Glimmerglass Film Days

04/09/2026

On May 2 at 6 pm at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, see the documentary "Lessons from 100." Centenarian Dr. Jack Weber shares his secrets for how to live not just a long life, but a meaningful life.

Proceeds benefit the Cooperstown Lions Club charitable fund. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lessons-from-100-a-documentary-film-by-weberfloyd-productions-tickets-1985193761982

04/09/2026

Some of you may remember the documentary WRITTEN ON THE LANDSCAPE: MYSTERIES BEYOND CHACO CANYON (Anna Sofaer, 2024, USA, 57 minutes), which we screened in 2024.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation reports the area is under renewed threat as the Bureau of Land Management is seeking to revoke the public order that protects this area from oil and call development.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park sits within the greater landscape known as Chaco Canyon — a place rich with Indigenous cultural history and sacred sites as well as magnificent views, day or night.

The National Trust named the Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape to our list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places back in 2011.

Today, the site faces renewed threats. From April 1 to April 7, 2026, the Department of the Interior opened a public comment period on a Bureau of Land Management proposal to revoke the public order that protects this area from oil and gas development.

The National Trust submitted comments urging BLM “to pause, slow down, and engage in a process of public dialogue, tribal consultation, and additional study prior to taking any action.”

Read our full comments: https://ow.ly/aP1I50YGubJ

Pictured: A great kiva in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Photo courtesy Joseph McCarty, Flickr, CC by NC-ND 2.0

04/02/2026

Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round now available for a limited time to stream for $10, includes a Zoom panel and Q&A with Illana Tractman. The film received an honorable mention in the Audience Choice award at Glimmerglass Film Days.

04/02/2026

Film Days audiences loved America's Stairway, and you can stream it on PBS. We were glad to have producer Robert Borgatti and director Paul Lamont at Film Days, shown in the photo at the Q&A with Film Days Steering Committee member Erik Stengler. https://www.pbs.org/video/americas-stairway-zhttht/

03/02/2026

Documentary highlighting Pathfinder Village in nearby Edmeston to screen online as part of the Socially Relevant Film Festival.

01/22/2026

Sharing this story about how film builds community. Looking forward to gathering again in November!

Historic movie theaters around the country are finding ways to survive and thrive.

01/20/2026

Does this weather make a weekend film festival seem like an extra good idea? Check out the Saratoga Film Showcase, January 23-24 in Saratoga Springs.

The Saratoga Film Showcase is a weekend-long exhibition of the newest generation of filmmakers, and a celebration of their work in our region and beyond. Hosted at Putnam Place and Saratoga Arts, and sponsored by Discover Saratoga, SFS will offer audiences a comprehensive glimpse into independently-...

12/03/2025

"The Last Class" was well-received at Glimmerglass Film Days.

There is a one-day free online screening available on December 8 at 8:30 pm. Robert Reich will join filmmakers Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse and Elliot Kirschner to introduce the film, offer occasional commentary, and answer questions afterward. The event is sponsored by Inequality Media Civic Action. Sign up at link:

Coming December 8

12/02/2025

Thank you to New York State Council on the Arts for providing funding for Glimmerglass Film Days for 2026! What a great way to begin planning for next year after finishing up a very successful 2025 film festival.

Delighted to share that we received a New York State Council on the Arts grant to support Glimmerglass Film Days.

“All of us at Otsego 2000 - staff and volunteers - are grateful to NYSCA for supporting Glimmerglass Film Days, which brings excellent independent films to Cooperstown, providing our audience with a collective cinematic experience each November. We are excited to continue growing Glimmerglass Film Days as we look to 2026,” said Ellen Pope, executive director of Otsego 2000.

11/21/2025

Congratulations to the Film Days Audience Choice Honorable Mention films:
AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND (Ilana Trachtman, 2024, USA 89 minutes)

CALICO REBELLION (Victoria Kupchinetsky, 2024, USA, 70 minutes)

COVER-UP (Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, 2025, USA, 117 minutes)

Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
Calico Rebellion
www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org

11/21/2025

Congratulations to TEENAGE WASTELAND (Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, 2025, USA, 100 minutes) for being selected Film Days Audience Choice Winner!

Thank you to Alison and Tim Lord for sponsoring TEENAGE WASTELAND at Film Days. The film was also shown to students at Cooperstown High School.

https://glimmerglassfilmdays.eventive.org/films/teenage-wasteland-68dd5a4762310505e7ce8d72