Columbus International film And Video festival

Not Yet Rain, a short film by Lisa Russell, is a powerful film charting the course of reproductive freedom in Ethiopia, told through the voices of women who have faced the challenge of finding safe health care. Through their stories, we see the important role that safe health care plays in the overall wellbeing of women and their families. www.notyetrain.org FREE Admission! This screening is co-sponsored by Population Connection and the Central Ohio Sierra Club.

September 22 7:30 PM at the Drexel
2254 E Main St
Bexley, OH

Children of Armageddon

With the reality of a nuclear threat more and more present - especially because of recent U.S. politics – Maki, the granddaughter of a Hiroshima bombing survivor, strives to keep the memory of the horror alive so that history is not repeated. Evelyn, originally from the Marshall Islands and exiled in Honolulu, is the adopted daughter of a woman irradiated by a U.S. thermonuclear bomb. Not only has she lost her home, she lives with the nightmare of genetic malformations and cancers at the forefront of her mind. Mauréa, a young, Tahitian, anti-nuclear activist, who inherited her passion for activism from her father, struggles in a society where mentioning anything nuclear is taboo. Through Mauréa’s journey we discover a country torn apart by nuclear colonization and an environment rendered vulnerable to plutonium, one of the strongest poisons in the world. In New Zealand, an anti-nuclear country, we meet Annie. She walks in the shoes of her parents, heroic figures in the peace movement, and instrumental in the condemnation of arms by the International Court of Justice. Annie works to inspire youth towards activism and away from fear and complacency. These young women introduce us to the film's themes: the rewriting of history for the purposes of political opportunism, the reality of new nuclear arms, planetary contamination, the anti- missile shield program, and peace movements. From Hiroshima, the Marshall Islands, Tahiti, and New Zealand, to Vienna, Washington D.C., and Vancouver we hear the accounts of scientists, media and political experts, activists, and, of course, the descendants - who cling to the hope that their testimony can free us from the threat of sudden destruction. This screening is co-sponsored by the Free Press. Admission is free. Donations accepted.

August 25 7:30 PM at the Drexel
2254 E Main St
Bexley, OH

A Powerful Noise

Hanh is an HIV-positive widow in Vietnam. Nada, a survivor of the Bosnian war. And Madame Urbain works the slums of Bamako, Mali. Three very different lives. Three vastly different worlds. But they share something in common: Power. These ordinary women are each overcoming deep-seeded gender barriers to rise up and claim a voice in their societies. Through their empowerment and the ability to empower others, Hanh, Nada and Madame Urbain are sparking remarkable and unprecedented changes. Fighting AIDS. Rebuilding communities. Educating girls. Through compelling verite’-style narratives, “A Powerful Noise” takes you inside the lives of these women to witness their daily challenges and their significant victories over poverty and oppression. Their stories are both personal and unique, yet illustrate larger issues affecting millions of marginalized women worldwide. Many films emphasize the glaring differences between developing and developed nations, creating an “us/them” perspective that minimizes the relevance to Western audiences. However, this documentary captivates viewers because it speaks to the common aspirations, the common abilities that all women share. “A Powerful Noise” is a meditation on the inherent potential of women to change the world. “A Powerful Noise”. The impact of one voice. The power of many. This screening is co-sponsored by the Free Press. Admission is free. Donations accepted.

A Sense Of Wonder

The film is an intimate and poignant reflection of Rachel Carson's life as she emerges as America's most successful advocate for the natural world. A Sense of Wonder was shot in HD by Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler at Carson's cottage on the coast of Maine. Rachel Carson has been called the "patron saint" of the modern environmental movement. The Atlantic has listed her as one of the 40 most influential figures in American history. Praising Carson and her work, Al Gore wrote that, “without [Silent Spring], the environmental movement might have been long delayed or never developed at all.”
Admission is free, donations accepted.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Drexel East
2254 E Main St
Bexley, OH

Meat the Truth: The Massive Impact of Livestock Farming on Climate Change
You may never look a burger in the face again
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
7:30pm - 9:00pm
at the Drexel East
2254 E Main St
Bexley, OH
Admission is free!