Film
Wednesday, November 16, 5pm, Drexel Theater, 2254 E. Main St.
Join us for an evening of classic films by lesbian filmmaker, Dorothy Arzner, complete with a short lecture by historian Judith Mayne and a brief cocktail reception.
In this program: “Christopher Strong” and “Dance, Girl, Dance”
Tuesday, November 15, 6:30pm, Canzani Center [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.
Join us for an evening of award-winning documentaries!
In this program: “Accidental Activists,” “Alexa to Exa,” and “That’s My Boy”
Sunday, November 13, 7pm, Canzani Center [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.
A simple lunch turns into a catastrophe when Jasmine and Penn, a new couple with an uncertain future, find an anonymous suicide note at the home of the happiest couple they know.
Monday, September 26, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave.
Today’s program: screening of film “Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA.”
Monday, October 17, 5:30-8pm, University Hall [Rm. 014], 230 N. Oval Mall
As part of The Center for the Study of Religion at The Ohio State University’s “Symposium on Religion and Sexuality Post-Obergefell” [to be held 10-21-2016], please join us for a screening of Daniel Karslake’s 2007 documentary, “For the Bible Tells Me So.”
Saturday, September 3, 2-4pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Meeting Room 3-A], 96 S. Grant Ave.
This film is the beautifully-told story of the first transgender person in Cuba to receive a sex reassignment operation [in 1988]. We’ll follow with a discussion of health care in Cuba.
Copies of Adam Tenney’s People’s World article, “Transgender Equality Struggle,” will be available at the meeting [and is also available at the below URL].
Monday, August 8, 6:30-8pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
Filmmaker Michael Moore visits various countries to examine how Europeans view work, education, health care, sex, equality, and other issues. From cafeteria food to sex education, Moore looks at the benefits of schooling in France, Finland and Slovenia. In Italy, he marvels at how workers enjoy reasonable hours and generous vacation time. In Portugal, Moore notes the effects of the decriminalization of drugs. Through his travels, we discover just how different America is from the rest of the world.
Friday, August 26, 7-9pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
This film focuses on the causes of obesity in the U.S., presenting evidence showing that the large quantities of sugar in processed foods are an overlooked root of the problem, and points to the monied lobbying power of “Big Sugar” in blocking attempts to enact policies to address the issue.
Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.
Contact: Chuck Lynd, chuck.lynd@gmail.com or 614-354-6172
Wednesday, July 20, 6:30pm, 35 Studio 35, 3055 Indianola Ave.
This will be the premiere showing, free and open to the public, of the new documentary by CELDF [Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund], We The People 2.0: The Second American Revolution.
This powerful film shares stories from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Oregon, where communities are organizing against fracking, sludging of farmland, and other harmful corporate practices.
Hosted by Ohio Community Rights Network in conjunction with Columbus Community Bill of Rights.
Monday, June 13, 7pm, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.
On Monday, June 13 at 7pm, the Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling [KTC] Buddhist Center will be hosting two films by Director Mark Elliott at the Gateway Film Center.
The first film provides an intimate coverage of an important leader for the Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist lineage and the second film describes the story of creating a sacred building, called a stupa, in Southern Colorado.