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Sustainability Series: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

Watch Trailer Director: Avi Lewis
Writer(s): Naomi Klein
Language: English

This film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond. Provocative, compelling, and accessible to even the most climate-fatigued viewers, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING will leave you refreshed and inspired, reflecting on the ties between us, the kind of lives we really
want, and why the climate crisis is at the center of it all.
Topics: Climate change, policy, environment, social justice, biodiversity, global implications of climate disruption, fossil fuels, economics.

Talkback with panelists Nancy Manring, Arts and Sciences Sustainability Theme leader; Edna Wangui, Geography; Eddie Smith, Environmental Studies student.

“Klein and those impassioned protesters provide something that has been in short supply in the predecessors – namely, a modicum of hope for the future.” – Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
 “It distinguishes itself among similar planet-loving docs by showing evidence there is hope in what can often seem an overwhelming bleak task to begin repairs to an industrial-damaged world.” – Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

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Running Time: 89 minutes89 MIN
Not Rated
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One Night Only: 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, AND 2 DAYS

Watch Trailer Director: Cristian Mungiu
Writer(s): Cristian Mungiu, Razvan Radulescu
Cast: Anamaria Marinca, Vlad Ivanov, Laura Vasiliu
Awards: Winner- Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival

It’s 1987 in Communist Romania. Two young girls, Gabriela and Otilia, attend university in a small town. When Gabriela becomes pregnant, Otilia vows to help her get an illegal abortion. 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, AND 2 DAYS is a haunting film based on a true story, and an unforgettable depiction of life in the last days of a communist regime.

“Writer-director Cristian Mungiu confirms the Romanian cinema renaissance while creating a paradoxical marvel: a bleak tale of illegal abortion that powerfully affirms one’s faith in people” -Ty Burr, Chicago Tribune

“Pitch perfect and brilliantly acted, 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days is a stunning achievement, helmed with a purity and honesty that captures not just the illegal abortion story at its core but the constant, unremarked negotiations necessary for survival in the final days of the Soviet bloc.” – Jay Weissburg, Variety 

Sponsored by Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, NARAL ProChoice Ohio, and OU Med Students for Choice.

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Running Time: 113 min.113 MIN
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BROOKLYN

Watch Trailer Director: John Crowley
Writer(s): Nick Hornby, Colm Tóibín
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson
Awards: 2016 Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, & Best Adapted Screenplay

An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

“A cinematic snow-globe of nostalgia, a portrait of two worlds that aches with family lost and freedoms found. It is a beautiful film to experience.” -Ty Burr, Boston Globe

“It’s one of the most satisfying films of 2015.” -Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

*Closed caption, hearing impairment, and visual impairment devices are made available for this film.*

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Running Time: 111 minutes111 MIN
PG-13 Rated

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BAG IT. IS YOUR LIFE TOO PLASTIC?

Watch Trailer Director: Suzan Beraza
Writer(s): Michelle Curry Wright
Language: English

Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes—single-use disposable bags that we mindlessly throw away. But where is “away?” Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to our environment, marine life and human health? BAG IT follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world. Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. When Jeb’s journey takes a personal twist, we see how our crazy-for-plastic world has finally caught up with us and what we can do about it.
Topics: Plastic, policy, environment, health, marine life, fossil fuels, alternatives to plastic, economics. Talkback with panelists Jennifer Cochran, Athens City Council; Heather Fuston, Rural Action; Scott Miller, Zero Waste Initiative, Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs.
“Humble documentary makes a non-biodegradable impression.” – Marty Mapes, Movie Habit
“Recommended Earth Day viewing. At a brisk, informative 79 minutes, (the film) easily holds one’s attention.” – Fr. Chris Carpenter, Movie Dearest

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Running Time: 74 minutes74 MIN
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CAROL: Last Day Thursday, February 4th

Watch Trailer Director: Todd Haynes
Writer(s): Phyllis Nagy, Patricia Highsmith
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson
Awards: 2016 Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, & Best Original Score

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

“Carol is an overwhelmingly beautiful film. It looks like a dream, it sounds like whispered want, and it feels like falling in love in all its stomach turning terror and ecstasy.” -Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press

“Cate Blanchett is outstanding as a married woman who falls for a younger woman. As that younger woman, Rooney Mara is even better.” -Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

“You leave the film’s soft-grained world reluctantly, as if taking off a warm coat when it’s still a little chilly inside.” -Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

*Closed captioning and visual impairment devices are available for this film.*

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Running Time: 118 minutes118 MIN
R Rated

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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

Watch Trailer Director: Michel Gondry
Writer(s): Charlie Kaufman
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson
Awards: Nominated for 2 Academy Awards: Best Screenplay (Won) & Best Actress

When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with.

“The perfect movie about love’s inevitable imperfections.” -Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind goes by like a fevered dream of love, but one you remember vividly, with profound pleasure.” -Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

“A masterpiece? Probably. Ingenious? Absolutely! Unforgettable? I’ll see you at the 10th-year anniversary.” -Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

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Running Time: 108 minutes108 MIN
R Rated

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SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK

Watch Trailer Director: Charlie Kaufman
Writer(s): Charlie Kaufman
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams

A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

“This is a film with the richness of great fiction.” -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“The more you ruminate on Synecdoche, New York, the more resonance you find in it.” -Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

“To say that Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York is one of the best films of the year is such a pathetic response to its soaring ambition that I might as well pack it in right now.” -Manohla Dargis, New York Times

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Running Time: 124 minutes124 MIN
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MILES AHEAD: Last Day Thursday, June 2nd

Watch Trailer Director: Don Cheadle
Writer(s): Steven Baigelman and Don Cheadle
Cast: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Ewan McGregor

MILES AHEAD is not just about the music. It’s about what we all face at one time or another in our lives; questions about who we really are, what we have to say and how will we say it. How will we ultimately be defined and who gets to say so?

“…arguably the best performance of his [Cheadle’s] decades-long career.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

“Cheadle…absolutely inhabits the trumpeter. The heavy-lidded eyes, the long papery fingers, the tobacco-scoured voice — everything about him is authentic.” – Stephen Whitty, New York Daily News

*CaptiView® Closed Caption & Audio Description support is available for this film. All showings on Mondays will feature Open Captions.*

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Running Time: 100 minutes100 MIN
R Rated

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CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND

Watch Trailer Director: George Clooney
Writer(s): Charlie Kaufman, Chuck Barris
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney

An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman.

“A picture that is surely one of the oddest ever made.” -Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

“A blast from beginning to end and shows first-time director George Clooney is equal parts fearless, brilliant and perhaps daft. But an intriguing daftness it is.” -Tom Long, Detroit News

“Stealthily thought-provoking and brashly entertaining.” -David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter

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Running Time: 113 minutes113 MIN
R Rated

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THE DANISH GIRL: Last Day Thursday, January 28th

Watch Trailer Director: Tom Hooper
Writer(s): David Ebershoff, Lucinda Coxon
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard
Awards: 2016 Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Production Design, & Best Costume Design

A love story inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

“Regardless of how you feel about the subject matter, The Danish Girl is an overwhelming act of heroism for Eddie Redmayne.” -Rex Reed, New York Observer

“Destined to be the year’s most talked-about arthouse phenomenon.” -Peter Debruge, Variety

*Visual impairment devices available upon request.*

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Running Time: 119 minutes119 MIN
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