Columbus

(Kogonada, US 2017, DCP, 100 min.)

Columbus, Indiana, an unlikely mecca for modernist architecture, is the setting for this thoughtful drama. Jin (John Cho) is estranged from his architect father, but still rushes to his side when the older man falls into a coma. In Columbus, Jin meets Cassie (Haley Lu Richardson), who is caught between phases of life, interested in architecture but also tied to her hometown and caring for her mother, who is an addict. While Jin and Cassie strike up an unlikely friendship, Cassie takes Jin around to some of her favorite modernist structures as they talk about form and function, both in architecture and in life.