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Miraculous things hide in plain sight. The rare noble gas neon (atomic symbol Ne, atomic number 10) is generally colorless, lighter than air, and exists in infinitesimal amounts. Often mistaken for being aloof because it won’t combine with other elements, neon turns out to be exceedingly playful: when voltage is applied to electrodes in a glass tube, neon emanates a brilliant, reddish-orange glow. Neon signs were first unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1910. It took a dozen years for captured neon to migrate to the U.S., popping up at a Packard dealership in Los Angeles, then quickly made its mark in spectacular movie theater marquees.
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Amidst a chaotic constitutional crisis in our country, we tried to calmly, obliviously plan this year’s festival. But like most people, we felt a bellyful of emotions during these blustery, bellicose times. Filtering out each new outrage and alert challenged us daily. Every political, civic, and cultural asset felt under assault, and the Fest often seemed trivial by comparison. Despairing, deflated, our staff met for Monday coffees, seeking solace in shared space. One ritual became the weekly reading of The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. We first reviewed the noble gases, many which intersect the rich history of cinema: xenon and argon lamps for projectors, neon signs for marquees. The solid metal gallium, which melts in our hands, felt strangely resonant. Somehow, focusing on the periodic table had a calming effect. Ninety-nine percent of matter in the universe is hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. That makes the other 115 elements pretty scarce. Finding them has taken scientists a few hundred years. To us, it feels a bit like magic — separating parts per million of xenon from the ether. But that ability to observe what the rest of us miss? That’s what nonfiction filmmakers do as well. They filter out the noise (and yes, the fake news) and make the unseen tangible. And their extraordinary films ground us in more enduring values. Our True Vision honoree Claire Simon excels at revealing humanity — whether in a bureaucratic institution or on a tumultuous playground. True Life Fund film Quest affirms that family and community can sustain us through tough times. Quest also reminds us not to let art fall by the wayside when things look bleak. Art is essential in all of its forms, and we need it more than ever to lift us up and help interpret a world turned upside down. It’s not for us to be optimistic or pessimistic but, in true Midwestern fashion, to roll up our sleeves and do the work. When all the elements — volunteers, staff, sponsors, guests, and attendees — come together, the compounds formed are mighty. That’s the True/False community, and that’s the reactive core of this weekend. Thanks for being part of it. Really, Paul Sturtz and David Wilson 1
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Films NOW IS A VITAL TIME for nonfiction filmmaking as an artistic form. Our mission is to forge a supportive, celebratory refuge for filmmakers and amplify the possibilities of creative nonfiction. True/False exists in a permeable in-between land, bounded by fiction and nonfiction but also bridging cultures and disciplines. Within that space, we encourage an atmosphere of innovation and excitement, free of the heat and stress of the marketplace. Contained in these films are the ingredients for a revolutionary new alloy, the future of an urgent art. SWAMI selection (see page 119)
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The true life fund 2017 Selection: quest The indomitable Rainey family, featured in the new film Quest, has been selected as 2017’s True Life Fund recipient. The Fund, True/False’s yearly philanthropic initiative, serves as a tangible way of thanking documentary subjects. The Raineys’ home studio acts as a creative space and community refuge in North Philadelphia. Christopher “Quest” Rainey hosts Friday night recording sessions and mentors artists in the community. His wife, Christine’a, aka “Ma Quest,” works at a local homeless shelter. Quest was shot by director Jonathan Olshefski over the course of a decade, bookended by the elections of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. We witness the Raineys raise their children, PJ and William, while working to transform their community. What starts as a tender portrait of an American family undergoes a slow-burn transformation into a stunning look at race, class, and community. Quest is a testament to love, healing, and hope. T/F sees the Fund as a chance to complete the feedback loop between subject and audience. It’s an immediate, direct answer to the question “What can I do?” True/False 2017 marks the 10th year of The Crossing’s sponsorship of the True Life Fund. The True Life Fund itself comprises thousands of individual gifts, matched through a generous grant from the Bertha Foundation. In 2017, True/ False aims to raise more than $25,000 for the Rainey family. To give, visit www. truelifefund.org, text any amount to (573) 818-2151, or donate at screenings.
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quest
A: FriDAY, Mar 3 / 1:30PM / Missouri Theatre // B: SatURDAY, Mar 4 / 12:30PM / Jesse Auditorium // C: SunDAY, Mar 5 / 3:30PM / Jesse Auditorium
Dir. Jonathan Olshefski; 2017; 105 min. Q&A with director Jonathan Olshefski and stars Christopher “Quest,” Christine’a “Ma Quest,” & PJ Rainey Epic in scope but finely etched in its details, Quest introduces an American family unique in cinema history. First-time director Jonathan Olshefski spent a decade following Christopher “Quest” Rainey and Christine’a, aka “Ma Quest,” who run a basement recording studio in their tight-knit North Philadelphia neighborhood. Olshefski originally set out to capture this unusual community project but was present as the Raineys’ endearing daughter, PJ, gradually came of age. Breathtakingly intimate, tenderly assembled, and rich with the drama of life, Quest sets a new bar for the labor-of-love film. Framed by presidential elections, it also serves as a bittersweet elegy for the Obama era in all its frustrated promise. (PS) Presented by The Crossing 7
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vision award 2017 Recipient: Claire simon In her startling 1992 breakthrough, Récréations, True Vision recipient Claire Simon gamely embeds with a class of young children. Her camera studies their dynamics during recess, a fleeting time where they act out their own version of society. Simon’s film latches on to micro-narratives and detects primal truths. Since Récréations, Simon’s idiosyncratic path has featured unpredictable, exhilarating turns, but this strikingly observed film contains elements that have lit her path from the beginning. For one, Simon is propelled by a steadfast curiosity about how humans construct and navigate systems. While recess appears as a blissful, autonomous moment, its freedom is colored by unaddressed factors: the playground’s limited resources and unbreachable borders, race, class, gender, and time constraints. Watching Récréations’ young subjects struggle in a rigged system is not dissimilar from following Jihad as he attempts to keep his caterering business afloat in the cutthroat capitalist world of Coûte que Coûte (1995), or witnessing aspiring film students as they contend with La Fémis’s imagined meritocracy in The Graduation (2016). Then there is Simon’s camera. In all her work, Simon wields this device with staggering attentiveness and grace, her eyes constantly attuned to body language. Nasty glances, flirty physical contact, resigned slumps... whether filming her teenage daughter’s passionate relationship in 800 km de différence/Romance (2001) or following a self-reflecting friend through Paris in the ambling masterpiece Mimi (2002), there’s an extraordinary physicality to Simon’s nonfiction filmmaking. It’s a key reason why her small-scale stories invariably resonate in grand ways. Simultaneously sensitive to our inner worlds and the social forces that shape our lives, Simon is an essential voice of nonfiction cinema and consummate choice for the True Vision Award, our mid-career achievement honor. (CB)
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02 THE GRADUATION
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 12:00 pm / Big Ragtag // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 2:45 pm / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 12:30 pm / Rhynsburger Theatre
Dir. Claire Simon; 2016; 120 min. Q&A with dir. Claire Simon La FÊmis is France’s most prestigious film school. Currently presided over by Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro), it is the alma mater of many luminaries, including Alain Resnais and Claire Denis. Our True Vision recipient, Claire Simon, resigned from her instructor position in order to create The Graduation, a doggedly observed study of the rigorous yet inevitably subjective mechanisms through which the school selects its class of 40 students. She gains unguarded access to heated behind-the-scenes debates and captures them with characteristically nimble camerawork. Intense, fascinating and often hilarious, her eye-opening film transcends its specific milieu to explore much bigger questions about how we perceive strangers as well as generational and cultural divides. (CB) Presented by Restoration Eye Care 9
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FILMS 03 ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 7:15PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 12:30PM / The Globe // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 9:30AM / Jesse Auditorium
Dir. Steve James; 2016; 88 min. Q&A with dir. Steve James It may be in our nature to distrust banks. We were certainly given plenty of reason in 2008, as the towers of finance came crashing down in the subprime mortgage scandal. But, curiously, as the dust settled, it didn’t appear that any of the nefarious activity would actually be punished. Then charges were filed against one solitary institution: a family-owned bank in New York’s Chinatown called Abacus. The Sung family seemed to be an allAmerican immigrant success story, but were they really up to no good? Or were they scapegoated while the real offenders walked free? Steve James, the brilliant filmmaker behind Hoop Dreams and The Interrupters, takes us inside the boardroom of Abacus, where a tight-knit family unit prepares to fight for their livelihood, though not without some surprisingly typical internecine squabbles. (DW)
04 BRIMSTONE & GLORY
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 5:30PM / Big Ragtag // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 10:00PM / Missouri Theatre // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:30AM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 8:30 PM / The Picturehouse
Dir. Viktor Jakovleski; 2017; 64 min. Q&A with dir. Viktor Jakovleski Tultepec, Mexico, is known for just one thing: fireworks. The city manufactures more than half of all fireworks made in Mexico, a good percentage of which will be set off at the small town’s annual festival for San Juan de Dios. With that background, you can let statistics fall by the wayside and fully immerse yourself in this spectacular, thunderous film, a true marvel of nonfiction cinema. Employing every trick in the cinematographer’s handbook (and making up a few new ones), Jakovleski keeps his camera in the midst of the action as explosions flower around him and smoke fills the scene. Paired with a symphonic score by Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Brimstone & Glory is an adrenaline-fueled kaleidoscopic thrill ride for the ages. (DW) Presented by Spirit of ’76 Fireworks 11
FILMS 05 THE CAGE FIGHTER (secret screening krypton)
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 7:00PM / The Picturehouse // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 4:30PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // C: Sat, Mar 4 / 3:45PM / Jesse Auditorium
Dir. Jeff Unay; 2017; 83 min. Q&A with dir. Jeff Unay Every time he steps into the ring, Joe Carman endangers his marriage, risks losing custody of his kids, and puts his mental and physical health on the line. Still, the 40-year-old pipefitter can’t stop himself. Joe works all day, trains every night until he collapses, cares for his four adoring daughters (from two marriages), and, after his ailing wife goes to sleep, sneaks away to fight in mixed martial arts matches. Why does Joe do it? Even he doesn’t quite understand. Shot over three years, Unay’s gritty drama starts along a Rocky-like arc before veering into Grapes of Wrath territory, a contemporary tale of working-class desperation and determination. Unay strips any gloss from professional fighting — the battles between these smalltime warriors are brutal, not glamorous — as he introduces us to a gentle, wounded soul who searches for validation, and meaning, in dingy gyms. (JS) Presented with the San Francisco International Film Festival
06 CASTING JONBENET
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 9:45PM / Jesse Auditorium // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:30AM / Forrest Theater // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 6:30PM / Missouri Theatre // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 8:30PM / Forrest Theater
Dir. Kitty Green; 2017; 80 min. Q&A with dir. Kitty Green The story of this beauty pageant princess’ murder holds a lurid place in American popular culture — a recurring standby at the supermarket checkout lane. But unlike those who’ve come before her, smelling dollars in the exploitation of true crime and family loss, Kitty Green is up to something grander. Casting JonBenet may share a starting point with those other tawdry tales, but its technicolor journey is far more ambitious — an effort to engage with the very fabric of American culture. And like a series of Russian nesting dolls, Green’s story unfolds on and off the set of a fictional feature film (or maybe it’s a fictional fictional feature film?). The end product, as sumptuous as anything by David Fincher, is also as emotionally and intellectually satisfying as any film in recent memory. (DW) 13
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FILMS 07 THE CHALLENGE
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 5:15 pm / Forrest Theater // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 10:00 am / Big Ragtag // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 8:15 pm / Big Ragtag
Dir. Yuri Ancarani; 2016; 70 min. Q&A with dir. Yuri Ancarani A falconer, transporting his prized raptors on a private jet to compete in a tournament in Qatar, guides us through the gold-plated excess of the Arabian Peninsula. The art of falconry is 4,000 years old, but the modern Arab aristocracy live in a world full of modern wonders. T/F alum Yuri Ancarani continues his survey of human gestures in highly regimented settings, giving us a peek at luxury SUVs off-roading on sand dunes, pet cheetahs, and the most blinged-out Harley ever. Spellbinding, fantastic images abound in this meditation on rituals, which launches us into a bird’s-eye-view chase of life and death. (AS) All screenings preceded by a provocation from Linda Tirado.
08 COMMUNION
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 7:00PM / Rhynsburger Theatre // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 8:15PM/ Big Ragtag // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 5:45PM / The Globe // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 12:30PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Dir. Anna Zamecka; 2016; 72 min. Q&A with dir. Anna Zamecka This exquisite exemplar of deep-focus nonfiction cinema testifies that observational work is alive and well. Our hero, the 14-year-old Ola, is tasked with looking after her brother, Nikodem, as he prepares for his communion. Nikodem’s autistic tics soon become just a small part of a memorable character who’s both mischievous and irreverent. First-time director Anna Zamecka demonstrates her knack for capturing subtle gestures: Ola jostling her brother as he sits uncomfortably in a pew, their mom assembling a crib in an agitated state — and the siblings are seriously good at playing themselves. A capricious, Lonergan-esque tragicomedy, Communion delivers on a great Polish tradition of character-based documentaries. It also reminds us that most teenagers are ready for any challenge. (PS) All screenings preceded by a provocation from Destiny Watford. 15
FILMS 09 DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN?
A: FriDAY, Mar 3 / 7:45PM / Rhynsburger Theatre // B: SatURDAY, Mar 4 / 2:30PM / Rhynsburger Theatre
Dir. Travis Wilkerson; 2017; 70 min. Q&A with dir. Travis Wilkerson “Trust me when I tell you that this isn’t another white savior story. This is a white nightmare story,” Travis Wilkerson warns in his sonorous radio voice. Live and in the flesh, Wilkerson leads us on a multimedia trek into the dark basements of family history. In 1946, S.E. Branch — Wilkerson’s greatgrandfather — murdered Bill Spann, a black man, in Dothan, Alabama. Buried under years of silence, Wilkerson must play gumshoe detective as he slowly pieces together the historical record. And as he goes deeper, poking at events that nobody seems to want to remember, the historical threats begin to manifest themselves on the lonely highways of present-day Alabama. It’s impossible to go on this journey and not arrive at the conclusion angry, afraid, but also inspired by Wilkerson’s soul-searching. (DW)
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DINA
A: FriDAY, Mar 3 / 7:00PM / Jesse Auditorium // B: SatURDAY, Mar 4 / 9:30AM / Jesse Auditorium // C: SatURDAY, Mar 4 / 8:30PM / The Picturehouse // D: SunDAY, Mar 5 / 6:00PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note
Dir. Dan Sickles, Antonio Santini; 2017; 101 min. Q&A with co-directors Dan Sickles & Antonio Santini Meet Dina. She gets her nails done, she rides the bus, and, once again, she has fallen in love. Despite a “smorgasbord of issues” (her mom’s words), Dina shines, engaged with both the world and her soon-to-be second husband, Scott. The couple’s idiosyncrasies are captured by an empathetic camera as she prepares for her wedding. Yet something lurks in Dina’s heart: a frightening past that she can’t shake. The carefully quirky visuals of an indie rom-com pair with Michael Cera’s bubbly pop-tastic soundtrack to capture the plastic surfaces of a distinctly American landscape. But the heart of the film is a truly unique love story, and Dina herself is a contagious smile, warming her TV-lit bedroom. (DK) 17
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DISTANT CONSTELLATION
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 8:00PM / Big Ragtag // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 7:45PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 3:15PM / The Globe // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 3:00PM / Forrest Theater
Dir. Shevaun Mizrahi; 2017; 80 min. Q&A with dir. Shevaun Mizrahi This haunted reverie drops us inside an Istanbul retirement home, where the battle-scarred residents bask in the camera’s attention. A creaky-voiced woman confides her personal account of the Armenian genocide. A sweetly deluded pianist performs a composition before confessing his love. A blind photographer fiddles with his flash as he points his own camera back at us. Shevaun Mizrahi’s playful, immaculately controlled film finds hypnotizing rhythms in the residents’ limbo-like state. Meanwhile, outside this strange and secluded space, ominous construction equipment transforms the landscape. (CB) A T/F Test Screening
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DONKEYOTE
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 2:30PM / The Globe // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 6:00PM / The Picturehouse // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 12:15PM / Missouri Theatre // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 6:00PM / Forrest Theater
Dir. Chico Pereira; 2017; 86 min. Q&A with dir. Chico Pereira Manolo, 73 years old and living a simple life in Spain, holds onto a dream of walking the Trail of Tears with his longtime companion, the donkey Gorrión. But problems start piling up before Manolo can get his pilgrimage off the ground: He has a weak heart, his children worry about him, he doesn’t speak English, and, most devastatingly, he doesn’t have the money to ship Gorrión across the Atlantic. Manolo, though, isn’t one to let minor problems distract him from his quest. He rambles across Andalusia with Gorrión to find some solutions, although the pair might have to confront Gorrión’s fear of water first. With the warmest humor and grace, director Chico Pereira beautifully captures his uncle’s indefatigable spirit as he sets off into the modern world. (AS) 19
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THE FORCE
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 11:00AM / Missouri Theatre // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 10:15PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 12:30PM / Jesse Auditorium
Dir. Peter Nicks; 2017; 93 min. Q&A with dir. Peter Nicks True/False vet Pete Nicks embedded himself in the Oakland Police Department the year its world turned upside down. The Force, the second in a planned trilogy that began with the emergency room drama The Waiting Room, finds the OPD 13 years into a federally mandated reform program. Police chief Sean Whent seemingly has a firm handle on how to turn it around. Nicks follows the well-meaning chief, the department’s beleaguered communications director, and a mayor who races to corral runaway events. So much happens in the gut-punching final act that it could have easily spilled into a miniseries. Beautifully shot and recorded, with extraordinarily expressive editing, The Force is comfortable playing in murky territory and evoking questions left and right. The biggest one being — can any institution be truly reformed? (PS)
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THE GROWN-UPS
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 7:30PM / The Picturehouse // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 12:00PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 8:00PM / Forrest Theater
Dir. Maite Alberdi; 2016; 83 min. Q&A with dir. Maite Alberdi Anita, Andrés, Ricardo, and Rita, who all have Down syndrome, have been attending school for almost 40 years. Although their teachers stress the importance of developing independent life skills, they’re forced into a cloistered existence by the zealous staff, overbearing parents, and the restrictive laws that govern their actions. In the meantime, Anita makes pastries in the school’s bakery and embarks on a relationship with Andrés. T/F alum Maite Alberdi (Tea Time) observes their romance with a candycolored lens and an astute eye for the ugly limbo that traps all the students. With joyous set pieces and an infectious score, The Grown-Ups valorizes their struggle for love and autonomy. (AS) Presented with the Miami Film Festival | SPONSORED BY FRESH IDEAS 21
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GULÎSTAN, LAND OF ROSES
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 7:30PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 5:30PM / Big Ragtag // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 9:30AM / Forrest Theater
Dir. Zaynê Akyol; 2016; 86 min. Q&A with dir. Zaynê Akyol As a young woman, Gulîstan left Montreal years ago to join the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which fights for Kurdish independence in the face of Daesh. Following in search of her mentor, director Zaynê Akyol brings us a liberating and powerful vision of women risking their lives for their people. These female warriors train in guerrilla tactics and find camaraderie while the film inches closer to, but never quite reaches, a violent confrontation. Patient and self-aware, Akyol elicits mesmerizing interviews about the motivations and fears of the soldiers as the subtle cloak of terror encroaches. What is the cost of our freedom? These brave, beautiful women articulate with passion and clarity reasons we can all admire. (AS)
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HYPERNORMALISATION
Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:30AM / Rhynsburger Theatre
Dir. Adam Curtis; 2016; 187 min. Skype Q&A with dir. Adam Curtis Adam Curtis’ phantasmagoric feats of montage have been bending minds for decades, but never before has he made a film as timely — or as terrifyingly entertaining — as this transcendently menacing essay-poem. Released in the U.K. weeks before Donald Trump was elected, HyperNormalisation unearths improbable connections between the despotic manipulators in post-Soviet Russia, the transformation of Bay Area hippies into Tech Bro utopianists, and the steady turning inward of the Western bourgeoisie. As sprawling as it is plausible, Curtis’ film endeavors to explain how we got here, with the world turned upside down and the stability of knowledge itself called into question. He pulls back the veneer of “proper” political debate, linking Jane Fonda workout tapes to Trump’s fake news and revealing that, in the 21st century, we are all indeed connected — but not in the ways that we think. (DN) The runtime includes a 20-minute intermission. 23
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I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 10:00PM / The Picturehouse // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 6:45PM / Jesse Auditorium // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 7:30PM / Missouri Theatre
Dir. Raoul Peck; 2016; 93 min. Q&A with producer Hébert Peck A gay black man exiled to France at an early age, James Baldwin became the greatest American essayist of the 20th century. Director Raoul Peck celebrates Baldwin’s rich legacy by immersing us in his impactful, soaring words (voiced here by Samuel L. Jackson). Framed as a letter to a publisher, pitching his (never-completed) book about fallen leaders Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Medgar Evers, the writer’s eloquent meditations on race and class remain painfully, powerfully relevant in this era of Black Lives Matter. Baldwin also proves to be a scholar of cinema, unpacking the petty prejudices that fueled the Dream Machine. To see Baldwin on The Dick Cavett Show is to confront the inability of white America to come to terms with its brutal history and troubled present. This Oscar-nominated film is a revelatory prophesy, underscoring the unfulfilled promise of our American Dream. (PS) CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING PRESENTED BY COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE
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LINDY LOU, JUROR NUMBER 2
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 7:15PM / Forrest Theater // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 5:00PM / The Globe // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 2:30PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 12:30PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note
Dir. Florent Vassault; 2017; 84 min. Q&A with dir. Florent Vassault Twenty years ago, Lindy Lou served on a jury that sentenced Bobby Wilcher to death. In 2006, when Bobby was executed by the state of Mississippi, Lindy Lou was his only visitor. Haunted by Bobby’s death and armed with her Southern charm, Lindy Lou sets off across her home state to track down her fellow jurors and ask them what they remember about the trial. Each of their answers uncovers startlingly different recollections and coping mechanisms. Florent Vassault’s unconventional road trip crisscrosses the backroads and strip malls of the South in a determined consideration of the value of a life. As Lindy Lou reveals the consequences of her friendship with Bobby, this quiet study morphs into a paean to understanding. Vassault offers up a film, suffused with fortitude, that questions our ability to forget and forgive. (AS) 25
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LONG STRANGE TRIP
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 7:15PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 7:30PM / Rhynsburger Theatre
Dir. Amir Bar-Lev; 2017; 259 min. Q&A with dir. Amir Bar-Lev True Vision 2014 recipient Amir Bar-Lev spent 15 years chasing down his bucket-list project: an era-spanning portrait of the iconic counterculture band the Grateful Dead. Unearthing rare film footage, audio recordings, photos and live tracks, Long Strange Trip makes a mind-expanding case for the band as a utopian, cosmic phenomenon. We are plunged deep into the band’s acid-test experiments as leader Jerry Garcia emerges as a humble but driven shaman raised on Beat poetry and Frankenstein movies and transformed by psychedelics. The band’s ambitions are visually expressed in the outlandish Wall of Sound, a concert rig that took nearly all day for its rogue pirate crew to assemble. Over the course of 240 glorious minutes, plus a short intermission, Bar-Lev delivers a miracle to make even nonbelievers grateful. (PS) The runtime includes a 20-minute intermission.
