2017 Schedule

Mar 03 Friday

	Jesse Auditorium	Missouri Theatre	Showtime Theater at The Blue Note	The Picturehouse	Rhynsburger Theatre	The Globe	Forrest Theater	Big Ragtag	Willy Wilson @ Ragtag	Cafe Berlin	Little Chapel @ The Picturehouse	Other
11am		11:00am The Force Film 93 min 11 - 12:33pm NRT The Force Break through the blue wall of the Oakland Police Department as it struggles to recapture the trust of the community.	11:00am Manifesto Film 90 min 11 - 12:30pm NRT Manifesto Cate Blanchett shapeshifts from hobo to rocker to anchorwoman and beyond, audaciously proclaiming 50 versions of The Future.			11:30am Miss Kiet's Children Film 114 min 11:30 - 1:24pm NRT Miss Kiet's Children A beguiling, kid’s-eye view of a Dutch classroom run by an everyday hero.			11:30am The War Show Film 101 min 11:30 - 1:11pm NRT The War Show A bohemian group of friends get caught up in the intoxicating energy of the Arab Spring, risking everything for a new Syria.
12pm				12:00pm Still Tomorrow Film 88 min 12 - 1:28pm NRT Still Tomorrow When a feminist Chinese poet’s work goes viral, her new celebrity doesn’t sit well with her husband of twenty years.			12:00pm Shorts: Making Good Neighbors Short 72 min 12 - 1:12pm NRT Shorts: Making Good Neighbors Fences and walls can’t contain these five investigations of The Other.	12:00pm The Graduation Film 120 min 12 - 2pm NRT The Graduation Applicants to a prestigious French film school must run a gauntlet of judges. Filmed by True Vision recipient Claire Simon. Presented by Restoration Eye Care
1pm		1:30pm Quest Film 105 min 1:30 - 3:15pm NRT Quest This epic labor of love vividly spotlights one Philadelphia family’s highs and lows over the course of a decade. True Life Fund Film (Presented by The Crossing)	1:45pm The Road Movie Film 67 min 1:45 - 2:52pm NRT The Road Movie A raucous tour of a Russia whose dash-cam footage supplies both morbid marvels and insight into an off-the-rails culture.								1:30pm Field Session: Expanded Cinema Synapses 75 min 1:30 - 2:45pm Field Session: Expanded Cinema With Gary Hustwit, Jessica Edwards, and Josh Begley
2pm				2:45pm Secret Screening Argon Film 86 min 2:45 - 4:11pm NRT Secret Screening Argon The mythic outlaw looms large in the American consciousness, but this story is more complex than mere heroes and villains.	2:00pm Strong Island Film 107 min 2 - 3:47pm NRT Strong Island With catharsis if not closure, director Ford investigates his brother’s murder and the repercussions that shook the family.	2:30pm Donkeyote Film 86 min 2:30 - 3:56pm NRT Donkeyote Manolo’s dream is to walk the Trail of Tears with his trusted four-legged companion, Gorrión, but is he tilting at windmills?	2:30pm Safari Film 90 min 2:30 - 4pm NRT Safari A hunting we will go, as master Ulrich Seidl escorts us to Namibia, accompanied by a retro, Austrian family.		2:30pm Shorts: Young Money Short 68 min 2:30 - 3:38pm NRT Shorts: Young Money Youth is not wasted on the young in these four tactile portraits.
3pm								3:00pm Shorts: The World Laughs With You Short 76 min 3 - 4:16pm NRT Shorts: The World Laughs With You Even in dark times, it pays to look on the bright side of life, as evinced in these seven works.			3:00pm Field Session: Ask Me a Question Synapses 75 min 3 - 4:15pm Field Session: Ask Me a Question with Lindy Lou Isonhood and Florent Vassault
4pm			4:30pm The Cage Fighter (formerly Secret Screening Krypton) Film 84 min 4:30 - 5:54pm NRT The Cage Fighter (formerly Secret Screening Krypton) Even though Joe Carman endangers his marriage, custody of his kids and his mental and physical health, the 40-year-old pipefitter can’t pull himself away from the ring. Co-presented with the San Francisco International Film Festival		4:45pm Secret Screening Xenon Film 91 min 4:45 - 6:16pm NRT Secret Screening Xenon An outlandish figure crosses an ethical Rubicon, setting off a chain reaction.							4:30pm Landmark Fired Up! Friday! Concert 240 min 4:30 - 8:30pm Landmark Fired Up! Friday! Outdoor yet totally toasty, sip cocoa with the folk, bluegrass and country tinged sounds of The Riverside Wanderers, 13 Strings and a Two Dollar Bill, Paul Weber & the Scrappers and The Reliquaries. Free & open to the public.
