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Free Movie Screening of The Public

Sponsored by Reed Memorial Library and Ravenna 7 Movies

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

Join us for a free movie screening of The Public at Ravenna 7 Movies. The Public spotlights homelessness and raises questions about public responsibility. 

After learning that emergency shelters are at full capacity when a brutal Midwestern cold front makes its way to Cincinnati, a large group of homeless library patrons led by Jackson (Michael Kenneth Williams) refuse to leave the downtown public library at closing time. What begins as a nonviolent Occupy-style sit-in and ragtag act of civil disobedience quickly escalates into a standoff with local riot police, led by a no-nonsense crisis negotiator (Alec Baldwin) and a savvy district attorney (Christian Slater) with lofty political ambitions, all as two librarians (Emilio Estevez and Jena Malone) are caught in the middle.

Tickets can be reserved through the link below or in person at the library. Limited to 100 tickets. 

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