Triangle Park

The first NFL game in history famously took place in Dayton, OH on Oct. 3, 1920. It's the subject of this new, independently produced feature film by veteran Dayton filmmaker Allen Farst. The movie has its Cleveland premiere tonight at 7 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Farst will attend the screening and answer audience questions after the show. Because there are only a few still images of this seminal sporting event (during which 5000 fans watched the hometown Dayton Triangles defeat the visiting Columbus Panhandles at Triangle Park), Farst tells his story with a mix of historical re-enactments and on-screen commentary by football experts ranging from Cris Collinsworth and Eric Dickerson to Ben Roethlisberger and Tony Dungy. Michele Tafoya narrates the 90-minute movie.