The 48th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) gets underway at Playhouse Square next Wednesday, April 3 and runs through Saturday, April 13, followed by CIFF48 Streams online Sunday, April 14 through Sunday, April 21.
The in-person Festival will showcase 137 feature films and 225 short films that represent 60 countries during its 11-day run, while CIFF48 Streams will present more than half of the Festival鈥檚 in-person feature films and almost the entire lineup of short films.
Tickets are on sale now for both the in-person and streaming films, so it鈥檚 time to narrow down your list.
The FreshWater Cleveland staff looked at all the spectacular films being show at CIFF48 and found two particular documentaries with a local flair that caught our attention: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Next?鈥 and 鈥淎merican Delivery.鈥
鈥淲hat鈥檚 Next鈥 follows 101-year-old Cleveland physician Howard Tucker and his grandson Austin Tucker and review the life and times of the neurologist, military veteran, and TikTok sensation.
In 鈥淎merican Delivery,鈥 The MetroHealth System is highlighted for their vital work addressing the country's maternal mortality epidemic and faculty with the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at 星空传媒 served on the filmmakers' advisory team.