18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival - 2020 by tallgrassfilm

OPENING NIGHT Eat Wheaties! d. Scott Abramovitch USA | 2019 | 1h 26m

After being named co-chair of his college reunion, lonely software executive Sid Straw (Tony Hale) joins Facebook and reaches out to his former classmates - including celebrity actress Elizabeth Banks. But Sid’s struggles to connect in real life, particularly his sister in law (Elisha Cuthbert), lead him to spend more and more time on the star’s fan page, causing his life to unravel. With a restraining order preventing him from even attending the reunion, Sid must hire a discount lawyer (Paul Walter Hauser) and fight back, while rediscovering the best version of himself he’d lost along the way. Playing with: Take 36 Audience Award Winner The History Of Corndogs d. Maximum James Wichita, KS USA | 2020 | 7m

FRI. OCT. 16 | 7:00PM | Virtual

AD ASTRA GALA PRESENTATION Ad Astra Award Presentation – Kevin Willmott The 18th Annual Tallgrass International Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 16-25) is honored to announce that this year’s Ad Astra Recipient is Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott. Willmott won an Academy Award and the BAFTA the British Academy award in 2018 for co-writing with Spike Lee the feature film BlacKkKlansman. The film also won the Grand Prix at the Cannes film Festival. The 2020 Ad Astra Award is sponsored by Evergy. On this year’s award, Director of Programming Nick Pope shared: “Tallgrass has been fortunate to have Professor Willmott as a friend of our festival for many years. Whether as an alum and visiting filmmaker for such films as The Only Good Indian, The Battle for Bunker Hill and Fast Break: The Legendary Coach John McLendon or moderating a discussion with legendary actress, Ms. Pam Grier, Willmott’s views on history and the art of filmmaking are always illuminating and timely. His lectures at the University of Kansas and rich filmography – from Ninth Street and Chi-Raq to Da 5 Bloods, and of course, BlacKkKlansman – continually challenge notions of race and perceptions of popular culture. We’re thrilled to bring a selection of Mr. Willmott’s work to this year’s festival including his latest, The 24th. An Academy Award, a Bafta and number of other well-deserved awards and accolades from around the world notwithstanding, Tallgrass is honored to give Professor Willmott the home state celebration he so richly deserves.” Willmott also co-wrote and is the Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed film, Chi-Raq also directed by Spike Lee. The film is on numerous best of 2015 lists including best film and best screenplay by The New Yorker Magazine. Award winning films written and directed by Willmott include Ninth Street, CSA -Confederate States of America, The Battle for Bunker Hill, Jayhawkers and Destination Planet Negro. Documentaries directed by Willmott include: From Separate to Equal: The Creation of Truman Medical Center, Gordon Parks Elementary, Fast Break: The Legendary Coach John McLendon, and William Allen White: What’s the Matter with Kansas. He co-wrote with Spike Lee the feature film, Da Five Bloods for Netflix and most recently co-wrote and directed the feature film The 24th about the Houston Riot of 1917. Willmott grew up in Junction City, Kansas and attended Marymount College receiving his BA in Drama. After graduation, he returned home, working as a peace and civil rights activist, fighting for the rights of the poor, creating two Catholic Worker shelters for the homeless and forcing the integration of several long-standing segregated institutions. He attended graduate studies at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, receiving several writing awards and his M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing. Willmott is a Professor in the Media and Film Studies Department of Kansas University. Tallgrass will be presenting a collection of Kevin Willmott’s work during the 18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival, including The 24th, Destination Planet Negro, and The Confederate States of America. The Ad Astra Award presentation will be available for live streaming on Saturday, October 24th at 8 PM CST and will include a conversation on Willmott’s extensive career hosted by Wichita State University professor Dr. Robert E. Weems, Jr.

STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT GALA Materna d. David Gutnik USA | 2020 | 1h 46m

A closely observed psychological portrait of four women, whose lives are bound together by an incident on the New York City subway. Playing with: @59th_StBridge d. Monica Biltz Wichita, KS USA | 7m

FRI. OCT. 16 | 10:30PM | Virtual STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT AWARD

The 18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival, presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (Oct. 16-25) has announced the films that will compete this year in Tallgrass’ Stubbornly Independent (SI) competition. The three finalists in the Stubbornly Independent competition include; Jonathan Wysocki’s DRAMARAMA, Anna Nilles and Marco Jake’s ITCHY FINGERS, and David Gutnik’s MATERNA. Regarding the Stubbornly Independent hopefuls, Tallgrass Director of Programing Nick Pope said:

“Every year the stubbornly independent contenders bring us fresh voices and talent from across the country. Of course, 2020 is unlike any other, and this year’s selections couldn’t be more timely: from a fresh, coming-of-age comedy that will resonate with anyone who survived high school, to a beautiful and delicately woven tale of four women and a shared incident that brings their lives colliding together and a biting satire examining the cultural intersection of tragedy and comedy. Featuring exceptional acting across the board and encompassing completely different tones and genres, these are films that you’ll be thinking about well into 2021.” This year marks the 9th year of the SI competition, where eligible films must be domestic narrative feature films made for $500,000 or less without traditional, theatrical, domestic distribution at the time of the festival screening. Finalists will be juried by a panel of industry professionals including director and 2019 SI winner Haroula Rose (Once Upon a River), 2020 Tallgrass Film Advisory Board Member Lola Blanc, and Filmmaker/Playwright Micah Watson (Black Enough). STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT COMPETITION NOMINEES Dramarama

Itchy Fingers Materna

STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT JURY Lola Blanc Micah Ariel Watson Haroula Rose

Actress; Filmmaker (In Other Words) Filmmaker (40th and State); Playwright (Alaiyo) Filmmaker (Once Upon A River)

DOXX SPOTLIGHT AWARD PRESENTATION The Earth Is Blue As An Orange d. Iryna Tsilyk Ukraine | 2020 | 1h 14m Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles

Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How to picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human. Playing with Variables d. Sabina Vajrača USA | 24m

AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual DOXX SPOTLIGHT COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

The 18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival, presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (Oct. 16-25) has announced the films that will compete this year in Tallgrass’ DOXX award competition, presented by Emily Bonavia.

