Stubbornly Independent in June

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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