2018 Schedule

Mar 04 Sunday

	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	Other
9am	9:30am Three Identical Strangers Film 96 min 9:30 - 11:06am NRT Three Identical Strangers Separated at birth, Robert, Edward and David become pop-culture icons in the '80s after discovering they are identical triplets, then things get weird.	9:30am América Film 75 min 9:30 - 10:45am América A colorful trio of Mexican brothers are called home to take care of their grandmother in this playful, irreverent family portrait.	9:30am Bisbee '17 Film 118 min 9:30 - 11:28am NRT Bisbee '17 Robert Greene creatively reimagines a dark chapter in labor history when organizing miners were sent packing.		9:30am Chautauqua Synapses 90 min 9:30 - 11am Chautauqua Join our piquant Provocateurs, host Logan Hill, and some surprise guests for a variety show featuring provocations, music, and storytelling. Immediately following, the conversations continue in the Bingham Gallery (right across the hall) with a high tea.		9:30am The Task Film 120 min 9:30 - 11:30am NRT The Task Strangers cross-examine their tangled group dynamics, including the director’s culpability as the instigator of the project.		9:30am Combat Obscura Film 73 min 9:30 - 10:43am NRT Combat Obscura The daily lives of Marines in Afghanistan as filmed by active-duty combat cameramen from the ultimate insider's perspective.
10am								10:00am Kinshasa Makambo Film 75 min 10 - 11:15am NRT Kinshasa Makambo True Vision honoree Dieudo Hamadi follows courageous young revolutionaries seeking to wrest control of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Presented by Restoration Eyecare
11am					11:00am Post-Chautauqua Elevenses Reception 45 min 11 - 11:45am Post-Chautauqua Elevenses This post-Chautauqua event gives attendees the opportunity to meet and greet the provocateurs in the art gallery, featuring Guigen Zha’s MFA Exhibition. The High Tea spread is provided by Kaldi's. What could be more provocative than tea and scones? Open to Chautauqua ticket-holders and Supers & Silvers only.				11:45am Taming the Horse Film 129 min 11:45 - 1:54pm NRT Taming the Horse In the cutthroat world of modern China, Tong wanders aimlessly, looking for romance – and the meaning of life.
12pm	12:30pm Crime + Punishment Film 112 min 12:30 - 2:22pm NRT Crime + Punishment Inside the extraordinary "NYPD 12," renegade cops bravely resist corruption and racial profiling.	12:15pm La Flor de la Vida Film 91 min 12:15 - 1:46pm La Flor de la Vida Introverted Gabriella and extroverted Aldo are at a crossroads in their five-decade-old marriage.	12:30pm Our New President Film 89 min 12:30 - 1:59pm NRT Our New President By turns hilarious, exhilarating and terrifying, this deep dive into the world of Russian (fake) news offers critical lessons about 21st-century propaganda.		12:15pm The Family Film 106 min 12:15 - 2:01pm The Family Young Matej just can’t seem to catch a break – but now he must rise to the occasion of being a father.		12:30pm N/N: Testament Film 79 min 12:30 - 1:49pm NRT N/N: Testament A potent look at how history haunts the present, the Collective's second film follows a fictional broadcast journalist's return to Ghana, which she abandoned following President Kwame Nkrumah's thwarted experiment in African socialism. Screens for free as a part of the Neither/Nor Film Series. Neither/Nor is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.	12:15pm Self-Portrait: Birth in 47KM Film 101 min 12:15 - 1:56pm NRT Self-Portrait: Birth in 47KM Delicate scenes of village life anchor moving interviews with a survivor of the Great Famine, a subject still taboo in China.			12:00pm The Art Ramble Other 30 min 12 - 12:30pm The 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.
1pm				1:00pm Voices of the Sea Film 99 min 1 - 2:39pm NRT Voices of the Sea In a small seaside town in Cuba, Mariela longs for the elusive American Dream while her fisherman husband, Pita, tamps down her wanderlust.		1:30pm Won't You Be My Neighbor? Film 99 min 1:30 - 3:09pm NRT Won't You Be My Neighbor? A behind-the-scenes, radical history of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," directed by T/F favorite Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom). Presented by Veterans United Home Loans
2pm											2:30pm The Art Ramble Other 30 min 2:30 - 3pm The 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.
3pm		3:15pm Primas Film 100 min 3:15 - 4:55pm Primas Two cousins, Rocío and Aldana, courageously transcend trauma through creative therapy in this True Life Fund selection. Presented by The Crossing	3:00pm Shirkers Film 96 min 3 - 4:36pm NRT Shirkers A misfit band of young women shoot Singapore's first independent movie with the help of a shadowy mentor, then the film mysteriously vanishes.	3:45pm Secret Screening Zephyr Film 84 min 3:45 - 5:09pm NRT Secret Screening Zephyr This convincing environmental rallying cry journeys to the center of the world's mysteries.	3:15pm MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. Film 95 min 3:15 - 4:50pm NRT MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. Relying on a rich trove of self-shot videos, this film charts the incendiary art and politics of Maya Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A.		3:00pm António e Catarina Film 73 min 3 - 4:13pm NRT António e Catarina Under cover of the night, "António" and "Catarina" dance a pas de deux in this unsettling character study.	3:30pm Playing Men Film 81 min 3:30 - 4:51pm NRT Playing Men A sometimes winking, sometimes eye-opening cabinet of curiosities of peculiar sports, gorgeously shot all over the Mediterranean.	3:00pm Lovers of the Night Film 71 min 3 - 4:11pm NRT Lovers of the Night Seven Irish monks, holding on faithfully to their fragile monastery, confide their most tender secrets.
