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Rhynsburger Theatre
The Measure of All Things
Film75 min9 - 10:15amNRTThe Measure of All Things
A mashup of film, performance and live music tells the surprisingly poignant stories behind The Guinness Book of World Records. Presented by Aggregate -
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Dollars & Donuts
Conversation60 min9 - 10amDollars & Donuts
Are we in a new age of digital proliferation or have the reports of traditional distribution’s death been highly exaggerated? -
True Life Run
Other60 min9 - 10amTrue Life Run
A bright-and-early tradition at T/F, the True Life Run challenges all runners and walkers to start Saturday with a mad dash through the streets of downtown Columbia. Presented by Columbia Orthopaedic Group.
9:30am
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Missouri Theatre
Meru
Film92 min9:30 - 11:02amNRTMeru
World-class cinematography highlights the quest of three men to climb what may be the hardest mountain in the world. -
The Picturehouse
Maidan
Film133 min9:30 - 11:43amNRTMaidan
Brick by brick, in stunning long shots, master filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa shows the swelling surge of revolutionary spirit in Kiev’s Maidan Square. -
The Globe
Those Who Feel the Fire Burning
Film72 min9:30 - 10:42amThose Who Feel the Fire Burning
This poetic work soars high following the lives of refugees who make their way to the beckoning lands of Europe.
9:45am
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Cornell Hall
The Chinese Mayor
Film86 min9:45 - 11:11amNRTThe Chinese Mayor
An ambitious mayor from Datong, China goes to great lengths to turn his city into a major tourist attraction. -
The Vimeo Theater at The Blue Note
Almost There
Film93 min9:45 - 11:18amNRTAlmost There
Artist Peter Anton’s rickety home is in shambles. What secrets does it house?
10:00am
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Geology
I Am the People
Film110 min10 - 11:50amNRTI Am the People
In the midst of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian-French director stumbles upon a family far from Tahrir Square, whose lives are perched between donkeys and satellite dishes. -
Forrest Theater
Heaven Knows What
Film93 min10 - 11:33amNRTHeaven Knows What
Young love grows like weeds amidst the bleakness of New York’s street kids community. Based on an unpublished memoir by recovering addict Arielle Holmes, who also stars. -
Odd Fellows Lodge
Century of the Self
Film240 min10 - 2pmNRTCentury of the Self
Edward Bernays tapped his uncle Sigmund Freud’s insights to create modern advertising and public relations, redefining life in the 20th century. -
Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Arthouse to Statehouse
Other75 min10 - 11:15amArthouse to Statehouse
Emily Verellen of the Fledgling Fund takes on Ferguson Firsthand as a unique transmedia case study and invites crowd participation in strategizing how that project will find its audience, from the arthouse to the statehouse.
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12:15pm
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Missouri Theatre
The Look of Silence
Film98 min12:15 - 1:53pmNRTThe Look of Silence
One man’s search for the men who murdered his brother. True Life Fund Film. Presented by The Crossing -
The Vimeo Theater at The Blue Note
Rules of the Game
Film106 min12:15 - 2:01pmNRTRules of the Game
A bittersweet, sometimes hilarious look at a French employment agency that mentors the young and marginalized.
12:30pm
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Cornell Hall
Cartel Land
Film98 min12:30 - 2:08pmNRTCartel Land
Jaw-dropping footage highlights this character study from the dark heart of the drug wars. -
Forrest Theater
Arena of Life (N/N shorts)
Short80 min12:30 - 1:50pmNRTArena of Life (N/N shorts)
Bogdan Dziworski’s dazzling films feature circus performers, world-class ski jumpers, and an agile, enigmatic, armless man. Screens as a part of Neither/Nor sidebar. Neither/Nor is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences -
Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Invasion
Film93 min12:30 - 2:03pmNRTInvasion
Panama’s invisible history surfaces to counteract all you know about the dethroning of tyrant Manuel Noriega. US Premiere Co-Presented with Miami International Film Festival -
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Living Rough
Conversation75 min12:30 - 1:45pmLiving Rough
Films that observe life on the street operate in a tricky space. Is it ethnographic investigation, an attempt at social justice or the privileged exploiting the disenfranchised?
