Last night the city of Rochester helped provide a backdrop for a new movie that’s being filmed in upstate NY.

All downtown business were asked to keep their lights on until 6 p.m. so a film crew could shoot an aerial scene of the city.

The scene is for a new drama is called “After” about secrets and how far some people will go to protect the ones they love.

Penfield-native Sabrina Gennarino is the writer, producer and one of the stars of the film. She joins Diane Neal from “Law & Order SVU”, Oscar-nominated actress Kathleen Quilin and Darrin Dewitt Henson from “The Express” in the film.

One of the recently announced contestants on the sixth season of Bravo’s “Top Chef” calls Rochester home. Laurine Wickett, 38, chef/owner of Left Coast Catering in San Francisco, is a Rochester native. She also received her two-year degree from the Culinary Institute of American in Hyde Park. Though she no longer calls upstate NY home, we can bet some of her dishes will have an upstate NY flair.

Season six debuts on Bravo at 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 26th.