20 LOVETRUE
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 8:00PM / Forrest Theater // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 12:30PM / Missouri Theatre // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 9:30AM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Dir. Alma Har’el; 2016; 82 min. Q&A with dir. Alma Har’el Three bewitching fables of young lovers weave together a poignant exploration of the challenges and persistence of love. Director Alma Har’el is known for her genre-bending, visionary storytelling, including her debut feature Bombay Beach and music videos for Sigur Rós. Here, she mixes tender observational scenes with artful, lush psychodramas, spinning them all together with an ethereal score by Flying Lotus. Blake, a tender-hearted stripper in Alaska, falls for a king of the nerds. Will, a Hawaiian surfer who married young, transforms himself in the face of parenthood. And Victory, a New York City gospel singer, struggles to hold her family together. Using her fluid camera and uncanny ability to construct intimate moments, Har’el both celebrates the power of love and reveals its sometimes harsh reality. (AS) 27
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MANIFESTO
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 10:00PM / Forrest Theater // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 11:00AM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:45AM / Missouri Theatre // D: Saturday, Mar 4 / 8:00PM / The Globe
Dir. Julian Rosefeldt; 2017; 94 min. Q&A with editor Bobby Good With both a wink and a clenched fist, Manifesto signals strange and singular things. The incomparable Cate Blanchett shape-shifts across 13 personas, from hobo to scientist — and reinvigorates audacious declarations from the ages. Ideas, unruly and inciting, spill forth from artists and thinkers — from Sol LeWitt to F.T. Marinetti, Karl Marx to Yvonne Rainer, Werner Herzog to Fluxus — each embodied in another clever Blanchett guise. First presented as a site-specific art piece, the new film has a cockeyed, contagious charm that thrusts you onto the barricades while snickering at the absurdity of the effort. Delivering the film’s credo, schoolteacher Blanchett invokes director Jim Jarmusch, admonishing her young charges, “Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.” (PS)
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A: Saturday, Mar 4 / 5:30PM / Big Ragtag // B: Sunday, Mar 5 / 3:45PM / Big Ragtag
Dir. Claire Simon; 2003; 105 min. Q&A with dir. Claire Simon True Vision recipient Claire Simon films her friend Mimi Chiola with a comfortable camaraderie as the pair stroll through the streets of Mimi’s hometown of Nice and the mountain village of Saorge. Encounters with strangers and friends offer surprising discussions of trains, a rap performance, and casual serenades. These chance meetings frame Mimi’s recollections of her childhood, full of serendipitous and strange occurrences, and her enchanting life. Holding fast to an ease that mimics the rhythms of daily life, Simon resists any urge to simplify Mimi’s life into a linear narrative, allowing her on-screen persona to manifest into something beguiling in her charisma and striking in complexity. This masterpiece is bighearted, star-making portraiture of the highest order. (AS) 29
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MISS KIET’S CHILDREN
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 11:30AM / The Globe // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 5:00PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 9:30AM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note
Dir. Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster; 2016; 115 min. Q&A with co-directors Petra Lataster-Czisch & Peter Lataster Shot entirely from a kid’s-eye perspective, this charming, tender film is like a nature documentary, with a Dutch elementary school as savannah and students as the wild things. The directors focus on three children — the domineering yet sensitive Haya; Jorj, an exuberant boy who struggles with his studies; and the soulful, surprisingly fierce Leanne. All three are refugees from the Syrian civil war, and the film celebrates as they learn their ABCs, discover a few things about the inscrutable machinery of society, and, at times, demonstrate wisdom of their own. The lanky Miss Kiet only occasionally bends into frame, but her voice, heard off-screen, reveals an everyday hero: patient, firm, creative, adoring. By the end of the school year, she has steered her flock through troubled territory toward confidence, knowledge, and, yes, love. (JS)
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RAILWAY SLEEPERS
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 7:45PM / The Globe // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 11:45AM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 10:00AM / Big Ragtag
Dir. Sompot Chidgasornpongse; 2016; 102 min. Q&A with dir. Sompot Chidgasornpongse Shot over eight years on every active line of the Thai railway system, Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s transfixing debut seamlessly collapses its footage to simulate a two-day, two-night journey through the country. Gently and gracefully, the camera eavesdrops on its subjects, cherishing the small and sublime: an exhausted body leaning against a rattling compartment; young children hunched over homework assignments; a passenger stunned by the landscape, wind blowing through his hair, light streaming on his face. The richly textured sound design is equally transporting. As Railway Sleepers miraculously shifts our sense of time, it presents a class-conscious survey of the nation. (CB) 31
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rat film
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 9:45PM / Missouri Theatre // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 10:30PM / The Globe // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 12:00PM / Forrest Theater // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 7:45PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Dir. Theo Anthony; 2016; 82 min. Q&A with dir. Theo Anthony Rats, the most under-loved rodents on the planet, live in the shadows, mostly confined to cages, sewers, and trash cans. What does the ghettoization of rats tell us about our own species? In his feature-film debut, director Theo Anthony creates a sweeping map of Baltimore through this denigrated animal. An eerie, futuristic narrator guides you on your journey through the streets of the city, stopping in an alley where rats are baited with peanut-butter-wrapped lunch meat and inside a 3D simulation of the life of a caged pet. Each sharp scene coalesces into a precise, poetic portrait: a dystopian underworld of rats intersecting with a human environment determined to control these furry varmints, affecting every other living being within the city limits. (DK) All screenings preceded by a provocation from Sarah Jeong.
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A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 10:00PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // B: Sunday, Mar 5 / 6:00PM/ the Picturehouse
Dir. Claire Simon; 1992; 54 min. Q&A with dir. Claire Simon A camera glides, barely noticed, across a French playground. Young boys and girls, aged 4 to 6, shout and run and play with abandon. As the camera settles in on their actions, we see an unassailable truth: Kids are vicious. There is pushing and hair grabbing, kicking and punching, theft for theft’s sake and tempestuous storms that disappear as quickly as they appear. But amidst the everyday cruelty, there are also moments of wild creative joy, teamwork, and true altruism. Simon, the silent master of pointed observation, knows exactly where to point her camera and for how long. This masterclass reminds us how small a documentary subject can be and how the great filmmakers can take a scene that we might overlook and, through careful observation, capture something transcendent. (DW) 33
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THE ROAD MOVIE
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 1:45PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:30AM / The Picturehouse // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:30PM / Missouri Theatre // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 8:45PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note
Dir. Dmitrii Kalashnikov; 2016; 67 min. Q&A with dir. Dmitrii Kalashnikov Russian drivers depend on dashboard cameras to provide video proof when filing insurance claims and police reports. Composed entirely of dash-cam videos pulled from YouTube, this road trip takes us on a raucous, expletiveladen and very occasionally hopeful tour of the Russian countryside. Out of this wreckage, director Dmitrii Kalashnikov deftly crafts a nightmare of epic proportions, full of eye-popping sights and morbid beauty, such as an endless burning forest, a runaway wedding guest, and countless rounds of car crashes. Masterful editing and a keen sense of poetic justice add up to a dire warning of the future. Just try not to laugh as we all go down in flames. (AS) All screenings preceded by a provocation from Stacy Kranitz.
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SAFARI
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 2:30PM / Forrest Theater // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 8:30PM / Big Ragtag // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 6:30PM / The Globe
Dir. Ulrich Seidl; 2016; 91 min. Q&A with editor Andrea Wagner Austrian master Ulrich Seidl turns his steely gaze on a hunters’ lodge in Namibia, where he finds his countrymen participating in a pathetic colonialist fantasy. With the aid of skilled guides, a family of pale-faced, khaki-donning Europeans hunts majestic animals. Impalas, zebras, and more meet their end in this carefully rigged sport, their carcasses then polished and proudly placed in the family home. To his great credit, Seidl doesn’t allow us to smugly judge this spectacle from a distance. Rather, with skin-crawling intensity (and the occasional jolt of pitch-black humor), he forces us to viscerally wrestle with the system in which the hunters operate. Plays with “Describe What You Heard,” an ingenious provocation about our country’s gun violence epidemic from Jason Tippet (Only the Young) and Joe Callander (“Tina Delivers a Goat”). (CB) 35
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SECRET SCREENING ARGON
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 4:30PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 2:45PM / The Picturehouse // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 6:00PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note
Dir. The Collective Unconscious; 88 min. Q&A with director A fierce and fiery document of our time, Secret Screening Argon embeds us with a band of not-so-merry pranksters. They seek independence from all that has transpired before. Political bands dissolve, separation is impelled, and questions rage like signal fires in the night. What is autonomy? Where are the limits of freedom? Do we have to like our neighbors? (PS)
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A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 9:45PM / The Picturehouse // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 4:45PM / Rhynsburger Theatre // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 1:00PM / Big Ragtag
Dir. The Collective Unconscious; 86 min. Q&A with director Deftly structured and doggedly directed, Secret Screening Xenon scrutinizes the slippery nature of images as we accompany an outlandish figure crossing an ethical Rubicon. Proud and ruthless, they set in motion a series of events that quickly swirls out of control. (PS) 37
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STEP
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 7:00PM / Missouri Theatre // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 3:00PM / The Picturehouse // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 7:00PM / Jesse Auditorium
Dir. Amanda Lipitz; 2017; 83 min. Q&A with dir. Amanda Lipitz Blessin, Tayla, and Cori were only 12 when they first met, all newly enrolled at a Baltimore charter school. That first year, they formed a dance team, channeling their enthusiasm, frustrations, hopes, and fears into the precise rhythmic dance form known as “step.” That same year, Amanda Lipitz showed up with her camera, hoping to tell their stories. Six years later, they are seniors, each still working to attend college but also wrestling with real life along the way. And, though their step team has matured into a powerhouse, they’ve never won the prestigious Bowie State competition. Director Lipitz displays expert storytelling chops in her feature debut, delivering a deeply satisfying dance narrative while finding ways to surprise at every turn, especially as we meet each girl’s mother. Step is a joyous film, full of moments that will make you grin, make you cry, and 100 percent make you want to dance. (DW) PRESENTED BY VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS
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STILL TOMORROW
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 12:00PM / The Picturehouse // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 5:00PM / Rhynsburger Theatre // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 9:30AM / Missouri Theatre // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 5:15PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Dir. Fan Jian; 2016; 88 min. Q&A with dir. Fan Jian Yu Xiuhua was raised to hope for little from her life in the rural Chinese province of Hubei. At 19, Xiuhua’s mother encouraged her to marry a man nearly twice her age, fearful no one else would accept a wife with Xiuhua’s condition — cerebral palsy. But as her 20th anniversary approaches, Xiuhua’s poetry goes viral, and she becomes the voice of a rising feminist movement throughout China. Director Fan Jian’s deeply affecting portrait traces an empowered woman coming to terms with the complications of finding her own identity in the midst of becoming a celebrity. As she balances those in her family, including her husband, who expected too little of her with the pressures of newly found allies expecting too much, Xiuhua learns to define herself in her own words. (NB) 39
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STRANGER IN PARADISE
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 9:30PM / Rhynsburger Theatre // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 5:00PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 12:30PM / Big Ragtag // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 3:00PM / Missouri Theatre / with extended Q&A
Dir. Guido Hendrikx; 2016; 72 min. Q&A with dir. Guido Hendrikx On the island of Sicily, a man stands at the front of a classroom. He is the textbook illustration of a European: tall and handsome, blond-haired and blue-eyed. There’s a seductive twinkle in his eye, and when he speaks, it’s difficult to discern if he’s genuine. He is staring at a room full of undocumented refugees. Over the next spellbinding hour, he convincingly takes on a monumental role — the entire continent of Europe — as he looks them in the eyes and addresses their plight. His persuasively argued solutions needle both the isolationist and the humanitarian — a true devil’s advocate. Channeling the sly, ferocious energy of early Peter Watkins, director Guido Hendrikx brilliantly dismantles every viewer’s understanding of our world’s most urgent humanitarian crisis. (CB) All screenings preceded by a provocation from Sarah Kendzior. Presented with CPH:DOX
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STRONG ISLAND
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 2:00PM / Rhynsburger Theatre // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:30AM / The Globe // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 3:15PM / Missouri Theatre // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 12:00PM / Forrest Theater
Dir. Yance Ford; 2017; 107 min. Q&A with dir. Yance Ford The best documentary mysteries are rarely about the “who” and more often about the “why.” Strong Island, the debut film from former T/F swami Yance Ford, mines his intense personal history of growing up on Long Island in the ’80s, with a focus on the murder of his brother and the shockwaves it sent through their entire family. A detailed and somber story of race and racism, Strong Island also explores the delicacy of family webs and how even the strongest of strands can be torn. Ford’s filmmaking is precise and artful, pairing minimalist but exquisite camerawork with one of the most effective scores of the year (by Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir and Scottish composer Craig Sutherland). Strong Island pulls emotions to the surface from deep within, and their emergence is all the most radical and unforgettable for it. (DW) 41
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VENUS
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 5:00PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // B: Friday, Mar 3 / 10:00PM/ Rhynsburger Theatre // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 3:00PM / Big Ragtag // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 6:00PM / Rhynsburger Theatre
Dir. Lea Glob, Mette Carla Albrechtsen; 2016; 80 min. Q&A with dir. Mette Carla Albrechtsen Frustrated, confused and isolated by their own sexual experiences, the filmmakers Mette Carla Albrechtsen and Lea Glob host a casting call, inviting young women in Copenhagen to talk about their sexual history. One hundred women showed up, and their performances, testimonies full of vulnerability and bravery, evolve into an expectation-defying, wholly authentic experience. They express their fears, doubts, desires, and triumphs in ways that strike a universal chord, particularly in a courageous and tender final act. The film and the women impart a fearless survey that confronts the 100-year history of cinema’s male gaze. Even as we expect women to be more liberated than ever before, the stories of Venus offer a complex, nuanced, and often inspiring perspective. (AS)
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THE WAR SHOW
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 4:30PM / Forrest Theater // B: Fri, Mar 3 / 11:30AM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // C: Saturday, Mar 4 / 12:00PM / The Picturehouse // D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 3:45PM / The Globe
Dir. Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon; 2016; 100 min. Q&A with producer Alaa Hassan Syrian radio DJ Obaidah Zytoon and her friends are caught up in the revolutionary energy of the Arab Spring, taking to the streets to protest the government and road tripping to where the action is. Along the way, they fall in love, adopt a dog, make a pilgrimage to the ocean, and learn how much they are willing to sacrifice for a new Syria. But as the hopeful bloom of the revolution fades, Zytoon’s camera continues to bravely document their lives — including the bittersweetness of exile for those lucky enough to escape. The destruction, both psychic and physical, is immense but never quite manages to extinguish the spark of life that these young people hold tight. The War Show reminds us of the dangerous necessities of keeping the cameras running and celebrates the persistence of its subjects. (AV) 43
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WHOSE STREETS?
A: Friday, Mar 3 / 7:30PM / Missouri Theatre // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:30PM / Jesse Auditorium // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 3:30PM / Showtime Theater @ the Blue Note
Dir. Sabaah Folayan; 2017; 104 min. Q&A with dir. Sabaah Folayan and co-dir. Damon Davis In 2014, protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, filled the streets after the shooting of Michael Brown by Darren Wilson. While the national news focused on footage of teens looting a QuikTrip, a more dramatic and intense story was unfolding: a community coming to terms with years of grief and rage. Folayan and Davis’s clear-eyed, impassioned, and forceful documentary drops us into a community broken by the stark realities of racism and police brutality. But more than a mere exposé, Whose Streets? suggests a way forward, celebrating the emergence of a strong collective of inspiring, tireless community activists including David, a father who monitors police with his video camera, and Brittany, a registered nurse who combines the patience of Gandhi with the fierceness of Malcolm X. With nothing to gain except justice, these young civil rights leaders risk their bodies to fight, with galvanizing success, for equal access to the American Dream. This is what heroism looks like. (JS)
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Shorts Program: Edith+Eddie + Antonio
A: Thursday, Mar 2 / 10:30PM / Big Ragtag // B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 9:30AM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 1:00PM / The Picturehouse
Various directors; 72 min. Q&A with dir. Laura Checkoway “Antonio, Dashing Antonio” (dir. Ana Maria Gomes, 42 min.), a cultural divide story, begins in a Portuguese village where a caustic clan holds court on a long-disappeared black sheep. Who will extradite the mysterious Antonio from swinging Brazil? “Edith+Eddie” (dir. Laura Checkoway, 30 min.) introduces us to the oldest interracial newlyweds in the U.S. While hobbling and a little spacey, the couple is clearly in love. Then a snake enters their Garden in the form of Edith’s daughter, leading to a jaw-dropping conclusion. A lovingly told story done right, “Edith+Eddie” is a ride on the best kind of emotional rollercoaster. (PS) 45
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SHORTS PROGRAM: Making Good Neighbors
Friday, Mar 3 / 12:00PM / Forrest Theater // Saturday, Mar 4 / 2:30PM / Forrest Theater // Sunday, Mar 5 / 3:00PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Various directors; 86 min. Q&A with directors Josh Begley, Carmine Grimaldi, and Deniz Tortum Borders are drawn, inspected and crossed in this shorts program; beware of turbulence. We open on an optimistic note with “Deer Squad: The Movie” (dirs. Pipus Larsen, Kenneth Gug, Scott J. Ross, 5, min), in which Kelvin Peña amasses a following of deer friends in his Pennsylvania backyard, then travel to rural Turkey, where a mismatched film crew guns for international acclaim in “If Only There Were Peace” (dirs. Deniz Tortum, Carmine Grimaldi, 30 min.). We stick with director Grimaldi, who introduces us to “The Beast” as he takes us on an unsettling tour of our nation’s foreclosed homes in, take a deep breath, “Servicing Guide: Fannie Mae Single Family, Subpart A4-2.1-02, Property Inspection Vendor Management and Oversight (11/12/2014)” (dir. Carmine Grimaldi, 13 min.). Keep sifting through the refuge with “The Diver” (dir. Esteban Arrangoiz, 16 min.) about a dedicated worker who regularly submerges himself in a sea of waste to maintain Mexico City’s sewer system. Finally, “Best of Luck with the Wall” (dir. Josh Begley, 8 min.) is a dazzling, dizzying tour of the long border separating Mexico from its paranoid neighbor. (CB)
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Friday, Mar 3 / 10:30PM / Forrest Theater // Saturday, Mar 4 / 8:00PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // Sunday, Mar 5 / 3:30PM / Rhynsburger Theatre
Various directors; 69 min. Q&A with directors Carmine Grimaldi and Chloe Domont Family is constantly being redefined: these three inspired works go post-nuclear. In “one of the roughs, a kosmos” (dir. Carmine Grimaldi, 21 min.), Grimaldi turns his kinetic camera on the enigmatic world of an imaginative girl who tends sheep. Next, Ron and Maria Domont met at an AA meeting, fell in love and started a family of four. Decades later, the family remains happily intact, but there’s a surprising new addition. In the droll and tender “All Good Things” (dir. Chloe Domont, 26 min.), daughter Chloe stakes out fresh territory in the personal documentary canon. The surprisingly sweet “Happy Happy Baby” (dir. Jan Soldat, 22 min.) introduces us to the strange world of adult babies. (CB) 47
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SHORTS PROGRAM: The World Laughs With You
Friday, Mar 3 / 3:00PM / Big Ragtag // Saturday, Mar 4 / 10:30PM / Forrest Theater // Sunday, Mar 5 / 3:30PM / The Picturehouse
Various directors; 76 min. Q&A with directors Frank Heath, Nathan Truesdell, Jessica Kingdon and Charlie Lyne Even in dark times, it pays to look on the bright side of life. In “The Hollow Coin” (dir. Frank Heath, 12 min.), a man attempts to rescue a special nickel from a NYC phone booth. “Polonaise” (dir. Agnieszka Elbanowska, 16 min.) transports us to a quirky Polish village, home of a “patriotism contest.” Another misbegotten exercise in civic pride unfolds in the dark comedy “Balloonfest” (dir. Nathan Truesdell, 6 min.). “Commodity City” (dir. Jessica Kingdon, 10 min.) peers into the stalls of China’s Yiwu Market, where thousands of vendors hawk toys, trinkets and other tiny goods. Full of delightful tangents, “A Brief History of Princess X” (dir. Gabriel Abrantes, 7 min.) revisits the legacy of Brâncusi bronze of Maria Bonaparte. “Fish Story” (dir. Charlie Lyne, 14 min.) is a witty work of reportage investigating the fishiness of memory. In the chilling “Project X” (dirs. Laura Poitras, Henrik Moltke, 11 min.), we return to the windowless Manhattan skyscraper from “The Hollow Coin” and discover its creepy backstory. (CB)
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SHORTS PROGRAM: Young Money
Friday, Mar 3 / 2:30PM / Willy Wilson @ Ragtag // Saturday, Mar 4 / 5:30PM / Forrest Theater // Sunday, Mar 5 / 1:30PM / The Globe
Various directors; 68 min. Q&A with directors Patrick Bresnan, Thora Lorentzen and Laura Henno Youth is not wasted on the young in these four tactile portraits. A masterful, alluring work, “The Rabbit Hunt” (dir. Patrick Bresnan, 12 min.) takes us to a sugar farm in rural Florida, where a high school senior deploys his troops with tactical precision. We cross the Atlantic for “My Daughter Nora” (dir. Jasna Krajinovic, 16 min.), a riveting close-up portrait of a brave mother in the aftermath of her daughter’s sudden decision to join the fight in Syria. We next land in Tunisia, where young boys break dance, hop trains, and contemplate escape in the sliceof-life “Fares” (dir. Thora Lorentzen, 21 min.). Finally, with “Koropa” (dir. Laura Henno, 19 min.), we find ourselves in the dark Indian Ocean, where a young orphan is learning how to covertly pilot speedboats full of migrants. (CB) 49
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The Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts is Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last and grandest movie palace. It opened in 1928 with Buster Keatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steamboat Bill Jr. In 1953, Commonwealth Theatres bought the theater and ran it into the ground in the 1980s before selling it to United Artists, which wanted to gut the theater to turn it into a multiplex. Thankfully, it was saved in 1987 when the Missouri Symphony Society bought it for their new home. In 2001, Ragtag and the Symphony Society began raising funds for a new projector; on November 15, 2002, the theater showed its first 35mm feature in almost 15 years, a sold-out screening of sing-along Sound of Music. The theater saw a multi-million-dollar makeover in 2008 and was purchased of the University of Missouri in 2011, securing a long and glorious future. In 2015, T/F and the university joined forces to purchase a digital projector.
