Close (2023)

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: 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.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

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.

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.

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Creed III (2023)

Country: United States
Language: English

You can’t run from your past. This face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. Creed III (2023) is the third installment in the successful franchise and is Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut.

Country: United States
Language: English

You can’t run from your past. This face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. Creed III (2023) is the third installment in the successful franchise and is Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut.

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Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022)

Country: United States
Language: English

The remarkable fifty-year relationship between two literary legends. Delight in the fascinating, intersecting stories of the iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and his editor of 50 years, the literary giant Robert Gottlieb, as they race to complete their life’s work. Official Selection, 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.

Country: United States
Language: English

The remarkable fifty-year relationship between two literary legends. Delight in the fascinating, intersecting stories of the iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and his editor of 50 years, the literary giant Robert Gottlieb, as they race to complete their life’s work. Official Selection, 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.

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Cocaine Bear (2023)

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 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.

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2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action

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.

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.

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Women Talking (2022)

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.

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.

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Emily (2023)

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 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.

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Chess Story (2023)

Country: Germany, Austria
Language: German

He turned resistance into a game. To withstand the psychological torture and isolation inflicted upon him by the Gestapo, Bartok disappears into the world of chess in search of salvation and inner freedom. Nominated for seven German Film Awards and winner of two Bavarian Film Awards.

Country: Germany, Austria
Language: German

He turned resistance into a game. To withstand the psychological torture and isolation inflicted upon him by the Gestapo, Bartok disappears into the world of chess in search of salvation and inner freedom. Nominated for seven German Film Awards and winner of two Bavarian Film Awards.

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2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation

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.

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.

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Scrap (2023)

Country: Canada
Language: English

Discover the vast and strangely beautiful places where things go to die and meet the people who collect, restore, and recycle the world’s scrap. Official selection at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

Country: Canada
Language: English

Discover the vast and strangely beautiful places where things go to die and meet the people who collect, restore, and recycle the world’s scrap. Official selection at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)

Country: United States
Language: English

Feature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel, an anthropomorphic seashell outfitted with a single googly eye and a pair of miniature shoes. Ohio Premiere, 2022 Cinema Columbus. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

Country: United States
Language: English

Feature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel, an anthropomorphic seashell outfitted with a single googly eye and a pair of miniature shoes. Ohio Premiere, 2022 Cinema Columbus. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

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RRR (2022) in 4K

Country: India
Language: Telugu

Rise Roar Revolt. An exhilarating, action-packed spectacular mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj. Nominated for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards, RRR is presented at the Film Center in cinematic 4K.

Country: India
Language: Telugu

Rise Roar Revolt. An exhilarating, action-packed spectacular mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj. Nominated for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards, RRR is presented at the Film Center in cinematic 4K.

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Full Time (2022)

Country: French
Language: France

Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike. Prize winner, Venice Film Festival 2021.

Country: French
Language: France

Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike. Prize winner, Venice Film Festival 2021.

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What We Do Next (2023)

Country: United States
Language: English

A New York City politician is forced to navigate her complicated past with a young woman recently released from prison and a corporate attorney with whom she shares an equally complicated history. Best Drama Feature, 2022 San Diego International Film Festival

Country: United States
Language: English

A New York City politician is forced to navigate her complicated past with a young woman recently released from prison and a corporate attorney with whom she shares an equally complicated history. Best Drama Feature, 2022 San Diego International Film Festival

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The Complete Oscar Micheaux: Birthright (1938)

An idealistic young Harvard graduate attempts to establish a school in a rural location, but encounters opposition from both the black and white communities. The restoration of Oscar Micheaux’s Birthright (1938) was derived from the only known surviving 35mm print. | Country: United States | Language: English

An idealistic young Harvard graduate attempts to establish a school in a rural location, but encounters opposition from both the black and white communities. The restoration of Oscar Micheaux’s Birthright (1938) was derived from the only known surviving 35mm print. | Country: United States | Language: English

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Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023)

Country: United States
Language: English

A disconnected teenage girl falls into a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem. Best Directing, U.S. Dramatic, 2022 Sundance Film Festival

Country: United States
Language: English

A disconnected teenage girl falls into a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem. Best Directing, U.S. Dramatic, 2022 Sundance Film Festival

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AANHPI Heritage Month: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

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

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

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Linoleum (2023)

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: 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.

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Skinamarink (2023)

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.

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.

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