Event Timeline
6:00pm to 7:00pm - Social hour
7:00pm - Film
Eight Men Out (1988)
John Sayle's 1988 drama, Eight Men Out is tied to Cincinnati in multiple ways. Scandal-notwithstanding, the film depicts the Cincinnati Reds' first World Series Championship, over the Chicago White Sox in 1919. And in a bit of cinema-trickery, which has since become quite common for Cincinnati as a film city, Director Sayles dressed up the 1980's OTR neighborhood to play early 20th century Chicago in the film. Cindependent is proud to partner with the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame to present this significant memento of Cincinnati sports and film history.
Synopsis: The Chicago White Sox, who are set to play the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series of 1919, are at odds with their team's owner, Charles Comiskey (Clifton James), who pays his players unsatisfactory wages despite the team's popularity. As the World Series approaches, a group of professional gamblers offers the Sox's best athletes a fortune to throw the series.
About CindeSpotlight
Each September, Cindependent is proud to shine a spotlight on undiscovered and rising talent from across the country and the globe. And as a festival, we're especially proud to celebrate the brilliant independent filmmakers who live and work in the greater Cincinnati area. The Cindependent Spotlight series will carry that celebratory spirit across the calendar year, with 9 handpicked repertory film screenings and 4 special programs running from March to December in the black box theater at the Contemporary Arts Center.
The repertory lineup features the debut films from auteur directors, Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love and Basketball), Tim Burton (Pee Wee's Big Adventure), Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides), Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits), and Brad Bird (The Iron Giant), alongside some true star making turns by the Queen City herself in films by John Huston (The Asphalt Jungle), John Sayles (Eight Men Out), Larry Yust (Homebodies), and William Wyler (The Best Years of Our Lives). The special programs include a first of its kind Dance Film program curated by local filmmaker and Cindependent alum, Cat Rider, in August, and a Cindependent 2025 Best of Fest program in October.
Cindependent Spotlight events will feature community partners, special guests, and unlimited opportunities to learn from and connect with industry professionals and film enthusiasts. Cindependent is set apart by our dedication to recognizing and elevating the freshest new voices in independent filmmaking and by our commitment to uplifting the Cincinnati film community in all of its many facets. We are excited to share this stirring program of breakthrough film as we continue to build together as a community.
Visit www.cindependentfilmfest.org to see more of our work.