Film Screening: Love and Basketball

Love and Basketball (2000)

The Cindependent Spotlight series tips off with a 25th anniversary screening of Gina Prince-Bythewood's (The Secret Life of Bees, The Old Guard, The Woman King) debut film, Love and Basketball on Saturday, March 15th!

Before you fill out your March Madness bracket, join Cindependent Curation Director, Jonny Shenk and special guest, Ingrid Woode, for a special presentation of this true hardwood classic.

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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 celebrte 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 Jon 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.

About Love and Basketball: Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.

Host or Publisher Allyson West, Cindependent Film Festival