Film
Tuesday, February 27, 7-9pm, Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House, 3055 Indianola Ave.
A screening of the documentary “Save My Seoul,” followed by a panel discussion about the current realities of human trafficking in massage parlors across the United States. “Save My Seoul” sheds light onto the global sex industry through interviews with traffickers, civilians, police, and survivors. Join us to discuss the local context of modern slavery in Columbus with experts from the human trafficking field.
Wednesday, February 7, 5-8pm, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.
Tuesday, February 27, 7-9pm, Drexel Theatre, 2254 E. Main St.
To the Ends of the Earth follows concerned citizens who are living at the frontiers of extreme oil and gas extraction and are bearing witness to a global crossroads. They call for human ingenuity to rebuild society at the end of the fossil fuel era. A question-and-answer period with local leaders and activists who are engaged in the transition to renewable energy, as well as advocates for Community Rights, will take place after the film.
Simply Living will have a table in the lobby during this event.
Friday, February 16, 7-9pm, Wexner Center for the Arts [Film/Video Theater], 1871 N. High St.
Monday, January 29 at 9am-12noon, OSU Moritz School of Law [Drinko Hall] [William B. Saxbe Law Auditorium], 55 W. 12th Ave.
Ohioans To Stop Executions (OTSE) is delighted to present a free screening of The Penalty. The screening will be followed by a talkback session with attorney Allen Bohnert, a Federal Defender who helps lead legal challenges against Ohio execution protocols. Bohnert, an alumnus of the Moritz College of Law, is featured in the film.
The Penalty (86 minutes)
Sunday, January 28, 1-4pm, Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House, 3055 Indianola Ave.
Ohioans To Stop Executions (OTSE) is delighted to present a free screening of The Penalty. The screening will be followed by a talkback session with attorney Allen Bohnert, a Federal Defender who helps lead legal challenges against Ohio execution protocols. Bohnert is featured in the film.
The Penalty (86 minutes)
Friday, January 26, 7-9:30pm, First Community Church [North Campus], 3777 Dublin Rd.
Ohioans To Stop Executions (OTSE) is delighted to present a free screening of The Penalty. The screening will be followed by a talkback session with director Will Francome and Attorney Allen Bohnert, who is featured in the film.
The Penalty (86 minutes)
Sunday, January 28, 2-4pm, Grandview Theater & Drafthouse, 1247 Grandview Ave.
How might your life be better with less? “Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things” examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life — families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists, scientists, and even a former Wall Street broker — all of whom are striving to live a meaningful life with less.
Wednesday, November 29, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church [sanctuary], 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Sabry Wazwaz is a Palestinian-American who traveled to Palestine in 2014 and interviewed families of the children who had been murdered by the Israel Defense Forces [IDF]. He also has many other interviews with people in the U.S., including Norman Finklestein and more. He made a promise to the Palestinian families that he would not take any money from the documentary.
A question-and-answer with Sabry will follow the screening of this film.
Tuesday, November 14, 7-9pm, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.
“Inhabit” has been called the best film about permaculture ever made. This documentary introduces permaculture, a design method that offers an ecological lens for solving issues related to agriculture, economics, governance, and more. This film asks the question, “What if we could meet human needs while increasing the health and well-being of our planet?”