CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A documentary about a beloved children’s show, a portrait of a trailblazing television star and a dramedy about a socially inept, cinema-loving teenager. Those are the movies the Cleveland International Film Festival has selected for its Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night films.
CIFF47 kicks off at Playhouse Square on March 22 with “Butterfly in the Sky.” The film tells the story and impact of “Reading Rainbow,” the long-running PBS series that starred LeVar Burton and encouraged multiple generations of kids to read. Opening night will feature appearances by co-director Bradford Thomason, co-executive producer and consulting editor Dava Whisenant and film subjects Ellen Doherty and Kathy Kinsner. Tickets, which include a post-film reception in the KeyBank State Theatre, cost $100, or $80 for CIFF members.
“Being Mary Tyler Moore” serves as the event’s Centerpiece Screening on March 28. The documentary examines the legacy of the TV icon, how she pushed feminism forward on and off camera and inspired generations of women to break down social barriers. The screening, which will be followed by a Q&A with director James Adolphus, are $18, or $16 for members.
The in-person portion of the festival concludes on April 1 with the Canadian film “I Like Movies.” Director Chandler Levack’s film is described as a coming-of-age story film focusing on a movie-obsessed teenage boy (played by Isaiah Lehtinen) who forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager at the local video store. The screening, plus an appearance by the film’s co-producer Lindsay Blair Goeldner, precedes the Closing Night Awards Ceremony. Tickets are $18, or $16 for members.
Festival organizers also announced the recipient of its fifth annual DReam Maker Award, which celebrates LGBTQIA+ filmmakers. Director, producer and production designer Sharon “Rocky” Roggio has worked on TV shows such as “House of Cards” and “Parks and Recreation,” and premiered her film “GOOK” at Sundance in 2017. Her latest project, “1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture,” a documentary that traces the anti-gay sentiment among Christians to a mistranslation of the Bible nearly 80 years ago, will be shown on March 30.
The Groundbreaker Award, created in 2021 to recognize filmmakers whose work lifts up marginalized voices, goes to directors Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah. Their film, “In Search of Bengali Harlem,” which follows Ullah on a journey of self-discovery as he explores his previously ignored Bengali Muslim roots, screens on March 25.
The rest of the lineup will be announced on March 3. Tickets go on sale to CIFF members on March 6 and to the rest of the public on March 10. Memberships, with perks such as a festival guide, an invitation to the CIFF47 Preview Party and discounts on tickets, merchandise and special events, are available now at clevelandfilm.org.
If you can’t make it in person, the festival will be followed by a virtual edition, CIFF47 Streams, on April 2-9.
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