5pm		5:30pm Reality Bites Reception 90 min 5:30 - 7pm Reality Bites 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 — 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.		5:30pm Reality Bites Reception 90 min 5:30 - 7pm Reality Bites 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 — 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.		5:00pm Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2 Film 84 min 5 - 6:24pm NRT Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2 Lindy Lou sets out on an unconventional road trip across the South, tracking down her fellow jurors who sentenced a man to die.	5:15pm The Challenge Film 70 min 5:15 - 6:25pm NRT The Challenge The 4,000-year-old tradition of falconry tethers this spellbinding trek through gold-plated excess in the Arabian Peninsula.	5:30pm Gulîstan, Land of Roses Film 84 min 5:30 - 6:54pm NRT Gulîstan, Land of Roses An all-female regiment of guerillas in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party prepares for war against Daesh. Presented by the Consulate General of Canada	5:00pm Stranger in Paradise Film 72 min 5 - 6:12pm NRT Stranger in Paradise Smug, conventional wisdom falls by the wayside as this masterful provocation implicates us all in the refugee crisis. Presented with CPH:DOX			5:15pm March March Other 30 min 5:15 - 5:45pm March March 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 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. See more here.
6pm
7pm	7:00pm Dina Film 102 min 7 - 8:42pm NRT Dina Dina may have a "smorgasbord of issues," but she’s resilient and in love.	7:30pm Whose Streets? Film 104 min 7:30 - 9:14pm NRT Whose Streets? This is what heroism looks like: a grassroots film about the citizens of Ferguson, Missouri, fighting for equal access to the American Dream.	7:15pm Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Film 88 min 7:15 - 8:43pm NRT Abacus: Small Enough to Jail The Sungs were an all-American immigrant success story – until they were targeted in the 2008 financial meltdown. From the director of The Interrupters.	7:30pm The Grown-Ups Film 83 min 7:30 - 8:53pm NRT The Grown-Ups A candy-colored romance featuring Anita and Andres – two adults navigating the intricacies of life with Down syndrome. Sponsored by Fresh Ideas, Presented with the Miami Film Festival	7:45pm Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? Film 70 min 7:45 - 8:55pm NRT Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? This emotionally intense live performance uses the framework of a murder mystery to reckon with one family’s racist legacy.	7:45pm Railway Sleepers Film 102 min 7:45 - 9:27pm NRT Railway Sleepers Filmed on every active line of the Thai railway system, this humanistic gem flits between passengers, eavesdropping on their conversations.			7:45pm Distant Constellation (work-in-progress) Film 80 min 7:45 - 9:05pm NRT Distant Constellation (work-in-progress) Full of Tarkovskian atmospherics and featuring the inhabitants of a Turkish retirement home – pranksters, historians, artists and would-be Casanovas. A T/F Work-In-Progress Screening.
8pm							8:00pm LoveTrue Film 82 min 8 - 9:22pm NRT LoveTrue Elation and disappointment swell and break in three ethereal portraits of young love from Hawaii, Alaska, and New York City.	8:15pm Communion Film 72 min 8:15 - 9:27pm NRT Communion Fourteen-year-old Ola becomes the default caretaker for her irreverent brother, Nikodem, in this exquisite film.
9pm	9:45pm Casting JonBenet Film 80 min 9:45 - 11:05pm NRT Casting JonBenet The murder of JonBenet Ramsey is only the beginning in this mind-blowing cinematic puzzle box.									9:00pm Berlin Friday Night Showcase Concert 210 min 9 - 12:30am Berlin Friday Night Showcase 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/Silver, Busker Band, $4 Lux & Juggernaut passholders, $8 general admission.		9:30pm Campfire Stories Other 75 min 9:30 - 10:45pm NRT Campfire Stories 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
10pm		10:00pm Brimstone & Glory Film 64 min 10 - 11:04pm NRT Brimstone & Glory A heart-stopping, visually acrobatic pilgrimage to Mexico’s National Pyrotechnic Festival. Presented by Spirit of '76 Fireworks		10:00pm I Am Not Your Negro Film 93 min 10 - 11:33pm NRT I Am Not Your Negro Writer and activist James Baldwin died 30 years ago, but this revelatory, prophetic film shows his words are still incendiary.	10:00pm Venus Film 80 min 10 - 11:20pm NRT Venus Intimate interviews with young women in Copenhagen, who bravely share their fantasies, fears, and more.	10:30pm Rat Film Film 82 min 10:30 - 11:52pm NRT Rat Film An eccentric, era-hopping essay about a Baltimore that is born and reborn daily, presided over by some four-footed denizens.	10:30pm Shorts: The New Family Short 69 min 10:30 - 11:39pm NRT Shorts: The New Family Family is constantly being redefined: these three inspired works go nuclear in a most unconventional way.
11pm			11:00pm MNDR DJ Dance Party Concert 120 min 11 - 1am MNDR DJ Dance Party MNDR DJs The Blue Note into oblivion. Free for Super/Silver, Busker Band, $3 Lux & Juggernaut passholders, $6 general admission.
12am
1am

