Once again for the 5th year, the Greater Cleveland Film Commission is presenting its Film Forward Documentary Spotlight, which showcases documentaries with Cleveland connections and social relative subjects, while providing opportunities for education and dialogue.

The two-day event starts on Friday evening at Karamu House where the locally produced documentary Dry Bones will be shown, with a reception and a talkback to share reactions and thoughts with the filmmaker Dr. Tara Conley, Assistant Professor of Media & Journalism at Kent State University. The film looks at the life of a local 1970s high school football star in Conley’s hometown of Elyria, and how the 1975 shooting of his brother by a white police officer there, which led to a three-day uprising, impacted him.

They share that “The film also features a treasure trove of music from Boddie Recording Company, a Black-owned record label in Cleveland during the 1970s. Audiences will also hear original music scored by filmmaker Tara L. Conley, along with a performance of George Gershwin’s ‘Someone to Watch Over Me.’”

Doors open at 5 with the screening at 6:30. It’s free but registration is required. ClevelandFilm.com

Onn Saturday February 7, the GCFC will host a documentary filmmaking workshop at the KSU-Independence campus. It will share a behind-the-scenes at how Dry Bones came to be. This workshop is also free, but you must register at ClevelandFilm.com.