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FilmColumbia 2023

By Joe Donahue

Published October 13, 2023 at 11:40 AM EDT

The 23rd annual FilmColumbia is set to return to the Crandall Theatre in Chatham from October 20 to October 29. FilmColumbia features film screenings, local talent, and live events.

This year FilmColumbia is packed with home-grown talent, featuring many films by Columbia County-based filmmakers and live Q+As and events with notable area residents Ruth Reichl, James Schamus, Al Roker, Stephen Lang, Scott Cohen and Walton Goggins. Curated by Co-Executive and Co-Artistic Directors Peter Biskind and Laurence Kardish,

The breakout debut comedy The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, from writer, director, and star Joanna Arnow, puts millennial neuroticism and angst into high relief. Arnow’s onscreen partner in humiliation is played by Chatham’s own Scott Cohen (The Gilmore Girls, Billions). Both Arnow and Cohen will be on hand for a Q+A following the screening on Friday, October 27.

We welcome · Laurence Kardish, FilmColumbia Co-Executive Director and Co-Artistic Director, Calliope Nicholas, FilmColumbia Festival Director, and Actor Scott Cohen - he’s in a film at FC, “The Feeling That Time For Doing Something has Passed,” as well as running their weekend long screenwriting panel.

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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