Week 4: Aug 4-6

Columbus

Dir. Kogonada (2017); USA, 100 min

Programmed by: Clara Johnson

When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana, a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her dreams. As their intimacy develops, Jin and Casey explore both the town and their own conflicted emotions.

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