4pm	4:00pm Love Means Zero Film 94 min 4 - 5:34pm Love Means Zero Antihero Nick Bollettieri, the quintessential tennis coach of the last 40 years, sports an ego that knows no bounds, causing a rift with celebrated student Andre Agassi.					4:15pm Adriana's Pact Film 96 min 4:15 - 5:51pm NRT Adriana's Pact The director idolized her glamorous aunt, whose political past holds dark secrets. Presented by the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
5pm			5:45pm Secret Screening Mistral Film 81 min 5:45 - 7:06pm NRT Secret Screening Mistral An impressionistic portrait of an individual who reaches for glory, falls short and tries again.				5:15pm Flight of a Bullet Film 81 min 5:15 - 6:36pm NRT Flight of a Bullet Opening on a blown-out bridge, this single-shot film finds its director, alone, embedded with a group of threatening soldiers.		5:15pm Black Mother Film 77 min 5:15 - 6:32pm NRT Black Mother A spiritual journey through Jamaica, the island in the sun, a place of unparalleled resilience and beauty.
6pm		6:00pm Closing Night Reception Reception 60 min 6 - 7pm Closing Night Reception A common meal for all who attend The Price of Everything at Missouri Theatre. Catered for the 15th year in a row by the stalwarts at Addison’s—the drinks flow courtesy of our friends at Logboat, Public House, Rock Bridge breweries and St. James Winery. Ticket required; the film ticket includes the reception. PRESENTED BY ADDISON’S AMERICAN GRILL		6:15pm Makala Film 96 min 6:15 - 7:51pm Makala In this spectacular and eventful journey, Kabwita hand-delivers charcoal to a faraway marketplace against epic odds.	6:00pm Secret Screening Gale Film 97 min 6 - 7:37pm NRT Secret Screening Gale Fighting from within a Kafkaesque bureaucracy, a small group of committed crusaders makes a stand.			6:00pm Hale County This Morning, This Evening Film 76 min 6 - 7:16pm NRT Hale County This Morning, This Evening Inventing a new film language, this film fearlessly reimagines the way black lives are portrayed on screen through the stories of two young men in Hale County, Alabama.
7pm	7:15pm Won't You Be My Neighbor? Film 99 min 7:15 - 8:54pm NRT Won't You Be My Neighbor? A behind-the-scenes, radical history of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," directed by T/F favorite Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom). Presented by Veterans United Home Loans	7:00pm The Price of Everything Film 98 min 7 - 8:38pm NRT The Price of Everything Modern art is now a bankable commodity, with art stars like Jeff Koons and wealthy investors succeeding wildly, while others are left in the dust.				7:00pm Artemio Film 68 min 7 - 8:08pm Artemio In this lushly photographed film, an Americanized mother and son return to their Mexican village in which the telephone becomes a lifeline.	7:45pm Of Fathers and Sons Film 98 min 7:45 - 9:23pm NRT Of Fathers and Sons A seasoned Al Qaeda sniper in Syria readies his 12-year-old to follow in his footsteps in this never-before-seen immersion into the world of radical jihadis.		7:30pm TV Party Film/Event Combo 180 min 7:30 - 10:30pm TV Party Exhausted from watching movies? How about a once-a-year TV show that's all about movies? Cheer on your friends and take a drink every time you see Viola or Meryl. Free and open to the public, no ticket required.
8pm			8:15pm American Animals Film 116 min 8:15 - 10:11pm NRT American Animals Larcenous college students obsess about freeing a rare edition of Audubon's "Birds of America" in this white-knuckled heist film.					8:30pm SHAKEDOWN Film 69 min 8:30 - 9:39pm NRT SHAKEDOWN A raucous, joyous celebration of an underground black lesbian strip club in early 2000s Los Angeles.
9pm	9:30pm Buskers Last Waltz Other 60 min 9:30 - 10:30pm Buskers Last Waltz Swing your partner round and round in the atrium of Jesse Hall following the Closing Night screening of Won’t You Be My Neighbor? The Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers will promenade you down the line as beer—courtesy of our friends at Logboat, Public House, and Rock Bridge—and music flow, keeping the spirit of dance & T/F alive before it slumbers for another year. Live music will be provided by buskers; dancing shoes encouraged! No ticket required; open to all passholders.	9:00pm Buskers Last Stand Other 60 min 9 - 10pm Buskers Last Stand With a tear and a beer (courtesy of Logboat, Public House, and Rock Bridge), the festival ends as the last air escapes the bellows of the accordion, trumpet, and megaphone. Link arms with your festival friends and join True/False's own second line in the lobby of Missouri Theatre as we throw an instant wake for T/F 2018 following the Q&A after The Price Of Everything. No ticket required; open to all passholders.		9:00pm Shorts: Kombucha 71 Short 71 min 9 - 10:11pm Shorts: Kombucha 71 These five shorts exhume lost histories and lives.
10pm											10:00pm Hitt Rexx Sessions Concert 120 min 10 - 12am Hitt Rexx Sessions Nestled inside Ragtag's homebase, Hitt Records will open its stage to showcase world-renowned harpist Mary Lattimore along with electro-acoustic folk collective Nevada Greene for a calm culmination to a frenetic weekend. FREE; donations appreciated!
11pm
12am										12:30am Toasted Party 210 min 12:30 - 4am Toasted Come talk (free!) and eat waffles (not free!) at venerable breakfast joint Cafe Berlin, which for one night only will swing open its doors at 12:30am and stay cooking ’til the hungry hordes leave. Toasted's sideshow is a free-wheeling talk show where Nicolas Rapold trades repartee with other critics for the Film Comment podcast. Slide your chair in to find out the weekend's standouts. Free and open to the public.
1am
2am
3am
4am

