Film

Friday, March 23, 4:30-6:30pm, Canzani Center Screening Room [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.

Interesting stories can be found anywhere you look in this session of narrative short films. Star-crossed lovers, demon bears, delayed flights, and more, await you.

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Thursday, March 22, 8-9pm, Canzani Center Screening Room [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.

Brew tea, dream of the dead, and think about time in this selection of animations for grown-ups. Curated by Columbus adult animation aficionado and CCAD grad Sarah Schmidt, this edgy collection will feature some of the best work screened at Malt Adult over the past year.

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Thursday, March 22, 7-9pm, Drexel Theatre, 2254 E. Main St.

The Organizer is a portrait of Wade Rathke, the controversial founder of ACORN [Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now]. Presented by the Columbus Free Press, this screening will be accompanied by a question-and-answer period with Rathke.

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Thursday, March 22, 7-9pm, Canzani Center Auditorium [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.

Don’t miss this curated collection of short documentaries featuring or produced by the LGBT community. Presented by Stonewall Columbus.

Films include As Human As I Am, Grey Violet — Odd One Out, Good Morning, Mrs. Rice, and En Pointe.

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Thursday, March 22, 6:30-7:30pm, Canzani Center Screening Room [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.

Motion graphics are everywhere — in advertisements, in cinema, and now at the Columbus International Film and Animation Festival. Join a group of industry leaders and talented creators for a symposium on the state of motion graphics in central Ohio.

Free.

Thursday, March 22, 5:30-7pm, Canzani Center Lobby [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.

Join us during the opening reception of the 66th Columbus International Film and Animation Festival, featuring beer by BrewDog.

Free.

In conjunction with Columbus International Film and Animation Festival, 3-22-2018 to 3-24-2018.

Thursday, March 22, 3:30-5pm, Canzani Center Screening Room [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.

Explore the stars with humanity in the distant future in director Emmett Fifield’s Constant Space, tag along as a politician faces a tough decision in Ishan Shukla’s Schirkoa, and find understanding through dance in Brandon Omari Lake’s The Mud.

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Thursday, March 22, 1-2:45pm, Canzani Center Screening Room [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.

Kick off the 66th Columbus International Film and Animation Festival with exceptional animations, featuring a famous land-shark detective created by CCAD grad Allie Vanaman, a cantankerous old matchmaker, narcotics addiction in West Virginia, and everything in between.

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Thursday, March 22, 12noon-8pm, Canzani Center Beeler Gallery [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.

Step outside your comfort zone in this selection of boundary-pushing experimental films. Presented at no cost in CCAD’s Beeler Gallery, these films will run on a loop throughout the day.

Free.

Thursday, March 22 to Saturday, March 24, Columbus College of Art and Design, 60 Cleveland Ave.; and Drexel Theatre, 2254 E. Main St.