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The Blue Note has been a Columbia institution for concerts and more since 1980. The seed was planted in 1975 when Philadelphia native Richard King, on his way to California, made a detour to visit his friend Kevin Walsh, a graduate student at MU. Five years later, after a stint presenting shows at a downtown hotel, King partnered with Phil Costello, a bartender at Brief Encounter (on the Business Loop, now Club Vogue). They bought the bar and renamed it The Blue Note, and it became a haven for the best independent rock of its day: REM, Pixies, the Replacements. Then King learned that an old vaudeville house (the Varsity Theater) was for sale. The Varsity was built in 1927 by Tom C. Hall, a prominent businessman involved with several other theaters in town. In 1990, King moved The Blue Note and restored tiered seating in the balcony. After 34 years, King passed the torch to Scott Leslie and Matt Gerding (a Columbia native), who had established the Majestic Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2014, the duo spiffed up the interior and kicked off a new era for a storied downtown icon. 53
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The Picturehouse 204 S. Ninth St., Missouri United Methodist Church
For the sixth straight year, the festival is hosted at Missouri United Methodist Church’s 2006 annex, built on the burial grounds of a Wendy’s restaurant. This two-story, stucco-covered building is a prominent feature in the gateway between downtown and the University of Missouri campus. The gorgeous Gothic revival church to its north features Indiana limestone walls with massive pointed arched openings and slender peaked buttresses. It opened in 1929, within a year of the Missouri Theatre’s opening across the street. Fortunately, construction finished before the stock market crashed. One of the most distinctive features of the old church is the cozy, 135-seat McMurry Chapel, named after the bishop who supervised the building project. T/F hosts our Field Sessions in this hushed, inspirational space.
Rhynsburger Theatre 505 Hitt St. (SW corner of Hitt & University) At the center of the building housing MU’s departments of theater, music, and art is a theater named after the legendary Professor Donovan Rhynsburger. In 1925, the professor became the producing director of the Missouri Workshop Theatre, started by a small group of aspiring student thespians. The workshop presented 250 productions over the next 35 years, including rooftop plays every summer on top of the education building. Essentially a one-person department, Rhynsburger played the roles of teacher, director, and producer and scenic, lighting, and costume designer. He founded a one-act playwriting contest, won in 1930 by journalism major Tennessee Williams. In 1960, his dream of an academic program in theater, housed in a fully equipped facility, was finally realized with the completion of the Fine Arts Building. Rhynsburger, who played Abe Lincoln in one show, demanded the theater rows fit his long frame. Over the years, several notable actors have trod the Rhynsburger boards, including Chris Cooper and Jon Hamm. 55
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The Globe 16 Hitt St., First Presbyterian Church
With its 90-foot bell tower featuring a gold cross against a blue tile mosaic, the church is a noted landmark in downtown Columbia, just south of Ragtag’s “Hittsville” complex. Built in 1966, the building is the latest incarnation of a congregation with deep roots here — it is the second oldest church in Columbia, having started at Tenth and Broadway in the 1820s. In the Vietnam era, the church created the Chez coffeehouse in its basement; the Chez swarmed with pickers and grinners of all kinds, becoming one of Columbia’s biggest alternative havens. The venue continues to operate on an occasional basis to this day. The church graciously opens its doors to T/F, which gives the fellowship hall, built in 2009, an international theme for the weekend.
Forrest Theater
23 S. Eighth St., in the Tiger Hotel Ballroom Presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation
Originally a salesmen’s hotel, the Tiger Hotel and its eponymous sign beckoned weary travelers from the Wabash Railway Station. The rise of the automobile sparked the first changes at the Tiger, including a fully motorized parking structure that could lift a guest’s vehicle into its designated slot. But the interstate system choked off the flow of guests, as a string of highway motels opened and downtowns became less popular. After being remodeled into a senior living center, the Tiger changed hands again in 2003. John Ott, Dave Baugher, and Al Germond re-lit the Tiger sign for the first time in 30 years and held the building until selling it to British businessman Glyn Laverick. He converted the Tiger into a luxury boutique hotel with 62 rooms and suites, opened in time for the 2012 festival. Laverick also oversaw the return of a Columbia landmark, Glenn’s Cafe. The ballroom is credited as the site of the birthplace of the modern conservation movement, when a group formed in 1935 developed into the Missouri Department of Conservation. For the fest, True/False renames the ballroom after local journalist and musician Forrest Rose, whose graceful prose and soulful community spirit embodied the very best of Columbia. 57
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Ragtag Cinema 10 Hitt St.
The Ragtag story begins in 1997 when Paul Sturtz met David Wilson at a show by Mr. Quintron at the now-shuttered Shattered nightclub. The last downtown movie house had gone dark, so they concocted the Ragtag Film Society. Richard King opened The Blue Note to them Sunday and Wednesday nights, and they showed the first film in 1998 with a couple of “borrowed” 16mm projectors. Cut to three bright entrepreneurs — medievalist Tim Spence, farmer Holly Roberson, and baker Ron Rottinghaus — who schemed to make Ragtag a seven-day-a-week storefront cinema, which opened in 2000 and moved to its current digs in 2008. “Hittsville,” as we like to call it, was built in 1935 as a Coca-Cola bottling factory and then became the Kelly Press printing plant. The cozier auditorium is named the Willy Wilson Theater after the Scottish-born actor, designer, math teacher, and father of David Wilson. Ragtag is sometimes credited with saving Columbia, but people tend to exaggerate such things. Illustrations by Carla McElroy
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music MUSICIANS form a core element of the festival’s DNA. Not only do we offer live music at every screening, you’ll also find buskers performing on many a street corner and in downtown roadhouses and vaudeville venues. This year’s program includes lo-fi rockers, jazz-tinged crooners, insightful hip hop artists, and a surprising amount of classically inspired virtuosity. Plus a dollop of down-home pickers and grinners. Whether international or from the Ozark plateau, our musicians make the Fest festive. 61
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18andCounting
musicians 13 Strings and a Two Dollar Bill From the streets of
Asheville, Wyatt and Noraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ebullient performances holler hard with banjo and mandolin set to some good old-fashioned, clog-dancing rhythms.
18andCounting & TheOnlyEnsemble St. Louis-based
18andCounting collages everything he touches into a creative existence. He sculpts his words into deep, resonant rhymes reflecting the world at large and the universe within. TheOnlyEnsemble combines rich strings and live beats to uphold his bold visions.
Alex Rose The songs of Austin-based Alex Rose are the alluvium left
on the edges of a stream, soil made of tiny specks of harmony, melody, and churning lyrical turns.
Anni Rossi Plucking a viola and kicking a drum, Anni Rossi returns with a singular sound that blends classical training and a lyrical search for self.
Arc Flash A fumarole of sound hissing out electric pop/indie rock/ emocore bursts of heat and spark.
Bella Donna This taut, ethereal quintet distills Ozark jazz from the misty mountain valleys of southwestern Missouri. The Big Sky From the northeast of Kansas, The Big Sky are a sweetly
rugged duo whose melodies fall softly on the plains, only to be swept up in a tornado of harmonic intimacy. 63
music Chris Christy This precise dobro blues-folk hero haunts New
Orleans’ cobblestone streets with a smoky sound that rises into the ether.
DeQn Sue With a pop of sugar and a knowing twinkle in her eye, DeQn Sue’s voice rings out over audiences like a churchbell, preaching the gospel of love and happiness.
Dubb Nubb Perched on the edge of the bed as soft sunlight pours in, one turns to find the effusive hugs of Dubb Nubb beside them. Gora Gora Orkestar One part funk, one part honk, Gora Gora blares all the way from Boulder. Balkan to barrio, this ten-piece brass band excites and unites the sonic globe.
Hott Lunch New wave, classic rock with a dash of psychedelia showing, Hott Lunch is Columbia’s art-rock daily special served with a side of pie and grunge. Jack Grelle Recently heralded by Rolling Stone as one of the top 10 country artists you need to know, Jack’s sound blooms like a desert cactus, with unexpected lyricism and heartfelt twang. Jesse and Forever These conceptual classicists use their unstable sounds of sax, drums, and keys to make a unique opus of avant-indie jazz. Jschlock Local looper Jschlock methodically layers his palimpsests of noise, oozing into the soundscapes of space and time. The Kay Brothers From the barn-stomping Ozark folk tradition, The Kay Brothers play upright bass, guitar, banjo, fiddle, washboard, and harmonica for their high-powered hoedowns. The Lacewings The emollient songs of Molly Healey and Liz Carney soothe the burns that heartache leaves behind.
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Lone Piñon
Lone Piñon A tight trio out of Santa Fe, Lone Piñon's music taps into Southwestern musical roots reaching into South Texas conjunto country and Mexico's diverse fiddle traditions. Mary Lattimore The somnambulant harp of Mary Lattimore is
truly her own creation. Each strum, pluck, and tweak of a knob reverberates with electric desire and memory.
Max and the Martians Rockabilly meets hoedown meets indie pop — Max and the Martians are making contact with us from their New Orleans launch pad.
Maxito Lindo Bare, lo-fi indie rock with the timbre of a shaking leaf falling into a stiff glass of warm whiskey and tea.
Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers Move down the line with this square and contra-dancing troupe of gamboling locals. Step in time with the MMTD as they move to the country styles of our buskers at Jesse Hall's newest event: Buskers Last Waltz. A spirited workout – with beer. Mirah Mirah’s artful songwriting lays booming compositions against a soft, line-dried sheet of vocal perfection. From K Records to her own imprint, Absolute Magnitude, Mirah continues to be an indie icon of wonder. Missouri Symphony Conservatory The Missouri Symphony Conservatory is an educational program helping young musicians hone their classical skills in conjunction with the Missouri Symphony Society. Their Chamber Players will be performing before a film with students and accompanying NY-based artist Mirah at the Sanctuary Showcase. 67
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Mobley, Ohmme, The Reliquaries
Mobley With lucent, electronic R&B, this quickly rising star is building his empire out of striking music videos, sonorous vocals, and a captivating stage presence. Nevada Greene An aura of vibrating levity emitting tonal messages and pulsing electricity from the clouds of Columbia, Missouri.
Ohmme The Chicago-based Ohmme is an incandescent duo of voice and strings whose power evokes P.J. Harvey and other fierce forebears. Open Mike Eagle This Renaissance man’s informed hip hop, or, as he likes to call it, “Art Rap,” exudes passion, creativity, and intelligence. Paul Weber & the Scrappers These heartland rockers have a hankering for honky-tonk that trembles with country soul.
Prahlad The mbira is an African thumb piano made of metal tines
that reverberate effortlessly across a wooden board. Prahlad will convene a troupe of players this year, communing with buzzing harmonics and nonstandard tunings.
The Reliquaries With strings and guitar, The Reliquaries are a collection of sounds brimming with a fervent, sweetly humming truth. The Riverside Wanderers A large-hearted folk duo from St. Louis is the shade that keeps the sun from burning too brightly.
Ruth Acuff The phantasmic songs of Ruth Acuff’s harp, upright bass, and percussion mix deep breaths with a waking elegance.
Samuel James Though not one to wear a crown, Samuel James is the unofficial King of the Buskers. His incisive blues and storytelling are the pure essence of songwriting.
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music Thanya Iyer
Thanya Iyer’s experimental movements radiate an effervescence of starry, jazz-filled nights, clubs of electronic intensity, and church-like hymns.
T.J. MÜller A sepiatoned panoply of Jazz Age spirit, St. Louis’ finest swing - jazz borrows from Deco and Dixieland.
Thanya Iyer
Travis Mcfarlane The phantom of the opera, Travis McFarlane,
will once again descend upon the keys of the Missouri Theatre’s impressive, expressive pipe organ.
Tree house New to the local scene, Tree House are a solid oak of classic indie rock.
Very Be Careful Folk music from the streets of Colombia via
Los Angeles, California, VBC plays traditional vallenato/cumbia with an accordian backbone, a percussive heart, and the musk of heated dance floors.
Vox Nova Vox Nova is a chamber chorale group from Columbia whose evocative singing soars above us mortals.
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beats find a sonic equilibrium balanced by perfectly textured, tonal grooves.
Dirty Disco: Antoine Spice From Las Vegas to CoMO, Spice is adding his own kind of booming flavor to our Midwest melting pot.
Dirty Disco: Bwaha The father of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alternative dance party, Bwaha is the real deal.
Dirty Disco: Seoul Train Programmer by day, DJ by night: Seoul Train is the Batman of the dance floor.
MNDR Late into the evening Friday night, after the glow of the movies wane, MNDR will DJ The Blue Note down with her electronic rhythms and bass-dropping beats. U.S. Girls Ineffable electronic darling U.S. Girls croons over her
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CONCERTS
43 Eastside Kick-Off Concert
Wednesday, Mar 1 / Doors 8:30, show 9pm-12:30am / Eastside Tavern An indie rock twist with a hard rock shout, this local lineup features the Columbia cult-friendly Maxito Lindo and Hott Lunch, followed by newcomers Tree House. Free for Super Circle, Silver Circle, Lux passholders, Busker Band; $5 general admission.
44 Berlin Thursday Night Showcase
Thursday, Mar 2 / Doors 8pm, show 9pm-12:30am / Cafe Berlin New Orleans virtuoso steel guitarist Chris Christy, Brooklyn avant art rockers Jesse and Forever, and L.A. via Alabama indie pop favorites DeQn Sue; a line-up that runs the gamut of genre but bursts with a raw, energetic talent. Free for Super Circle, Silver Circle, Lux passholders, Busker Band; $5 general admission.
45 Landmark Fired Up! Friday!
Friday, Mar 3 / 4:30pm-8:30pm / Landmark Bank Courtyard Outdoor yet totally toasty, sip cocoa with the folk, bluegrass and countrytinged sounds of The Riverside Wanderers, 13 Strings and a Two Dollar Bill, Paul Weber & the Scrappers, and The Reliquaries. Free & open to the public.
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46 Berlin Friday Night Showcase
Friday, Mar 3 / Doors at 8pm, show 9pm-12:30am / Cafe Berlin A mash-up of Midwest, poetry, art and soul opening with the classically tinged hip-hop stylings of 18andCounting & TheOnlyEnsemble, the solid yet soothing harmonies of Ohmme, and the Chicago bred now L.A.-based soaring rap of Open Mike Eagle. Free for Super Circle, Silver Circle, Busker Band; $4 Lux passholders; $8 general admission.
47 MNDR DJ Dance Party
Friday, Mar 3 / Doors at 10:30pm, show 11pm-1am / Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note MNDR DJs The Blue Note into the starry night. Free for Super Circle, Silver Circle, Busker Band; $3 Lux passholders; $6 general admission.
48 Landmark Fired Up! Saturday!
Saturday, Mar 4 / 4:30-8:30pm / Landmark Bank Courtyard Another evening of warm and friendly sounds from chamber chorale (Vox Nova), to lo-fi indie (Dubb Nubb), to folk punk duo (The Big Sky), to honky tonk stomp (The Kay Brothers). Free & open to the public.
49 SanCtuary Showcase
Saturday, Mar 4 / Doors 6:30pm, show 7-8:30pm / Missouri United Methodist Church Sanctuary Indie darling Mirah will perform her own compositions alongside a chamber ensemble of budding string players from the Missouri Symphony Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conservatory. Thanya Iyer opens. Free & open to the public.
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50 Berlin Saturday Night Showcase
Saturday, Mar 4 / Doors 7pm, show 8pm-12:30am / Cafe Berlin Anni Rossi, Thanya Iyer, and Mobley provide R&B, jazz and harmonic bliss. Nevada Greene will be on hand to provide the evening's soundscape, seeping into the silences with wavy loops. Free for Super Circle, Silver Circle, Lux passholders, Busker Band; $5 general admission.
51 Rose Saturday Night After Party
Saturday, Mar 4 / Doors 8:30, show 9:30pm-1am / Rose Music Hall The Big Sky will greet you at the door as you prepare to dance, drink and be merry with the rockabilly grooves of Max & the Martians, the South American stylings of Very Be Careful, and the soon-to-be country legend Jack Grelle. Free for Super Circle, Silver Circle, Lux passholders, Busker Band; $5 general admission.
52 Hitt Rexx sessions
Sunday Mar 5 / 9pm-11pm / Hitt Records Nestled inside Ragtagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homebase, Hitt Records will open their stage to a mix of visiting musicians, local talent, and others. Grab a beer at Uprise and lean back for a listen. Donations encouraged.
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Rose Music Hall
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220 N. Tenth St. This homespun space bridges late nights and early mornings as both venue and restaurant, a downtown staple that fills you up with organic, local music and food.
Eastside Tavern 1016 E. Broadway Deep within his underground music lair, owner Sal Nuccio dreams of cruising on motorcycles through his New Jersey homeland, only awoken by the rattle of his raucous Columbia crowds.
Fired Up! @ Landmark Bank Courtyard 801 E. Broadway Get cozy with T/F buskers in this heated outdoor campout, complete with art installation and hot chocolate.
Hitt Records 10 Hitt St. Take a leisurely spin through the vinyl stacks to find hidden gems, standard classics, the forgotten and the obscure at Columbia's premier record store.
Missouri United Methodist Church Sanctuary 204 S. Ninth St. The “Cathedral on Ninth Street” opens its cherry red doors, inviting the masses to bask in the sanctuary’s grandeur and stained-glass luminosity.
Rose Music Hall 1013 Park Ave. Housed in a former railroad warehouse, Rose Music Hall is the The Blue Note’s little sister, sharing owners and an inclination for booking the latest and greatest.
Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note 17 N. Ninth St. Originally a vaudeville theater, The Blue Note is Columbia’s legendary concert hall, blessed by Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer and other legends. From classic to cutting edge, this venue continues to bring it all home. 81
Thursday Schedule Missouri Theatre
jesse
SHowtime Theater @ The Blue Note
The Picturehouse
Rhynsburger Theatre
the globe
Willy Wilson @ ragtag
big ragtag
Forrest theater
little chapel @ the picturehouse
Elemental (BREAKOUT COMO)
other music
cafe berlin
events
4pm
4pm 29A
5pm 61 6pm
36A
Secret Screening Argon
35A
The War Show (4:30 — 6:11pm)
(4:30 — 5:56pm)
04A
(5:30 — 6:45pm)
7pm
31A
7pm
08A Communion
The Cage Fighter
18A
(7 — 8:12pm)
(7 — 8:24pm)
(7 — 8:23pm)
15A
Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2 (7:15 — 8:39pm)
Long Strange Trip
11A Distant Constellation (8 — 9:20pm)
(7:15 — 11:34pm)
9pm provocation
intermission (20 min.)
