2020 Schedule - True/False Film Fest

2020 Schedule

Mar 08 Sunday

	Jesse Auditorium	Missouri Theatre	Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note	The Picturehouse	Gannett Hall	The Globe	Forrest Theater	Big Ragtag	Willy Wilson @ Ragtag	Cafe Berlin	Other
9am	9:30am Sunless Shadows Film 74 min 9:30 - 10:44am Sunless Shadows Serving time for murder, five young women form a new family inside a Tehran juvenile detention center.	9:30am The Mole Agent Film 90 min 9:30 - 11am NRT The Mole Agent A kindhearted widower infiltrates a Chilean retirement home to investigate rumors of neglect in this compassionate and clever detective story.	9:30am Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Film 98 min 9:30 - 11:08am NRT Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets An eclectic cast of barflys convenes in its favorite dive for one final night of cheap beer, well whiskey, and mischief.		9:30am The Faculties Film 85 min 9:30 - 10:55am NRT The Faculties A film student forgets the plot to Battleship Potemkin and a botany student mistakes ovules and ovaries in this intense and brilliantly structured study of young scholars undertaking oral examinations at the University of Buenos Aires.		9:30am City So Real Film 120 min 9:30 - 11:30am NRT City So Real From the Back of the Yards to the booths of Daley’s diner, legendary Chicago filmmaker Steve James (The Interrupters, Hoop Dreams) delivers a lively, multilayered chronicle of the city during the pivotal mayoral race of 2019. City So Real is an episodic piece and will be presented in multiple ways. The A screening is the complete work: episodes 1-4. The B and C screenings are the first half of the series: episodes 1 & 2. The D screening is the second half of the series: episodes 3 & 4. Q&As will follow screenings A and D only.		9:30am Weird Wake-up Film/Event Combo 45 min 9:30 - 10:15am NRT Weird Wake-up Hand brewed coffee from Kaldi’s and breakfast burritos courtesy of Uprise Bakery will more than make up for a lost hour of sleep! Join us for breakfast (in the Willy Wilson) and a Supa weird film (in Big Ragtag) that will wake you right up.
10am								10:15am A Supa Special Wakaliwood Event for All True/False Commandos Film 61 min 10:15 - 11:16am NRT A Supa Special Wakaliwood Event for All True/False Commandos Ribs get tickled then broken in this exhilarating action-packed presentation from Uganda. Ticket required for Weird Wake-up breakfast plus film; general admission via the Q is to the film only.
11am
12pm	12:45pm Welcome to Chechnya Film 107 min 12:45 - 2:32pm Welcome to Chechnya This vital, harrowing film embeds with everyday citizens as they band together to bring LGBT+ residents of Chechnya to safety.	12:45pm Crip Camp Film 102 min 12:45 - 2:27pm NRT Crip Camp A rambunctious story about the fight for disability rights in America and the Summer of Love when it all began. Presented by Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital	12:30pm So Late So Soon Film 70 min 12:30 - 1:40pm NRT So Late So Soon A half-century into their marriage, two Chicago artists look back at their lives together and contend with a never-ending series of house repairs.		12:15pm Shorts: Blanc Short 59 min 12:15 - 1:14pm NRT Shorts: Blanc A celestial collection of secrets, ceremonies, and ageless places.		12:45pm Shorts: Bock Short 71 min 12:45 - 1:56pm NRT Shorts: Bock Artists from across the globe locate radical and ingenious ways to interrogate power structures.	12:30pm N/N: The Gloria Tapes Film 85 min 12:30 - 1:55pm NRT N/N: The Gloria Tapes In this penetrating look at a woman navigating the welfare system, Kansas City's Lisa Steele draws from a decade of working at a women and children's shelter.	12:00pm The Giverny Document (Single Channel) Film 69 min 12 - 1:09pm NRT The Giverny Document (Single Channel) “Do you feel safe in your body?” Ja’Tovia Gary asks black women on a sunny day in Harlem as she reflects on her own image and self worth in Claude Monet’s garden. (Plays with Reckless Eyeballing, and A Song About Love)		12:00pm The Ramble Other 30 min 12 - 12:30pm The Ramble A mind-expanding poetic improvisation masquerading as a conventional downtown walking tour. Free and open to the public.
1pm				1:00pm City So Real Film 120 min 1 - 3pm NRT City So Real From the Back of the Yards to the booths of Daley’s diner, legendary Chicago filmmaker Steve James (The Interrupters, Hoop Dreams) delivers a lively, multilayered chronicle of the city during the pivotal mayoral race of 2019. City So Real is an episodic piece and will be presented in multiple ways. The A screening is the complete work: episodes 1-4. The B and C screenings are the first half of the series: episodes 1 & 2. The D screening is the second half of the series: episodes 3 & 4. Q&As will follow screenings A and D only.
2pm					2:45pm Faith Film 93 min 2:45 - 4:18pm NRT Faith The Warriors of Light live in total isolation. Acolytes partake in rigorous daily exercises and prayer under the tutelage and control of their Master ... until one person tries to escape.	2:30pm A Machine to Live In Film 87 min 2:30 - 3:57pm NRT A Machine to Live In In Brasília, utopian geometry, monumental myth-making, and alien-centered architecture present concrete plans for their country’s crumbling foundation			2:30pm Ridge Film 70 min 2:30 - 3:40pm NRT Ridge Drawing from local lore, residents of the rural town of Kvidinge, Sweden, collaborate in this magical and mysterious collection of vignettes.
