Columbia, Missouri—With equally deep senses of loss and pride, the Ragtag Film Society shares the news that our long-time, visionary film programmer, Chris Boeckmann, is leaving the organization and moving on to new adventures. We will miss his exceptional talent and voice as a programmer, his thoughtfulness as a writer and critic, and his kindness … Continued
There persists an enduring faith in the capacity of cinema to close chasms, to transport audiences – not just temporally or geographically, but to bring them closer to another way of life – and (ideally) express the things that cannot be said so well as they can be seen. To whatever extent this can be … Continued
The current crisis regarding COVID-19 and the ever-evolving pandemic is one Ragtag Film Society (RFS) takes seriously. Our leadership team worked closely with the City/County health department while making the decision to continue with the 2020 Festival. The health department reviewed the countries of origin of all official festival guests and determined that, at that … Continued
Ragtag Film Society is excited to announce the launch of the inaugural year of PRISM during the 2020 True/False Film Fest. This new initiative spotlights 15 U.S.-based filmmakers from underrepresented communities who are evolving the language of creative nonfiction cinema. The selected artists will be joined by a critic-in-residence, three established filmmakers who will lead … Continued
True/False Film Fest, a project of the Ragtag Film Society, considers safety a priority and is taking precautions as recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While there are no active cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state and Missouri is currently at a lower risk than other places in the … Continued
Upon purchase of a Gateway Packet, you’ll be able to reserve one ticket to three films or three tickets to one film (or a combo of those two options). Please note that if you purchase more than one packet at a time, the system requires all packet selections to be the same. If you would … Continued
Columbia, Missouri — The True/False Film Fest is proud to announce its 2020 slate of 38 new feature films and 25 new short films. These films were selected from roughly 1,100 submissions and hundreds more scouted from festivals around the world. Unfolding from March 5-8, 2020 in Columbia, Missouri, the festival highlights works demonstrating exemplary … Continued
TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST ANNOUNCES 2020 TRUE VISION HONOREES, NEITHER/NOR FOCUS, AND TRUE LIFE FUND RECIPIENT Columbia, Missouri — The True/False Film Fest is announcing the first round of film programming for its 17th edition, taking place March 5-8, 2020. Bill and Turner Ross, directors of Blood Nose, Empty Pockets, will receive this year’s True Vision … Continued
When we began considering key art for this year, we envisioned a card not found in the traditional tarot deck: Foresight. To pull this off, we turned to our past, collaborating anew with designer and art director Erik Buckham and illustrator Akiko Stehrenberger, whom we last worked with back in 2015. Diving deep into divination, … Continued
Each year, True/False brings a multitude of talented visual artists from near and far to reinvent venues and transform downtown during the four-day Fest. This year’s theme, FORESIGHT, speaks to our age-old desire for precognition, to see what’s just around the corner. We’ve asked visual artists to show the future that resides within us all, … Continued