8pm
9pm
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33A
Secret Screening Xenon
(9:45 — 11:07pm)
Gulîstan, Land of Roses (7:30 — 8:54pm)
provocation
30A
25A Rat Film
10pm
6pm
provocation
05A
19A
Step 8pm
(5 — 6:20pm)
Brimstone & Glory (5:30 — 6:34pm)
The Jubilee
5pm
Venus
26A
21A
Stranger in Paradise (9:30 — 10:42pm)
Manifesto
(9:45 — 11:16pm)
Shorts: Edith + Eddie + Antonio
(10 — 11:30pm)
11pm
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Récréations (10 — 10:54pm)
38A
Berlin Thursday Night Showcase (9pm — 12:30am)
11pm
(10:30 — 11:42pm)
@ction @Tonic! (10pm — 1am)
12am
1am
FILMS EVENTS
SYNAPSES
Box Office
jesse missouri theatre The Blue Note The Picturehouse Rhynsburger Theatre The Globe Forrest Theater ragtag Eastside Tavern Cafe Berlin Rose Music Hall ELEMENTAL
12am
1am
CONCERTS • Q&As (20–30 mins.) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RUNTIME •
T/F Venue walking times Box Office
10pm
Jesse
Missouri theatre
showtime Theater @ the Blue Note
SUBTITLED FILM WITH ASL INTERPRETER FOR Q&A
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rhynsburger THEATRE
the globe
forrest theater
ragtag
eastside tavern
cafe berlin
rose music hall
elemental
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Friday Schedule
jesse
SHOWTIME Theater @ The Blue Note
Missouri Theatre
The Picturehouse
Rhynsburger Theatre
the globe
Forrest theater
big ragtag
Willy Wilson @ ragtag
little chapel @ the picturehouse
breakout como
cafe berlin
other music
events
9am
9am 59a
10am 11am
13A
21B
The Force
Manifesto (11am — 12:30pm)
(11am — 12:33pm)
12pm
11am 23A 32A
Miss Kiet’s Children
Still Tomorrow
(11:30am — 1:24pm)
(12 — 1:28pm)
1pm 2pm
01A
provocation
Quest
The Road Movie (1:45 — 2:52pm)
3pm
36B 39A Shorts: Making Good Neighbors (12 — 1:12pm)
29B
Strong Island (2 — 3:47pm)
12A
5B The Cage Fighter
63a
6pm
Dina
8pm
(7 — 8:42pm)
63b
Reality Bites
Reality Bites
(5:30 — 7pm)
(5:30 — 7pm)
10a
3A
37A Whose Streets? (7:30 —9:13pm)
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (7:15 — 8:43pm)
Donkeyote
(2:30 — 3:56pm)
30B 18B Secret Screening Xenon Lindy Lou, Juror (4:45 —6:16pm)
Number 2 (5 — 6:24pm)
06A Casting JonBenet (9:45 — 11:05pm)
The Grown-Ups (7:30 — 8:53pm)
42A
Safari
(2:30 — 4pm)
41a Shorts: The World Laughs With You (3 — 4:16pm)
Shorts: Young Money (2:30 — 3:38pm)
Field Session: Expanded Cinema (1:30 — 2:45pm)
54 Field Session: Ask Me a Question (3 — 4:15pm)
12pm
59c
1pm
Elemental (1 — 2pm)
2pm 59d Elemental (2:30 — 3:30pm)
3pm 4pm
59e Elemental (4 — 5pm)
provocation
provocation
07A The Challenge (5:15 — 6:25pm)
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15b Gulîstan, Land of Roses (5:30 — 6:54pm)
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33B Stranger in Paradise (5 — 6:12pm)
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9A
24A
Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? Railway Sleepers (7:45 — 8:55pm) (7:45 — 9:27pm)
11B 20A LoveTrue (8 — 9:22pm)
provocation
08B Communion (8:15 — 9:27pm)
Distant Constellation (7:45 — 9:05pm)
5pm
(5:15 — 5:45pm)
Elemental (5:30 — 6:30pm)
6pm
Landmark Fired Up! Friday! (4:30 — 8:30pm)
7pm
Elemental (7 — 8pm)
8pm 59h Elemental (8:30 — 9:30pm)
9pm
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17A
Brimstone & Glory (10 — 11:04pm)
I Am Not Your Negro
11pm
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59i
35B Venus (10 — 11:20pm)
provocation
25B Rat Film
(10:30pm — 11:52pm)
40A Shorts: The New Family
Elemental (10 — 11pm)
SYNAPSES
Campfire Stories Berlin Friday Night Showcase (9pm — 12:30am)
(9:30 — 10:45pm)
10pm 11pm
(10:30pm — 11:39pm)
MNDR DJ Dance Party (11pm — 1am)
12am
FILMS EVENTS
(12 —2pm)
Elemental (11:30am — 12:30pm)
59g 14A
9pm 10pm
TheWar Show (11:30am — 1:11pm)
The Graduation
28a
4pm
(4:30 — 5:54pm)
02A
34A
Secret Screening Argon (2:45 — 4:11pm)
5pm
59b
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27A
(1:30 — 3:15pm)
7pm
10am
Elemental (10 — 11am)
CONCERTS • Q&As (20–30 mins.) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RUNTIME •
12am
SUBTITLED FILM WITH ASL INTERPRETER FOR Q&A
jesse
Missouri Theatre
SHOTwtime Theater @ The Blue Note
21c
04C Brimstone & Glory
The Picturehouse
Rhynsburger Theatre
the globe
Forrest theater
16
34B
06B
big ragtag
Willy Wilson @ ragtag
little chapel @ the picturehouse
breakout como
other music
cafe berlin
events
9am
9am
10am
Dina (9:30 — 11:12am)
Manifesto
(9:30 — 10:34am)
provocation
27B The Road Movie
provocation
(9:30 — 10:37am) HyperNormalisation (9:30am — 12:37pm)
(9:45 — 11:15am)
11am
38B
Strong Island (9:30 — 11:17am)
Casting JonBenet (9:30 — 10:50am)
07B
The Challenge (10 — 11:10am)
Shorts: Edith + Eddie + Antonio (9:30 — 10:42am)
intermission (20 min.)
59J 55 Field Session: Eye to Eye (10:30 — 11:45am)
12pm
14B 01B
1pm
Quest (12:30 — 2:15pm)
20b LoveTrue
The Grown-Ups (12 — 1:23pm)
24B
provocation
36C
25C 03B
The War Show (12 — 1:41pm)
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (12:30 — 1:58pm)
(12:30 — 1:52pm)
Rat Film (12 — 1:22pm)
provocation
33C Stranger in Paradise (12:30 — 1:42pm)
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2pm 09B 02B
3pm 4pm
34C 05C The Cage Fighter (3:45 — 5:09pm)
The Graduation Strong Island
(2:45 — 4:45pm)
31B Step (3 — 4:23pm)
(3:15 — 5:02pm)
29C 17B I Am Not Your Negro
06C Casting JonBenet
Secret Screening Argon (6 — 7:26pm)
12B
Distant Constellation
35C Venus (3 — 4:20pm)
(9:30 — 11:14pm)
Dina
provocation
(8:30 — 10:12pm)
27C
58 Field Session: A Labor of Love (3 — 4:15pm)
(10 — 11:30pm)
Elemental (11:30am — 12:30pm)
66a
provocation
08c Communion
42B Shorts: Young Money (5:30 — 6:38pm)
59L
1pm
Elemental (1 — 2pm)
2pm 59M
66B
Elemental (2:30 — 3:30pm)
The Art Ramble (2:30 — 3pm)
3pm
59n
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Filmmaker Fête (4 — 6pm)
5pm
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(5:45 — 6:57pm)
59o
22A Mimi (5:30 — 7:15pm)
Miss Kiet’s Children (5 — 6:54pm)
Elemental (5:30 — 6:30pm)
59P
Long Strange Trip
Elemental (7 — 8pm)
21D
14C
40B
Manifesto
The Grown-Ups (8 — 9:23pm)
Shorts: The New Family (8 — 9:09pm)
(8 — 9:30pm)
28B Safari (8:30 — 10pm)
(7:30 — 11:49pm)
41B Shorts: The World Laughs with You (10:30 — 11:46pm)
12pm
The Art Ramble (12 — 12:30pm)
23B
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11am 59K
Elemental (4 — 5pm)
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6pm 49
7pm 8pm
59Q Elemental (8:30 — 9:30pm)
9pm 51
intermission (20 min.)
The Road Movie (9:30 — 10:37pm)
11pm
Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2 (2:30 — 3:54pm)
19B
10C
Whose Streets?
(1:30 — 2:45pm)
(6 — 7:26pm)
(6:45 — 8:18pm)
37b
Still Tomorrow (5 — 6:28pm)
Donkeyote
(6:30 — 7:50pm)
9pm 10pm
11C
Neighbors (2:30 — 3:42pm)
32B
6pm
8pm
Shorts: Making Good
18C
(3:15 — 4:35pm)
5pm
7pm
Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? (2:30 — 3:40pm)
39B
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Field Session: Blood Is Thicker Than Railway Sleepers Water (11:45am — 1:27pm) (12 — 1:15pm)
10am
Elemental (10 — 11am)
Sanctuary Concert (7 — 8:30pm)
10B
Landmark Fired Up! Saturday! (4:30 — 8:30pm)
SPINE SIDE\Gutter of Book
Saturday Schedule
13B
59R Elemental (10 — 11pm)
Berlin Saturday Night Showcase (8pm — 12:30am)
The Force (10:15 — 11:48pm)
12am
10pm Rose Saturday Night After Party (9:30pm — 1am)
11pm 12am
FILMS EVENTS
SYNAPSES
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Sunday Schedule
jesse
Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note
Missouri Theatre
The Picturehouse
Rhynsburger Theatre
the globe
Forrest theater
big ragtag
Willy Wilson @ ragtag
little chapel @ the picturehouse
breakout como
cafe berlin
other music
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9am 10am
9am 03C
32c
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Still Tomorrow
(9:30 — 10:58am)
60A Chautauqua
23c
(9:30 — 10:58am)
15C
Miss Kiet’s Children
(9:30 — 10:45am)
Gulîstan, Land of Roses
(9:30 — 11:24am)
60B
(9:30 — 10:54am)
Post-Chautauqua Elevenses (10:45 - 11:30am)
11am
20c 24C
LoveTrue
59S
(9:30 — 10:52am)
Elemental (10 — 11am)
Railway Sleepers
10am 11am
(10 — 11:42am)
59T
12pm 13C
1pm
The Force (12:30 — 2:03pm)
18D
Donkeyote
Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2
(12:15 — 1:41pm)
(12:30 — 1:54pm)
4pm
42c
33D Stranger in Paradise (3 — 4:12pm)
37C
41C
Quest
extended Q&A
Whose Streets?
Shorts: The World Laughs With You (3:30 — 4:46pm)
(3:30 — 5:14pm)
(3:30 — 5:15pm)
40C Shorts: The New
36D
Family
(3:30 — 4:39pm)
30C
11D Distant Constellation (3 — 4:20pm)
39C 22B
The War Show
Mimi
(3:45 — 5:26pm)
(3:45 — 5:30pm)
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8pm
(7 — 8:23pm)
10D Dina (6 — 7:42pm)
(6:15 — 7:15pm)
10pm
35D
Shorts: Making Good Neighbors (3 — 4:12pm)
Venus (6 — 7:20pm)
28C Safari
provocation
27D Brimstone & Glory The Road Movie (8:30 — 9:34pm) (8:45 — 9:52pm)
70b
59V
66d
Elemental (2:30 — 3:30pm)
The Art Ramble (2:30 — 3pm)
4pm
59W
5pm 59X Elemental (5:30 — 6:30pm)
6pm
(6 — 7:26pm)
provocation
59y
7pm
06D Casting JonBenet
07c The Challenge (8:15 — 9:25pm)
Elemental (7 — 8pm)
25D Rat Film
(7:45 — 9:07pm)
8pm 59z Elemental (8:30 — 9:30pm)
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9pm
59za
Hitt Rexx Sessions (9 — 11pm)
10pm
(8:30 — 9:50pm)
Buskers Last Stand (9:30 — 10:30pm)
Elemental (10 — 11pm)
11pm
11pm
12am
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Toasted (12:30 — 4am)
FILMS EVENTS
3pm
Donkeyote
(6:30 — 8pm)
04D
1pm
Elemental (4 — 5pm)
Still Tomorrow (5:15 — 6:43pm)
12D
provocation
70a Buskers Last Waltz (9 — 10pm)
Récréations (6 — 6:54pm)
17C I Am Not Your Negro (7:30 — 9:03pm)
9pm
26B
12pm
2pm
32D
6pm
59U Elemental (1 — 2pm)
(1 — 2:31pm)
5pm
7pm
Communion (12:30— 1:42pm)
Secret Screening Xenon
Shorts: Young Money (1:30 — 2:38pm)
provocation
01C
08D
Strong Island (12 — 1:47pm)
The Graduation (12:30 — 2:30pm)
66c The Art Ramble (12 — 12:30pm)
provocation
02C 38C Shorts: Edith + Eddie + Antonio (1 — 2:12pm)
2pm 3pm
Elemental (11:30am — 12:30pm)
34D
12C
SYNAPSES
CONCERTS • Q&As (20–30 mins.) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RUNTIME •
SUBTITLED FILM WITH ASL INTERPRETER FOR Q&A
12am
art & design What began thirteen years ago as visual backdrop is now an integral part of every aspect of the fest. Increasingly, art forms one of the key pillars of our creative program. This year, T/F leaned heavily on the Columbia diaspora, artists who’ve migrated elsewhere but have a deep connection to their CoMO roots. T/F’s Lab, a buzzing workshop near the city’s power plant, hosts an inventive crew incarnating the festival’s aesthetic on the ground. 83
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THis Year's Theme
out of the ether
Poster by Erik Buckham With this year’s theme, we set out to explore the very building blocks of our world. But while we began broadly with “The Elements” (with the Theodore Gray–penned book acting as our bible), we honed in on the noble gases as being the most resonant. These most stable of elements weren’t discovered until relatively late in the game. It’s not because they’re especially rare (neon is the fifth–most– common element in the universe — though that only means it makes up roughly 0.13% of matter), but because they’re always all around us — tiny quantities of the air we breathe. This kind of discovery offers rich metaphor for nonfiction filmmaking, where seeing and hearing that which others miss is a necessary talent. We were inspired by our readings on the “ether,” an arcane, pre-atomic concept that spoke of the substance that suffused the realms. One day in 1894, this concept surrendered to a new way of seeing. Two Scots, Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay, uncovered these hidden gases, one after another. The noble gases came to be the basis for lights of all kind. Neon offers a lifelike glow and warmth that makes people almost magically attracted to it, but it’s xenon that powers our projector lamps and literally makes movies appear. As we went deeper, we also came to appreciate the transition from magic to alchemy to science. The alchemists, with one foot in each world, may have been wrong about turning lead into gold, but the rigorous documentation of their attempts gave rise to the scientific method. That middle space, where incipient experimentation is full of rich new possibilities, seems particularly apt for T/F. We owe this year’s poster to the knowledge (and patience) of Phil Silverman of the MU Chemistry department, who found our spectrum tubes (argon, neon and xenon from left to right) and worked with photographer Shane Epping to get the glow just right. From there, Erik Buckham, veteran T/F poster artist, tinkered and fussed until arriving at a final image. 85
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Photo by Jarred Alterman CQ CQ CQ . . . Is anybody out there? Our pre–film bumpers sought to illustrate this year’s theme, “Out of the Ether,” by portraying our fellow Missourians' different takes on the elements and the ether. Many of us may have thought that ham radio was a dead or dying form — certainly the allure of reaching out in the night to talk to a stranger is now satisfied by infinite internet expressions. But as we connected with the amateur enthusiasts of Boone and Cole counties, we met anachronistic holdouts like Nancie McAnaugh — radio rangers who have found ongoing relevance. When a tornado decimated Joplin in 2011 and razed the cell towers, it was ham radio operators who were first on the air, helping to coordinate emergency teams. The noble gases offered a different sort of communication mixed with art in the form of neon signage. Like ham radio, rumors of neon’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Even with the advent of LED advertising, there’s still an analog warmth to neon that makes master signmakers like David Hutson of St. Charles far from a dying breed. He surprised us with a sign and a sculpture — permanent totems of this year’s theme. And finally, our travels through “The Cave State” introduced us to Chris Hill from the Ozark Cave Diving Alliance. He showed us how swimming in an underwater cave necessitated breathing carefully prepared “trimix” (oxygen, helium, nitrogen). The urge to swim into the darkness is a pure expression of the human impulse to explore the unknown. And it’s that same urge that pushes all filmmakers to peer into the ether for lonesome voices in the darkness.
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Art Installations BOX OFFICE (map #01) Missouri-raised sisters Mollie Hosmer-Dillard (Indiana) and Zoe HosmerDillard (Washington) return to T/F to bring us their ethereal collection THROUGH THE TREES, a series of small mixed-media paintings and prints that comprise a larger whole. Virginia-based artist Brittany Nelson presents selections from her series MONUMENTS TO THE CONQUERORS OF SPACE; these large polypropylene prints are exposures of a dismantled photo enlarger, creating compositions evoking the Russian Formalists. Sager | Braudis features work by Sarah Stone, Simon Tatum, and Joel Sager. JESSE HALL (map #02) Glenn Rice’s CARBON 60, made from over 150 tomato cages, is the embodiment of a large molecule, not unlike the millions of particles we cannot see, hanging above as we walk through the Jesse Hall rotunda.
MISSOURI THEATRE (map #03) LOBBY St. Louis artist David Hutson’s neon sculpture, SQUARING THE CIRCLE, explores the ancient geometry problem of constructing a square with the same area as a given circle (attempts to solve it began as early as 3400 BC). This problem led to the development of geometry in ancient Greece, but it was not until 1880 that it was determined to be a mathematical impossibility. You might think that definitive proof of impossibility would have also led to the end of interest in the problem, but it did not. Culturally, “squaring the circle” has become a euphemism for attempting the impossible. Mirroring this concept, the circles and squares of this piece appear to be of a related equation, but are definitively different and ultimately cannot be reconciled. The kinetic conversation of the opposing shapes increases along with activity in the room. 89
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SHOWTIME THEATER @ THE BLUE NOTE (map #04) IN THE THEATER Bob Hartzell’s delicate yet tough LANTERNS — alchemized out of tissue paper, dowel rods, and glue — have graced The Blue Note during T/F for many years. Tracy Greever-Rice and her team have created LIFE IN DEPTH, colorful fabric structures representing underwater creatures and forms. These upcycled handcrafted creations deserve a closer look — be sure to explore the intricate and elegant details of this ethereal seabed. UPSTAIRS Elsewhere in the depths, you’ll come across THE KNACKS, over 20,000 feet of rope lovingly hand-knitted by a small army of locals, led by fiber artists Tracy Greever-Rice and Jessica Dekker. THE PICTUREHOUSE (map #05) LAWN On your way in to the Picturehouse, linger on the lawn to explore Artistin-Residence Duncan Bindbeutel’s CAMERA OBSCURE, a giant pinhole camera which transforms your view of the world. LOBBY Glenn Rice’s light sculptures, DIAMOND HEART and QUASI-STELLAR OBJECT, capture the essence of a mineral’s crystalline structure and our ability to perceive these structures in nature. PICTUREHOUSE PORTRAIT PROJECT Nathan Truesdell, Sam Spencer, Steve Rice, Rick Agran, Nick Michael, Chelsea Myers, Livvy Runyon, Haley Padilla, Katie Canepa, and the MU Micro-Doc class continue their larger-than-life sociology project: video portraits of our fellow mid-Missourians, newly updated.
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art & design RHYNSBURGER THEATRE (map #06) COURTYARD Artist-in-Residence Maggy Rhein’s THE SPACE CREATED — a mighty, felted bowl — offers up a sense of opportunity to all of those who witness it. As an empty vessel, it asks to be filled and refilled, and viewed from different angles it offers even more opportunities for creation and imagination. LOBBY Dan and Luc Goldstein continue their construction of a recycled lounge built from old festival program guides in their SITTING HISTORY ARCHIVE PROJECT.
THE GLOBE (map #07)
LAWN As you pass by the Globe Theater, take a gander at the late, great Willy Wilson’s DRAGON, drawing power from the mycelium of the Globe lawn. LOBBY & THEATER Camellia Cosgray’s lighted MAP continues to beam inside the theater, while the south side of the room features stained-glass panels designed by a local gang of artisans; these glowing marvels are made entirely of tissue paper and glue. In the lobby, explore the UNFOUND TAPESTRIES detailed, fantastical maps by fiber artist Tracy Greever-Rice, woven by a team of Columbians out of unwanted clothing and fabric. You’ll also want to play with the interactive MAPACUS!, featuring various iterations of our globe. Finally, everyone’s favorite buffalo, BARB, returns for her sixth year, once again sporting thousands of keyboard keys.
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Memory Burn by Nabil El Jaouhari
FORREST THEATER (map #08) Tree by TREE, Michael Marcum continues his metal reforestation project — 2017 boasts his twelfth hand-crafted metalwork tree. In the theater, Nabil El Jaouhari’s MEMORY BURN flickers inside the infamous moonlit birch forest. HITTSVILLE (map #09) UPRISE GALLERY Jack-of-all-trades photographer O. N. PRUITT shot throughout northeast Mississippi from 1915–1960; Pruitt was a de-facto documentarian of his postage stamp of soil where race, class, and gender mattered greatly. A triptych of exhibitions at Hittsville, the Reynolds Journalism Institute, and McDougall Gallery display selected images from the Pruitt Collection’s 88,000 negatives, curated by MU professor Berkley Hudson and Hany Hawasly. WILLY WILSON THEATER Ragtag’s Little Theater has been permanently transformed to honor Willy’s legacy; a favorite quote was lovingly painted on the cinder-block walls by family friend Jessie Starbuck while local artist Michael Marcum crafted an intricate maze of pipes and detritus from Willy’s personal collection. MUSIC VENUES: CAFE BERLIN (map #10) + ROSE MUSIC HALL (map #15) + LANDMARK BANK COURTYARD (map #12) Local artist Madeline Carl has created chandeliers representing the visual construct of sound, built through hand-crafted wooden wave forms. Backing the bands at each venue are welded T/F signs (designed by Ross Obernuefemann) symbolizing nostalgic, tin-can-telephone lines.
