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"Where Do Children Play," a documentary about children spending less time outside and having more structured activities, will be showing Providence and Kingston, RI.

Film events

The Oil Factor, March 20, 2 p.m., Fall River Public Library Meeting Room. Documentary directed by Gerard Ungerman & Audrey Brohy, narrated by Ed Asner. Discussion to follow. Free. Presented by the Greater Fall River Committee for Peace and Justice. More info: Judith Conrad, 508-674-6128 or judithconrad@mindspring.com.

11th Annual Irish Film Festival Boston, March 25, Brattle Theater, Cambridge, March 26-28, Somerville Theater, Somerville. Festival includes sneak peek of "Wide Open Spaces," and appearances by Gabriel Byrne, Robbie O'Connell, and Alan Gilsenan. Screenings $9. Receptions free. All Access Festival Pass, $50. www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/18998

The Mark of Zorro, March 28, 3:30 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 1 Benevolent St, Providence. With live improvised Renaissance music performed by Hesperus. 401-621-6123 or www.film-festival.org

Sunday Nature Flicks, through March 28, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Audubon Environmental Center, Bristol, RI. Nature documentaries. Free, but donations welcome. LIFE IN THE UNDERGROWTH, March 21, 28.

Where do Children Play, March 30, 7 to 9 p.m., University of Rhode Island, Center for Biotechnology and Life Science, Flagg Rd., Kingston, RI. Documentary about children who are growing up with few opportunities for unstructured play, especially outdoors. Presented by Providence Children's Museum. Audience discussion about the ideas explored in the film follows.

If I Die Tonight, March 31, 6 p.m., Stuart Street Playhouse, 200 Stuart St., Boston. Refreshments, Q&A with director and a panel discussion follows screening. Admission free, RSVP encouraged by emailing Lwareck@oneillandassoc.com.

Cinematic Titanic: Original Cast and Creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000, April 15, 8 p.m., Calvin Theater, 19 King St., Northampton. Feature-length movie riffing show from the creator and original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. $35, $25.

It's A Bash, April 30, 8 p.m., Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washingston St., Providence. A film about being in a band. Neutral Nation opened for the Ramones, the Replacements, Jane's Addication, and Red Hot Chili Peppers when they performed in Providence. Doors open at 7. $12 advance, $15 day of show. etix.com, FYE stores, 401-331-5876.

Institute of Contemporary Art, through April 17, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-478-3103 or www.icaboston.org. JEWISHFILM.2010, April 8, 7 p.m., April 16, 7 p.m.; INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON, April 17.

ALICE NEEL, June 17, 6:30 p.m., RISD Museum, 224 Benefit St., Providence. Director Andrew Neel looks at the life and work of his grandmother, Alice Neel (1900-84), one of the 20th century's most important portrait artists. This documentary is 81 minutes long. 401-454-6500 or risdmuseum.org.

3-D Digital Cinema, movies ongoing, Museum of Science, Boston. mos.org or 617-723-2500. Planet You, microscopic ecology of our own skin, 15 minutes; Bugs!, follows the lives of a butterfly and praying mantis; Fly Me to the Moon, teenage flies sneak aboard Apollo 11; World of Sharks, submerge with sharks.

Mugar Omni Theatre, movies ongoing, Museum of Science, Boston. mos.org or 617-723-2500. Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Rish, look at skydiving, death-defying acts; Amazon, follow the river; Arabia, spans 2,000 years of Arabian history; Greatest Places, looks on Earth's most dynamic landscapes; Antarctica, coldest and driest place on Earth.

RIIFF Encore Film Series, 7 p.m., fourth Wednesday of month, Bell Street Chapel, 5 Bell St., Providence. The Rhode Island International Film Festival's "Best of Fest" showcase of films screened during 2009 festival. Admission/donation $10; RIIFF members $8. www.film-festival.org.

RIIFF You Be the Judge Nights, 7 p.m., third Thursday of month, Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House, 209 Douglas Ave., Providence. Assess new work submitted to Rhode Island International Film Festival. Suggested donation: $5.