In order to be eligible for DOXX Spotlight consideration, the documentaries are required to be feature-length, directed by women, with no traditional distribution deal at the time of the film festival in October. There are no stipulations regarding budget or country. The three finalists in the DOXX competition include; Iryna Tsilyk’s THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE, Susanne Kovács’ IT TAKE A FAMILY, Mirra Bank’s NO FEAR NO FAVOR. Director of Programming Nick Pope, on this year’s selections: “This year’s DOXX selections come to Wichita from all corners of the world – from wildlife conservation in Africa to war torn Ukraine – these movies touch on the essence of life: nature, family, and the power of film itself.” Finalists were selected by the Tallgrass Film Festival programming committee and will be juried by filmmaker and 2019 DOXX winner for Fly Like a Girl, Katie Wiatt, Estelle Grosso (Kino Lorber), and Producer Marissa Ericson (The Velvet Underground, Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn). DOXX SPOTLIGHT NOMINEES The Earth Is Blue As An Orange

It Takes A Family

No Fear No Favor DOXX SPOTLIGHT JURORS Marissa Ericson Katie McEntire Wiatt Estelle Grosso

Filmmaker Filmmaker (Fly Like A Girl) Director of Educational and Non-Theatrical Sales and Distribution, Kino Lorber

SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT Dusk to Dawn: Tallgrass at the Starlite! FRI. OCT. 24 | 6:30PM | Starlite! Drive-In Presented by Archer Hotel Join us for an all-nighter at the Starlite Drive-In! We're excited to be bringing some of our 2020 Official Selections to the drive-in for a full night of festival fun. Presented by Archer Hotels in partnership with Wichita Big Screen.

Thorp d. Dennis Donovan USA | 2020 | 1h 47m

OFFICIAL SELECTION IN COMPETITION

After fleeing Earth in the 80s, an alien returns to his childhood home to find his best friend. Playing with The Speed of Time d. William J. Stribling USA | 13m FRI. OCT. 23 | 7:20PM | Starlite! Drive-In ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Puppy Love: Director’s Cut d. Michael Maxxis Canada | 2020 | 1h 50m

OFFICIAL SELECTION IN COMPETITION

A prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage and a homeless prostitute are brought together through obscene circumstances and embark on a perverse journey through the gutter. *U.S. PREMIERE* FRI. OCT. 23 | 9:10PM | Starlite! Drive-In

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Uncle Peckerhead d. Matt Lawrence USA | 2020 | 1h 37m

OFFICIAL SELECTION IN COMPETITION

A punk band's life on the road proves tough when they hire a man-eating demon as a roadie. Playing with Everything Is Going To Be Fine d. Mitchell Tolliday UK | 17m FRI. OCT. 23 | 11:15PM | Starlite! Drive-In ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

An American Werewolf In London d. John Landis USA | 1981 | 1h 37m

RETROSPECTIVE SCREENING

Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. SAT. OCT. 24 | 1:05AM | Starlite! Drive-In ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Carnival of Souls d. Herk Harvey Kansas USA | 1962 | 1h 18m

RETROSPECTIVE SCREENING

After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival. SAT. OCT. 24 | 2:55AM | Starlite! Drive-In ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil d. Eli Craig Canada | 2010 | 1h 29m

RETROSPECTIVE SCREENING

Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students. SAT. OCT. 24 | 4:25AM | Starlite! Drive-In ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School d. Allan Arkush & Joe Dante USA | 1979 | 1h 33m

RETROSPECTIVE SCREENING

Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battle it out with the strict new principle of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones. SAT. OCT. 24 | 6:05AM | Starlite! Drive-In

NARRATIVE FEATURES The 24th d. Kevin Willmott USA | 2020 | 1h 57m

AD ASTRA PRESENTATION

The 24th tells the incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse at the hands of Houston police officers. The riot, which lasted two hours, led to the death of nine civilians, four policemen and two soldiers and resulted in the largest murder trial in history, which sentenced a total of nineteen men to execution, and forty-one men to life sentences. AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Asking For It d. Amanda Lundquist & Becky Scott USA | 2020 | 1h 23m A journalist takes justice into her own hands when her internet stalker walks free from the law. Playing with Cherry Cola d. Amandine Thomas AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 13m MON. OCT. 19 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

CSA: The Confederate States of America d. Kevin Willmott USA | 2003 | 1h 29m

AD ASTRA PRESENTATION

In mockumentary format, director Kevin Willmott examines an alternate world in which the Confederates won the American Civil War to establish the Confederate States of America -- a land that celebrates the practice and institution of slavery and racism. Following British documentarians as they interview several historians, politicians and other inhabitants of the Confederacy and neighboring Canada, Willmott has his protagonists delve into the history and events that led to this new modern day. AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Destination Planet Negro d. Kevin Willmott USA | 2013 | 1h 38m

