentary, and DevilPutTheCoalInTheGround.

On Sunday, Nov. 15, he will host the Rutkoff Brunch: Who Owns the Future? Wealth, Power, and Democracy? Drawing on clips from across his filmography, including his current project JUST FUTURES: SHARED PROPERITY IN THE AGE OF AI, he will explore a question that has run through much of his work: What happens to democracy when wealth and power become increasingly concentrated in fewer hands?


Listen to the whole interview here:

Arts and Culture Beyond the Screen: Glimmerglass Film Days Celebrates Documentary Storytelling in Cooperstown WSKG | By Bill Snyder Published October 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 7:54 Photo credit: Otsego 2000 Peter Hutchison Glimmerglass Film Days returns to C...

10/30/2026

So grateful for the support of Five Star Subaru!

Five Star Subaru is sponsoring the Opening Film on November 11 at 5:30 pm, WILD INSIDE, about the Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco that escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan.

10/30/2026

Getting to hear from and speak to the filmmakers is part of what makes Film Days so special. Filmmakers and speakers coming to Film days include:
Evan Goodchild, filmmaker, THE PAINTED LIFE OF GREGORY GILLESPIE

Melissa Lefebvre and Paul Tom, filmmakers, BUBBLES

Andrew E. Simpson, accompanist, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

Byron David Leon, editor, SOUL PATROL

Mark Street, filmmaker, RIVER OF DAYS, featured in: Selections from Thomas Edison Film Festival, which is presented by Jane Steuerwald

Beth Howard, filmmaker, PIEOWA: A PIECE OF AMERICA

Robb Moss, filmmaker, THE BEND IN THE RIVER

Elizabeth Westrate, producer, and Guzzy Grashow, film participant, JIMMY & THE DEMONS

Jon Bowermaster, filmmaker, and John Lipscomb, film subject, and Batu, First Mate (yellow lab), THE KEEPER

James Dawson, filmmaker, DEREK VS DEREK

Hyde Bay Program: Emerging Filmmaker Showcase will feature filmmaker finalists Meghan Marin and Eric Adsit, and film subject Kay Stroh

Find out more at https://www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org/

10/28/2026

Free at Film Days!

Film Days continues its tradition of offering two free films. Come see SALLIE'S ASHES on Friday, November 13 and MONSTERS, INC. on Sunday November 15. Tickets are free, but please reserve a ticket online.

There are also free walks to enjoy, on Wednesday, November 11 at 1 pm, take a hike with Otsego County Conservation Association on the Clark Tower Trails, on Saturday, November 14 at 2 pm, meet Dr. Cindy Falk at Lakefront Park for an Otsego 2000 Historic Preservation walk, also on November 14 at 3 pm, head to Lordsland Preserve in Roseboom for a Beaver walk with the Otsego Land Trust, and on Sunday, November 15, take a bird walk on the grounds of the Fenimore Art Museum with the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society. The walks are free and open to all, some ask for advance registration.

On Friday, November 13, at 7 pm, head over to The Local Bird for Film Days Trivia. Test your wits and compete to win bragging rights and some Film Days merch or tickets.

And, be sure to catch the Film Days companion art exhibit at The Smithy, THE DANCER AND THE DANCE, featuring works by Jenny Riffle, Zelda Smith, and Georgia b. Smith and curated by Megan Adams Irving and Sydney Waller. The exhibit opens Nov. 7 with a Preview Party from 4:30-6:30 pm, and an Artists Talk at 5:30 pm, and will be open during Film Days 12-5 pm.

Details on these free events, and all that Film Days offers, available at www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org

10/25/2026

In Cinque Terre, on Italy’s northern Riviera, fewer than 3,000 locals contend with over four million tourists each summer. Across one chaotic season, six very different lives play out in parallel, revealing a sharply funny and surprisingly tender story of paradise under pressure in the age of social-media driven tourism.

For reference, that would be like Cooperstown hosting 66 Cal Ripken Inductions a summer.

Come see THE SIEGE OF PARADISE at Film Days on Friday, Nov. 13 at 3 pm at the Fenimore Art Museum. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Save with a Take Five Pass and get 5 film tickets for just $35.