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art & design TRANSMEDIA ARCADE (COLUMBIA ART LEAGUE CLASSROOM) (map #27)
Tucked away in a hidden room within the gallery, you will find a vintageinspired, black-lit arcade, showcasing documentary stories told through new media. Fest-goers are encouraged to challenge their assumptions about reality through VR experiences and optical illusions within the space. Arcade designed by Katie Jenkins with support from Ashley Nagel, exterior sign designed by Josh Wexler.
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@CTION @Tonic! Gabrielle Parish bends time and space to bring you a galaxy of wonders. Travel through the vortex, dance underneath a black hole, and gaze into the stars and beyond. Featuring newly produced projections from local filmmaker Sasha Goodnow. If your T/F journey leads you out into the ether, you may encounter the unmistakable atmosphere created by the chemistry of NEON TREEHOUSE (local artists Becca Sullinger, Brian Doss, Gabe Meyer, and their band of alchemists).
ALLEY A
MINERALOGY 101 (map #16) The I-beams in Alley A have started to morph as Carrie Elliott’s oversized crystals and mineralogical samples overtake the metal fixtures. COOL WHITE (map #17) Flanking the Tiger Hotel end of Alley A is Glenn Rice’s light sculpture, a giant chandelier that brightens the darkness with a thousand watts of color and warmth. ALL THAT IS POSSIBLE IS REAL (map #18) Along the lighted path of Alley A is Alicia Eggert’s immense neon sculpture; its dual messages ask us to reimagine the world and what we (individually and collectively) can accomplish.
STREET CLOSURE on 9TH (between Locust & Elm) (map #20)
WILD SEED: MOBILE FIELD MUSEUM & APOTHECARY Emily Hemeyer's cabinet of wonders, is housed in a revamped 1962 Creed trailer. Stop by between films for a mini workshop and learn a thing or two about taxidermy, tinctures, geological treasures, fungi, and more! Friday, Mar 3: Wild Edibles / 11am–12pm; Fermentation / 1pm-2pm; Tinctures & Infusions / 4pm–5pm // Saturday, Mar 4: Mushroom Basics / 12pm-1pm; Wild Harvesting Materials / 3pm-4pm; Pruitt-Igoe Mosaic / 4pm-5pm // Sunday, Mar 5: Deer Parts & Uses / 11:30-12:30; Natural Dyes / 2:30pm3:30pm; Forest Magic / 4:30pm-5pm YOLO Todd Chandler and Jeff Stark’s YOLO turns the drive-in cinema inside out, transforming late–model junk cars into a public screening environment. The screens — the car windows — feature 100 crash scenes from Hollywood films, one crash feeding into another in an absurd and hypnotic American elegy. EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS Local artist Taylor Shaw invites festival participants to examine an intimate setting in a public space: a comfortable living room, intricately created, is laid bare. Patrons of the festival are encouraged to examine, occupy, and interact with the created space, noting its evolution over the course of the weekend. SYNTHESIS IN THE PARKLET (map #21) In a reclamation of Columbia's beloved Parklet, artist Erika Adair has 97
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Cool White by Glenn Rice created a series of jars, that contain branches. Colorful forms of carbon dioxide are housed within the jars and bright representations of oxygen can be seen emerging from the living trees. presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
THE GREAT WALL (map #22) The Great Wall is True/False’s outdoor video art installation, close to fest headquarters at Ninth and Broadway; it features original work during all four nights of the festival from 8pm to 11pm. “memory of a green world” "memory of a green world" can be viewed Thurs and Fri from 8pm-11pm (looping) Nicole Baker’s projection mapping video explores the unseen magic in nature, that which is glimpsed when we pull back the veil of reality using ritual, trance, and/or psychoactive substances. Juxtaposed with images of environmental exploitation and destruction, the contrast creates tension and is symbolic of the loss of wild spaces. BOOK REPORT “Book Report” can be viewed Sat and Sun from 8pm-11pm (looping) Jeanne Finley and John Muse’s looping single channel video compiles short sequences of Mad Men’s Don Draper reading books combined with brief “reviews” of these books in the idiom of Twitter. Other images intervene in the scenes of reading, and the tweets create a counterpoint: Don reads and viewers are invited to read over his shoulder, but with little patience for literature or his desire to escape. ART THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN + ELSEWHERE
CAMINO SAUDADE (various locations) Stop by the box office to start your journey through Artist-in-Residence Duncan Bindbeutel's impressive scavenger hunt/puzzle game. There you will receive a map, to follow to several waypoints; each waypoint is different, so be sure you keep an eye out for clues that lead you to the next, and be mindful that some things may not be as they seem! The eagle-eyed will notice clues along the way that reveal a puzzle hidden within the map itself.
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art & design RoR (PH lawn, Cafe Berlin, Rose Music Hall) Tension and compression hold together these pieces by artist and author Mark Steck. Influenced by Buckminster Fuller, Steck has created an immersive, large–scale atomic structure that has to be experienced to be conceived. Climb inside! 9th STREET (near the Quad) (map #19) Just outside the Quad, our own APW has crafted THE TUNNEL: an immense, mind-bending portal to Jesse Hall. BUS SHELTERS (see map for details) T/F teamed up with students from the University of Missouri Architectural Design program to create artful bus shelters for all of the CoMO Connect bus stops: between Ragtag and the Globe, between Missouri Theatre and The Picturehouse, Rhynsburger Theatre, Forrest Theater, Showtime @ The Blue Note, and Jesse Auditorium. RECYCLE IN STYLE Party-makers Gabe Meyer, Brian Doss, and Becca Sullinger, in collaboration with the Public Works Department, have beautified a couple of the City’s recycling dumpsters. As you recycle your plastics, paper, aluminum, and glass, take in these sustainable masterpieces. SIGNS AROUND THE FEST Glenn Rice, T/F’s sign czar, is truly an artist; his largest signs transcend the strictly informational. Check out the BOX OFFICE signs, the SHOWTIME signs at The Blue Note, the PICTUREHOUSE PORTAL, the FORREST THEATER sign, and the GLOBE sign on the Cherry Street garage.
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synapses Since its beginning, T/F has served as a font of ideas, with most of them bubbling up on screen. But now non-filmmakers inject new ideas into the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bloodstream and attempt to rearrange our worldviews. Rather than sequester these big thinkers to the fringes, we place them front and center, and sometimes invite them to jump on a soapbox for pre-film rants. We are re-inventing the idea of panels as more intimate conversations and playful show and tells. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also delving more deeply into the frontiers of interactive transmedia, showcasing artists and storytellers whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve jumped the fences of traditional platforms.
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Field Session: Notes from the Field
FIELD SESSIONS Festival panels are a tired tradition, and T/F is doing its part to jettison them once and for all with our intimate Field Sessions. These close encounters between two artists provide an unsurpassed intimacy that can’t be achieved in a multi-person panel. Here’s your chance to dive deeper into the ideas that shape nonfiction filmmaking in 2017. All Field Sessions take place in the Little Chapel @ The Picturehouse, 204 S. Ninth St. (map #23), and are free and open to the public.
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Friday, Mar 3 / 1:30pm / Little Chapel @ Picturehouse With Gary Hustwit, Jessica Edwards, and Josh Begley Data artist Josh Begley (“Best of Luck with the Wall”) sources his images from Google Earth and Google Street View. Gary Hustwit (“This Is What the Future Looked Like”) runs Scenic, a VR content studio, that partners with nonfiction filmmakers like Jessica Edwards. These two visions of the future of interactive media collide in fission or fusion.
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Friday, Mar 3 / 3:00pm / Little Chapel @ Picturehouse With Lindy Lou Isonhood and Florent Vassault Borrowing liberally from The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, this show brings together Lindy Lou (the star) and Florent Vassault (the director) of Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2 to see how well they actually know each other. Each will take turns answering questions about the other. Brace yourself as these close collaborators take us on a surprising ride. 105
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55 Eye to Eye
Saturday, Mar 4 / 10:30am / Little Chapel @ Picturehouse With Shevaun Mizrahi and Jeff Unay Shevaun Mizrahi (Distant Constellation) and Jeff Unay (The Cage Fighter) subvert documentary dogma with their special 2016 Field Session: Crafting Cinematic Biography effects, whether lo-fi or hightech. From the creative process to thorny ethical questions, the directors reveal their wizardly tricks and bravely reconsider the notion of truth.
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Saturday, Mar 4 / 12:00pm / Little Chapel @ Picturehouse With Yance Ford and Travis Wilkerson Directors Yance Ford (Strong Island) and Travis Wilkerson (Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?) both scrutinize the unjustified murder of a black man in films pulled from their family histories. In this conversation, they excavate deeply personal meaning from these still-reverberating acts of violence and come to terms with their parallel works.
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Saturday, Mar 4 / 1:30pm / Little Chapel @ Picturehouse With Mette Carla Albrechtsen Witness two filmmakers at the top of their game interview audience members. Mette Carla Albrechtsen (Venus) and a surprise guest filmmaker will first orient us to the process of interviewing subjects before embarking on a live “casting” session. One lucky interviewee will be selected to win a special basket of T/F merch. Sign up at the door to participate!
58 A Labor of Love
Saturday, Mar 4 / 3:00pm / Little Chapel @ Picturehouse With Alma Har’el, Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles, the directors of Dina, plucked their titular subject out of suburban Philadelphia and made her the star of her own romcom. Alma Har’el is known for her genre-bending filmmaking — her newest, LoveTrue, is a lush psychodrama of young love. Together, they rose to the prickly challenge of telling someone else’s love story. Here they share their innovative strategies.
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Friday, Mar 3 / 1:30pm to 4:00pm // Saturday, Mar 4 / 12:00pm to 4:00pm / Little Chapel @ Picturehouse Just opposite the doors to the Little Chapel @ Picturehouse you’ll find this kiosk run by Chicago’s Third Coast International Audio Festival. Share an episode from your life, and they will pluck a relevant excerpt from their vast audio archive.
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PROVOCATIONS Thanks to a grant from the Ford Foundation, this year we’ve built a mini-Ideas Fest within True/False. After months of searching, our team located five people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, all with challenging ideas and provocative presentation styles. Paired with a feature film in our program, these folks stand ready to rearrange your worldview with the power of words. Destiny Watford: Now a university student, this unstoppable force won last year’s 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize for leading the successful opposition to the nation's largest trash-burning incinerator, proposed for her Baltimore neighborhood. Provocation before screenings of the feature Communion.
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Linda Tirado: A self-described "completely average American," Linda Tirado, author of Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America, writes about poverty, media, and politics. She has reported on militant movements such as Ammon Bundy's armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Provocation before screenings of the feature The Challenge. Sarah Jeong: Trained as an attorney, Sarah is a contributing editor at Vice Motherboard, where she writes about technology, policy, and law. Her book The Internet of Garbage considers online harassment. Provocation before screenings of the feature Rat Film. Sarah Kendzior: This St. Louis-based journalist and Twitter legend covers politics, media, and the economy. For the last decade, she has researched authoritarian states of the former Soviet Union, an increasingly relevant topic. Provocation before screenings of the feature Stranger in Paradise. Stacy Kranitz: Born in Kentucky, Stacyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photographs document those outside mainstream American culture. In her celebrated photographs of Appalachia, she is demystifying some well-entrenched stereotypes. Provocation before screenings of the feature The Road Movie.
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CHAUTAUQUA Sunday, Mar 5 / 9:30am / Rhynsburger Theatre and Bingham Gallery Join our five piquant provocateurs, host Avi Lewis, and some 2016 Chautauqua surprise guests for a variety show featuring provocations, music, and storytelling. Immediately following, the conversations continue in the Bingham Gallery (right across the hall) with elevenses. Presented in partnership with the Ford Foundation
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This Is What the Future Looked Like (Sam Green, Gary Hustwit; 2017; VR) A 360-degree tour of geodesic domes (some spectacular, others less so) dovetails with a history of their inventor, Buckminster Fuller.
Quickdraw (Jonas Jongejan, Henry Rowley, Takashi Kawashima, Jongmin Kim, Nick Fox-Gieg, with friends at Google Creative Lab and Data Arts Team; 2016; interactive) A simple drawing game played against a neural network. With every game, the AI becomes smarter... Underworld (Francesca Panetta; 2016; VR) Breaking new ground for nonfiction virtual reality, this gamified immersive documentary ratchets up the tension as you go urban exploring in the sewers of London.
Bear 71 (Leanne Allison, Jeremy Mendes, Jam3; 2016, VR) Updating the
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podcast This year, True/False is launching a podcast about the art and craft of nonfiction storytelling. The podcast is in collaboration with KBIA, Columbia’s NPR affiliate station, and students at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Each episode features a True/ False curator conversing with a noteworthy filmmaker or film critic. Conversation centers on an aspect of storytelling — such as building character, creating an immersive experience, gaining access — and offers insider insight into the making of today’s most cutting-edge nonfiction films. The first two episodes feature Building Character with Keith Fulton & Lou Pepe (The Bad Kids) and Immersion with Bill & Turner Ross (Contemporary Color). You can find the True/False podcast on www.truefalse.org, www.kbia.org, iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get podcasts.
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, OUR COLUMNS ARE SOME OF THE FEW THINGS CARVED IN STONE. Although we’re constantly evolving, what we stand for has made us one of the most successful universities in the country: Optimism. Improvement. Resilience. Sure, we’re one of only 34 public U.S. universities in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) and we’re home to the nation’s most powerful university nuclear research reactor as well as an academic medical center responsible for some of the world’s biggest breakthroughs. But one walk through the Quad reminds us of one of the most important things of all — a strong foundation. Our time to lead.
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Educate An integral part of our mission is the sharing of learning opportunities. Each year at the fest, mentors lend their wisdom to first- and second-time filmmakers through the SWAMI program, and many visiting filmmakers counsel students. Audiences gain new knowledge via conversations that range across the weekend. And with programs like Camp T/F, local and more farflung Missouri high school students acquire a rich appreciation of nonfiction films. Our goal: to help create media-savvy citizens as well as bolster the culture of nonfiction filmmaking here and elsewhere. 117
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Swami Program Born in 1921 and raised in Columbia, Missouri, John Roland Redd would reinvent himself for Hollywood as Korla Pandit, a mysterious Indian organist whose soulful gaze enraptured early television audiences across America. Korla’s image denotes films participating in our SWAMI program. The True/False SWAMI mentorship program was launched in 2007 as a way to help new nonfiction filmmakers navigate the sometimes treacherous terrain of the doc film world. Through meetings with experienced industry professionals, first-time filmmakers get friendly advice on everything that happens after they finish their final cut. From sales agents to online distribution to European press, this is a chance for filmmakers to get seasoned answers on some of the thorniest topics in the movie business.
2017 FILMMAKERS Mette Carla Albrechtsen, co-director, Venus
Shevaun Mizrahi, director, Distant Constellation
Theo Anthony, director, Rat Film
Jeff Unay, director, The Cage Fighter
Guido Hendrikx director, Stranger in Paradise
Anna Zamecka, director, Communion
2017 SWAMIS PAOLO BENZI, documentary producer (Roberto Minervini’s The Other Side, Alessandro Comodin’s Summer of Giacomo), and founding member/general manager of the Italian independent film company Okta Film.
KRISTIN FEELEY, associate director at the Sundance Institute. Feeley oversees the year-round creative support activities for Documentary Film Program grantees including four annual Creative Documentary Labs.
VICTORIA COOK, partner at Frankfurt Kurnit and member of The Entertainment Group. Cook focuses on the motion picture and television industry and provides legal counsel on many docs such as How to Survive a Plague.
JOHN HOFFMAN, executive VP of documentaries and specials for the Discovery Channel (Jen Peedom’s Sherpa among others). Formerly, Hoffman was CEO of the Public Good Projects and worked as a producer and director for HBO Documentary Films.
SANDI DUBOWSKI, director, Trembling Before G-d and the workin-progress Rabbi. As Good Pitch U.S.’s grassroots distribution maven, DuBowski specializes in creative audience outreach, engagement, and funding.
MICHAEL TUCKMAN, owner, mTuckman media. Tuckman provides theatrical releasing and booking services and festival programming. Tuckman started at Cinema Guild and served as VP of theatrical sales for THINKFilm.
SWAMI Lunchtime Speaker: JAMES SCHAMUS, legendary screenwriter (on Ang Lee films such as The Ice Storm), producer, director (Indignation), and former CEO of Focus Features.
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ROUGH CUT RETREAT
The 2016 Rough Cut Retreat In partnership with Catapult Film Fund At the height of summer when filmmakers are neck-deep in the editing process, the Rough Cut Retreat offers a one-of-a-kind mentorship, summercamp experience. Launched in 2016, RCR unites filmmakers and mentors in a creative atmosphere. The goal is to move projects from a rough cut to fine cut with an eye toward fall festival deadlines. In July 2017, the retreat camp convenes in the beautiful Berkshires and encourages a free-wheeling, thoughtful environment where filmmakers' visions are supported by mentors hand-picked for their editorial strength and generosity of spirit. Both T/F and the Catapult Film Fund are dedicated to supporting work whose content and aesthetics push boundaries and provoke dynamic discussion. 2017 applications are open until March 23 at roughcutretreat.org. 2016 projects included Ask the Sexpert (dir. Vaishali Sinha), Distant Constellation (dir. Shevaun Mizrahi), For Ahkeem (dir. Jeremy Levine & Landon Van Soest), Quest: The Fury and the Sound (dir. Jonathan Olshefski), and When God Sleeps (dir. Till Schauder). The summer-camp-style retreat was designed to offer a relaxing and encouraging space for filmmakers seeking candid advice during the final stages of post-production. After months in an edit suite, it’s difficult to have any objective sense of the film you’re making, or where it needs to go. The retreat offers a deepdive focus group that can help filmmakers see what is and isn’t working in the film. When selecting projects, T/F and Catapult prioritizes work that displays an ambitious and idiosyncratic approach to nonfiction storytelling. The 2016 selected mentors were Nels Bangerter (editor, Cameraperson), Rachel Boynton (director, Big Men), Pedro Kos (editor, The Square), Dan Krauss (director, The Kill Team), and Kristine Samuelson (director, Tokyo Waka). “Building community is essential to the success of any documentary film. We want to offer a new opportunity for filmmakers to come together with experienced mentors to forge new relationships, take advantage of the time and space to absorb feedback, and return rejuvenated to their edit rooms, full of new ideas,” says Catapult co-founder Lisa Kleiner Chanoff. 121
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EDUCATION & OUTREACH True/False & Media Literacy
Capping a decade of high school outreach, True/False’s Media Literacy Initiative is one of the festival’s proudest projects. A year-round collaboration between Columbia Public Schools, the Columbia Public Schools Foundation, and the Fest, it assists high 2016 DIY Day school teachers with incorporating more media literacy into their classrooms. This multi-year initiative employs media practitioners to train teachers, offers curation to existing school curricula, provides field trips to Ragtag Cinema, and will culminate in True/False’s first annual Media Literacy Summer Institute, a teacher workshop with the Missouri Writing Project. Our work recognizes that many students are already documentarians; they are constantly recording, archiving, and compiling fragments of their daily lives. They are making rhetorical and editorial decisions on social media platforms. They are in a world of ever-changing media, and it is essential to have the skills to be thoughtful, discerning creators and consumers. Media literacy has long been at the heart of True/False, including postfilm discussions where filmmaker’s creative decisions are interrogated. We distribute over a thousand tickets to youth, provide dozens of class visits, design programming, and more. We know the festival has the power to create deep impressions on young people at the crucial time they are discovering and inventing themselves. By bringing students together with inspiring artists, journalists, and mavericks of all stripes, students are empowered to take control of their lives, careers, and the complex world they’re poised to inherit.
Camp True/False A select group of public high school students
dives deep into the Fest and experiences a weekend with a diverse crew of exceptional filmmakers, artists, and musicians. After several years of success with our local high school camp, T/F expanded this program to include out-of-town students. Students and teachers from both rural and urban city schools — from Missouri and beyond — join our local contingent for a whirlwind weekend. Before the festival, all Camp T/F students convene to prepare by watching and researching films, discussing relevant issues, and gaining experience in story exchange. Students are then guided through a rigorous yet fun program that feeds their passions and expands their interests. After the Fest, students meet to reflect on their time and share their creative work.
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DIY Day Back for its third year, DIY Day is our specially crafted field
trip for local public high school students on the Friday of the Fest. A T/F screening of I Am Not Your Negro invites 1,300 high school sophomores and teachers, who arrive to live music. After a post-screening discussion, 200 students parade to the North Village Arts District for hands-on workshops hosted by festival artists, musicians, and filmmakers. Students create their own “alternative career day,” where they both learn about the artist’s work and how to craft a creative life. After a recap, students and teachers join the raucous March March parade.
Student Symposium Now in its second year, the Student Symposium is an opportunity for all students to overlap for a community discussion. This year will feature Voice of Witness, which celebrates oral history. Students then speak with T/F filmmakers about storytelling, the power of film and art, and community building. The True Life Fund & Columbia Public Schools Every year, the True Life Fund filmmaker and subject visit Douglass, Battle, Rock Bridge, and Hickman high schools. At these assemblies, the director plays film clips and engages in discussion that ranges from geography to history. Often, the students dedicate one of their spring fundraising campaigns to the True Life Fund. Supported by Mizzou Advantage, University of Missouri Journalism Diversity Initiative, Columbia Public Schools Foundation, the Bertha Foundation and the Missouri Humanities Council with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Filmmaker and Artist Discussion Series On the
Thursday of the Fest, we host a day of craft talks that are free and open to the public. Five T/F filmmakers and four T/F artists host conversations about their films or installations on the University of Missouri campus. The Series is supported by the Missouri Humanities Council with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, Missouri Arts Council, and foundations, corporations, and individuals throughout Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Events Our events are handcrafted T/F originals, each with its own distinct personality. We offer something for everyone to enjoy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a now venerable game show that tests your bull detector, our one-of-a-kind -anyone-can-join-in parade, a sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mores roast round an indoor campfire, an O-dark-thirty waffle party...and so much more.
