Film/Video

Unorthodocs 2019

Collage of film images
Spend a weekend with directors and films asking today’s big questions.
Oct 17, 2019 – Oct 21, 2019

Festival Pass
$36 members, students, seniors
$48 general public

INCLUDES ADMISSION TO

  • All Unorthodocs talks and screenings
  • HERE gallery exhibition
  • Unorthodocs passholder lounge with complimentary snacks and beverages

Now in its third year, Unorthodocs is a film festival devoted to the possibilities of creative nonfiction filmmaking. This year’s edition features world premieres, live interactive screenings, and numerous filmmaker visits, giving local audiences a chance to experience an eclectic slate of adventurous documentaries and to meet the filmmakers who made them. Don’t miss a moment with an affordable festival pass that gives you access to all the talks and screenings, plus an exclusive passholder lounge.

Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar
past Film/Video

Documentary Filmmaking Masterclass with Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar

Thu, Oct 17, 2019
Image of a family in a car, Midnight Family
Ohio Premiere
past Film/Video

Midnight Family (Luke Lorentzen, 2019) Luke Lorentzen in person

Thu, Oct 17, 2019
Two men, one in a Buzz Lightyear mask from Ghosts of Sugar Land
past Film/Video

Shorts

Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Image of woman with bullhorn from 9to5: The Story of a Movement
past Film/Video

9to5: The Story of a Movement (Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, 2019) Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar in person

Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Girl under a blanket, Midnight Traveler
Columbus Premiere
past Film/Video

Midnight Traveler (Hassan Fazili, 2019)

Sat, Oct 19, 2019
Woman styling hair, Chez Jolie Coiffure
Midwest Premiere
past Film/Video

Chez Jolie Coiffure (Rosine Mbakam, 2019) Rosine Mbakam in person

Sat, Oct 19, 2019
Person watching television, Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Ohio Premiere
past Film/Video

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (Matt Wolf, 2019) Matt Wolf in person

Sat, Oct 19, 2019
Patrons mingle with filmmakers in the lower lobby
past Film/Video

Reception with the filmmakers

Sat, Oct 19, 2019
Woman in a bathroom, My First Film
Midwest Premiere
past Film/Video

My First Film (Zia Anger, 2019) Zia Anger in person

Sat, Oct 19, 2019
Group of women, Celebration
Ohio Premiere
past Film/Video

Celebration (Olivier Meyrou, 2007)

Sun, Oct 20, 2019
Woman with camera, For Sama
Columbus Premiere
past Film/Video

For Sama (Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts, 2019)

Sun, Oct 20, 2019
A Tribute to Malcolm X
past Film/Video

Three Films by Madeline Anderson

Mon, Oct 21, 2019

Organized by the Wexner Center for the Arts and curated by Associate Curator of Film/Video Chris Stults.

SEASON SUPPORT FOR FILM/VIDEO
Rohauer Collection Foundation

SUPPORT FOR THE FILM/VIDEO STUDIO PROGRAM
Institute of Museum and Library Services

SUPPORT FOR ARTS ACCESS AT THE WEXNER CENTER
Cardinal Health Foundation
Huntington Bank

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE WEXNER CENTER
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation