Special 10 Year Anniversary Screening of 'Carol' with the Filmmakers

Join Film Cincinnati for a special 10th anniversary screening of Carol, the acclaimed film that beautifully captured Cincinnati on the big screen and went on to earn six Academy Award nominations.

This unforgettable evening will feature two of the film’s visionary creators—Producer Christine Vachon and Director Todd Haynes—who will be in attendance to share behind-the-scenes insights, stories from set, and reflections on the film’s lasting cultural impact. Following the screening, guests will enjoy a live Q&A with Vachon and Haynes, offering a rare chance to hear directly from two of the most celebrated voices in independent cinema.

Don’t miss this opportunity to revisit a modern classic, honor Cincinnati’s role in its artistry, and experience Carol like never before.

Christine Vachon is an Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award winner who co-founded powerhouse Killer Films with partner Pamela Koffler in 1995. Over three decades, they have produced more than 100 films, including some of the most celebrated and important American independent features: KIDS, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, HAPPINESS, BOYS DON’T CRY, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, FAR FROM HEAVEN, ONE HOUR PHOTO, STILL ALICE, CAROL, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, and DARK WATERS. In television, Vachon executive-produced the Emmy and Golden Globe-awarded miniseries MILDRED PIERCE for HBO as well as the Emmy Award-winning limited series HALSTON for Netflix. Recent releases include Todd Haynes' MAY DECEMBER (Netflix), starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, and Celine Song's PAST LIVES (A24), which marks her first Oscar nomination in the Best Picture category, as well as Song's critically acclaimed MATERIALISTS (A24).

Todd Haynes is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender roles. Haynes gained acclaim and a measure of mainstream success with Far from Heaven (2002), receiving his first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He continued to direct critically lauded films such as I'm Not There (2007), Carol (2015), Wonderstruck (2017), Dark Waters (2019), and May December (2023), as well as the documentary film The Velvet Underground (2021). Haynes also directed and co-wrote the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011), for which he received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.