Thursday, March 16, 2017
The 2017 FilmForum Series in Partnership with the Cleveland International Film Festival
The City Club of Cleveland is pleased to present nine FilmForums as part of the 41st Cleveland International Film Festival (taking place at Tower City Cinemas from March 29-April 9). The FilmForums are moderated and interactive panel discussions following certain documentaries that feature filmmakers, community leaders, and scholars exploring important, complex, and relevant social issues that cannot and should not be ignored. Come join us!
Thursday, March 30, 6:50 p.m. - Walk With Me: The Trials of Damon J. Keith
What is the job of the judiciary in times of social change?
Panelists:
Judge Ronald B. Adrine
Colleen M. Cotter, Executive Director, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Jesse Nesser, Director of Walk With Me
Moderator:
David C. Barnett, Senior Reporter/Producer, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Friday, March 31, 4 p.m. - A Revolution in Four Seasons
What can we learn about our own democracy by watching one being born?
Panelists:
State Representative Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood)
Jessie Deeter, Director of A Revolution in Four Seasons
Pete Moore, M. A. Hanna Professor of Political Science and Director of Graduate Studies, Case Western Reserve University
Moderator:
Dan Moulthrop, CEO, The City Club of Cleveland
Listen to the discussion here.
Sunday, April 2, 3:40 p.m. - Food Evolution
Can minds be changed about GMOs?
Panelists:
Chef Ben Bebenroth, Owner, Spice Acres Farm
Dr. Christopher Cullis, Francis Hobart Herrick Professor of Biology and Director of the Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Master’s Program, Case Western Reserve University, and a Fellow, Institute for the Science of Origins
Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, Scientist, University of California
Moderator:
Mike McIntyre, Host, Sound of Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Listen to the discussion here.
Monday, April 3, 6:30 p.m. - City of Joy
How do we support the journey from unspeakable pain to unleashed power?
Panelists:
Elizabeth Bach-Van Valkenburgh, MASSA, LISW-S
Madeleine Gavin, Director of City of Joy
Kirsti Mouncey, LISW-S, LCDCIII
Christine Schuler Deschryver, Director of V-Day Congo and City of Joy
Moderator:
Marlene Harris Taylor, Reporter/Producer, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Listen to the discussion here.
Tuesday, April 4, 6:50 p.m. - Resistance is Life
What can we do to champion the courage of refugees?
Panelists:
Apo W. Bazidi, Director of Resistance is Life
Naser Danan, Human Rights Advocate and Cleveland-based physician
Leen Midani, Syrian immigrant and recent graduate, Cleveland State University’s Business Administration Program
Moderator:
Lawrence Caswell, Associate Producer of Civic Engagement, Web and Social Media, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Listen to the discussion here.
Thursday, April 6, 6:30 p.m. - Untouchable
Is it possible to put civil rights and sex offenders in the same sentence?
Panelists:
David Feige, Director of Untouchable
Ian Friedman, Partner, Friedman & Nemeck, LLC
Moderator:
Rick Jackson, Senior Host/Producer, ideastream
Listen to the discussion here.
Friday, April 7, 4:10 p.m. - Requiem for a Running Back
Knowing the health risks, should we stay in the game?
Panelists:
Chris Borland, Former Linebacker, San Francisco 49ers
Rebecca Carpenter, Director, Requiem for a Running Back
Chris Nowinski, Co-founder and CEO, Concussion Legacy Foundation
Steve Sanders, Professional Football Player and Founder, My H.O.O.D.
Liz Nicholson Sullivan, Board Member, Concussion Legacy Foundation
Moderator:
Maxie Jackson, Station Manager, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Listen to the discussion here.
Saturday, April 8, 11:35 a.m. - Dolores
How do we bring hidden figures into history books?
Panelists:
Veronica Isabel Dahlberg, Founder, Hispanas Organizadas de Lake y Ashtabula
Susan Hall, Director of Community Relations & Curator, Western Reserve Historical Society
Yanela Sims, Ohio State Director for Service Employees International Union Local 1
Moderator:
Darrielle Snipes, Reporter/Producer, ideastream
Listen to the discussion here.
Sunday, April 9, 1:50 p.m. - Whose Streets?
How loud must a protest be in order to be heard?
Panelists:
Damon Davis, Co-Director of Whose Streets?
Sabaah Folayan, Co-Director of Whose Streets?
Amanda King, Law Student, Case Western Reserve University; Member, Community Police Comission; and Director, Shooting Without Bullets
Rhonda Y. Williams, Ph.D., Director and Founder, Social Justice Institute, and Professor of History, Case Western Reserve University
Moderator:
Nick Castele, Reporter/Producer, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Listen to the discussion here.