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61 The Jubilee Thursday, Mar 2 / 5:30-6:45pm / Missouri Theatre For our opening night, we kick it up a notch with a masquerade gala at Missouri Theatre right before the exhilarating new film Step. Don your black tie, little black dress, or whatever makes you feel fashion forward, and of course don’t forget your mask. This year, the festivities spill out onto Ninth street, under the Fest’s palatial party pavilion. Sample culinary creations from bleu Events and Fresh Ideas in the tent. In the Theatre lobby, enjoy scrumptious bites prepared by Brook Harlan’s students at the Columbia Area Career Center. Our friends at Columbia Art League open their gallery space, where you can see their latest exhibit: Quintessence, which explores the elemental substance of all things. Stop by the cocktail stations scattered throughout, each featuring a handcrafted libation created by one of Columbia's finest bartenders. No ticket required; open to Super Circle, Silver Circle, and Lux passholders.
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62 @CTION @TONIC! Thursday, Mar 2 / 10pm-1am / Tonic Now on a new night, this legendary party is held at one of our favorite downtown nightclubs. Artists transform the space into a whiskey-laced wonderland where you can dance the night away to the bass-heavy beats of 18aC, U.S. Girls, and DJ Agile One. No ticket required; open to Super Circle, Silver Circle, and Lux passholders.
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63 Reality Bites Friday, Mar 3 / 5:30-7pm / Missouri Theatre & The Picturehouse A tradition as old as the Fest itself, Reality Bites took its name from the 1994 Gen X standby, but this touchstone event burns brighter. Directly following the March March, step inside Missouri Theatre, Columbia Art League, and the Picturehouse to sample tastes from a wide array of Columbia's best restaurants. Enjoy wines compliments of St. James Winery and beer from Logboat, Public House, and Rock Bridge breweries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all finely crafted in Missouri. Happy buskers will fill the room with merriment. No ticket required; open to Super Circle, Silver Circle, and Lux passholders.
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64 March March Friday, Mar 3 / 5:15-5:45pm / Boone County Courthouse Square to Missouri Theatre What better way to encourage the tremulous start of spring than to lead by example and march into March? To bring this month in like a lion, we invite one and all to join, dress in March March costume, ride your bike, whatever you'd like (just no advertising, politicking, or motorized vehicles). Free and open to the public. Led by our own King of Queens, Ron Ironic Ribiat.
65 Campfire Stories Friday, Mar 3 / 9:30-10:45pm / Corner Playhouse Gather round the hearth and come hear some stellar storytellers spin yarns in our cozy forest clearing. The evening’s spirit guide will be blues musician Samuel James on steel guitar, with eight filmmaker/fabulists: Viktor Jakovleski (Brimstone & Glory), Mette Carla Albretchsen (Venus), Dan Sickles & Antonio Santini (Dina), Peter Nicks (The Force), Sabaah Folayan (Whose Streets?), and some surprise guests. Homemade s'mores will be served courtesy of Uprise Bakery, the Candy Factory, and the Wine Cellar & Bistro. Ticket required. Presented by the Based on a True Story Conference at the University of Missouri
66 The Art Ramble A: Saturday, Mar 4 / 12pm-12:30pm / Box Office B: Saturday, Mar 4 / 2:30-3pm / Box Office C: Sunday, Mar 5 / 12pm-12:30pm / Box Office D: Sunday, Mar 5 / 2:30-3pm / Box Office Bon vivant and raconteur Gabriel Williams leads rollicking tours of downtown art and curiosities, including many of True/False’s art installations. Free and open to the public.
67 Filmmaker Fête Saturday, Mar 4 / 4pm-6pm / Orr Street Studios The Fête is our banquet to honor visiting filmmakers. Hosted by our friends at Orr Street Studios and featuring artful culinary creations from Sycamore chef Mike Odette, a James Beard Award finalist. Enjoy delicious treats, hard cider, wine, and bubbly courtesy of St. James Winery; beer from Logboat, Public House, and Rock Bridge breweries; and hand-brewed coffee from Kaldi’s all while gazing upon work by the artists of Orr Street Studios. Ticket required; open to Super Circle and Silver Circle passholders. Presented By HBO Documentary Films
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68 Gimme Truth!
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Saturday, Mar 4 / 10:00pm-11:30pm / Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note America's favorite documentary game show challenges the audience plus a panel of esteemed contestants to determine truthiness. Local nonprofessional filmmakers attempt to fool seasoned directors by presenting their totally true or totally false two-minute docs. Emceed by new host Brian Babylon, who takes the baton from fallen legend Johnny St. John. Babylon is a Chicago-born comic and a frequent guest on NPR weekly news quiz show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. The 2017 contestants/judges are Khalik Allah (dir. Field Niggas, T/F 2015), Steve James (dir. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail), and Amanda Lipitz (dir. Step). Tech support provided by CAT. Ticket required. Presented by Showtime Documentary Films
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Sunday, Mar 5 / 10:45am-11:30am / Bingham Gallery @ Rhynsburger This post-Chautauqua event gives attendees the opportunity to meet and greet with the provocateurs in the art gallery, featuring the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition. The spread is provided by Kaldi's. What could be more provocative than tea and scones? Open to Chautauqua ticket-holders and Super Circle and Silver Circle passholders. See page 111 for info on Chautauqua.
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Sunday, Mar 5 / 6:15pm-7:15pm / Missouri Theatre A common meal for all who attend I Am Not Your Negro at Missouri Theatre. Catered for the fourteenth year in a row by the stalwarts at Addison's restaurant. The drinks flow courtesy of our friends at St. James Winery and Logboat, Public House, and Rock Bridge breweries. Ticket required; the film ticket includes the reception. Presented by Addison's American Grill
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70a Buskers Last Waltz Sunday, Mar 5 / 9pm-10pm / Jesse Hall Swing your partner round and round in the atrium of Jesse Hall following the closing night screening of Step. The Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers will lead you down the line as beer courtesy of Logboat, Public House, and Rock Bridge breweries flows, keeping the spirit of dance and T/F alive before it slumbers for another year. Live music will be provided by buskers; dancing shoes encouraged! No ticket required; open to all passholders.
70b Buskers Last Stand Sunday, Mar 5 / 9:30pm-10:30pm / Missouri Theatre With a tear and a beer (courtesy of Logboat, Public House, and Rock Bridge breweries), the festival ends as the last air escapes the bellows of the accordion, trumpet, and megaphone. Link arms with your festival friends and join True/False's own second line in the lobby of Missouri Theatre as they throw an instant wake for T/F 2017 following the Q&A after I Am Not Your Negro. No ticket required; open to all passholders.
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Monday, Mar 6 / 12:30am-4am / Cafe Berlin Come talk (free!) and eat waffles (not free!) at venerable breakfast joint Cafe Berlin, which for one night only will swing open its doors at 12:30am and stay cooking â&#x20AC;&#x2122;til the hungry hordes leave. Hosted by film scribbler Nicolas Rapold, Toasted is a free-wheeling talk show, starting at 1:30am, where we review the weekend's festivities. Free and open to the public. 139
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Event Venues Bingham Gallery @ Rhynsburger
129 Fine Arts Building Constructed in 1958, the building's historical/ alternative name was the Arts Building. The George Caleb Bingham Gallery is the Department of Art's gallery space.
Campfire Stories at Corner Playhouse
boone county courthouse square E. Walnut St. at N. Eighth St. The iconic columns of the square are all that remain of the second Boone County courthouse, razed in 1909 to make way for the present-day courthouse. The columns align perfectly with the matching limestone columns in Mizzou's Quad and communicate privately via semaphore.
Cafe Berlin 220 N. Tenth St. Carved out of a Fast Lane gas station, the rad Cafe Berlin brings a taste of the Weimar to the North Village. Owner Eli Gay sometimes sings surprisingly well in the kitchen.
Columbia Art League
207 S. Ninth St. Columbia Art League houses the Virtual Reality Arcade, home of T/F Transmedia, all fest long. It also opens its doors to our Jubilee, Reality Bites, and Closing Night reception guests to eat and drink while experiencing their latest exhibit, Quintessence, which explores the elemental substance of all things.
Corner Playhouse
1101 University Ave. (NE corner of Hitt & University) Home to numerous MU theater productions for 30 years, the Fine Arts Annex was once a family home, the Baptist Student Center, and a planned Jewish fraternity. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not long for this world, as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the site of a future music building.
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Thank you There are more than a thousand staff members and volunteers helping us to light up the True/False lantern. Additionally, as you move from venue to venue, take note of the many businesses that proudly post a T/F sponsor sign in the window. Without this support, our downtown home wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be as cozy. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our attempt at a thank you to all the individuals, businesses, and organizations who contributed to crafting T/F 2017. 143
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T/F CORE Fest Management
Paul Sturtz and David Wilson: Co-Conspirators Jeremy Brown: Managing Director Camellia Cosgray: Operations Director Erika Adair: Art Installations Coordinator Mark Alexiou: Booze Admiral & PassMaster Greg Babush: Video Technical Director Chelsea Bessey: Assistant Events Coordinator Duncan Bindbeutel: Art Installations Assistant Madalyne Bird: Graphic Designer Pete Bland: Press Liaison Chris Boeckmann: Senior Programmer Samantha Boisclair: Sponsorship Coordinator & Office Manager Katrina Boles: Presentation Manager Mike Boles: Projection & Skype Coordinator Paula Callis: Assistant Box Office Manager Angela Catalano: Synapses Producer Allison Coffelt: Education & Outreach Director; Grants Coordinator Blair Coleman: Travel, Guest & Hospitality Coordinator Johanna Cox: Events Director Nickie Davis: Assistant Merchandise Coordinator Tony DeMarco: Assistant Lighting Coordinator Emily Edwards: Marketing Coordinator Jennifer Erickson: SWAMI Coordinator & Senior Guest Liaison Kaylee Estes: Assistant Travel, Guest & Hospitality Coordinator Ben Falby: Production Manager, Music Coordinator Kelly Famuliner: Education and Grants Coordinator Jeff Gabel: DCP Creation, Review, & Inspection Manager Heather Gillich: Volunteer Co-Coordinator Tracy Greever-Rice: Materials Coordinator & Production Cathy Gunther: Volunteer Co-Coordinator Sarah Haas: Print Traffic Controller & Programming Assistant JP Harris: Radio Coordinator Patricia Hayles: Sustainability Coordinator Katie Jenkins: Art Installations Assistant Mark Johnson: Provocations Technical Manager Lois Kay: Assistant Office Manager Christina Kelley: Merchandise Director Donna Kozloskie: Music Director & Media Curator Jamie Kroll: Construction & Production Kelsey Kupferer: Camp T/F Coordinator Arin Liberman: Programming and Communications Manager Carly Love: Co-Manager of Theater Operations Polina Malikin: Education Advisor Hilary Matney: Hazardous Materials Manager Antoine Matondo: Ringmaster 144
thank you Chelsea Myers: Video Team Coordinator Ashley Nagel: Art Installations Assistant Josh Oxenhandler: Legal Counsel & Special Operations Olivia Pener: Assistant Box Office Manager Justin Pierce: Shuttle Coordinator Stephen Quackenbush: Water Diviner Wil Reeves: Music Coordinator Glenn Rice: Sign Czar, Production, & Ticket Printing Controller Kelsey Rightnowar: Co-Manager of Theater Operations Sam Roth: Box Office Manager Liz Sensintaffar: Late Night Events Coordinator Taylor Shaw: Lighting Director Stephanie Sidoti: Photo Team Coordinator Matt Smith: Production & Set Up/Break Down Holly Smith-Berry: Sponsorship Director Doug Sonnenberg: Audio Coordinator & Production Abby Sun: Programmer, Synapses Curator
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True/False Film Fest and Ragtag Cinema are programs of the 501(c)3 not for-profit Ragtag Film Society.
2017 Board of Directors
President: Jeremy Root Vice President: Sarah Catlin Secretary: Charlie Nilon Treasurer: Nikki Krawitz Board Members: Nate Brown, Linda Butterfield Cupp, Kathy Love, Josh Oxenhandler, Ron Rottinghaus, Cindy Sheltmire, Stephanie Shonekan, David Wilson Ragtag Cinema is T/Fâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister program, a two-screen arthouse theater operating 360 days a year.
Ragtag Cinema Staff
Executive Director: Tracy Lane Programmers: Paul Sturtz and Chris Boeckmann Technical Director: Steve Ruffin Operations Director: Cory McCarter Design/Marketing Director: Steph Foley Office Manager/Membership Coordinator: Callie Lockhart Projectionists: Ben Falby, Tony Layson, Ashley Nagel, Sasha Goodnow Box Officers: Monica Lord, Jonny Pez, Ashwini Mantrala, Emily Delgado, Morgan Busher WEBMASTER: Glenn Rice T/F would also like to thank the hundreds of other individuals who have contributed their time and talents to the success of T/F 2017, including our vast army of volunteers. Juggernauts, who generously contribute 40+ hours of their time, are noted with an asterisk. Special thanks to our 2017 Volunteer Sponsor: Oxenhandler Law. 145
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Program Ad Coordinator: Maddie Knopke* marketing: Charles Dranginis* and Taylor Mitchell* Sponsorship: Savannah Bruce* The rogue element: J. Casey Cottrell
Canary Screening Committee
Christianne Benedict, Nick Berardini, Burke Bindbeutel, Angela Catalano, Liz Fornango, Sarah Haas, Megan Hall, Jordan Inman, Leigh Kolb, Donna Kozloskie, Morgan Lieberman, Chelsea Myers, Ashley Nagel, Hank Ottinger, Diana Rahm, Jeremy Reed, Sam Roth, Scott Rowson, Mindy Stueckel, Annette Van, Marcus Wilkins, Stacey Woelfel
Gail Shen Memorial Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Atelier T/F
Poster Design: Erik Buckham Poster photography: Shane Epping Illustrations: Carla McElroy and Jacky Adelstein Assistant Graphic Designers: Jacky Adelstein and Allison Mann Program Copy Editor: Ann Youmans Travis Stephens, our printing press hero, and everyone at Modern Litho.
Program Scribes
Nick Berardini (NB), Chris Boeckmann (CB), Donna Kozloskie (DK), Dan Nuxoll (DN), Jason Silverman (JS), Paul Sturtz (PS), Abby Sun (AS), Annette Van (AV), and David Wilson (DW)
True Life Fund and Educational Programming
Thanks: Molly Pozel, Samantha Snavely, Frank Pisano, Brian Corrigan, Jonathan McFarland, Leia Brooks, Kristie Harms, Holly Kerns, Nick Kremer, Kerry Townsend, Ali Veatch, Lindsey Troutman, Greg Irwin, and Austin Miller. Our deepest gratitude to all the educators from the Columbia Area Career Center and Hickman, Rock Bridge, Douglass, and Battle High Schools. Education Team: Emily Davis, Mary Cheney Clay, Casey Clay, Lincoln Sheets, Cassi Viox, Shelby Hart, Sterling Humburg-Cage, Jeremy Davis, Jamison Crabtree, Jamie Smith, Jordan Collins Hannah Linsky, Sarah Bai, Cassidy Minarik, Paige Rapisarda, Ellen Dill-Hirsch, Bridger Bjornstrom DIY Day Space donors: Orr Street Studios, Rose Music Hall, Yoga Sol, Unwind, PACE Youth Theatre, Resident Arts, and Talking Horse Productions Camp True/False: Thank you to Jane Bannester from Ritenour High School, Robin Griggs and Belinda Thompson from Bunceton High School, Matt Cone and Pierre Lourens from Carrboro, North Carolina. Counselors: Theodore Kurre, Eryn Harris, Sarah Seibert, Lizette Burciaga, Hughes Ransom, Sarah Pribe, Kristyn Young, Emily Dunn, Lucy Shanker, Sterling Humburg-Cage, Eleanor Hasenbeck, Lauren Warnken, Beatriz Costa-Lima, Ian McKay Special Projects: Adrienne Luther & Matt Coatney, Bram Sable-Smith and Ryan Famuliner, Cliff Mayotte & Jimmie Briggs, and Holly Roberson Special thanks to the Columbia Public Schools Foundation, the Bertha Foundation, Mizzou Advantage, Mid-America Arts Alliance, and the Missouri Humanities Council for their financial support. Endless gratitude to the #1 Bundo Britt Hultgren, Ryan Famuliner & Ranger Gracie Girl. 146
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Thank you to all of our alchemists: Gabe Meyer, Brian Doss and Becca Sullinger; Gabrielle Parish and Sasha Goodnow; Hannah Arslanian and Peter Yankowsky; Mollie Hosmer-Dillard and Zoe Hosmer-Dillard; Brittany Nelson; Michael Marcum; Berkley Hudson and Hany Hawasly; Alicia Eggert; Jeff Stark and Todd Chandler; David Hutson; Duncan Bindbeutel; Glenn Rice; Maggy Rhein; Tracy Greever-Rice; Taylor Shaw; Erika Adair; Katie Jenkins; Mark Steck; Nicole Baker; Jeanne Finley and John Muse; Nabil El Jaouhari; Madeline Carl; Bob Hartzell; Dan and Luc Goldstein; Emily Hemeyer; Anne Jacobson; Laura Haynes & her Mexico MO students; Ann Mehr, Virginia Pfannenstiel & their Lee Elementary students, Hawthorne Elementary and Willy Wilson Thank you to our supporters, especially Sarah Dresser, John Ott, Greg Copeland and Copeland Law, Mike Pratt, Ann Koenig, Mike Nolan, Ben Temple and Quark Works, Dale Bassham and Shortwave Coffee, Gunter Hans, MU Fibers Dept, Alison Accurso Special thanks to the APW: we love you Fiber mavens: Shannon Canfield, Ginny Muller*, Linda Reeder*, Chris Willow, Rachel Byerly-Duke, Esther Landslide Stroh*, Kit Godfrey, Julie Elman, Alison Dudley, Elizabeth Dudley*, Ella Stroh, Theresia St. Vrain, Cindy Kerr* Art Volunteers: Daniel Heggarty*, Dayna Ninichuck, Cait Wood, Violet Kroll, Sheridan Hounschell*, Shuya Zheng, Hannah Welch, Jessica Weiss*, Ann Wade, Yijun Zou, Bethany Ahlersmeyer, Adrienne Luther, Andrea Kanevsky, Sydney Hemwall, Jessica Bowman, Annarose Overshiner, Katherine Erdel*, Isolde Finney, Petey Botts, Amanda Williams, Kristin Nies*, Lucy Muller, Emily Haghighi, Ambrosia McCord, Diane Ninichuck, Abigail Thomas, Maggie Terry, Tyana Washington, Levi Williams, Grady Harrington*, Asa Lory, Jennifer Roelands, Stephanie Weber, Molly Campbell, carol brown*, Anna Neal*, Seda Guler, Dani Perez*, Deb Blazis*, Stephanie Hanson*, Dawn Core*, Ross Obernuefemann, Susan O'Neill, Hannah Wilson, Amy George, Jessica Harris, Brixton Goerne, Laura Haynes, Carley Ezell
Bumper and Commercial Team
Bumpers Director/Editor: Jarred Alterman On-screen: David Hutson, Nancie McAnaugh, Chris Hill SOUND: Dan Hilse Music: Tim Pilcher Bumpers team: Kat Nguyen, Luke Turner, Tim Michalak, Jon Alexander, Katrina Boles GEAR: Spectrum Studios, Chimaeric, Magic Makers, Inc. Bumpers Thanks: Phil Silverman, Shane Epping, Jerry Sills, Ozark Cave Diving Alliance, Mid-MO Amateur Radio Club, Capt. Nemoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dive Shop, MU Dept. of Chemistry, Rob Stiff, Marcus Batton, Randy Sinquefield, David Anderson
Travel and Hospitality
Hospitality rockstars: Barbie Banks, Michael Coleman*, Beth Shepard, , Kirsten Izzett*, John Schulte*, Jon McCormack*, Jon Gottschalk Chauffeurs: Charles (Chuck) Banks*, Henry Fullmer, Monica Pfeiffer, Dan Stapleton, Tom Seagraves, Aaron Warning, Stephen Lang*, Scott Lincoln*, Sara Mangan, Nancy McIsaac, Carol Grove, Jack Stiefvater*, Judy Stiefvater, Walter Iman, Keith Jones, Joshua Hulen, Emily Holtzclaw, Andrea Gerke
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Music Team
Music Team Volunteers: Aja Depass*, Taylor Arri*, Adele Fritz, Megan Gore, Martin Kamau*, Jenna Kieser, Cody Lasseter, Youjin Lin, Kelsey Lincoln, Sebastian Martinez, Megan McBride, Quinn McCurren, Sam McDonald, Holley Pering, Hannah Rainey, Delia Rainey*, Daniel Rynkewicz*, Tristan Sheldon*, Jordan Smith, Adam Sperber, Zach Sullentrup, Marley Wurzer* Thanks to Eli Gay, Cafe Berlin, Sal Nuccio, Eastside Tavern, Matt Gerding, Kyle LaValley, Scott Leslie & the staff at The Blue Note & Rose Music Hall, Hitt Records,the United Methodist Church, Landmark Bank, Ashwini Mantrala, Kyle Cook, Jo Duncan, BXR, KOPN, KCOU. And thank you to all of our musicians & audiences for allowing T/F music to rock on!
