Three Finger Lakes destinationsThree incredible stories of early American filmmaking The Finger Lakes Region of New York State is where so much early American film history began. Experience the worlds of pioneers Eastman, the Whartons, and Case on the Finger Lakes Film Trail. Rochester George Eastman Museum Ithaca Wharton Studio Museum Auburn Case Research Lab / Cayuga Museum Learn more The Finger Lakes Film Trail partners independently receive support from the New York State Council on the Arts. The Finger Lakes Film Trail is sponsored in part by Humanities New York.