1:00pm
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The Picturehouse
Something Better To Come
Film99 min1 - 2:39pmNRTSomething Better To Come
Life at the margins: director Hanna Polak documented Yula from ages 10 to 24, as she grew up in a Moscow landfill. -
Geology
Best of Enemies
Film87 min1 - 2:27pmNRTBest of Enemies
As the culture wars of 1968 played out nightly on TV, conservative William F. Buckley and liberal Gore Vidal sparred, contentiously, sometimes maliciously. -
Big Ragtag
Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait
Film92 min1 - 2:32pmNRTSilvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait
In the YouTube era, a Syrian exile begins an intense exchange with a young Kurdish filmmaker on the front lines.
2:00pm
2:30pm
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The Globe
Brush With Fame (shorts)
Short71 min2:30 - 3:41pmNRTBrush With Fame (shorts)
Seven short films frame celebrity and its discontents: “Let the conversation begin.” -
The Art Ramble
Other30 min2:30 - 3pmThe Art Ramble
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.
2:45pm
3:00pm
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The Vimeo Theater at The Blue Note
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Film105 min3 - 4:45pmNRTTales of the Grim Sleeper
With a measured outrage and the power of a hard-boiled thriller, Tales uncloaks a serial killer who hid for decades. -
Forrest Theater
Those Who Feel the Fire Burning
Film72 min3 - 4:12pmNRTThose Who Feel the Fire Burning
This poetic work soars high following the lives of refugees who make their way to the beckoning lands of Europe. -
Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
TRANSMEDIA LIVE!
Synapses75 min3 - 4:15pmNRTTRANSMEDIA LIVE!
Join transmedia artists/journalists/storytellers Elaine Sheldon (Hollow), Oscar Raby (The Assent) and Dan Archer (Ferguson Firsthand) as they guide us into uncharted territory. -
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Art History
Conversation75 min3 - 4:15pmArt History
Historical nonfiction presents an array of challenges for filmmakers looking to push the form forward. How does one engage the past to elucidate the present?
3:15pm
3:30pm
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Missouri Theatre
Going Clear
Film120 min3:30 - 5:30pmNRTGoing Clear
A bonkers piece of pop journalism from 2008 True Vision Award winner Alex Gibney, Going Clear takes us inside Scientology and its bizarre melding of psychology, celebrity worship and sci-fi. -
Geology
Invasion
Film93 min3:30 - 5:03pmNRTInvasion
Panama’s invisible history surfaces to counteract all you know about the dethroning of tyrant Manuel Noriega. US Premiere Co-Presented with Miami International Film Festival -
Odd Fellows Lodge
You Can't Get There From Here (shorts)
Short79 min3:30 - 4:49pmNRTYou Can't Get There From Here (shorts)
Restless souls seek refuge (or a way out) in this collection of tenderly evocative films. -
Big Ragtag
Through and Through (N/N)
Film90 min3:30 - 5pmNRTThrough and Through (N/N)
Grzegorz Królikiewicz's bold and startling 1973 debut examines a famous 1933 trial using psychodramatic techniques. Screens as a part of Neither/Nor sidebar. Neither/Nor is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
4:00pm
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The Picturehouse
Tea Time
Film70 min4 - 5:10pmNRTTea Time
For six decades, a group of ladies have gathered once a month for decadent cakes and high tea, offering us insight into friendship, age, and class politics in Chile. North American Premiere co-sponsored with Miami International Film Festival -
Filmmaker Fete
Reception120 min4 - 6pmFilmmaker Fete
Our annual banquet in honor of our visiting filmmakers. Hosted annually by our friends at PS:Gallery, featuring artful culinary delights courtesy of Sycamore. Featuring local Missouri wine and sparkling wine courtesy of Missouri Wines.