AD ASTRA PRESENTATION

In 1939, African American leaders respond to Jim Crow segregation by building a rocket to colonize Mars. The three person crew blasts off, but time travel instead, arriving in present-day America revealing much about race today. AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Don’t Date Your Sister d. Nick Catanese USA | 2019 | 1h 27m An outlandish, romantic comedy about a recent widower and the antics surrounding his attempts to end his son’s relationship, with whom he believes is with his long-lost daughter, due to a promise he made to his dying wife. Playing with Wichita *WORLD PREMIERE* d. Sergine Dumais AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 6m SUN. OCT. 18 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dramarama d. Jonathan Wysocki USA | 2020 | 1h 31m

STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT NOMINEE

In 1994, a closeted teen struggles to part ways with his 4 high school drama friends at their final murder mystery party before they leave for college. Playing with The Bra Mitzvah d. Stacy Jill Calvert AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 10m FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The Humorist (Yumorist) d. Michael Idov Czech Republic/Latvia/Russia | 2019 | 1h 42m Russian with English subtitles In 1984 Soviet Union, Boris, a Russian-Jewish stand-up comedian, is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities (that poison all his relationships). Fame, combined with lack of personal freedom, is driving him crazy. Once the leaders who dictate what he can and can’t joke about summon him to their villa, the comedian snaps. Armed with the exotic American notion of “insult humor”, he takes his revenge. Playing with Sleeper Agent d. Will Ammann AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 14m MON. OCT. 19 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Itchy Fingers d. Anna Nilles & Marco Jake USA | 2020 | 1h 59m

STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT NOMINEE

An aspiring teenage comedian joins a community theater and is cast to play a school shooter. Playing with Sweep d. Elaine Chu AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 10m FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Letter d. Maia Lekow & Christopher King Kenya | 2019 | 1h 21m Swahili with English subtitles Karisa’s city-life is interrupted when his Grandma back home is called a witch. Returning to his rural village to investigate, he finds a frenzied mixture of consumerism and Christianity is turning hundreds of families against their elders, branding them as witches as a means to steal their ancestral land. Filmed with a gentle pace and incredible closeness, The Letter is an intimate family portrait that ascends into a dramatic climax of Shakespearean proportions. Playing with Paper Boats d. Gonzalo Guajardo-Fajardo AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA/Ethiopia | 15m MON. OCT. 19 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Materna d. David Gutnik USA | 2020 | 1h 45m

STUBBORNLY INDEPENDENT AWARD WINNER

A closely observed psychological portrait of four women, whose lives are bound together by an incident on the New York City subway. Playing with @59th_StBridge d. Monica Biltz AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING Wichita, KS USA | 7m FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

A New York Christmas Wedding d. Otoja Abit USA | 2020 | 1h 30m Torn between a lost love and her soon to be husband, a woman embarks on an unexpected journey through time to reconnect with herself and her heart. Playing with The Passing d. Nichola Wong AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING UK | 16m WED. OCT. 21 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Perfect Candidate d. Haifaa al-Mansour Saudi Arabia | 2019 | 1h 44m Arabic with English subtitles When Maryam, a hardworking young doctor in a small-town clinic, is prevented from flying to Dubai for a conference without a male guardian’s approval, she seeks help from a politically connected cousin but inadvertently registers as a candidate for the municipal council. Maryam sees the election as a way to fix the muddy road in front of her clinic, but her campaign slowly garners broader appeal. Soon, her family and community struggle to accept their town’s first female candidate. AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Puppy Love: Director’s Cut d. Michael Maxxis Canada | 2020 | 1h 50m *U.S. PREMIERE* FRI. OCT. 23 | 9:10PM | Starlite! Drive-In ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Rose Plays Julie d. Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor Ireland | 2019 | 1h 40m Rose Plays Julie is an intense, edge-of-your-seat story of revenge centering on a young woman searching for her biological mother. Addressing a deep longing, Rose undertakes a journey that leads her to revelations that are both devastating and dangerous. Playing with CAN YOU SEE ME? d. Yael Deynes AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 15m THU. OCT. 22 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Song Without A Name (Canción Sin Nombre) d. Melina León Peru/Spain/USA/Chile | 2019 | 1h 37m Quechua and Spanish with English subtitles Based on harrowing true events, Song Without A Name tells the story of Georgina, an indigenous Andean woman whose newborn baby is whisked away moments after its birth in a downtown Lima clinic - and never returned. Stonewalled by a byzantine and indifferent legal system, Georgina approaches journalist Pedro Campas, who uncovers a web of fake clinics and abductions - suggesting a rotting corruption deep within Peruvian society. Set in 1988, in a Peru wracked by political violence and turmoil, Melina León’s heart-wrenching first feature renders Georgina''s story in gorgeous, shadowy black-and-white cinematography, ''styled like the most beautiful of bad dreams'' (Variety). Playing with Hidden City d. Karen Price AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 22m TUE. OCT. 20 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thorp d. Dennis Donovan USA | 2020 | 1h 47m After fleeing Earth in the 80s, an alien returns to his childhood home to find his best friend. Playing with The Speed of Time AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING d. William J. Stribling FRI. OCT. 23 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual USA | 13m FRI. OCT. 23 | 7:20PM | Starlight Drive-In ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Two Of Us (Deux) d. Filippo Meneghetti France | 2019 | 1h 36m French with English subtitles Two Of Us follows older women Nina (Barbara Sukowa) and Madeleine (Martine Chevallier) who live across the hall from each other in the same apartment building but have kept their romance hidden for decades. Playing with Sam & Emma d. Vanessa Leigh AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 15m SUN. OCT. 18 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Uncle Peckerhead d. Matt Lawrence USA | 2020 | 1h 37m A punk band's life on the road proves tough when they hire a man-eating demon as a roadie. Playing with Everything Is Going To Be Fine d. Mitchell Tolliday UK | 17m

AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING SAT. OCT. 24 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual FRI. OCT. 23 | 11:15PM | Starlite! Drive-In

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES 9/11 Kids d. Elizabeth St. Philip Canada | 2020 | 1h 28m It’'s the most famous whisper in American history. President Bush learns of the 9/11 attacks while sitting in front of 16 schoolchildren. This is the untold story of those kids. Today they are in their mid-20s and offer a fascinating window into post 9/11 America. AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING WED. OCT. 21 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Assassins d. Ryan White USA | 2020 | 1h 44m The mysterious murder of North Korean royal family member Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia sparks a captivating global investigation. At the center of the story, two women are on trial for the murder. Are the women ruthless assassins or political pawns in a twisted game? The investigation goes far beyond the headlines, probing further into each woman’s upbringing, one in rural Indonesia and one in Vietnam, and, ultimately, what led them to participate in an alleged prank show that ended with Kim Jong-nam dead. Assassins questions every angle of this murder case, from human trafficking to highlevel political espionage to the inner dynamics of the North Korean royal family. AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING WED. OCT. 21 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bastards’ Road d. Brian Morrison USA | 2020 | 1h 39m Coming home from war is just the beginning. War veteran Jon Hancock wrestles with his demons while walking 5,800 miles across the United States. Playing with The Priest d. Michael Vukadinovich AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 17m TUE. OCT. 20 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Billie d. James Erskine USA | 2019 | 1h 36m In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Over 8 years, she tracked down and tape-recorded over 200 hours of interviews with the extraordinary characters that populated the iconic singer’s short, tumultuous life. However, Linda’s book was never finished and the tapes never heard — until now. Crafted from extraordinary unheard interviews, and restoring key performances into color for the first time, BILLIE is the story of the singer who changed the face of American music, and the journalist who died trying to tell it. Playing with Harana d. Marie Jamora AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 17m SUN. OCT. 18 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Collective (Colectiv) d. Alexander Nanau Romania | 2019 | 1h 49m Romanian with English subtitles Collective is a gripping, real-time docu-thriller that follows a heroic team of journalists as they expose shocking corruption in the Romanian national health-care system. Playing with The Roads Most Traveled: Photojournalist Don Bartletti d. Bill Wisneski AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 25m TUE. OCT. 20 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Donut Dollies d. Norm Anderson USA | 2019 | 1h 28m The untold story, 50-years in the making, of the American women who volunteered to go to Vietnam on an impossible mission. Playing with Dispatches From The Vietnam War: Beer, Bunkers and Typewriters d. Keith Lane AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 5m TUE. OCT. 20 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The Earth Is Blue As An Orange d. Iryna Tsilyk Ukraine | 2020 | 1h 14m Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles

DOXX AWARD WINNER

Feels Good Man d. Arthur Jones USA | 2020 | 1h 31m When indie comic character “Pepe the Frog” becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, cartoonist Matt Furie, fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness. Feels Good Man is a parable about one man’s fight to retake his creation from the grips of evil and America''s struggle to confront its deep cultural divide. Playing with Burnt Toast d. Timothy Racca Morish AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 17m SUN. OCT. 18 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Finding YingYing d. Jiayan “Jenny” Shi USA | 2020 | 1h 39m English and Chinese with English subtitles After a young Chinese student goes missing on a university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time. While unraveling the mystery of her disappearance, they discover how much her life has touched others. Playing with Dafa Metti (Difficult) d. Tal Amiran AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING France | 15m SUN. OCT. 18 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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It Takes A Family d. Susanne Kovács Denmark | 2020 | 1h Danish with English subtitles

DOXX AWARD NOMINEE

It Takes A Family is a family drama about secrets and repressed memories. Director, Susanne Kovacs, is the grandchild of Jewish Holocaust survivors and the daughter of a German mother and a Danish Jewish father. When Susanne is born, in the eyes of her grandparents she is a child of the enemy and a constant reminder of their tragic past. Years later, Susanne starts asking the difficult questions only to discover that the war never really ended in the tormented family; Somehow, the horrors of the past have always been present as a deafening yet unspoken trauma. Playing with The Book of Ruth d. Becca Roth AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 15m FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of DB Cooper d. Kevin S. Bright USA | 2020 | 1h 25m A documentary that looks at the well-known case, which is largely regarded as the greatest unsolved heist in American history. Playing with Wrong Number d. Talon Gonzalez AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 9m WED. OCT. 21 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Narrowsburg d. Martha Shane USA | 2020 | 1h 24m Narrowsburg tells the story of a French film producer and a mafioso-turned-actor whose attempt to turn a tiny town into the “Sundance of the East.” Persuading the townspeople that they can be movie stars, the pair create a fever pitch of excitement, launching a film festival and shooting a gangster movie. As this stranger-than-fiction tale unspools, it becomes a meditation on the power of cinema and the fine line between dreams and delusions. Playing with For Your Consideration d. Poppy Gordon AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 14m WED. OCT. 21 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story d. Kevin S. Bright & Jeff Consiglio USA | 2020 | 1h 45m After three decades as the colorful bandleader of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, master trumpeter Doc Severinsen defies nature with a relentless schedule of touring, teaching and performing into his nineties. ''Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story'' traces highlights of a beloved musical icon''s groundbreaking career and the personal trials underscoring a life of inspiration and obsession. Playing with Out of Stock d. Bryan Taira AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 18m FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

