Ahead of the 2024 Fest, where we will bring people from around the world together in community, we want to assert our position in support of a ceasefire in Palestine.

Ahead of the 2024 Fest, where we will bring people from around the world together in community, we want to assert our position in support of a ceasefire in Palestine. True/False stands firmly in solidarity with liberation for the people of Palestine, Palestinian filmmakers, and all artists whose work illuminates in the face of violence … Continued

True/False 2024 Music Preview

True/False Music is excited to share a sneak preview of the 2024 lineup. Going into the weekend before our full slate announce (January 31, mark your calendars!), these artists are a small sampling of the over 40 artists that we’ll host during the festival. True/False Music is excited to share a sneak preview of the … Continued

Show Me True/False 2024

In the first of its programming announcements from the 2024 film slate, True/False Film Fest is thrilled to share the fourth annual Show Me True/False title, Girls State, which recently held its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. After its remaining Sundance screenings, the film’s next stop will be at the 21st annual … Continued

Blue Note Dance Party 2024: MATERIA

We’re thrilled to announce the triumphant return of Materia to True/False. You might remember this STL-based collective from last year’s @ction party, in which they elevated our annual dance party to an all-out rave. This year, they take center stage at The Blue Note on Friday night, integrating modern house, techno rap, and breakbeat into … Continued

THE HUMAN PARADOX

The True/False 2024 poster takes us on a winding journey of outstretched hands and open doors.  This year’s theme embraces the contradiction of True/False. The Fest exists to carve out space for nuance and complexity. With this theme, we attempt to hold multiple conflicting ideas at once and interrogate whether there can ever be one … Continued

True/False Programming Team for 2024

We’re excited to announce our programming team for the 2024 Fest. Khaula Malik and Eynar Pineda will be joining as Film Programmers working with Artistic Director Chloé Trayner on the film lineup. Both Khaula and Eynar have previously worked with T/F in our Curation team and Hospitality team, respectively, and have demonstrated their commitment to … Continued

2024 ARTIST RESIDENCY

True/False Film Fest is launching a new artist residency program aimed at emerging and mid-career artists. The five week virtual residency will culminate in an in-person exhibition of work from the selected artists at the 2024 festival. True/False has a long history of creating environments where visual artists can work together with its community of … Continued

ROUGH CUT RETREAT ANNOUNCES 2023 PROJECTS & MENTORS

(San Francisco, California/Columbia, Missouri) – Catapult Film Fund and True/False Film Fest today announced the selected films and mentors for their eighth annual Rough Cut Retreat, a summer gathering that immerses underserved filmmakers and industry mentors in a deeply creative retreat space. This year’s retreat will take place July 23-27 at Shire in the Woods … Continued

FOND FAREWELL TO CO-CUSTODIAN

Columbia, Missouri—Following the high-spirited conclusion of its 20th annual True/False Film Fest, the Ragtag Film Society announces the departure of Co-Executive Director Barbie Banks. Alongside Arin Liberman, Banks has been Co-Executive Director, commonly referred to as “Co-Custodian”, since June of 2020. Banks departs RFS at the end of March to start a new role with … Continued

TRUE/FALSE ANNOUNCES 2023 LINEUP

The True/False Film Fest is proud to announce its full slate of 33 new feature films and 25 new short films. These films were selected from roughly 1,200 submissions and hundreds more scouted from festivals around the world. Unfolding March 2-5, 2023 in Columbia, Missouri, the festival highlights bold cinematic visions from filmmakers experimenting with … Continued