Official T/F 2012 Schedule

The Eastside Tavern hosts a kick-off show featuring Hott Lunch, Catacombz and Enemy Airship.

Our second annual fancypants gala at the Missouri Theatre, including a special screening.

Shot over a period of years, this film follows Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei as he finds creative paths to rebellion against an oppressive system

A true-life thriller shot in Cairo during the Arab Spring brings us into the middle of the resistance

True Vision honoree Victor Kossakovsky’s first documentary immerses us in the lives of Russian farmers

The latest from Nikolaus Geyrhalter, director of Our Daily Bread (2005): a secret tour of Europe after dark

Charmed performances by Cindy Woolf, Bramble and Les Trois Coups.

Mojo’s hosts a showcase featuring: Bassdrum of Death, Jerusalem and the Starbaskets, and Ming Donkey One-Man Band. Doors at 8pm. Show at 10pm. Free for Super Circle and Silver Circle passholders, $5 for other passholders, $8 general admission.

Satirist and adventurer Mads Brügger (Red Chapel) shows how easy it is to become a diamond-smuggling African diplomat

Sample tasty appetizers from Columbia's finest restaurants in the Missouri Theatre lobby.

Meet the family with the mostest: a couple that wants to build the biggest house in America

Morgan Spurlock takes us inside the superhero, fantasy, & sci-fi spectacle that is the San Diego Comic Convention

Six filmmakers show that the past is not dead at all, but still flopping around.

Romance blooms for a Polish boy in Argentina

SNEAK PREVIEW The tensions of tradition and modernity are explored in this look at the lives of the Totona people of Mexico

The latest from Nikolaus Geyrhalter, director of Our Daily Bread (2005): a secret tour of Europe after dark

SNEAK PREVIEW For a couple of young Italians, summer is a never-ending, languid idyll

Eight junkies in search of a fix

Inspired by the Pixies’ meditation on the divine (and toxic sludge), we spotlight eight shorts that illustrate a fragile hold on life

SNEAK PREVIEW The embattled developer of the Ground Zero mosque just wants to build a community center—so why all the fuss?

The directors of Jesus Camp find hazy beauty and tenacious locals in Motor City

Join us at the Odd Fellows Lodge as eight filmmakers gather around a "campfire" to swap tales of the scene that got away

Graphic designer Erik Buckham, who created the T/F 2012 poster, talks about his career influencing the masses by designing posters for David Fincher and Spike Jonze movies to Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, The Art of the Steal, Bombay Beach, and many more.

Film music drives audience emotions, and individual scenes can be defined by a particular song or music cue. Essential as it is, film music is often under budgeted and misunderstood. This conversation with Music Supervisors Joe Rudge and Kate Urcioli will explore effective tactics for finding a film’s sound as well as the practical realities for licensing source material. This event is free and open to the public.

T/F 2012 features some of the most unforgettable children in recent documentary memory. In a self-conscious world fueled by social media, how does one coax natural “performances” from subjects? These directors share stories and lessons learned.

The festival's signature kickoff parade through the streets of Columbia. All are welcome to watch and participate. Dress up as robots or wear a tinfoil hat! It's free!

Berlin Theater brings together festival favorites Pearl and the Beard, Toughcats and Malone

The now-legendary Friday night party held at a downtown nightclub, featuring DJ’s from DC’s legendary Fatback party

Rodriguez’s music emboldened apartheid-era South Africa before he disappeared in a swirl of mystery

2012 True Life Fund Film. Filmmaker Lee Hirsch makes the bullying epidemic in American schools intensely personal, demonstrating how, for some kids, mere survival can be a daily battle

Meet the family with the mostest: a couple that wants to build the biggest house in America

Morgan Spurlock takes us inside the superhero, fantasy, & sci-fi spectacle that is the San Diego Comic Convention

Satirist and adventurer Mads Brügger (Red Chapel) shows how easy it is to become a diamond-smuggling African diplomat

See America's favorite documentary game show, as you decide whether films are true or false

Falling down stand-up comedy from Johnny St. John and Dan Friesen + friends

SNEAK PREVIEW For a couple of young Italians, summer is a never-ending, languid idyll

Eight junkies in search of a fix

Romance blooms for a Polish boy in Argentina

SNEAK PREVIEW The embattled developer of the Ground Zero mosque just wants to build a community center—so why all the fuss?

True Vision honoree Victor Kossakovsky’s first documentary immerses us in the lives of Russian farmers

Inspired by the Pixies’ meditation on the divine (and toxic sludge), we spotlight eight shorts that illustrate a fragile hold on life

The latest from Nikolaus Geyrhalter, director of Our Daily Bread (2005): a secret tour of Europe after dark

An hour-long “screening” of unforgettable audio stories, presented by the Third Coast fest in Chicago.

Six filmmakers show that the past is not dead at all, but still flopping around.

SNEAK PREVIEW The embattled developer of the Ground Zero mosque just wants to build a community center—so why all the fuss?

SNEAK PREVIEW The tensions of tradition and modernity are explored in this look at the lives of the Totona people of Mexico

The directors of Jesus Camp find hazy beauty and tenacious locals in Motor City

Shot over a period of years, this film follows Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei as he finds creative paths to rebellion against an oppressive system

A true-life thriller shot in Cairo during the Arab Spring brings us into the middle of the resistance

Straightforward reportage packed with “just the facts, ma’am” has long dominated the world of documentary and television journalism. But more and more filmmakers are attacking reality with sideways blows, immersing us in strange worlds that can’t be reduced to broadcast convention. See how the new guard approaches “the news.” 

It’s no secret that revolutionary new cameras have transformed the way documentaries are made, but there’s no substitute for a perceptive artist behind the lens. In True Vision award winner Victor Kossakovsky’s formulation, filmmakers who utilize instinct and intuition can “provide viewers with new impressions they never had before.”

One of the most skilled editors working in documentary, Pedro Kos (The Island President), shares his insights.

The second-annual mad dash through the streets of downtown Columbia.

Free-wheeling raconteur Speed Levitch, featured in the film "The Cruise," accompanied by aide-de-camp Gabriel Williams, gives us a free tour of Columbia that introduces us to a city we didn't know existed. Starts from the T/F Box Office.

Free-wheeling raconteur Speed Levitch, featured in the film "The Cruise," accompanied by aide-de-camp Gabriel Williams, gives us a free tour of Columbia that introduces us to a city we didn't know existed. Starts from the T/F Box Office.

PS:Gallery, on Walnut Street, hosts this year's banquet in honor of our visiting filmmakers, catered by Sycamore.

Stomp out a day's documentaries at Mojo’s with Believers, Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship?, Dark Dark Dark and Cassie Morgan.

Welcome back Run On Sentence and introduce festival newcomers Nick Jaina and Busman's Holiday.