VOLUME 1 • ISSUE NO.2
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR TALLGRASS FILM IN JUNE
FREE MOVIE: MANY FIRES THIS TIME Q&A
with
Gordon Kirk
Foster,
Parks Scott
Quess
Museum at
the
and
Director
Dunbar
JUNE 4
"Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million" is a poetic docudrama about the 1 in 3 Americans and counting, living in economic insecurity. It follows the journey of poet and activist A Scribe Called Quess? as he connects with fellow activist poets and the communities they represent from Oakland to Chicago to Kentucky to his hometown of New Orleans.
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FREE MOVIE: IMITATION OF LIFE Pre-Film context
discussion of
Kansas Museum
on
"passing" African Staff
at
historical
led
by
The
American the
Dunbar
JUNE 11
"An aspiring white actress takes in an African-American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white. PAGE FOUR| STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT
FREE MOVIE: BLACKKKLANSMAN Written
by
Willmott
Kansas'
(2020
Astra
own
Kevin
Tallgrass
Ad
recipient)
JUNE 18
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events. PAGE FIVE| STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT
STREET PARTY: SPACE JAM Free Food
POPCORN
Trucks at
and
available
the
DJ
3-6
pm
Dunbar
JUNE 19
In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan. PAGE SIX| STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT
STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT
JUNE 2-5
With closed and open captions in Sofagrass, open captions in Tallgrass Film Center and an audio description version thanks to community partner Envision. In a funk, Kristen, a physically disabled New York woman, walks dogs for a living but dreams of being a writer and as her life unravels, she must make a choice to fall apart or straighten up. PAGE SEVEN| STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT
POLYESTER
PREVIEW: I LOVE MY DAD
JUNE 23
A desperate father poses as a woman online to reconnect with his estranged son, but things get complicated when the young man wants to meet her in person. June 23, 2022 at the Orpheum Runtime: 1h 30m Q&A with Director: James Morosini after the film PAGE NINE | STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT
June 24 FILMMAKERS KICK-OFF AT TALLGRASS FILM CENTER TO FILM AND FINISH THEIR MOVIE IN 36 HOURS!
June 26
FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH is presented by The Wichita Asian Association
AUDIENCE SCREENS TOP 10 AND VOTES FOR AUDIENCE FAVORITE AT THE ORPHEUM PAGE TEN | STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT
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