12:15pm

12:30pm

1:00pm

The Picturehouse

Voices of the Sea

Film

99 min

1 - 2:39pm
NRT

Voices of the Sea
In a small seaside town in Cuba, Mariela longs for the elusive American Dream while her fisherman husband, Pita, tamps down her wanderlust.

1:30pm

The Globe

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Film

99 min

1:30 - 3:09pm
NRT

Won't You Be My Neighbor?
A behind-the-scenes, radical history of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," directed by T/F favorite Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom). Presented by Veterans United Home Loans

2:30pm

The Art Ramble

Other

30 min

2:30 - 3pm

The 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.

3:00pm

3:15pm

3:30pm

Big Ragtag

Playing Men

Film

81 min

3:30 - 4:51pm
NRT

Playing Men
A sometimes winking, sometimes eye-opening cabinet of curiosities of peculiar sports, gorgeously shot all over the Mediterranean.

3:45pm

The Picturehouse

Secret Screening Zephyr

Film

84 min

3:45 - 5:09pm
NRT

Secret Screening Zephyr
This convincing environmental rallying cry journeys to the center of the world's mysteries.

4:00pm

Jesse Auditorium

Love Means Zero

Film

94 min

4 - 5:34pm

Love Means Zero
Antihero Nick Bollettieri, the quintessential tennis coach of the last 40 years, sports an ego that knows no bounds, causing a rift with celebrated student Andre Agassi.

4:15pm

The Globe

Adriana's Pact

Film

96 min

4:15 - 5:51pm
NRT

Adriana's Pact
The director idolized her glamorous aunt, whose political past holds dark secrets. Presented by the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy

5:15pm

5:45pm

Showtime Theater at The Blue Note

Secret Screening Mistral

Film

81 min

5:45 - 7:06pm
NRT

Secret Screening Mistral
An impressionistic portrait of an individual who reaches for glory, falls short and tries again.

