Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee
Designated in 1988 by the Mayor's office, the Indianapolis Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee (ICSCC) is a group of volunteers who strive to connect people and places in Indianapolis and Cologne, and create lasting cultural, educational, and economic impact through exchange.
The 31st annual Heartland International Film Festival has selected the 2021 German dramedy “Sweet Disaster” for inclusion in this year’s prestigious lineup. Directed by Laura Lehmus, starring Friederike Kempter, Lena Urzendowsky, Florian Lukas and more!
The Indiana premiere of “Sweet Disaster” will be held at the KanKan Theater on Tuesday, October 11, at 5:15 pm
On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, the Allerweltskino Köln will be screening Night School (2016) directed by Andrew Cohn. This will be a joint event with Freundeskreis Köln-Indianapolis e.V. and Amerika Haus NRW e.V. as part of the Sister City Film Exchange.
Here is a brief description of the film:
Every year, 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the USA. Indianapolis, a sister city of Cologne, has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Black minorities in particular, often with low incomes, are affected by systemic disadvantage, a vicious cycle that often includes dropping out of school. Emmy award-winning director Andrew Cohn’s documentary follows African-American students Greg Henson, Shynika Jakes and Melissa Lewis as they are determined to complete their night school degrees. “Night School goes deep into the lives of its protagonists, putting faces to the statistics and emphasizing the human factor,” writes the Wall Street Journal about the award-winning film. Screening begins at 2 pm EDT / 20 Uhr Germany. Post-screening virtual Q & A with Excel Center Meadows Director Laura Fehr. To register for screening use the contact form on this website.
Purchase tickets: https://www.allerweltskino.de/filmdatenbank/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&FID=6592
You can view more screening info Here
You can watch the full documentary On Youtube
Tonight (March 14, 2022) and tomorrow night (March 15) at 7:30 PM, there will be a screening of the 2014 documentary “Maidan” about the conflict in Ukraine at the Kan-Kan Cinema at 1258 Windsor St. Tickets are $12. All proceeds go to Razom, a Ukrainian nonprofit that works to provide medical supplies and tell Ukrainian stories.
you can read more about it at WRTV.com
In 1994, the Polis Center at IUPUI printed the first edition of The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Now, to honor the city’s bicentennial, the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis has been completely digitized, revised, and expanded. You can now peruse the encyclopedia here: https://indyencyclopedia.org/