No Fear No Favor d. Mirra Bank USA | 2019 | 1h 7m No Fear No Favor goes to the front lines of Africa''s poaching and extinction crisis with local people determined to protect threatened wildlife for future generations. Playing with American Ocelot d. Ben Masters AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 33m FRI. OCT. 16 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Open Field d. Kathy Kuras USA | 2020 | 1h 21m She plays by NFL rules in NFL stadiums. She wins world championships. She’s at the top of her game. What does she have to do to level the playing field? AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING FRI. OCT. 23 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The Reason I Jump d. Jerry Rothwell USA | 2020 | 1h 24m Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, THE REASON I JUMP is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida’s revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING THU. OCT. 22 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Represent d. Hillary Bachelder USA | 2020 | 1h 34m In the heart of the American Midwest, three women take on the status quo in campaigns that promise to reshape local politics on their own terms. Playing with Adeline, The Great d. Jessica Mendez Siqueiros AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 12m THU. OCT. 22 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

The State of Texas vs Melissa d. Sabrina Van Tassell USA | 2020 | 1h 39m Her name is Melissa Lucio. For over ten years, she’s been awaiting her fate on death row and is now on her last appeal. Melissa was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. Playing with In The Shadows d. Mildred Garcerant AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING UAE | 10m MON. OCT. 19 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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There Is No Evil d. Mohammad Rasoulof Iran | 2020 | 2h 30m Persian with English subtitles Four stories on the crucial themes of moral strength and the death penalty, asking to what extent individual freedom can be expressed under a despotic regime and its seemingly inescapable threats. AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING FRI. OCT. 22 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thumbs Up For Mother Universe: Stories From The Life of Lonnie Holley d. George King USA | 2020 | 1h 35m This feature-length documentary traces the dramatic life of Lonnie Holley from the garbage dumps and prison camps of Jim Crow Alabama to the music stages and art museums of the world. Along the way, the film reveals the spirituality of Holley’s creative process; his insights into conservation, ecology and the environment; and his deep sources of inspiration rooted in southern life and African American history and culture. Playing with Engage Earth d. James Choi AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING Brazil/Chicago | 16m TUE. OCT. 20 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Transhood d. Sharon Liese USA | 2020 | 1h 38m Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four kids - beginning at ages 4, 9, 12, and 15 - as they redefine ''coming of age.'' These kids and their families reveal intimate realities of how gender is re-shaping the family next door in a neverbefore-told chronicling of growing up transgender in the heartland. The film is a nuanced examination of how families tussle, transform, and sometimes find unexpected purpose in their identities as transgender families. Lighthearted and deeply moving, this story teaches us something new about being human. Playing with META d. Sydne Horton AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 10m MON. OCT. 19 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Vinyl Nation d. Christopher Boone & Kevin Smokler USA | 2020 | 1h 33m A deep dig into the crates of the vinyl record resurgence to discover what an old technology says about our relationship to music and each other in a divided time in America. Playing with Everything Is Sound d. Dan Snyder AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 10m MON. OCT. 19 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Whirlybird d. Matt Yoka USA | 2020 | 1h 43m Soaring above the chaotic spectacle of ‘80s and ‘90s Los Angeles, a young couple revolutionized breaking news with their brazen helicopter reporting. Culled from this news duo’s sprawling video archive, WHIRLYBIRD is a poignant L.A. story of a family in turbulence hovering over a city unhinged. Playing with Flight of the Dodo d. Taras Demian Groves AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING Canada | 11m THU. OCT. 22 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

White Riot d. Rubika Shah USA | 2019 | 1h 20m Rubika Shah’s award-winning and energising film charts a vital national protest movement. Rock Against Racism (RAR) was formed in 1976, prompted by ‘music’s biggest colonialist’ Eric Clapton and his support of racist MP Enoch Powell. White Riot blends fresh interviews with queasy archive footage to recreate a hostile environment of anti-immigrant hysteria and National Front marches. As neo-Nazis recruited the nation’s youth, RAR’s multicultural punk and reggae gigs provided rallying points for resistance. As co-founder Red Saunders explains: ‘We peeled away the Union Jack to reveal the swastika’. Playing with We Can’t Breathe d. Miranda Winters AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING USA | 9m WED. OCT. 21 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Win, Lose Or Draw Straws d. Casey Phillips USA | 2020 | 1h 23m Did you know the next President of the United States could be decided by drawing names from a hat? Win, Lose or Draw Straws is a feature length documentary exposing one particular oddity of the US election system. The increasing existence of and wildly varied ways of determining elections that end in perfect ties. Told by the people who experienced the emotional highs and lows of a political campaign that was determined by a random game of chance and exposing the way random luck affects our lives from local races all the way to the White House. Playing with Take A Vote d. Jamie Boyle USA | 23m

AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING SUN. OCT. 18 – SUN. OCT. 25 | Virtual

SHORTS PROGRAMS Art/Animation Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 16 | 10:30PM | Virtual 2h 1m Yuan Yuan and the Hollow Monster d. Catherine Chen USA | 7m

Noorah d. Momina Tariq Pakistan | 3m

Wilbur Niewald d. Elizabeth Stehling & Steve Snell USA | 20m

Reclaiming The Negative d. Mike Beech United Kingdom/South Korea | 13m

Faces Without Visage d. Hesam Rahmani Iran | 8m

Curtains d. Kirsten Vangsness USA | 19m

A Living Sculpture d. Diana Chire United Kingdom | 9m

Before He Starts d. Xin Fang USA | 24m

Grab My Hand: A Letter To My Dad d. Camrus Johnson USA | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Comedy Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 16 | 10:30 | Virtual 2h 3m FREE d. JP Snell Finland | 3m

