Film
Join us for the online premiere of "An Ordinary Insanity", a new 28-minute documentary featuring renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. Filmed by Oscar-nominated director Judith Ehrlich one year before his death, Ellsberg provides a powerful wakeup call about the global threat posed by nuclear weapons and how we can greatly reduce the danger of nuclear annihilation.
The free premiere will include a panel featuring director Judith Ehrlich, Ellsberg family members, and nuclear weapons experts and activists, followed by a Q&A.
Witness the gripping story of fearless independent journalism as the acclaimed documentary Steal This Story, Please! arrives in Columbus. Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, the film offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of Amy Goodman and her unwavering commitment to truth-telling over three decades at Democracy Now!.
What does the tech industry have to do with war, surveillance, and the erosion of our civil rights? More than most people know.
Join RootsAction for a free Zoom screening of Forever Peace Now — a documentary that pulls back the curtain on how Big Tech companies are driving global conflict and quietly dismantling civil liberties worldwide. The screening will be followed by a live panel discussion with the film's director and one of America's most prominent anti-war voices.
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Simply Living Simply Living will present Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? on Thursday, May 28th at 5:45 pm, at the Columbus Public Library’s Whetstone Branch, 3909 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214.
Through dialogue and film, spend an evening explore the lives of Black generational farmers, the unjust history of land ownership, and local Black farmers creating new legacies today.
Seeds Documentary and Community Conversation is the second event in Shepherd’s Corner Land Justice Series, where we welcome BIPOC artists, filmmakers, writers, and growers to teach us, through intentional programming, what it means to be on and part of the land.
Ticket proceeds go directly to the Ohio Battalion of the 50 States Campaign with Car for Ukraine to purchase a truck for front line defenders in Ukraine. This screening will feature a special in person Q&A with John Gudorf, who is featured in the film.
When a school closes, a community feels it.
Join Honesty for Ohio Education and the Columbus Education Justice Coalition for a virtual screening of "Closing the Gap: The Cost of School Closures on Columbus' Southside". This story echoes across Ohio as districts everywhere face tough decisions about buildings and the future of education.
This virtual screening will be followed by a community conversation on Ohio's public schools.
Join us at the Columbus Liberation Center to celebrate Women’s History Month with a film screening of “Born in Flames”!
This documentary-style film follows the struggle of radical women as they fight to secure women’s liberation in a post-revolution, dystopian New York City. We’ll see you Friday night for a discussion on how we fight for women’s liberation and socialism in our own, current struggles!
DEATH & TAXES is a feature documentary about wealth, inequality and the American Dream, viewed through the lens of the estate tax and the very personal story of a father and son at odds over what kind of inheritance we want to leave our kids and our country.
Drexel Theater, 2254 E Main St, Bexley.
More info HERE.
2026 Virtual Film Festival: Silenced: Repression of Dissent
Join World BEYOND War for our 6th annual virtual film festival throughout the month of March!
This year’s festival theme examines the increasing repression of nonviolent protest, criminalization of dissent, and the curtailing of freedom of speech worldwide. This year’s film festival creates space for this timely discussion of what’s at stake for those who stand up for peace and justice, and how we can rise up in solidarity to grow our movements in the face of repression.