Full schedule of five days of films and events, plus trailers tickets and passes at glimmerglassfilmsdays.org

10/23/2026

Come see THE KEEPER at Film Days on Sunday, November 15 at 2:30 pm at the Fenimore Farm & Country Village.

Cantankerous, charismatic and passionately committed, riverkeeper John Lipscomb reflects on his 25 years patrolling the Hudson River, traveling more than 80,000 miles, by wooden boat. Captain John took on industrial and human pollution, suffering losses and celebrating victories.

Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster (WINDSHIPPED), John Lipscomb and his dog and first mate Batu will attend.

film tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Save with a Take Five Pass and get 5 film tickets for just $35. Full five day schedule, film trailers, tickets, passes and more at www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org

10/22/2026

Come see JIMMY AND THE DEMONS at Film Days on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 pm in Cooperstown.

Celebrated artist James Grashow, known for his fantastical and intricate woodcuts as well as iconic album covers, is given the biggest commission of his life. At age 80, he embarks on an exhilarating challenge. He finds it’s as much about how we sculpt a meaningful life as it is about art.

Producer Elizabeth Westrate and film participant Lesley "Guzzy" Grashow will attend.

at Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown . $10 at door, $8 in advance. Cash bar, complimentary popcorn and movie candy.
Save with a Take Five Pass and get 5 film tickets for just $35.

Tickets, passes, film trailers, and full five day schedule at www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org

10/19/2026

Get a special Film Days preview by watching this short video created by Film Days Technical Director and Programmer Xander Moffat. A dynamic and enjoyable long weekend of film, conversation, art, trivia, good food, parties, walks, and more is planned for you, November 11-15 in Cooperstown, NY.

Experience Glimmerglass Film Days in Cooperstown, NY November 11-15...

10/11/2026

Film Days offers five films at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's wonderful Grandstand Theater.

Opening Film: WILD INSIDE (Penny Lane, 2026)
Presenting Sponsor: Five Star Subaru
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 5:30 pm
A Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco overcomes his years of captivity and lack of survival skills to answer the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along.

TIME AND WATER (Sara Dosa, 2026)
Thursday, November 12, 5:30 pm
Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time, and water. Director Sara Dosa's FIRE OF LOVE was well received at Film Days in 2022.

WHISPERS IN THE WOODS (Vincent Munier, 2025)
Presenting sponsors: Bruce Caswell and Lauren Deichman
Friday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Delving deep into the woodland realms, where lynxes, bears, deer, owls, and other river creatures roam, filmmaker Vincent Munier, who also made THE VELVET QUEEN, captures the visual splendor of nature. The whispers of the woods are echoing the whispers passed from Munier’s father to himself, and now to his own son. This becomes a heartfelt declaration of Munier’s love for his father, intertwining familial bonds with the untamed beauty of the natural world.

THE BEND IN THE RIVER (Robb Moss, 2025) with Q&A with director Robb Moss
Saturday, November 14, 5:30 pm
This film chronicles five close friends over nearly 50 years. Starting in 1978, director Robb Moss documents their outdoor, rent-free life during one clothing-optional rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. In 2003, he filmed them again as they come to terms with their transition from being young and carefree to responsible and middle-aged. Now, in 2025, Moss finds the group in their seventies and grappling with the choices they have made as individuals and as a generation. The film invites candid reflections on what it means to live and grow old.

Closing Film: DEREK VS DEREK (James Dawson, 2026) with Q&A with director James Dawson)
Presenting Sponsor: S. Tier French
Sunday, November 15, 5:30 pm
What happens when your neighbor goes completely wild? The film follows two implacably opposed neighboring farmers in Devon, England, both named Derek. One believes in intensive farming while the other creates an oasis for nature, driven by opposing perceptions of agriculture. Shot over three years, it’s a film about land use and farming told by farmers. Blunt, funny and heartwarming in equal measure.

See the full schedule of 28 film screenings plus events, watch trailers, and get your tickets and passes at https://www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org/