Dirty Rotten Liars d. Chris Chalklen UK | 9m

A Drop Of Ambition d. Deli Segal & Emma Attwood UK | 12m

Sofa So Good d. Noa Osheroff USA | 13m

Death By PowerPoint d. Andrew Broadhurst USA | 11m

Itch d. Fahad Al Suwaidi UAE | 11m

Stalling It d. Caroline Ward & Jemma Moore UK | 7m

Lazy Money d. Amani Zardoe UK | 14m

STICKER d. Georgi M. Unkovski Macedonia | 19m

Good Mourning d. Daniel Rashid USA | 9m

Mid 30s Martyr d. Eliaz Rodriguez USA | 6m

Gum d. Jacob Reed USA | 9m

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Documentary Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 16 | 12:00AM | Virtual 1h 55m We Are Free Because Of Harriet Tubman d. Nadine Patterson USA | 5m

Glad You’re Here d. Lisa Kannakko Canada | 11m

Call Center Blues d. Geeta Gandbhir USA/Mexico | 26m

Tears Teacher d. Noemie Nakai Japan/UK | 11m

Only the Earth and the Mountains d. Elleni Sclavenitis USA | 30m

(((((/*\))))) d. Charles Fairbanks & Saul Kak Mexico | 19m

YAI NIN d. Champ Ensminger USA/Thailand | 13m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Drama Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 16 | 10:30PM | Virtual 2h 3m Under The Lights d. Miles Levin USA | 11m

Sitting d. Jones USA | 13m

Mother, Flower d. Eunhye Hong Kim Korea/USA | 16m

Jeter l’Ancre un Seul Jour (Harbor) d. Paul Marques Duarte France | 26m

Prowler d. Umar Malik USA | 11m

Baby Kate d. Jennifer Lafleur USA | 13m

Anna and Sloane Go to the Beach d. Willa Rydall USA | 18m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Kama’āina (Child Of The Land) d. Kimi Howl Lee USA | 17m Overlooked d. Oliver J. Hughes Kansas City, KS USA | 12m Quiet On Set d. Jeanette Buck USA | 8m

We Can’t Breathe d. Clarence Williams IV USA | 11m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Family Relationships Shorts Program SUN. OCT. 18 | 12:00AM | Virtual 2h 2m Un Jour Exceptionnel (An Exceptional Day) d. Cedrick Spinassou France | 5m

Saber Perder (Learning To Lose) d. Sergio Milán Spain | 6m

Awaken d. Leena Pendharkar USA | 13m

Crown d. Nicole Collins USA | 11m

My Hero d. Logan Jackson USA | 13m

My Other Suit Is Human d. Andrew Paul Montague UK | 18m

Rainbow Pie d. Jeff Rutherford USA | 14m

Cool For Five Seconds d. Dani Wieder USA | 13m

Remember When Pops d. Paola Ossa d. Graham High USA | 16m USA | 13m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Historical Shorts Program SUN. OCT. 18 | 12:00AM | Virtual 2h 15m Rosie d. Tessa Germaine USA | 18m

AUGUSTUS d. Jon Alston USA | 18m

The Ballad of Henry Ford d. B.E. Morton USA | 13m

Deliver Me d. Yasmin Asif USA | 17m

МАМИНЫ ШПИЛЬКИ (Mum’s Hairpins) d. Tatiana Fedorovskaya Germany/Russia | 20m

People, Pride, and Promise: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In d. USA

ALINA d. Rami Kodeih USA | 25m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Horror Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 16 | 10:30PM | Virtual 2h Creat(e)ure d. Zane Rubin USA | 3m

The Secret That Lives In Darkness d. Andrea McCracken USA | 5m

Mirror Gaze d. Josh Nadler USA | 10m

The Dead Ones d. Stefan Georgiou UK | 19m

Polter d. Álvaro Vicario Spain | 12m

Red Light Green Light d. Joseph I. Martinez & Will Martinez USA | 6m

Intended Regret d. Natalie Rolfe Wichita, KS USA | 5m

Stucco d. Janina Gavankar & Russo Schelling USA | 18m

Pretty Bonnets d. Mick Dow UK | 15m

SPECIMEN d. Maisie Hooper USA | 2m

Matched d. Zack Kron USA | 4m

Foghorn d. Anna Salinas USA | 10m WAFFLE d. Carlyn Hudson USA | 11m

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Joel Fein Spotlight On Emerging Filmmakers Program SUN. OCT. 18 | 12:00AM | Virtual 1h 51m Un Peluche Espacial (A Plushie’s Dream) d. Sebastian Jaovi Mexico | 8m Chasing Normality d. Madison Empalmado California USA | 9m The Lewises d. Izzy Roth-Dishy New York USA | 4m Перший день Курчати (First Day of a Chick) d. Anastasia Shinkarenko Ukraine | 2m

Today In Toronto d. Mateen Missaghi Canada | 4m How To Have A Successful Quarantine in Six Easy Steps (2nd Edition) d. Lauren Ferro Texas USA | 3m Jack Action d. Augustus Cosby & Jason Layton Texas USA | 9m No Comment d. Zhivar Farajzadeh Iran | 5m

Diamond Game d. Nolan Hieu Trifunovic California USA | 10m

Faulty Roots d. Ella Greenwood UK | 11m

Noticias del Futuro (Future News) d. Leo Humphreys Spain | 5m

Rescuing Our Reefs d. Jessica Bukowski California USA | 5m

Boys Dance Too d. Valeria Perez Florida USA | 12m

Hell On Earth d. Ryan Edwards Wichita, KS USA | 2m

The Power of a Voice The Holes d. Prabhnoor Kaur d. Rozhan Abedi New Jersey USA | 11m Iran | 4m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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LGBTQ+ Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 16 | 10:30PM | Virtual 2h 6m Kostym d. Ted Miller USA | 6m

