Country: United States
Language: English

Get in line. An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English, French

Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into her seminal novel, “Wuthering Heights”. Official Selection, 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

Country: United States
Language: English

Witness the beginning of a new dynasty. Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.

Each year, the Film Center is thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program featuring some of the year’s most spectacular short films. From 98 total qualifying films, these five are nominees in the Documentary Short Film category for the 95th Academy Awards. Winners will be announced at on Sunday, March 12.

Country: Belgium, Netherlands, France
Language: French, Flemish, Dutch

Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Grand Jury Prize Winner, 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

Country: Australia
Language: English, Serbian

All we have is now. In the summer of 1999, a 17-year-old Serbian-born Australian amateur ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend’s older brother. World Premiere, 2022 Melbourne International Film Festival

Country: Iran
Language: Persian, Azerbaijani

In his new virtuosic sleight-of-hand — completed shortly before his imprisonment in July 2022 — Jafar Panahi plays a fictionalized version of himself, who has relocated to a rural border town in Iran to remotely direct a new film in nearby Turkey. While there, he finds himself thrust in the middle of a local scandal, confronting the opposing pulls of tradition and progress. Special Jury Prize winner, 2022 Venice Film Festival.

Country: New Zealand
Language: English

Life. Don’t ever water it down. When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around. Official Selection, 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival

Country: United States
Language: English

Memory burns. Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a childhood holiday with her father, trying to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t. Jury Prize winner at International Critics’ Week during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Nominated for Best Actor (Paul Mescal) at the 95th Academy Awards.

Country: France
Language: French

Paris, summer 1942. A young, bubbly, 19-year-old Jewish aspiring actress is living her youthful life without a care in the world, but she does not know that time may be running out. Official Selection, 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Country: United States
Language: Engilsh

Women in an isolated religious community struggle to reconcile with their faith after a series of sexual assaults. Official Selection, 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 95th Academy Awards.

Each year, the Film Center is thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program featuring some of the year’s most spectacular short films. From 200 total qualifying films, these five are nominees in the Live Action Short Film category for the 95th Academy Awards.

Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States, China
Language: Mandarin, Chinese

A timeless story of strength, secrets and two warriors who would never surrender.

Country: United Kingdom, France, United States
Language: English

This is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition.

New year, new universe. An aging Chinese immigrant is just trying to finish her taxes. Instead she is continuously swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world. This surreal and exhilarating exploration of identity and existence won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. | Country: United States | Language: English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Each year, the Film Center is thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program featuring some of the year’s most spectacular short films. From 81 total qualifying films, these five are nominees in the Animated Short Film category for the 95th Academy Awards.

Country: United States
Language: English

Join us on Saturday, February 25 at 7:00pm for a Q&A screening with Director Colin West

The host of a failing children’s science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, launching, a series of bizarre events that cause him to question his own reality. Official Selection of the 2022 SXSW Film Festival, 2022 Cleveland Film Festival, and 2022 Cinema Columbus.

Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Language: French

A traveling entertainer falls victim to a dangerously unhinged innkeeper determined to keep him captive. Official Selection, 2004 Cannes Critics’ Week

Country: United States
Language: English

Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. Official Selection, Buffalo International Film Festival

Country: United States
Language: English

Save your family or save humanity. Make the choice. While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.

Country: Canada
Language: English

Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished. Official Selection, 2022 Fantasia Film Festival.

In partnership with the Greater Columbus Film Commission, Kyle Edward Ball will visit Gateway Film Center on Saturday, March 18, to premiere a 35mm version of his film. Encore 35mm presentation on Saturday, March 25 at 4:00pm.