5:00pm
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Forrest Theater
I Am the People
Film110 min5:30 - 7:20pmNRTI Am the People
In the midst of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian-French director stumbles upon a family far from Tahrir Square, whose lives are perched between donkeys and satellite dishes. -
Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Jeff, Embrace Your Past
Film77 min5:30 - 6:47pmNRTJeff, Embrace Your Past
Visionary art provocateur Jeff Koons and outsiders from an English mental hospital are captured in their artistic prime. Plays with short: Abandoned Goods
5:45pm
6:00pm
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Cornell Hall
Bitter Lake
Film138 min6 - 8:18pmNRTBitter Lake
On February 14, 1945 an American president and a Saudi sheikh made a deal on a warship and decided the destiny of the world. True Vision film. Presented by Restoration Eyecare -
Odd Fellows Lodge
Field Niggas
Film60 min6 - 7pmNRTField Niggas
This frenetic, forbidding film rewards viewers willing to fully immerse with a beautiful, never-before-seen portrait of life at Lexington and 125th in Harlem. -
Big Ragtag
Secret Screening Blue
Film94 min6 - 7:34pmNRTSecret Screening Blue
A film about greed, gullibility and how we value human life.
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Missouri Theatre
(T)ERROR
Film94 min6:30 - 8:04pmNRT(T)ERROR
An ex-convict-turned-FBI-informant gets in deep, trying to ensnare Muslims with terrorist leanings. -
Geology
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Film87 min6:30 - 7:57pmNRTThe Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Billionaire Robert Durst’s life has been full of death and loss. Is he the unluckiest man in the world? Or the luckiest?
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Forrest Theater
Almost There
Film93 min8:30 - 10:03pmNRTAlmost There
Artist Peter Anton’s rickety home is in shambles. What secrets does it house? -
Odd Fellows Lodge
Western
Film93 min8:30 - 10:03pmNRTWestern
Imminent threats loom like storm clouds over a pair of towns on opposite sides of the Rio Grande. -
Big Ragtag
Life According to Ohad
Film80 min8:30 - 9:50pmNRTLife According to Ohad
Family dinner is never easy for Ohad, an estranged animal rights activist who hasn’t seen eye to eye with his parents in many years.
9:00pm
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Geology
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Film102 min9 - 10:42pmNRTWhat Happened, Miss Simone?
Singer Nina Simone fought back demons to become one of her era’s most electrifying performers and a civil rights icon. -
Cafe Berlin
Toast/False Saturday Showcase
Concert240 min9 - 1amToast/False Saturday Showcase
Yes Ma’am, Paul Rucker, and El Haru Kuroi span the globe culturally from early jazz and ragtime to the melodies of South America and rhythms of Africa. Doors at 8:30pm. Free for Busker Band, Super Circle, Silver Circle, Lux, and Juggernaut passholders, $7 general admission. -
Saturday Sanctuary Concert
Concert120 min9 - 11pmSaturday Sanctuary Concert
The Como Mamas and Anonymous Choir will show us why builders of yore designed sanctuaries to be vast open spaces allowing voices to sound as if they were descending from heaven.
9:15pm
9:30pm
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Missouri Theatre
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Film132 min9:30 - 11:42pmNRTKurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
The most gifted songwriter of his generation left a treasure trove of drawings, journals and demo tapes, all brought gloriously to life by 2007 T/F True Vision winner Brett Morgen. -
Cornell Hall
Going Clear
Film120 min9:30 - 11:30pmNRTGoing Clear
A bonkers piece of pop journalism from 2008 True Vision Award winner Alex Gibney, Going Clear takes us inside Scientology and its bizarre melding of psychology, celebrity worship and sci-fi. -
The Vimeo Theater at The Blue Note
Gimme Truth!
Other90 min9:30 - 11pmNRTGimme Truth!
Emceed by the Johnny St. John, America's favorite documentary game show challenges the audience (plus a panel of esteemed contestants) to decide whether films are true or false. Local non-professional filmmakers attempt to fool seasoned directors by presenting their totally true or totally false two-minute docs. Tech support provided by CAT-TV. Ticket required. Presented by Vimeo. -
Rose Music Hall Saturday Showcase
Concert210 min9:30 - 1amRose Music Hall Saturday Showcase
Your Friend, Raya, And Shilpa Ray will turn up the volume of your night with varying levels of swaying rhythms, hard hitting beats and sharp lyrics. Doors at 8:30pm. Free for Busker Band, Super Circle, and Silver Circle passholders, $8 for other passholders, $12 general admission.