That Girl, Peugeot d. Rebecca Coley UK | 15m

La Gloria d. Mary Evangelista USA | 16m

Stonewall: The Making of a Monument d. Cheryl Furjanic USA | 19m

The Longest Walk d. John Haley USA | 10m

The Act d. Thomas Hescott UK | 18m

Journal d. Alex Bliss USA | 8m

In The Pink d. Katharine Stocker USA | 14m

Eat The Rainbow d. Brian Benson USA | 20m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Replica (Réplica) d. Santi Capuz Spain | 13m Space Tape d. Yuma Slowbinder USA | 7m Alfie In Love d. Christian Flashman USA | 19m Milk Toast d. Will Berry USA | 7m

婚姻关系 (Monogamy) d. Ai Chen China | 4m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Music Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 16 | 10:30PM | Virtual 2h 8m Tired Eyes d. Ryan Martin Brown USA | 9m

PUSH THE POINT d. Bryan Burton USA | 8m

Making Samantha d. T. Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper USA | 11m

The Hot Water Test d. Denny Tedesco USA | 5m

Cinderella Games Before It’s Too Late d. Jessica Wright & Morgann Runacre-Temple d. Leandro Goddinho UK | 7m Brazil | 15m The Offline Playlist d. Brian C. Miller Richard USA | 50m

The First Note d. Laith Al-Ramahi UAE | 8m

Graceland d. Bonnie Discepolo USA | 15m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Relationships Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 16 | 10:30PM | Virtual 2h An Interloper’s Kiss d. Grace Kim USA | 7m

Talk Radio d. Ben S. Hyland UK | 9m

Asli d. Mansour Ahmed UAE | 11m

Tinge d. Saidah Belo-Osagie USA | 10m

Attorneys At Love d. Daniel Findlay USA | 11m

Relationships Inc. d. Emily Kirkman Wichita, KS USA | 21m

Haiku de um Poeta Morto (Haiku From A Dead Poet) d. Akira Kamiki Brazil/UK | 5m

Toi aussi ça te chatouille? (Do You Also Feel A Tingle?) d. Lucía Valverde Luxembourg | 20m

Our Place Together For Ever d. Clay Marshall Pruitt d. Lluis Margarit USA | 18m Spain | 8m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Shorts Program SUN. OCT. 18 | 12:00AM | Virtual 2h 2m Kill: Norwood d. Lexy Anderson UK | 13m

The Creeper’s Curse d. Blake Rice USA | 16m

Exactly As They Are d. Philip Heinrich USA | 14m

ARK d. Soma Helmi USA | 9m

Up Top d. Nathan S. Hall & Brendan Pyron USA | 8m

Frank & Mary d. Paul Williams UK | 17m

A Storybook Ending d. Lanre Olabisi USA | 19m

Come F*ck My Robot d. Mercedes Bryce Morgan USA | 12m

The Caul Suspense d. Michelle Lang d. Jacob Burghart & Ben Burghart USA | 7m USA | 7m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Second Chance Shorts Program FRI. OCT. 23 | 12:00AM | Virtual 8h This program contains all of the short films that are paired with feature films this year. If you weren’t able to catch a short film due to streaming location restrictions or maybe you just missed the feature, this is the short film program for you! Skip around to find the films you missed or settle in and watch the whole thing. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Sports Shorts Program SUN. OCT. 18 | 12:00AM | Virtual 2h 2m PreGame d. Dana Silverman USA | 9m

DUMP MATSUMOTO d. Chen Herng Shinn Japan | 10m

80-200 d. Aron Campisano USA | 13m

Shadow Boxer d. Ross McGowan UK | 11m

Michelle d. Kenya Gillespie USA | 11m

Games of Survival: A Culture Preserved in Ice d. Nicholas Natale USA | 17m

Sonnie d. Samuel Mirpoorian USA | 11m Hung Up d. Damon O’Steen USA | 13m

Campeón (Champion) d. Oscar Rodriguez Gorriz Mexico | 18m

Marasim – Beyond Borders d. Priscilla Elias USA | 9m ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Timothy Gruver Spotlight on Kansas Filmmakers Program SAT. OCT. 17 | 7:00PM | Virtual 2h 11m Artists In Their Space: Brady Scott d. Bobby Obermite Hutchinson, KS USA | 5m

Thanks For The Ride d. Jacob McCabe Lawrence, KS USA | 9m

Epiphany d. Nicole Hodges Persley Lawrence, KS USA | 9m

Kill Estate d. Wade Hampton Wichita, KS USA | 6m

Desert d. Brett Jones Arizona/Derby, KS USA | 3m

Fear Not d. Emily Railsback Chicago/Hillsboro, KS USA | 16m

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______________________________________________________________________________________________________ And She Did – A Wichita Documentary d. Caitlin Slemp Wichita, KS USA | 15m

Stay Home d. Lester Rowe Wichita, KS USA | 11m

Fragmentation d. Jordan Horsch Wichita, KS USA | 11m

Going Steady d. Brydie O’Connor New York/Leawood, KS USA | 8m

Be Brave d. Alex Schneider Wichita, KS USA | 5m

Must Love Pie d. Patrick Clement Hutchinson/Pratt, KS USA | 13m

WuShock Doc: The History and Making of WuSHock in Bronze d. Tyler Pennick Wichita, KS USA | 20m

SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL EVENT

Digital Drag Brunch Join RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Alyssa Edwards along with local Wichita Queens (TBA!) for the most stubbornly independent drag brunch – hosted LIVE on Zoom. SUN. OCT. 18 | 11:00AM | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIP EVENT

VIP Reception in Honor of Tim Gruver SAT. OCT. 17 | 6:30PM | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIP EVENT

VIP Happy Hour MON. OCT. 19 | 4:00PM | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIP EVENT

VIP Happy Hour with Parks & Rec’s Jim O’Heir TUE. OCT. 20 | 4:00PM | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIP EVENT

VIP Happy Hour WED. OCT. 21 | 4:00PM | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIP EVENT

VIP Happy Hour with the Cast of Don’t Date Your Sister THU. OCT. 22 | 4:00PM | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ROUNDTABLE

Meet the Filmmakers A roundtable featuring the filmmakers of 2020 edition of the Tallgrass Film Festival. Moderated by Tallgrass alumna Erin Rye, the participants include David J. Phillips (Eat Wheaties!, Creat(e)ure), Scott Abramovitch (Eat Wheaties!), Christopher Boone (Vinyl Nation), Kevin Smokler (Vinyl Nation), Philip Heinrich (Exactly As They Are), Susanne Kovacs (It Takes A Family), Yael Deynes (Can You See Me?), Marsha Posner Williams (Can You See Me?), B.E. Morton (The Ballad of Henry Ford), Jonathan Wysocki (Dramarama), Anna Nilles (Itchy Fingers), Marco Jake (Itchy Fingers), Sebastian Jaovi (A Plushies Dream), Zack Kron (Matched), Keith Lane (Dispatches from the Vietnam War), Elaine Chu (Sweep), Allyson Morgan (Sitting), Kenya Gillespie (Michelle), Noa Osheroff (Sofa So Good). ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Ceiling Breakers This TUESDAY at 11 AM tune in to Ceiling Breakers to get to know three amazing women behind three of this year's documentaries at the 18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival. Ceiling Breakers will be interviewing: Mirra Bank, Director of No Fear No Favor (Now Streaming!) Susan Kovacs, Director of It Takes a Family (Now Streaming!) Kathy Kuras, Director of Open Field (Streaming beginning 10/23). Get to know these fantastic directors and head to Ceiling Breakers to ask your questions - live on 10/20! TUE. OCT. 20 | 11:00AM | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ROUNDTABLE

Turntable Roundtable with Vinyl Nation Join the directors Kevin Smokler & Christopher Boone of #Tallgrass2020 selection Vinyl Nation for a record sharing round table. Bring your favorite record and get ready to talk all things vinyl! Don't forget to check out the film ahead of time by grabbing tickets here: https://www.goelevent.com/Tallgrass/e/vinylnation Event is free and will be hosted via zoom. WED. OCT. 21 | 8:00PM | Virtual ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION PANEL

Being a Multi-Hyphenate: A Conversation on Balancing Multiple Careers in the Industry A discussion about being a multi-hyphenate in the film industry with Erin Rye, Aliee Chan, and Rowan Russell.

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Women in Horror

The Women in Horror Discussion Panel during the 18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival. Hosted by Lola Blanc with Katie Marovitch, Kerry Barker, Anna Salinas, Natalie Rolfe, Zane Rubin, Bears Rebecca Fonte, and Sabina Graves. FRI. OCT. 23 | Virtual Pre-Recording

AWARDS Best Kansas Documentary Short

WuShock Doc: The History and Making of WuShock in Bronze (d. Tyler Pennick)

Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature

Two Of Us (Deux) (d. Filippo Meneghetti)

Audience Award – Best Documentary Feature Thumbs Up For Mother Universe: The Life Of Lonnie Holley (d. George King) Audience Award – Best Narrative Short

Dying Breed (d. Adam Brummond)

Audience Award – Best Documentary Short

The Roads Most Traveled: Photojournalist Don Bartletti (d. Bill Wisneski)

Best Kansas Narrative Short

Fear Not (d. Emily Railsback)

Best Emerging Student Documentary Short

Chasing Normality (d. Madison Empalmado)

Best Emerging Student Narrative Short

Faulty Roots (d. Ella Greenwood)

Excellence in the Art of Filmmaking

A Song Without A Name (d. Melina León)

Outstanding Female Filmmaker

Melina León (A Song Without A Name)

Outstanding Courage in Filmmaking

The Roads Most Traveled: Photojournalist Don Bartletti (d. Bill Wisneski)

Outstanding Cinematography

No Fear No Favor (d. Mirra Bank)

Outstanding Screenplay

Dramarama (d. Jonathan Wysocki)

Outstanding Editing

Out of Stock (d. Bryan Taira)

Outstanding Film Animation

Yuan Yuan and the Hollow Monster (d. Catherine Chen)

Outstanding Rising Star

Katie Beth West (GraceLand)

Outstanding Male Actor

Zachary Schultz (Itchy Fingers)

Outstanding Female Actor

Jennifer Lafleur (Baby Kate)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast

Materna (d. David Gutnik)

Outstanding First Feature

Puppy Love (d. Michael Maxxis)

Outstanding Documentary Short

Grab My Hand: A Letter To My Dad (d. Camurs Johnson & Pedro Piccinini)

Outstanding Narrative Short

Sitting (d. Jones)

Outstanding Documentary Feature

Whirlybird (d. Matt Yoka)

Outstanding Narrative Feature

Itchy Fingers (d. Anna Nilles & Marco Jake)