11:00am

Missouri Theatre

The Force

Film

93 min

11 - 12:33pm
NRT

The Force
Break through the blue wall of the Oakland Police Department as it struggles to recapture the trust of the community.
Showtime Theater at The Blue Note

Manifesto

Film

90 min

11 - 12:30pm
NRT

Manifesto
Cate Blanchett shapeshifts from hobo to rocker to anchorwoman and beyond, audaciously proclaiming 50 versions of The Future.

11:30am

The Globe

Miss Kiet's Children

Film

114 min

11:30 - 1:24pm
NRT

Miss Kiet's Children
A beguiling, kid’s-eye view of a Dutch classroom run by an everyday hero.
Willy Wilson @ Ragtag

The War Show

Film

101 min

11:30 - 1:11pm
NRT

The War Show
A bohemian group of friends get caught up in the intoxicating energy of the Arab Spring, risking everything for a new Syria.

12:00pm

1:30pm

1:45pm

Showtime Theater at The Blue Note

The Road Movie

Film

67 min

1:45 - 2:52pm
NRT

The Road Movie
A raucous tour of a Russia whose dash-cam footage supplies both morbid marvels and insight into an off-the-rails culture.

2:00pm

Rhynsburger Theatre

Strong Island

Film

107 min

2 - 3:47pm
NRT

Strong Island
With catharsis if not closure, director Ford investigates his brother’s murder and the repercussions that shook the family.

2:30pm

2:45pm

The Picturehouse

Secret Screening Argon

Film

86 min

2:45 - 4:11pm
NRT

Secret Screening Argon
The mythic outlaw looms large in the American consciousness, but this story is more complex than mere heroes and villains.

3:00pm

4:30pm

4:45pm

Rhynsburger Theatre

Secret Screening Xenon

Film

91 min

4:45 - 6:16pm
NRT

Secret Screening Xenon
An outlandish figure crosses an ethical Rubicon, setting off a chain reaction.

5:00pm

5:15pm

5:30pm

7:00pm

Jesse Auditorium

Dina

Film

102 min

7 - 8:42pm
NRT

Dina
Dina may have a "smorgasbord of issues," but she’s resilient and in love.

7:15pm

Showtime Theater at The Blue Note

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Film

88 min

7:15 - 8:43pm
NRT

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
The Sungs were an all-American immigrant success story – until they were targeted in the 2008 financial meltdown. From the director of The Interrupters.

7:30pm

7:45pm

8:00pm

Forrest Theater

LoveTrue

Film

82 min

8 - 9:22pm
NRT

LoveTrue
Elation and disappointment swell and break in three ethereal portraits of young love from Hawaii, Alaska, and New York City.

8:15pm

Big Ragtag

Communion

Film

72 min

8:15 - 9:27pm
NRT

Communion
Fourteen-year-old Ola becomes the default caretaker for her irreverent brother, Nikodem, in this exquisite film.

9:00pm

Cafe Berlin

Berlin Friday Night Showcase

Concert

210 min

9 - 12:30am

Berlin Friday Night Showcase
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/Silver, Busker Band, $4 Lux & Juggernaut passholders, $8 general admission.

9:30pm

Campfire Stories

Other

75 min

9:30 - 10:45pm
NRT

Campfire Stories
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

9:45pm

Jesse Auditorium

Casting JonBenet

Film

80 min

9:45 - 11:05pm
NRT

Casting JonBenet
The murder of JonBenet Ramsey is only the beginning in this mind-blowing cinematic puzzle box.

10:00pm

10:30pm

11:00pm

Showtime Theater at The Blue Note

MNDR DJ Dance Party

Concert

120 min

11 - 1am

MNDR DJ Dance Party
MNDR DJs The Blue Note into oblivion. Free for Super/Silver, Busker Band, $3 Lux & Juggernaut passholders, $6 general admission.