About

Grime Ethics is a Cincinnati arts crew that puts on independent and experimental film screenings. It started out on the music side, playing shows in the city’s experimental scene, and kept the name when it moved into film. Justin Sovine runs it.

What we show

Independent and experimental stuff, any length, any format. Animation, documentary, video art, things that don’t sit neatly in a category. Mostly it comes down to whether we’d want to watch it with a crowd.

The nights

We get a screen and a room, say a few words up front, and play the film. Then everyone usually hangs around outside for a while talking about it, which is honestly half the point.

Our first one was Interface at the Esquire Theatre in October 2025.

Email us if you want to get involved.