Passes
PassMaster Mark Alexiou gives big ups to H.D, Brandon, and the entire staff at the CoMo FedEx Office, with a special nod to Steve Rager, Cody Thomas, and Geoff Murphy for tweaking those print settings over the years to pass perfection.
Box Office
Shift Managers: Meaghan Freeman Ricks*, Claudia Guthrie Team Box Office: Debi Barton, Jay Barton, Stacey Becker, Sarah Boslaugh, Mallory Brown, Brittany Catron, Claire Chisholm, Cortney Daniels, Danielle Franklin, Alex Gnibus, Mary Catherine Jurczyk, Helen Katz, Robyn Kaufman, Kaitlyn Kohley, Lindsay Hulterstrum, Susan Nodine, Keyaro Page, April Peterson-Ramey*, Kathryn Roberts, Kelly Scanlon, Denise Schehl-Geiger, Teresa Thomas, Jack Tideman, Brianna Veal, Susana Wampler, Kay Wax*, Olivia Wieliczko, Pam Williams*, Elizabeth Worsham Tech Support: Brad Griffith & Delta Systems, Jonathan Sessions & Gravity, Socket
Merch Team
Merch Managers: Nickie Davis*, Ashley Anstaett*, and Ali Kott* Scarfmakers: Anna Lingo, Cassandra Rogers, Eleanor Merkerson, Elsa Kelley-Marcum, Kim Hilden, Lisa Higgins, Melody Nashan, and Shauna Marquardt. Thanks to Fast Yeti Custom Tees for donating their mistakes to our cause. Featured Artists: Carrie Shyrock, Christian Sims, Skip Harvey, Lauren Hofmann, Andi Fink, Dareth Goettemoeller, Fergus Moore, and Polina Malikin. And our amazing Graphic Designer, Madalyne Bird. Thank you Muse team for supporting our PopUps throughout the year. Thank you to Sager|Braudis Gallery for sharing their space with us. And a special thanks to Kelly, Josh & the team at Diggit for making our merch dreams a wearable reality. Merch Volunteers: Lori Bharadwaj, Marybeth Brown, Gabby Cutrera, Katie Essing, Rebecca Gibbs, Calista Gibler*, Mary Kate Hafner, Alex 148
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Event Coordinators
Jubilee, Reality Bites, Closing Night, Buskers Last Stand: Samantha Lambeth* & Kyle Hess* @CTION @Tonic!, Scheduled Maintenance, Volunteer Party: Sarah Swartz* Campfire Stories, Chautauqua: Stacie Pottinger* Filmmaker Happy Hour, Filmmaker Fete, Closing Night: Cindy Sheltmire & Amy McNulty toasted: Lowell Thomas Event Volunteers: Jennifer Brooks, Taylor Brundage, Emma Burton, Kalleah Clerkley, Bri Considine, Megan Crawford, Emily Damiano, Emma Dawson, Julian DeBerry, Amanda De La Mater*, William Frazee, Marie Fulcher, Celeste Graves, Tom Guarrieri, Makena Heffernan, Cole Henry, Dawni Henry, Darcy Higgins, Carole Iles, Kate Jacobsen, Tolia Jarke*, Leo Kane, Jessica Kirchhofer, Samantha Lambeth, Katherine Larison, Lindsey Larkin*, Caitlin Lukin, Muriira Mbogori, Kurt Oberreither, Scott Perkins*, Stephen Quackenbush II, Abigail Schneider, Faye Schroder, Barb Seabolt, Janice Seagraves*, Christopher Shannon, Justin Smith, Marissa Soumokil, Matthew Spencer, Hannah Stanley, Miriam Stokes, Hannah Strayve*, Samantha Sweet*, Jessica Travlos, Cristian Valdivia, Valerie Wedel, Danielle Winton, Hyelee Won, Lisa Wright, Harper Wright Special thanks to the Blue Note security team.
Sustainability green team
Cara Alexander, Kate Begle, Ivy Boley, Haley Broughton, Natalie Butler, Drew Deutschmann, Brian Dugan, Nathan Ford, Terra Glab, Carrie Hargrove, Juliana Himmel, Chrissy Kirchhoefer, Hallie Ladd, Bryanna Leach, Shelby Mael, Devon Maguire, Audrey McManus, Mackenzie Mock, Hannah Peterson, Rachel Peterson, Lauren Rocca, Anthony Ruffner, Chloe Schmidt, Celena Shearin, Madelyn Sobey, Kristen Tarr, Libbye Tellor, and our sustainability intern, Lucas Williams
Booze Crew aka team booze
Twin Powers Emily Burnham & Katie Burnham Wilkins, Gayle & Ian Chang, Bettina & Mark Coggeshall, Madison Crowell, David Dittmer, Kristen Dudenhoeffer, Jen Gigler, Roz Hakimi, Madison Hennessey, Christa Holtzclaw, Kathryn Huffman, Anne Hunt, Becky Alexiou, Tom Hurley, Travis Jacobs, Jeremy Landrey, Joslyn Lewis, Avenly Jones, Julie Kalaitzandonakes, Marie Kerl, Kara Leonard, Will Leonard, Shirley Lin, David Lineberry, Freddie Lomas, Vanessa Martin, Cheryl & Bob Miller, Kelsey & Clay Minchew, Antoine Matondo, Virginia Muller, Sarah Parks, Linda Reeder, Cathy & Kit Salter, Becca Stock, Esther Stroh & Brycen Timmons Special thanks to the brewmasters and staff at Public House, Logboat, and Rock Bridge breweries for all the tasty beer, and Peter Hofherr and the St. James Winery crew for their award-winning wines and McIntyre Hard Cider, as well as Mike Mathis of Titoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handmade Vodka and Jake Hopson of E&J Gallo, makers of New Amsterdam Gin. Cheers.
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Stage Manager Extraordinaire: Jamie Gonçalves Trophy design: Michael Marcum & Johnny Naugahyde Tech services: Mike Boles & Katrina Boles Designer: Steph Foley Additional support: Sean Brown & the rest of Columbia Access Television
Elemental
Producer: David Wilson Electronics & design: Ben Harris Puzzle Design: Jon Westhoff, Josh Oxenhandler, Gary Oxenhandler Set Design: Becca Sullinger VEnue manager: Connor Hickox Sound design: Tim Pilcher lighting design: Taylor Shaw additional help: Marty Riback, Shane Keith, Breakout Global
Transmedia
Technical Assistance: Jonathan Sessions Thanks: Caspar Sonnen, Bobby Campbell, Gary Hustwit Volunteers: Sydney Freveletti, Matthew Matlack, Muriira Mbogori, Cameron VanderTuig
Press & Publicity
Cinetic: Ryan Werner, Charlie Olsky The Beenders-Walker Group: Jo Duncan Columbia Convention & Visitors Bureau: Amy Schneider, Megan McConachie
Video Documentation Team
Tiny Attic Street Team: Matt Schacht*, Kevin Mathein*, Aaron Phillips*, Tim Pilcher*, Nathan Wright*, Ben Hedrick*, Josh Wright*, Haley Myers, Blair Johnson, Ryan Wylie, Vernée Norman* Columbia Access Television: Autumn Brown, Sean Brown, Justin Gregory, Dustin Hawkins, Patricia Holt, Molly Loethen, Megan Peterson, Scotty Wright Tyep setting: Mark Johnson & the MUTV Q&A crew THe picturehouse portrait project: Nathan Truesdell, Sam Spencer, Steve Rice, Nick Michael, Stacey Woelfel, and the MU Micro-Doc class
Photo Team
Jon Asher*, Stephen Bybee, Nate Compton, Tina Edholm, Frank Finley*, Noah Frick-Alofs*, Kate Jacobsen, Mike Krebs, Morgan Lieberman, Parker Michels-Boyce, Phoebe Mussman, Corey Ransberg
"The Cradle" Child care initiative
Thanks to Liz Cook and Kickstarter for supporting filmmaker parents and staff in such a meaningful way, the United Methodist Church of Columbia for providing space, and The Atelier children’s art studio for designing an engaging creative program
Errand Runners
David Adams, Lukas Fryer, Kathy Larison, Danielle Mueller, Alexa Nash, Peggy O’Connor, Mike Rowson*, Rena Ruth, Joan Seidel-Petralia, Joe 150
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PARKING
Michael Baker, Julian DeBerry, Sammy Fieser, Alison Hartman
THE apw thanks
Megan Gotcher, Drew Brooks, Tanner Morrell, Damon Crum, Dana Sample: our heroes at the City of CoMO; John Murray: for thousands of untold assists and kindnesses; Brad Carlson: our infinite gratitude; John Ott: myriad anchor permissions; On the Level Carpentry & Remodeling: we love you; Missouri River Relief: feats of extraordinary strength; Sound Concepts; A1 Party & Event Rental; Occam’s Hammer; Boone County Lumber; Michael Goldschmidt & his architectural design students; Bright City Lights; and – as always – Michael Bacon
Venue Stalwarts
Ragtag Cinema: Steve Ruffin, Cory McCarter, Tracy Lane showtime theater @ The Blue Note: Matt Gerding, Scott Leslie, Adam Jones, Mike Nolan Missouri Theatre: Robert Wells, Josh Reid, Chris Cullen, Evan Gentzler, Kari Napier Jesse Auditorium: Eddy Bickford, Josh Reid First Presbyterian Church: Marvin Lindsay, Betsy Garrett, Preston Turley, Lora Lee Hensel, Carla Weisner, Tom Lutz the Tiger Hotel: Glyn Laverick, Sherry Hubbard Missouri United Methodist Church: Kendall Waller, Teressa Gilbreth, Jo Lee, Nancy Cooper Rhynsburger Theatre: Brad Carlson, Joseph Lass Tonic: Mike McClung, Katie Zitco Columbia Art League: Diana Moxon, Karen Shortt-Stout breakout como: Jon Westhoff, Connor Hickox Orr Street Studios: Ivy Case, Jenn Wiggs Eastside Tavern: Sal Nuccio Rose Music Hall: Matt Gerding, Scott Leslie, Mike Nolan, Adam Jones Cafe Berlin: Eli Gay, Emily Doloning, Emily Holtzman, Dylan Martin Volunteer HQ aka “The Nest”: John and Tanner Ott, Kurt Mirtsching T/F HQ Office Palace: Jeff Rioux & Lori Thweatt for putting up with late nights, loud debates, messy hallways, and a rambunctious two months in an otherwise peaceful Corridor of Healing. And a special thanks to Frank and Samantha at Marathon Building Environments for the new furniture. T/F Box Office: Joel Sager, Hannah Reeves, Amy Meyer, Jonny Pez Party Palace: extra special thanks to Elizabeth Crawford
Special Ops
Josh Oxenhandler*, Liz Fornango*, Caitlin Campbell*, Kimberly Collier*, Kate Davenport*, Kory Kaufman*, Rebecca Meisenbach*, Richard Reuben*, Tim Sullivan, Will Fish, Alan Burdziak, Kelly Johnson, Eric Myers, Ashlee Slack, Mary Epping, Janice Seagraves, Ethan Stein, Alexis Malone, Avery Day
Volunteer HQ “Nest Keepers”
John Corn*, Amanda De La Mater*, Fan Feng, Nathan Ferguson, Sandy Gummersheimer*, Haley Hodges, Colleen Hollestelle, Lauren Schaumburg, Virginia Steiger, Raleigh Taylor*, Dina Van der Zalm
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Jesse Auditorium: Jessica Reid Missouri Theatre: Marie Schaller showtime theater @ The Blue Note: Ben Stewart The Picturehouse: Emily Tracy-Smith Rhynsburger Theatre: Morgan Buscher The Globe: Maggie Bradley Forrest Theater: Megan Clark Ragtag Cinema: Seth Lanning
Assistant Venue Captains
Jesse Auditorium: Ashley Cole, Faridah Gbadamosi, Kristin Nolan, Tyler Parton Missouri Theatre: Candice Moran, Stan Schwartz, Rob Bowling, Erin Renee Roberts SHOWTIME THEATER @ The Blue Note: Anna Guthrie, Andrea Nilosek The Picturehouse: Sara Haslag, Christine Tremblay Rhynsburger Theatre: Emily Shurtz, Orevia Vongsa The Globe: Al Cox Forrest Theater: Jeremy Howard, Eileen Level Ragtag Cinema: Betty Tweedy, Dawn Borschardt, Monica Lord, Bernie McDonald
Stage Managers
David Anderson, Tommy Callahan, Mara Coleman, Sam D’Agostino, Stephen Easterling, Sydney Harvey, Sapna Khatri, Amy Moum, Bill Oakley, Jordan Rupe Smith, Geoff Spalding, Danielle Swernofsky, Morgan Williams
Queens
PARADE MARSHAL & KING OF QUEENS: Ron Ribiat QUEEN OF QUEENS: Robin Morrison Sandy Belden, Jeff Belden, Lucy Betteridge, Kristina Bradley, Abbie Brown*, Irene Camacho Belmonte, Andrea Collette, David Conkin, Nora Dietzel*, Kelsey Forqueran, Beth Hunter*, Megan Kelly, Rochara Knight, Farrah Littlepage, Melissa MacGowan*, Carolyn Magnuson*, Susan McCullough*, Christina Roberts, Emily Rosen, Cassidy Shearrer*, Carrie Smarr, Brittany Smith, Reneise White, Amy Wittman
Ringleaders
Jason Silverman (Senior ringleader), Steven Bognar, Andy Brodie, Allison Coffelt, Charlotte Cook, Shayla Harris, Eric Allen Hatch, Nellie Killian, Donna Kozloskie, Andrew Leland, Avi Lewis, Aliza Ma, Polina Malikin, Eddie Martinez, Luke Moody, Garbiñe Ortega, Matías Piñeiro, Julia Reichert, AJ Schnack, Kyle Smith, Milton Tabbot, Naomi Walker, Steve Witzig, Stacey Woelfel, Ryan Wylie
Tech
Video Engineers: James Bond, Brian Hupke, Joaquin de la Puente, Travis Bird Projectionists: Aaron Ridenour, Tony Layson, Cassady Brown, Chris Bredenberg, Chris Simpson, Kate Bost, Ryan Gardner Smith, Sergio Andres Lobo-Navia, Steve Ruffin, Tony Kress, Emma Tomiak, Justin Dean Audio Techs: Tyler Richardson, Joy Kaplan, Jeremy Govero, Joseph 152
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SetUp/BreakDown
Crew Chiefs: Auben Galloway, Fergus Moore, Jackie Casteel, Jeff Barrow, Jody Schomaker, Justin Gregory, Marie Kerl, Matt Schacht, Michael Stroh, Vernon White, Caitlin Vore SUBD Volunteers: Naomi Ballard, Mitchell Bartle, James Borwick, Elke Boyd*, Alex Brown*, Gregory Butterfield, Michaela Cash, Casey Cottrell, Miranda Craig*, John Crane*, Michael Currier, Jacques du Plessis, Laila Farooq, Jack Flemming, Doug Freeman*, Gloria Hubbard, Art Jeffrey, Landon Jones, Sarah Justice*, Paige Kiehl, Marley Kroll, Elly Lang, Robert Langellier, Louie Markovitz, Natalie Martin, Michael McElroy*, Duane Mobley, Ghulam Murtaza, John Nichols*, Sam Parsons, Ben Reid, Julia Sachs, Benjamin Severns, Matt Shannon, Clint Shannon, Lilly Smith, Dan Steffen, John Steiger, John Eric Steiner, Hannah Strayve*, Josh Tallant, Ellen Thieme*, Virginia Trauth, Preston Williams, Adam Winzenburger, Fred Young, Keith Young*, Bob Youngquist
Presentation
Kim Dillon, John Fick, Pat Fowler, Joseph Kouba, Paige Patterson, Anna Valiavska
BOXtops
Joshua Arnett, Josh Beck*, Adam Bexten, Linda Brown, Rose Chen, Bailey Conard, Chelsea Cross, Emily Delgado, Sean Duan*, Monica Dunn, Will Fandek, Yazmin Finney, Dan Fritz*, Tiffany Greene, Katie Hathaway, Tim Lothian, Lindsay Morrison, Griffin Muli, Isaac Pasley, April Peterson-Ramey*, Woodrow Petrovic, Tawnya Rivers, Ori Rodriguez, Katie Sanchez, Yoel Sanchez, Anne Eilis Schwab, Kristi Seng, Jacob Shipley, Starla Starke, Natalie Wells, Ashlyn West, Lori Young
Theater Ops
Luliia Alieva, Olivia Apperson, Hannah Atencio, Stephanie Atkinson, Ann Baker, Jessica Ballard, Blair Baucom, Andrew Bernskoetter, Ingrid Bohnenkamp, Catherine Bohnert, Jennifer Brooks, Samantha Brown, Taylor Brundage, Jennifer Butler, Shaoyang Chen, Olivia Childs, Brent Chivington, Christian Cmehil-Warn, Claire Colby, Mikala Compton, Steffy Cooper, Patrick Covert, Megan Crawford, M.C. Cross, Allison D'Agostino, Emily Datz, Adam Debboun, Teryn Deshler, Ellen DeVoss, Ellen Diao, Sean Donovan, Andrew Douglas, Sean Duan*, Kaila Echevarria, Justin Edwards, Bizzy Emerson, Travis Ernst, Alex Fagin, Chandler Farrell, Yuan Feng, Yazmin Finney, Sydney Freveletti, Dan Fritz*, Zechang Fu, Nicole Fulcher, Marie Fulcher, Awal Geng, Ellen Goodrich, Cameron Grahl, Gabby Guerra, Kris Hake, Emma Hardy, Cole Henry, Paula Herrera, Cassidy Herring, Catherine Hoffman, Monica Hunt, Tolia Jarke*, Art Jeffrey, Emily Jennings, Yoyo Jiang, Kaylin Jones, Leo Kane, Abbie Killian, Naomi Klinge, Seunghee Lee, Hyojung Lee, Ann Lei, Cameron Leopold, Elijah Leuchtmann, Kevin Loeppke, Amanda Loeppke, Xinni Lu, John Ludwig, Gail Ludwig, Brenda Luebbert, Melissa Maddox, Audrey Marshall, David Martin, Carolyn Mathews, Kylie McCalmont, Alex McCrosky, Morgan 153
thank you McLain, Sam Menke, Kevin Meyer, Alina Morelock, Noah Myers, Jean Neely, Sara Nelson, Adam Nickel, Christine Orzechowski, Madalynn Owens*, Nila Palaniappan, Antonio Parker, Scott Perkins*, Megan Polniak, Ilinca Popescu, Kyah Probst, Minsi Qian, Monique Quayle, Sofia Ramirez, Joel Ray, Nancy Ray, Haley Reed, Robyn Ricks, Annette Robbins, Hannah Rodriguez, Audrey Roloff, Ameerah Sanders, Kat Sarafianos, Julia Schaller, Breanna Schuett, Anne Eilis Schwab, Tiffany Sciara, Caryn Scoville, Jamie Scowcroft, Guinevere Sheafer, Holly Sher, Jordan Sholtis*, Megan Smith, Lilly Smith, Beth Sperry, Kayla Stanley, Ember Stevens, Miriam Stokes, Fanxi Sun, Cody Sutton, Lydia Szymanski, Lauren Terry, Sydni Thompson, Brandy Tunmire, Rachel Urban, Maribel Urrutia, Nicholas Wallace, Taylor Warren, Caroline Watkins, Nic Weiss, Madalyn Wells, John White, Cole Wilson, Veronica Wilson, Ashley Wineland, Roman Wolfe, Nicolette Yevich, Lori Young, Keith Young*, Ning Zhan, Laura Zseleczky
Sisters and Brothers in Arms Bad capitalists: the Hittsville cabal
Early Adopters: Lorah Steiner, Cindy Sheltmire, Frank Fillo, Marie Nau Hunter, Richard King, Holly Roberson, Ron & Courtney Rottinghaus On the CircuiT: Jess Search & Beadie Finzi, Phil Engelhorn, Leah Giblin, Tine Fischer, Niklas K. Engstrom, Mads Mikkelson, Janet Pierson, Cara Cusumano, Luke Moody, Keri Putnam, Kristin Feeley, John Cardellino, Tabitha Jackson, Hussain Currimbhoy, David Courier, Eugene Hernandez, Raj Roy, Charlotte Cook, Deirdre Haj, Sadie Tillery, Nellie Killian, Mike Palmieri, Maëlle Guenegues, Thom Powers, Jaie LaPlante, Diane Weyermann, Eric Hynes, Julien Allen, Brian Gordon, Basil Tsiokas, Tom Hall, Noah Cowan & Rachel Rosen, Martijn te Pas, Artur Liebhart, Sara García, Anxo Sánchez, Anne Marie Kürstein, Sara Rüster, Meghan Monsour, Dorothy Woodend, Sarafina DiFelice, Shane Smith, Brian Ackerman, Sandi Dubowski, Genevieve DeLaurier, Dan Nuxoll, Dominic Davis, Josh Braun, Ben Braun, Jason Ishikawa, Cara Mertes, Kate McEdwards, Kate Hurwitz, Dana O’Keefe Our fest familY: Against Gravity, Ambulante, Camden, CPH: Dox, DOXA, Full Frame, Hot Docs, IDFA, IFP, Jihlava, Morelia, MOMA Fortnight, Play-Doc, RIDM, Riviera Maya, Rooftop Films, San Francisco International Film Festival, SLIFF, Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, Sheffield, Telluride & Toronto Life, love and mental stability: Polina, Zola, Leo, Iko & Galina; Arin & Hanna, the Riback/Wilson/Seddon clan, Audrey & Macuillian; Erin, Ben, Molly, & Baby Brown Bear; Libby, Marc, and Harold; Lane
Our Mission/Disclaimer
The True/False Film Fest exists to champion nonfiction filmmaking both locally and globally. Our goal is to promote art and dialogue and deepen our community's understanding of one another and the world at large. We do not select films primarily for their topic, nor do we advocate for or against the subject matter of our films. Rather, we hope to present a program that, in totality, challenges viewers to think critically about both the content of the films and their own assumptions. 154
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how to Fest There are many facets to True/False and many things that your T/F pass will do for you. In the next few pages, you can find all the details about how and when to use your pass, how to use the Q system, and what is NRT, anyway? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also find food, drinks, ATMs, bus stops and taxi stands, and learn a little bit about our efforts to be more sustainable. A quick read of our how-to section will provide you with a roadmap for a successful T/F experience. 161
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1. Where does the fest take place?
