Rivertown Film

08/24/2026

In October of 2024 Rivertown Film had a great screening of The Forgotten Occupation, at the time a work in progress about the American occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934. After hearing audience comments, filmmaker Alain Martin did some revisions and cut fifteen minutes out of it, and this year he’s been showing it to huge audiences around the country. Now it’s back in Nyack! Blending intimate memory with sweeping history, the film confronts exile, love, and the uneasy truths at the heart of freedom.

Proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to an organization supporting our local Haitian immigrant communities, which has recently come under increased threat with the Supreme Court’s ruling on Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

LINK TO TICKETS IN THE COMMENTS

The price of admission for the event is a *suggested donation* amount of $15. As long as there is space at the event, nobody will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Saturday, September 5
The Pitkin Room at Angel Nyack
18 South Broadway
$15 suggested donation

08/18/2026

RESCHEDULED for Saturday, August 29th at 8pm
Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece PSYCHO like never before —
Make a day of it, and explore the 14 acres of GARNER Historic District, with an art walk/scavenger hunt, prix fixe dinner, themed cocktails, costume contest and craft beer…

🎟 Purchase tickets and learn more at: GarnerArtsCenter.org/Events

BEFORE THE FILM:
An original short,
CHASING HOPPER, by our Interim Program Director Kris Burns

COME EARLY FOR: A Hitchcock Experience
🔪 Prix Fixe Dinner at Hudson’s Mill (5pm - 7:30pm)
🍔 $29 meal includes a Starter, Entree, and Dessert (Enjoy before or with the movie)
📸 Black & white photo booth
🎟 Check-in at the Hudson’s Mill for a free raffle ticket. Winner will be chosen at the end of the film!
🔍 Hitchcock Cameo Scavenger Hunt along the GARNER Art Walk
🍺 $20 pitchers at Round Table Brewery (12pm - 11pm)

DURING THE FILM:
🕵️ Best costume contest at the start of the movie
🍿 Popcorn, seasonal cocktails, mocktails, and beer served before & during the film

*RAIN OR SHINE*
(In the event of rain, Psycho will be screened in The Calico)

Thank you to our Sponsors: the New York State Council on the Arts, Destination Rockland, The Village of West Haverstraw, the Town of Haverstraw, and the Garner Historic District of New York.

And to our Community Partners: the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center and Rivertown Film.

08/17/2026

RESCHEDULED for Saturday, August 29th at 8pm
Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece PSYCHO like never before —
Make a day of it, and explore the 14 acres of GARNER Historic District, with an art walk/scavenger hunt, prix fixe dinner, themed cocktails, costume contest and craft beer…

As a community partner for this screening of Psycho, members of Rivertown Film receive a discount on tickets (provided on their link, below...

🎟 Purchase tickets and learn more at: GarnerArtsCenter.org/Events

BEFORE THE FILM:
An original short,
CHASING HOPPER, by our Interim Program Director Kris Burns

COME EARLY FOR: A Hitchcock Experience
🔪 Prix Fixe Dinner at Hudson's Mill (5pm - 7:30pm)
🍔 $29 meal includes a Starter, Entree, and Dessert (Enjoy before or with the movie)
📸 Black & white photo booth
🎟 Check-in at the Hudson’s Mill for a free raffle ticket. Winner will be chosen at the end of the film!
🔍 Hitchcock Cameo Scavenger Hunt along the GARNER Art Walk
🍺 $20 pitchers at Round Table Brewery (12pm - 11pm)

DURING THE FILM:
🕵️ Best costume contest at the start of the movie
🍿 Popcorn, seasonal cocktails, mocktails, and beer served before & during the film

*RAIN OR SHINE*
(In the event of rain, Psycho will be screened in The Calico)

Thank you to our Sponsors: the , , , the Town of Haverstraw, and the .

And to our Community Partners: the Museum & Study Center and .

07/21/2026

Visit the frontlines of global news with Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman in Steal This Story, Please, at Rivertown Film on July 22 at 8 pm, presented by Rivertown Film at The Nyack Center. 2025, USA, 98 minutes.

Discussion after the film with the film's producer, Karen Ranucci, and from the League of Woman Voters, Rockland County, Suzanne Barclay, moderated by Tina Traster, publisher and editor of the Rockland County Business Journal.

Community Partner: League of Women Voters of Rockland

“Steal This Story, Please!” makes a strong case that a plurality of independent outlets and more journalists, not fewer, are vital to a healthy democracy — and that without a revitalization of the independent press, we may lose the ability to discern the truth altogether. – Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times

07/18/2026

IMPORTANT - TAKE NOTE - Due to the forecast for severe weather, tonight's outdoor showing of PSYCHO at Garner Arts Center has been POSTPONED. A new date will be announced soon. Stay safe...and stay sane.

Our Summer Film and Art Walk have been postponed due to forecast for severe weather.
The Building 35 Galleries will also be closed.
They will re-open
Sunday, July 19
1-5pm
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Please be safe and stay tuned for a new date.

07/17/2026

The Democracy Now! host Amy Goodmam gives an impassioned plea for independent media in Steal This Story, Please, at Rivertown Film on July 22 at 8 pm, at The Nyack Center. 2025, USA, 98 minutes.

Discussion after the film with the film's producer, Karen Ranucci, and from the League of Woman Voters, Rockland County, Suzanne Barclay, moderated by Tina Traster, publisher and editor of the Rockland County Business Journal.

Community Partner: League of Women Voters of Rockland.

“Steal This Story, Please! makes a strong case that a plurality of independent outlets and more journalists, not fewer, are vital to a healthy democracy." – Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times

07/14/2026

Visit the frontlines of global news with Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman in Steal This Story, Please, at Rivertown Film on July 22 at 8 pm, presented by Rivertown Film at The Nyack Center. 2025, USA, 98 minutes.

Discussion after the film with the film's producer, Karen Ranucci, and from the League of Woman Voters, Rockland County, Suzanne Barclay, moderated by Tina Traster, publisher and editor of the Rockland County Business Journal.

Community Partner: League of Women Voters, Rockland County.

“Steal This Story, Please! makes a strong case that a plurality of independent outlets and more journalists, not fewer, are vital to a healthy democracy." – Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times