Category Archives: Films

Shorts – 09/30/11 – Brothers Drake Meadery – Columbus, Ohio

Event	Shorts
When	Friday, September 30, 2011 8:00pm - 21+
Where	Brothers Drake Meadery (map) 26 E. 5th Ave Columbus, Ohio, USA
Other Info	The Columbus Film Council presents an evening of short video works- experimental, animation, local and international. We are the longest operating independent film organization in the USA. Admission is free, donations accepted. Come watch great shorts and drink some fabulous mead with us! In addition to all the cool stuff mentioned above we have decided to let you, the audience, be the judges for the Experimental Shorts Division this year. That's right, you get to decide who wins! All you need to do is to show up, buy an incredibly inexpensive membership tag (just $10, which gets you all kinds of discounts and free admission to our big party on November 19) and you get to vote! Wowza! If you don't want to be a member or vote come on down anyways, you'll be welcome to view the films for free along with us and drink fantastic mead.

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Locked Out: A documentary about a fight to save the middle class – 09/27/11 – Drexel Theater – Columbus, OH

Event	Locked Out: A documentary about a fight to save the middle class
When	Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:30pm - All Ages
Where	Drexel Theater (map) 2254 E Main St Columbus, OH, USA 43209-2319
Other Info	This documentary tells the David and Goliath story of how miners in Boron, California fought the Rio Tinto Group that drastically cut the workers' benefits. Rio Tinto threatened the miners in Boron--either accept their cutbacks in the new contract or find themselves locked out of work. On January 30th, 2010 the workers voted unaminously to reject the company's proposed contract and on January 31st, 2010, they were locked out of work. The workers faced financial hardships but stood strong during the 107 day lockout and beat back a multinational corporation. It further reveals Rio Tinto's egregious practices in the U.S. and around the globe--from Michigan to Australia to Bougainville. Co-sponsored by the Sierra Club, the Columbus International Film and Video Festival, and the Free Press. This screening is free.

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Mother: Caring For 7 Billion – 09/21/11 – Gateway Film Center – Columbus, Ohio

Event	Mother: Caring For 7 Billion
When	Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7:00pm - All Ages
Where	Gateway Film Center (map) 1550 North High Street Columbus, Ohio, USA 43215
Other Info	Reception following the film in lounge Free food + Beer (must be 21+ for the beer) (Free) tickets available an hour before the start time Mother, the film, breaks a 40-year taboo by bringing to light an issue that silently fuels our most pressing environmental, humanitarian and social crises - population growth. It is a critical time to talk about this subject because for the first time, in 2011, the world’s population will be seven billion people. Population was once at the top of the international agenda, dominating the first Earth Day and the subject of best-selling books like “The Population Bomb”. Since the 1960s the world population has nearly doubled, adding more than 3 billion people. At the same time, talking about population has become politically incorrect because of the sensitivity of the issues surrounding the topic–religion, economics, family planning and gender inequality. Yet it is an issue we cannot afford to ignore. Co sponsored by Population Connection.

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Contested Streets – 09/12/11 – Gateway Film Center – Columbus, Ohio

Event	Contested Streets
When	Monday, September 12, 2011 7:30pm - All Ages
Where	Gateway Film Center (map) 1550 North High Street Columbus, Ohio, USA 43215
Other Info	CONTESTED STREETS explores the history and culture of New York City streets from pre-automobile times to the present. This examination allows for an understanding of how the city - though the most well served by mass transit in the United States - has slowly relinquished what was a rich, multi-dimensional conception of the street as public space to a mindset that prioritizes the rapid movement of cars and trucks over all other functions. Central to the story is a comparison of New York to what is experienced in London, Paris and Copenhagen. Interviews and footage shot in these cities showcase how limiting automobile use in recent years has improved air quality, minimized noise pollution and enriched commercial, recreational and community interaction. London's congestion pricing scheme, Paris' BRT (bus rapid transit) and Copenhagen's bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure are all examined in depth. New York City, though to many the most vibrant and dynamic city on Earth, still has lessons to learn from Old Europe. Admission is $5. This screening is co sponsored by the Sierra Club and MORPC.

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GCAC Media Artist Fellowships – 08/31/11 – On the internets and via USPS – Columbus, Ohio

Event	GCAC Media Artist Fellowships
When	Wednesday, August 31, 2011 TBD - All Ages
Where	On the internets and via USPS (map) Columbus, Ohio, USA
Other Info	The Columbus Film Council and The Greater Columbus Arts Council present the 2011 Individual Media Artists Fellowship Program For more information and to apply: http://bit.ly/p8YuWH The 2011 program will distribute 3 fellowships to media artists, in the disciplines of film, video, and digital moving image. Appllication deadline is 8/31/11.

