Film Section

• Small budget, big premiere

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 4, 2025

  

  The Little Art Theatre will host the premiere of “A Light Amidst Ashes,” an independent feature written and directed by 20-year-old Dayton-based filmmaker Rose Combs, on Thursday, July 3.

• Documentary highlights Wheeling Gaunt sculpture

  By Lauren ShowsJune 20, 2025

  

  “The Wheeling Gaunt Sculpture Project,” a 21-minute film documenting the creation of the village’s tribute to local 19th-century philanthropist and formerly enslaved man Wheeling Gaunt, will be screened Saturday, June 21, at 2 p.m. at the Little Art Theatre, followed by a Q&A moderated by Kevin McGruder. Admission is free.

• Second annual documentary award honors Julia Reichert

  By YS News StaffJune 14, 2025

  

  To honor Reichert’s legacy, the Yellow Springs Film Festival and PNC Bank in 2024 created the Julia Reichert Award, a $3,000 short film prize to be given to an emerging female documentarian.

• Film Review | New schemes from the king of twee

  By Reilly DixonJune 13, 2025

  

  “For the second week in a row, “The Phoenician Scheme” continues its run at the Little Art this weekend, and if you’re at all starved for symmetrical eye candy and over-the-top assassination attempts, buy the ticket and take the ride.”

• UFO/alien costume contest to precede ‘ET’ film screening at Little Art

  By YS News StaffJune 5, 2025

  

  A UFO and alien costume contest will precede a screening of “ET the Extra-Terrestrial” at the Little Art Theatre on Friday, June 6.

• ‘Last Warmth’ — A love letter to School Forest

  By Lauren ShowsMay 6, 2025

  

  This month, a new documentary — helmed by and starring School Foresters themselves — debuts, giving local residents a behind-the-scenes look at the School Forest Club’s work tending the forest from seedling to tree, and every stage in between.

• YS Film Festival Mini-Fest to return

  By YS News StaffApril 11, 2025

  

  The YS Film Festival will hold its second annual Mini-Fest this month; the Mini-Fest debuted last year as a prelude to the second annual full festival event.

• Yellow Springs Film Fest to return for second year

  By YS News StaffSeptember 9, 2024

  

  The second annual YS Film Festival, which held its first iteration in fall of 2023, returns Friday–Sunday, Oct. 4–6. This fall’s lineup of events again features screenings of narrative and documentary films as well as special guest performances and Q&A sessions.

• Horror-comedy filmed in Yellow Springs

  By Lauren ShowsJune 9, 2024

  

  Movie magic was in the village air last month, when a five-day shoot for a short film was held at a home on the south end of town.

• Yellow Springs Film Festival establishes Julia Reichert Award

  By YS News StaffJune 5, 2024

  

  To honor Reichert’s legacy, the Yellow Springs Film Festival and PNC Bank have announced creation of the Julia Reichert Award, a $3,000 short film prize to be given to an emerging female documentarian.