36th cleveland international film festival :: march 22 - april 1, 2012
Film Festival Blog

Film Forums

March 30th, 2012 @ 4:00pm

It's almost time to learn all about Cape Spin!

We have a really intense film, and FilmForum, this afternoon! I talked a little about it yesterday, but in case you missed it and you're looking for a mid-afternoon film to watch, you might want to give Cape Spin a look. The film follows bot... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2012 @ 3:15pm

We have an important Film Forum coming up!

Imagine that one day, out of the blue, you were accused of an unspeakable crime that you'd never, ever commit. Not only that, but it happened hundreds of miles away from where you were at the time. Obviously nobody would believe you'd actually done it, right? But now, imagine that you were convicted of that crime anyway. That's wh... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2012 @ 6:30pm

Films with a Social Conscience: Wednesday's Forums

If you're looking for more than just a film, and even more than just a film with a powerful message, maybe you'd like to attend one of our special screenings with an attached forum! We have two fantastic ones showing tomorrow, so if you're starting to plan your schedule for the day, you might want to think about adding one or both of these. ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 26th, 2012 @ 7:30pm

Hard-Hitting Film Forums dominate Tuesday

For those of you who like films with a social conscience, you know that the Film Festival is the place to go. And since many of you also like a chance to discuss the films, and the related issues, in detail afterwards, here are two films with special Film Forums that will be screening tomorrow. I'll bet that one or even both of them will appeal ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2012 @ 8:20pm

Looking Ahead to the Sunday Film Forums

Well, the night is hardly over, but it's time to start looking forward to tomorrow's big events. We have two more Film Forums tomorrow, and they're on some really cool topics! Join us at 12:50 for the amazing Canadian film Colour Me, which asks the important questio... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 20th, 2010 @ 7:18pm

Let's go -- Eat Local!

That is exactly what the film Ingredients was saying. It pushed the local food movement. The film goes to different local farmers and restaurants around the nation and shows the relationships that are beginning to build between them. The Cleveland Botanical Gardens wa... more

Posted by Sarah Shannon