NEXT WEEK: THE OVER-THE-RHINE FILM FESTIVAL JULY 7-10

Tickets Live Online; Fifty Films Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion 

CINCINNATI, OH – June 29, 2022– The Over-The-Rhine film festival, presented by LADD, the leading diversity film festival in the United States, will showcase a variety of films created by those in the disability community or feature actors and actresses from the disability community. In its fourth year, the festival, July 7-10, aims to encourage conversation, engagement, and action through the vehicle of film.

            In addition to fifty films, the OTR Film festival, presented by LADD, will host special events such as morning breakfasts with Artistic Director tt stern-enzi, an Opening Night Festival, Concert with I Don’t Konform, Closing Night Party, Celebration of Ohio Storytellers Party, and events to recognize specific films. Each day features new films, events, and a schedule to reach a wide audience of film festival attendees.

            Following a highly competitive screening and selection process, The Over-The-Rhine Film Festival, presented by LADD, reviewed over one-hundred entries from around the globe.  This year, the major films shown will be Apple Original Films Cha Cha Real Smooth, Not a Hero, The Echo of the Epidemic, Rez Metal, Here. Is. Better., Exposure, and Why We Walk. There are also several film shorts, feature films, student, and curated films that will be shown throughout the four-day event.

            Films will be screened at The Art Academy of Cincinnati’s SITE 1212, The Woodward Theater and The Freedom Center throughout the four-day event in July. “This is our fourth year hosting the film festival and we’re thrilled to bring the community together and connect over differences in our shared humanity,” said tt stern-enzi, Artistic Director of The Over-The-Rhine Film Festival. “This festival is unlike any other in that our films focus on untold stories from marginalized communities.” stern-enzi is one of the most lauded Black film critics in the United States and is locally known as “The Movie Guy” on Cincinnati’s Fox19 television.

           For the complete film schedule, including a detailed list of films, venues and times, visit https://otrfilmfest.org/festival-schedule/. Tickets to The Over-The-Rhine Film Festival, presented by LADD, can be purchased online as virtual or in-person passes and single tickets at https://otrfilmfest.org/tickets/.

About Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival

The Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival, presented by LADD, is the premier diversity film festival in the United States led by the disability community.  The festival’s founding sponsor is the Saul Schottenstein Foundation B along with leadership support from Procter and Gamble. Set to return July 7-10, 2022, the festival will showcase stories that celebrate the human spirit by providing a platform for audiences to see through another’s eyes. The festival is a catalyst for creating community and connections by telling stories that don’t get told.  LADD brings the annual festival to Cincinnati to continue reframing how we see disability in the entertainment industry’s ongoing discussion of diversity. Learn more at otrfilmfest.org. 

About LADD

Guided by the belief that every person has ability and value, LADD empowers adults with developmental disabilities to live, work, and connect. Founded in 1975, the Cincinnati non-profit now supports over 650 adults experiencing disabilities through housing, employment and meaningful community engagement programs. Learn more at laddinc.org. 

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