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The Battle of Chernobyl – 08/23/11 – Drexel Theater – Columbus, OH

Event	The Battle of Chernobyl
When	Tuesday, August 23, 2011 7:30pm - All Ages
Where	Drexel Theater (map) 2254 E Main St Columbus, OH, USA 43209-2319
Other Info	This poignant film shows the human side of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It showcases video clips of the original explosion, original clips of the immediate and ongoing mitigation attempts, interviews with Gorbechev and workers at the plant, both at the time and recently, and interviews with the “liquidators”—those people who experienced deadly risk to prevent much greater contamination. The World Health Organization estimates that 800,000 (yes, that figure is correct) people were commandeered for cleanup. Many felt they needed to risk their lives and act to save humanity. Dr. Bernhard Debatin, Ohio University professor of journalism, was living in Berlin at the time of the accident and was exposed. The well-informed and articulate professor has agreed to lead a discussion about Chernobyl, Fukushima and other nuclear matters following the screening. The film is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Sierra Club, the Columbus International Film + Video Festival, the Central Ohio Green Education Fund, the Drexel Theater and the Free Press.

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Killer Coke – 07/26/11 – Drexel Theater – Columbus, OH

Event	Killer Coke
When	Tuesday, July 26, 2011 7:30pm - All Ages
Where	Drexel Theater (map) 2254 E Main St Columbus, OH, USA 43209-2319
Other Info	"Dispatches: Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola" a British Channel 4 documentary (2007) 48 min. Political activist and journalist Mark Thomas travels to South America, India and the US to investigate the way in which Coca-Cola and its suppliers operate and the extent to which they uphold moral and ethical obligations. and "The Cost of a Coke Revisited" a documentary by Matt Beard (2010) 31 min. Since 1990, 8 Colombian union workers have been murdered in Coca-Cola bottling plants. This film investigates why schools around the world have kicked Coke off of their campuses and labeled Coke as the drink of the death squads. Admission is free. These films are co sponsored by the Free Press, the CIFVF, and the Central Ohio Green Education Fund.

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Plunder: The Crime of Our Time – 06/28/11 – Drexel Theater – Columbus, OH

Event	Plunder: The Crime of Our Time
When	Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:30pm - All Ages
Where	Drexel Theater (map) 2254 E Main St Columbus, OH, USA 43209-2319
Other Info	Plunder: The Crime of Our Time is a hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed. The film opens with the conviction of Ponzi King Bernie Madoff, whose acknowledged criminality drove a $65 billion dollar pyramid scheme. It argues that the wrong doing committed by a few individuals distracts from the real story, implicating the best-known institutions that financed and profited from fraudulent sub prime lending. This connection is now being investigated by the FBI as part of a probe into what it calls a "fraud epidemic." PLUNDER shows how these firms created special securities to repackage and resell these dubious loans after they were re-rated as Triple A. These firms then bet against many of these toxic assets with credit default swaps and other insurance scams. By leveraging these investments, they recklessly put trillions of dollars and the world economy at risk. Admission is free. This screening is presented by the Free Press, CIFVF, and the Central Ohio Green Education Fund.

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Phonebanking for the CIFVF – 06/16/11 – Cup o\’ Joe / Mojoe Lounge – Columbus, OH

Event	Phonebanking for the CIFVF
When	Thursday, June 16, 2011 7:00pm - All Ages
Where	Cup o' Joe / Mojoe Lounge (map) 627 South 3rd Street Columbus, OH 43206
Other Info	Bring your laptop, cell phone and your Kroger Plus keyfob tag and help us call folks so that they can tell Kroger to donate monies to the CIFVF. What's that you say? http://www.chrisawards.org/kroger/ The CIFVF needs your help to sign up more folks. Bring your phonebook (if it isn't in your phone/laptop) and help us by calling all your pals and getting them to sign up for the CIFVF with Kroger. It costs them nothing and the CIFVF gets paid. How cool is that? Free Cup o'Joe gift certificates for the person who gets the most folks to sign up.

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Making the Boys – 06/02/11 – Gateway Film Center – Columbus, Ohio

Event	Making the Boys
When	Thursday, June 2, 2011 7:00pm - All Ages
Where	Gateway Film Center (map) 1550 North High Street Columbus, Ohio, USA 43215
Other Info	Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride parades or the Stonewall uprising, The Boys in the Band changed everything. The film explores the drama, struggle and enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to successfully reach a mainstream audience. Reception at 7 pm Film at 8pm Light Appetizers and Cash Bar with Drink Specials - Tickets $6 Benefiting Stonewall Columbus and the Columbus International Film+Video Festival $1 Parking in South Campus Gateway Parking Lot CRITIC'S PICK! "Captivating and entertaining...sometimes you don't have to go very far into the past to be amazed at how drastically things have changed. 'Making the Boys' is fascinating recent history and a fascinating personal story as well." - Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times

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