Our box office is in the Sager | Braudis Gallery, 1025 E. Walnut Street. Films screen at Jesse Auditorium, Missouri Theatre (presented by Landmark Bank), ShowtimeTheater @ The Blue Note, The Picturehouse (Missouri United Methodist Church), Rhynsburger Theatre, The Globe (First Presbyterian Church), Forrest Theater (inside the Tiger Hotel, presented by Missouri Department of Conservation), and Ragtag Cinema. For complete venue information, see pages 51-59, and for a guide to walking times between venues, see the schedule grid.
2. When is the box office open?
Wednesday, March 1, noon–8pm: Passes, Busker Bands, & Gateway packet pickup ONLY Thursday, March 2, 9am–10pm: General ticket sales & passholder pickup Friday, March 3, 9am–10pm: General ticket sales & passholder pickup Saturday, March 4, 9am–10pm: General ticket sales & passholder pickup Sunday, March 5, 9am–5pm: General ticket sales & passholder pickup Monday, March 6, 9am–6pm: Merch sales
3. What is the difference between a pass and a ticket?
A pass is a laminated badge that allows general festival access. Passes cannot be shared. A ticket is for one screening of a film and, providing you show up on time, guarantees you a seat. If you are a passholder, you must present your pass with your ticket. Tickets issued to passholders are linked to passes and are non-transferable. Passes and reserved tickets must be picked up at the T/F box office. If you are not a passholder, you may purchase individual tickets when the box office opens on Thursday, March 2. Do not lose your tickets — they are irreplaceable!
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Single film tickets are $10 at the box office or $12 at the door/Q. The closing night film ticket is $14 at the box office (includes reception), $12 at the door/Q (no reception). Student tickets are $8 at the box office for films at any venue and $8 at the Q for films at Jesse Auditorium, Missouri Theatre, and Showtime Theater at the Blue Note. Students pay $12 at the Q for all other venues. Must present a valid student ID at time of purchase. Does not include the closing night film.
5. Can I get a refund?
Refunds will NOT be given for ticket purchases at the box office.
6. Can I buy tickets at the door to a venue?
We recommend first checking at the box office to see if tickets are available. If tickets do remain, they will be sold at the box office until 15 minutes prior to the screening. After that, available tickets are sold at the venue. If a film goes NRT, empty seats will be filled at the venue via the Q system.
7. What does “NRT” mean? Why don’t you just say “Sold Out”?
NRT stands for “no reserve tickets,” and it means the tickets for a film have been purchased or reserved by passholders. Although there are no longer tickets at the box office, there is still a good chance you can get in at the door. Inevitably, some of the people who reserved tickets don’t show up, and those seats ARE available via the “Q”!
8. How does the “Q” work?
The “Q” is your chance to get in at the door of a movie for which you were unable to get an advance ticket. Beginning 60 minutes before a film, get a “Q” number from the Queen at the venue — look for the most flamboyant person you can find. (You may line up for a Q number earlier, but we won’t give them out until one hour before the film.) With your Q number, you can leave the line to grab a cup of coffee or a bite to eat instead of waiting at the venue. 15 minutes prior to the start of the film, come back to the Q and the venue staff will begin to release available seats. If there are 15 seats left, 1 through 15 in the Q will get in, etc. Don’t be late! If you return to the Q after your number is called, you may have to go to the back of the line. Passholders receive free admission; non-passholders pay at the time of admission. The Q is a fun place to be — mingling with fellow festival goers and contributing to the spirit of the fest.
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Use the Q, win a Simple pass! Recycle your Q in the Queen's Q bag at each theater, and you'll be entered in a drawing for a Simple pass for T/F 2018. Just fill out your name and email address on the back of your Q number and drop it in the bag. We draw one lucky winner every night of the fest (ThursSun) and email the winners!
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MERCHANDISE SHOW US YOUR T/F COLORS! Purchase your hoodies and goodies at the Box Office (located inside the Sager|Braudis Gallery, at 1025 E Walnut), the Missouri Theatre, and Jesse all weekend during Fest screening hours. Merch is available throughout the year at Muse Clothing, 22 South Ninth St., or at truefalse.org. Bella + Canvas is the official apparel partner and Diggit is the official apparel printing partner.
BOX OFFICE HOURS Wed 12-8pm, Thurs 9am-10pm Fri 9am-10pm, Sat 9am-10pm Sun 9am-5pm, Mon 9am-6pm
How to fest 9. What is the Gateway packet? Is it a pass?
The Gateway packet is NOT a pass but a packet of three pre-selected tickets. Gateway does not come with privileges such as picking up additional tickets at the box office or free admission via the Q. Gateway tickets cannot be exchanged. You can pick up your ticket packet starting on Wednesday, March 1, from noon to 8pm.
10. I have a Simple pass. Can I see more than 10 films?
YES! Your Simple pass provided up to 10 tickets online prior to the fest... however, during the fest you can come to the box office and request additional free tickets to any film that isn’t NRT. You can also Q for free if you don’t have a ticket for a film. As always, one ticket per film, per passholder — no duplicates.
11. I sprang for the Super or Silver Circle pass! How does the “walk-up” privilege work?
Super and Silver Circle passholders have walk-up access for any screening at Jesse Hall, Missouri Theatre, or Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note. Even without a ticket, as long as you arrive more than 10 minutes before the start of the film, you’re guaranteed admission. At smaller venues, things work differently. To be guaranteed a seat at the Picturehouse, Rhynsburger Theatre, the Forrest Theater, the Globe, or Ragtag, you must reserve tickets or get them from the box office, and arrive at least 10 minutes before showtime. If you don’t have a ticket, show up at least 15 minutes early and find the Silver Circle waiting area (hint: look for a big silver circle). As long as there are seats available, you’ll be let in ahead of the rest of the Q (but after ticket holders & PTA patrons).
12. I like films okay, but I really like music! Can I come to the concerts? Our Busker Band gets you access to all festival showcases and concerts. The band is a non-transferable wristband that comes with one film ticket voucher. The voucher can be exchanged for a hard ticket at the box office (starting on Thursday, March 2), or used in the Q for admission at any theater. The Busker Band does not grant access to pre-screening busker performances (other than the film you chose to attend), special events, or parties. If a showcase or concert reaches capacity, admission will be on a space-available basis.
13. I’m confused about event access. Who can attend what?
Jubilee & Reality Bites: no ticket required for Super Circle, Silver Circle, and Lux passholders. (Tickets are required for the films following both receptions.) Thursday Night @CTION @TONIC! party: no ticket required for Super Circle, Silver Circle, or Lux passholders. Campfire Stories: regular ticketed event. ELEMENTAL: open to all for purchase. See page 109 for more info. Filmmaker Fête: included option for Super and Silver passholders. Field Sessions, the Virtual Reality arcade, and the March March are free and open to all. For more information about events, see pages 127-142. For information about busker showcases, see pages 61-82.
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14. Where can I get my hands on merchandise?
During the festival, there is a merch store inside the T/F box office, which is open during the same hours as the box office. Merch is also for sale at the box office on Monday, March 6. Additionally, there are merch stations at Jesse Hall and the Missouri Theatre during the hours when film screenings take place in these venues. Throughout the rest of the year, T/F merchandise can be purchased through our website and at Muse Clothing (22 S. Ninth St.).
15. I’m still confused . . .
Ticketing and box office details are probably the most complex aspect of any film festival. We’ve done our best to make this understandable, but we know it may still seem a little murky. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us (boxoffice@truefalse.org) or call 573.442.TRUE (8783).
ENJOY! —T/FBO
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Sustainability True/False believes in our responsibility to future generations to do what is environmentally and socially just for our local and global community. With the help of our Green Team volunteers and our community partners, we were able to divert over 90% of our waste away from the landfill last year. Festgoers are honorary members of the Green Team, and we hope you’ll help make our 2017 festival more eco-friendly than ever before. With your help, we aim to increase that number to 95% for 2017.
Recycling We are proud to say that recycling is available at every film and event venue at the Fest. Thanks to the City of Columbia’s Solid Waste Services and Office of Sustainability, additional recycling bins and dumpsters are placed downtown, some dumpsters have been dressed up by beloved local art crew Neon Treehouse (Gabe Meyer, Brian Doss, Becca Sullinger, and Mark Steck). Fest-goers are encouraged to recycle all glass, aluminum, plastics labeled 1-7, and paper products. We encourage you to pay extra attention to what you’re tossing out. Did you know most to-go coffee cup lids are recyclable? As are plastic bottle caps if screwed on at the time of disposal. Composting For the second year in a row, True/False will be placing compost bins throughout downtown to collect food waste from fest-goers in our high-traffic events and from kitchens of seven local restaurants. Last year, 1,300 lbs. of food waste was donated to Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture to be turned into nutrient-rich compost used to grow local produce. Help us reach our 2017 goal of 2,000 lbs. by keeping an eye out for our compost bins at the Jubilee, Reality Bites, Filmmaker Fête, and the Closing Night Reception. Transportation
True/False is a centrally located, walkable, bikeable, mass-transit-accessible Fest. Out-of-town guests are encouraged to rent bikes from local shops; GetAbout Columbia has provided additional bike parking racks. Bike riders can stop by our convenient bike check station for free tune-ups, safety tips, and inspections compliments of Walt’s Bike Shop. Don’t forget public transit! T/F has teamed up with COMO Connect to provide free public transportation on city buses during the weekend as well as on special T/F routes. For the 2017 Festival, COMO Connect has dedicated its new Zero Emission, 100% battery-powered buses to cover the downtown loop.
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Solar Energy
This year, True/False is introducing solar power to our sustainability lineup. Thanks to Silverfork Electrical Services, solar panels will collect and convert enough energy to assist with powering our lighting, amps, and projectors in the new Ninth Street closure (located between the Missouri and Picturehouse Theaters).
Water
Don’t forget to bring your refillable bottle. Water stations will be offered at most venues, courtesy of Ecowater Systems.
Green Printing
True/False and our printing partner Modern Litho use the most eco-friendly products and practices in the creation of our printed materials. The program you’re holding is printed on paper produced from post-consumer fiber using vegetable-oil-based ink with 71% bio–renewable content. Additionally, renewable energy credits equal to 100% of the electricity used to print this program were purchased through AmerenUE’s Pure Power Program.
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navigating T/F WALKING
Old-fashioned traipsing is definitely doable and recommended, as the most far-flung venues in the T/F footprint — Jesse to the south and the Showtime Theater at the Blue Note to the north — are roughly half a mile apart, or about 10 minutes’ walk. For all venue walking times, reference the schedule grid insert.
BIKING Pedal power will get you around the festival quickly and easily while avoiding parking headaches and keeping the air cleaner. There are lots of places to park your bike; look for the bike corrals at some of the busier downtown intersections. Need a bike? Rent one at Walt’s Bike Shop (573.886.9258). Walt’s Bike Shop will offer a free bike inspection and tune-up station at Ninth and Cherry, Friday through Sunday from 10 to 6.
TAXI Hail a taxi from any of the taxi stands located throughout downtown. The locations are marked on the map on the inside back cover. Call ahead to Taxi Terry’s (573.441.1414) or 5 Star Taxi (573.449.7827). PARKING There are several parking garages within walking distance of True/False venues, as well as ample on-street, metered parking throughout downtown (most meters have a two-hour limit). Meters are free after 7pm and all day on Sunday. Parking in city-owned downtown garages is free after 6pm on weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday. The 10th and Cherry garage is restricted to permit-only parking from the third level up; the restriction is only in place Thursday and Friday of the fest before 6pm. Select spaces in lower levels of the Short Street garage are available for metered parking during all of T/F 2017. TAKE THE BUS
All pass and ticket holders can ride any CoMO Connect route for free during the fest (Thursday through Sunday). On those days, CoMO Connect will run a special T/F route (will say “T/F LOOP" on the front) in addition to their normal downtown loop: the T/F bus stops near all T/F venues (total loop time: 20 minutes) and the downtown bus makes a wider loop that includes the University of Missouri and Stephens College campuses (total loop time: 30 minutes). Look for the T/F banner on the side of the bus. The T/F route can be found on the map on the inside back cover.
T/F Loop
Downtown Loop
Thursday, March 2: 3pm–1:30am Friday, March 3: 9am–1:30am Saturday, March 4: 9am–1:30am Sunday, March 5: 9am–1:30am
Thursday, March 2: 6:30am–8pm Friday, March 3: 6:30am–8pm Saturday, March 4: 10:00am–8pm
Track the CoMO Connect buses in real time using the CoMO Connect app or by visiting www.CoMOConnect.org to see where the bus is at any given time. Lifts Courtesy of University Subaru (Super & Silver Circle and Guest passholders only)
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RESTAURANT GUIDE
We encourage our patrons to support the restaurants who support T/F. All of our recommended restaurants are also on the map inside the back cover of the program. Numbers here correspond with the numbers on the map.
Breakfast
Coffee
Drinks
31 11ELEVEN 1111 E. Broadway • 573.818.6207 Modern world bistro: Columbia’s premier dining experience. 7 days a week, 6am 11pm
32 ADDISON’S AMERICAN GRILL 709 Cherry St. • 573.256.1995 Wide variety of entrées, inventive appetizers, and a latenight happy hour. Mon - Sat, 11am 1:30am, kitchen open until midnight; Sun, 11am - midnight
33 BILLIARDS ON BROADWAY 514 E. Broadway • 573.449.0116 Great place for Missouri beer, famous Billiards burgers, and fresh-cut fries. Mon Sat opens at 11am; Sun at noon
34 BROADWAY BREWERY 816 E. Broadway • 573.443.2742 Hand-crafted libations accompanied by local organic pub platters. Mon, 4pm 1:30am; Tue - Sat, 11am - 1:30am; Sun, 9:30am - 2pm brunch (open until 12)
10 CAFE BERLIN 220 N. Tenth St. • 573.441.0400 Everyday for good food. Best breakfast in town, hands down. Breakfast, 8am - 2pm daily; Bar/ Music, Mon - Sat 5pm - late
35 CANDY FACTORY 701 E. Cherry St. • 573.443.8222 Makers of fine chocolates,
Quick Eats
Composting
fudge, caramels and other confections since 1974. Mon - Fri, 9:30am - 6pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun Closed
36 CHIPOTLE 306 S. Ninth St. • 573.875.6622 Burritos, tacos, and more. Food with integrity. Daily 10:45am - 10pm
37 CRAFT BEER CELLAR 111 S. 9th St., #10 • 573.449.0242 Featuring Columbia’s largest selection of craft beer, cider and spirits! T/F specials every day with BOSS TACO available to grab-n-go between films. Open noon til midnight through T/F. Special Saturday Logboat Beer Brunch starting at 11am.
38 FLAT BRANCH PUB & BREWING 115 S. Fifth St. • 573.449.0400 Microbrewed beer and pub grub. 7 days a week, 11am - 12am
39 GLENN’S CAFE 29 S. Eighth St. • 573.447.7100 Southern comfort food. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Mon-Thu, 7am - 11pm; Fri & Sat, 7am - 2am; Sun Brunch, 10:30am - 11pm
40 GUMBY’S PIZZA 1201 E. Broadway • 573.874.8629 Pizza, beer, & wings. Mon - Wed, 11am - 2am; Thu Sat, 11am - 3am; Sun 11am - 1am
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114 S. Ninth St. • 573.239.8995 Craft doughnuts made from scratch. Love your craft. 7 days a week, 6am - 2pm
1111 E. Broadway • 573.875.7000 Raising the bar: Cocktails, small plates, and desserts overlooking the city. Open at 4pm daily.
42 INTERNATIONAL TAP HOUSE
49 ROOM 38 RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
308 S. 9th St. • 573.443.1401 iTap is a craft & international beer bar with 59 rotating drafts, 500 bottles, wine, and whisky. T/F Hours: Thu, 1pm - 1am; Fri, 12pm-1am; Sat - Sun, 11am - 1am
43 KALDI'S COFFEE (official coffee sponsor)
38 N. Eighth St. • 573.449.3838 Modern global cuisine in a sophisticated contemporary setting. Mon - Sat, 11am - 1:30am; full menu served until 10pm; Sun 10am - 3pm
50 SHAKESPEARE’S PIZZA
29 S. Ninth St. • 573.874.2566 Freshly roasted coffee & espresso, breakfast, lunch, dinner, & bakery. Mon - Fri, 6am - 10pm; Sat - Sun, 7am - 10pm
220 S. Eighth St. • 573.449.2454 Many flatteringly regard us as Columbia's finest. Sun - Thu, 11am - 10pm; Fri - Sat, 11am - 11pm; Pizza by the slice Mon Fri, 11am - 1:30pm
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51 SPARKY’S ICE CREAM
28 S. Ninth St. • 573.817.5616 Columbia's ONLY vegetarian kitchen with healthy, local, organic meals, fresh juices and smoothies. Mon - Sat, 8am 8pm; Sun 8am - 5pm
21 S. Ninth St. • 573.443.7400 Didn't think you could put that in ice cream? They did it anyway. 7 days a week, 11:30am - 11pm
45 NOURISH CAFE & MARKET 1201 E. Broadway • 573.818.2240 Organic. Locally sourced. Nutrient-dense. Full menu is gluten, soy, corn, and refinedsugar free. Mon - Fri, 10am - 8pm; Sat 8am - 8pm; Sun 8am - 2:30pm
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52 SYCAMORE 800 E. Broadway • 573.874.8090 Cozy, sophisticated venue, locally sourced New American fare, extensive cocktail list, craft beers, wine, local art. Special Fest hours: Lunch Mon - Sun, 11am 2pm; Dinner Mon - Sat, 5pm - 10pm; Bar Thu - Sat 'til midnight
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909 Cherry St. • 573.874.9925 Pizza by the slice, delivery, order online at pizzatreepizza.com. Sun - Wed, 11am 10pm; Thu - Sat, 11am - 2am
820 E. Broadway • 573.441.8355 Hot and happening gallery, bar, and bistro. Mon Sat, 11am - 1:30am; Sun, 11am - midnight
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54 UPRISE BAKERY
110 Orr St. Ste. 101 • 573.777.9980 Gluten-free, allergen-friendly bakery and café dedicated to speciality diets of all variety. Mon, Wed, Thu, 8am - 6:30pm; Fri, 8am - 6pm/9pm First Fridays; Sat, 10am - 2pm; closed Sun/Tues
10 Hitt St. Bread, pastry, soup, salad, sandwich, espresso, beer, wine, whiskey. Special Fest hours: counter open Mon - Wed, 6:30am - 8pm; Thu - Sat, 6:30am - 10:30pm; Sun 8am - 8pm; Bar open daily until 1am (12am Sun)
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Inside the Missouri Theatre and Jesse Auditorium Lobbies • 573.771.9060 Muffins, whole fruit, box lunches, desserts, beverages. MO Theatre Fri, 1 - 10pm; Sat, 9am - 10pm; Sun, 9am - 4pm
505 Cherry St. • 573.442.7281 Local, organic ingredients with a classic French flair. Mon - Fri, 11am - 2pm; Mon - Sat, 5pm - 10pm; Sun, 5pm - 9pm
Elsewhere in Columbia:
COMO GOPO 165 E. Hoedown • 573.767.0083 Como Gopo is Columbia flavor put inside gourmet popcorn. Thu Fri 10am - 6pm; Sat 10am - 4pm
Enjoy these other Fest-supporting restaurants (not on the map).
BARRED OWL BUTCHER & Table 47 E. Broadway • 573.442.9323 Seasonal, locally sourced restaurant and bar specializing in whole-animal butchery, house-made charcuterie and craft cocktails. Kitchen open Tue - Sat, 4pm - 10pm; Bar open later
HOUSE OF CHOW 2101 W. Broadway. Crossroads Shopping Center • 573.445.8800 Traditional Chinese with a modern twist, since 1981. Mon - Fri, 11am - 2pm; 4:30pm - 9:30pm; Sat, 11am - 9:30pm; Sun, 12am - 9pm
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16 Mineralogy 17 Cool White 18 All That Is Possible Is Real 19 The Tunnel 20 9th Street Closure 21 Parklet 22 The Great Wall
02 Jesse Auditorium 03 Missouri Theatre 04 Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note
05 The Picturehouse 06 Rhynsburger Theatre 07 The Globe 08 Forrest Theater 09 Ragtag Cinema
SYNAPSES
23 Little Chapel @ The Picturehouse
24 Elemental (Breakout CoMo)
MUSIC VENUES
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Cafe Berlin Eastside Tavern Landmark Bank Courtyard Hitt Records Missouri United Methodist Church Sanctuary 15 Rose Music Hall
Events
25 Bingham Gallery @
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10 Cafe Berlin 26 Boone County Courthouse Square
restaurants Numbers listed on the Restaurant Guide, pages 174-175
27 Columbia Art League 28 Corner Playhouse 29 Orr Street Studios 30 Tonic
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