3pm		3:30pm Mucho Mucho Amor Film 96 min 3:30 - 5:06pm NRT Mucho Mucho Amor Larger-than-life Puerto Rican TV astrologer Walter Mercado captivated millions with his theatrical horoscope readings, magnificent capes, and uplifting message—until he mysteriously vanished.	3:00pm Nofinofy Film 73 min 3 - 4:13pm Nofinofy A Malagasy barber tends to the scalps and dreams of his clientele in this warm and tactile portrait of a community fixture.				3:00pm Shorts: Rye Short 73 min 3 - 4:13pm NRT Shorts: Rye A wry, wily trip across America on the cross-talk express.	3:00pm That Cloud Never Left Film 66 min 3 - 4:06pm NRT That Cloud Never Left In the Indian village of Daspara, a lunar eclipse is approaching. The villagers recycle 35mm film reels into enchanting toys.			3:30pm The Ramble Other 30 min 3:30 - 4pm The Ramble A mind-expanding poetic improvisation masquerading as a conventional downtown walking tour. Free and open to the public.
4pm	4:00pm Down a Dark Stairwell Film 92 min 4 - 5:32pm Down a Dark Stairwell Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.			4:45pm Unskinned Film 76 min 4:45 - 6:01pm Unskinned A Portuguese tannery employee mysteriously abandons her post, leaving co-workers to process her departure in this transfixing study of labor and beauty.
5pm			5:00pm Tchoupitoulas Film 82 min 5 - 6:22pm NRT Tchoupitoulas Our True Vision honorees take us on an intoxicating nighttime journey through the Big Easy as experienced by three bright-eyed brothers.		5:30pm Mayor Film 87 min 5:30 - 6:57pm NRT Mayor Meet the mayor of Ramallah, Palestine, as he contends with provincial predicaments: potholes, holiday parties, and the occupation of his city’s land by another government’s military.	5:00pm Catskin Film 79 min 5 - 6:19pm NRT Catskin A German boy and his family confront ghosts from their country's past in this slippery, mesmeric portrait.	5:15pm N/N: Films of Tom Palazzolo Film 87 min 5:15 - 6:42pm NRT N/N: Films of Tom Palazzolo Tom Palazzolo's short films find wry humor in American rituals, such as wedding showers, beauty contests, and lottery drawings.	5:30pm IWOW: I Walk On Water Film 200 min 5:30 - 8:50pm NRT IWOW: I Walk On Water Returning to the nocturnal streets of East Harlem, a groundbreaking portrait artist evolves his practice in this work of beauty, invention, and vulnerability.	5:00pm Seven Years in May Film 63 min 5 - 6:03pm NRT Seven Years in May On the run and away from home for more than seven years, Rafael's life-changing experience with police is restaged as he faces down his demons.
6pm		6:00pm Closing Night Reception Reception 60 min 6 - 7pm Closing Night Reception A common meal for all who attend Dick Johnson is Dead at Missouri Theatre. Ticket required; the film ticket includes the reception. Presented by Addison's Americal Grill
7pm	7:30pm Boys State Film 109 min 7:30 - 9:19pm Boys State The Lone Star State’s best and brightest teenage boys assemble for a week of civics and shenanigans as they compete for the title of Texas Boys State governor. Presented by Veterans United Home Loans	7:00pm Dick Johnson is Dead Film 89 min 7 - 8:29pm NRT Dick Johnson is Dead Kirsten Johnson kills her father over and over again in this black comedy that asks, What if you never had to lose the people you love? Presented by Burrell Behavioral Health	7:30pm Feels Good Man Film 95 min 7:30 - 9:05pm Feels Good Man The story of a little frog who gets lost in the dark web.	7:15pm Shorts: Rouge Short 81 min 7:15 - 8:36pm Shorts: Rouge A vibrant suite that heightens the senses and takes the viewer on a journey of healing.		7:30pm małni—towards the ocean, towards the shore Film 91 min 7:30 - 9:01pm NRT małni—towards the ocean, towards the shore Sky Hopinka’s debut feature is a meditative journey through the lush Pacific Northwest, guided by the Chinookan origin-of-death myth.	7:30pm Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another Film 72 min 7:30 - 8:42pm Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another A perfect, gleaming ivory tusk is fabricated by a team of expert hands in this dazzling voyage into the world of preservation.		7:30pm Crestone Film 73 min 7:30 - 8:43pm NRT Crestone As the world burns, millennials descend on Crestone, Colorado, to grow weed, spit bars, and fill their bellies with bologna.
8pm					8:00pm Ridge Film 70 min 8 - 9:10pm NRT Ridge Drawing from local lore, residents of the rural town of Kvidinge, Sweden, collaborate in this magical and mysterious collection of vignettes.
9pm		9:00pm Buskers Last Stand Other 60 min 9 - 10pm Buskers Last Stand Link arms with your festival friends and join True/False Buskers under the stars in The Sculpture Yard (and for those who prefer a quieter farewell, in the lobby of Missouri Theatre), as we throw an instant wake for T/F 2020 following the Q&A after the closing night film. No ticket required; open to all passholders.						9:45pm Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights Film 69 min 9:45 - 10:54pm Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa, Miami Nights is Hannibal Buress' 5th comedy special. Join us for this very special world premiere event at Ragtag to close out True/False 2020. No tickets: FREE admission via the Q (all passholders and general admin)
10pm											10:00pm Hitt Rexx Sessions Concert 120 min 10 - 12am Hitt Rexx Sessions Close out the weekend with the contemplative indie rock croonings of L.A.’s Ada Lea and the quirky indie pop of Iowa’s Karen Meat. Free & open to the public; donations encouraged.
11pm
12am										12:30am Toasted Party 210 min 12:30 - 4am Toasted Toasted is a free-wheeling talk show (with breakfast!) where Nic Rapold trades repartee with other critics for the Film Comment podcast. Event is free to all, breakfast is not.
1am
2am
3am
4am