6:00pm

6:15pm

The Picturehouse

Makala

Film

96 min

6:15 - 7:51pm

Makala
In this spectacular and eventful journey, Kabwita hand-delivers charcoal to a faraway marketplace against epic odds.

7:00pm

7:15pm

Jesse Auditorium

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Film

99 min

7:15 - 8:54pm
NRT

Won't You Be My Neighbor?
A behind-the-scenes, radical history of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," directed by T/F favorite Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom). Presented by Veterans United Home Loans

7:30pm

Willy Wilson @ Ragtag

TV Party

Film/Event Combo

180 min

7:30 - 10:30pm

TV Party
Exhausted from watching movies? How about a once-a-year TV show that's all about movies? Cheer on your friends and take a drink every time you see Viola or Meryl. Free and open to the public, no ticket required.

7:45pm

Forrest Theater

Of Fathers and Sons

Film

98 min

7:45 - 9:23pm
NRT

Of Fathers and Sons
A seasoned Al Qaeda sniper in Syria readies his 12-year-old to follow in his footsteps in this never-before-seen immersion into the world of radical jihadis.

8:15pm

Showtime Theater at The Blue Note

American Animals

Film

116 min

8:15 - 10:11pm
NRT

American Animals
Larcenous college students obsess about freeing a rare edition of Audubon's "Birds of America" in this white-knuckled heist film.

8:30pm

Big Ragtag

SHAKEDOWN

Film

69 min

8:30 - 9:39pm
NRT

SHAKEDOWN
A raucous, joyous celebration of an underground black lesbian strip club in early 2000s Los Angeles.

9:00pm

9:30pm

Jesse Auditorium

Buskers Last Waltz

Other

60 min

9:30 - 10:30pm

Buskers Last Waltz
Swing your partner round and round in the atrium of Jesse Hall following the Closing Night screening of Won’t You Be My Neighbor? The Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers will promenade you down the line as beer—courtesy of our friends at Logboat, Public House, and Rock Bridge—and music flow, keeping the spirit of dance & T/F alive before it slumbers for another year. Live music will be provided by buskers; dancing shoes encouraged! No ticket required; open to all passholders.

10:00pm

Hitt Rexx Sessions

Concert

120 min

10 - 12am

Hitt Rexx Sessions
Nestled inside Ragtag's homebase, Hitt Records will open its stage to showcase world-renowned harpist Mary Lattimore along with electro-acoustic folk collective Nevada Greene for a calm culmination to a frenetic weekend. FREE; donations appreciated!

12:30am

Cafe Berlin

Toasted

Party

210 min

12:30 - 4am

Toasted
Come talk (free!) and eat waffles (not free!) at venerable breakfast joint Cafe Berlin, which for one night only will swing open its doors at 12:30am and stay cooking ’til the hungry hordes leave. Toasted's sideshow is a free-wheeling talk show where Nicolas Rapold trades repartee with other critics for the Film Comment podcast. Slide your chair in to find out the weekend's standouts. Free and open to the public.

Three Identical Strangers

Three Identical Strangers

América

América

Bisbee '17

Bisbee '17

Chautauqua

Chautauqua

The Task

The Task

Combat Obscura

Combat Obscura

Kinshasa Makambo

Kinshasa Makambo

Post-Chautauqua Elevenses

Post-Chautauqua Elevenses

Taming the Horse

Taming the Horse

Crime + Punishment

Crime + Punishment

La Flor de la Vida

La Flor de la Vida

Our New President

Our New President

The Family

The Family

N/N: Testament

N/N: Testament

Self-Portrait: Birth in 47KM

Self-Portrait: Birth in 47KM

The Art Ramble

The Art Ramble

Voices of the Sea

Voices of the Sea

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

The Art Ramble

The Art Ramble

Primas

Primas

Shirkers

Shirkers

Secret Screening Zephyr

Secret Screening Zephyr

MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.

MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.

António e Catarina

António e Catarina

Playing Men

Playing Men

Lovers of the Night

Lovers of the Night

Love Means Zero

Love Means Zero

Adriana's Pact

Adriana's Pact

Secret Screening Mistral

Secret Screening Mistral

Flight of a Bullet

Flight of a Bullet

Black Mother

Black Mother

Closing Night Reception

Closing Night Reception

Makala

Makala

Secret Screening Gale

Secret Screening Gale

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

The Price of Everything

The Price of Everything

Artemio

Artemio

Of Fathers and Sons

Of Fathers and Sons

TV Party

TV Party