Cleveland International Film Festival Opening Night

The 42nd iteration of the Cleveland International Film Festival will kick off tonight with a screening of Nick Kelly's The Drummer and the Keeper, a film about a young drummer with bipolar disorder who befriends a 17-year-old with Asperger's Syndrome. The film stars Dermot Murphy, Jacob McCarthy, and Peter Coonan. Kelly and producer Kate McColgan, as well as actors Murphy and McCarthy, will attend the opening-night screening. Tickets are $225 per person ($200 for CIFF members). The evening includes the 7 p.m. screening of the film at Connor Palace followed by a reception in the KeyBank State Theatre. (Niesel)