Cinestudio
Cinestudio is an on-campus, student-run independent movie theater that is open to the public. It began as an offshoot of the Trinity Film Society, which in 1969 commenced showing movies in the Krieble Auditorium, an unused laboratory space in the Clement Chemistry Building. The first student organizers used their own money to transform the space into a functional theater. The first public showing was in February 1970 and featured Yellow Submarine and Alice's Restaurant.
The Cinestudio space has served multiple functions for the College. Many professors utilize it to show movies pertaining to class material to their students, and it has greatly contributed to Trinity's film program. The Trinity Film Festival has been held there every year since 2012, as well as other film festivals put on by Trinity staff and the Hartford community.
Though the inception of cable and streaming services has limited the necessity of students seeing movies at a theater, new programs have been developed to encourage attendance. “Moonlight Movies,” for example, is an event sponsored by the Office of Student Activities, Involvement, and Leadership. The event consists of a movie showing, usually of a popular film, which happens one Friday per month and is free for Trinity students to attend.
Cinestudio celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020.