9:30am

Jesse Auditorium

Sunless Shadows

Film

74 min

9:30 - 10:44am

Sunless Shadows
Serving time for murder, five young women form a new family inside a Tehran juvenile detention center.
Missouri Theatre

The Mole Agent

Film

90 min

9:30 - 11am
NRT

The Mole Agent
A kindhearted widower infiltrates a Chilean retirement home to investigate rumors of neglect in this compassionate and clever detective story.
Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Film

98 min

9:30 - 11:08am
NRT

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
An eclectic cast of barflys convenes in its favorite dive for one final night of cheap beer, well whiskey, and mischief.
Gannett Hall

The Faculties

Film

85 min

9:30 - 10:55am
NRT

The Faculties
A film student forgets the plot to Battleship Potemkin and a botany student mistakes ovules and ovaries in this intense and brilliantly structured study of young scholars undertaking oral examinations at the University of Buenos Aires.
Forrest Theater

City So Real

Film

120 min

9:30 - 11:30am
NRT

City So Real
From the Back of the Yards to the booths of Daley’s diner, legendary Chicago filmmaker Steve James (The Interrupters, Hoop Dreams) delivers a lively, multilayered chronicle of the city during the pivotal mayoral race of 2019. City So Real is an episodic piece and will be presented in multiple ways. The A screening is the complete work: episodes 1-4. The B and C screenings are the first half of the series: episodes 1 & 2. The D screening is the second half of the series: episodes 3 & 4. Q&As will follow screenings A and D only.
Willy Wilson @ Ragtag

Weird Wake-up

Film/Event Combo

45 min

9:30 - 10:15am
NRT

Weird Wake-up
Hand brewed coffee from Kaldi’s and breakfast burritos courtesy of Uprise Bakery will more than make up for a lost hour of sleep! Join us for breakfast (in the Willy Wilson) and a Supa weird film (in Big Ragtag) that will wake you right up.

10:15am

Big Ragtag

A Supa Special Wakaliwood Event for All True/False Commandos

Film

61 min

10:15 - 11:16am
NRT

A Supa Special Wakaliwood Event for All True/False Commandos
Ribs get tickled then broken in this exhilarating action-packed presentation from Uganda. Ticket required for Weird Wake-up breakfast plus film; general admission via the Q is to the film only.

12:00pm

12:15pm

Gannett Hall

Shorts: Blanc

Short

59 min

12:15 - 1:14pm
NRT

Shorts: Blanc
A celestial collection of secrets, ceremonies, and ageless places.

12:30pm

12:45pm

1:00pm

The Picturehouse

City So Real

Film

120 min

1 - 3pm
NRT

City So Real
From the Back of the Yards to the booths of Daley’s diner, legendary Chicago filmmaker Steve James (The Interrupters, Hoop Dreams) delivers a lively, multilayered chronicle of the city during the pivotal mayoral race of 2019. City So Real is an episodic piece and will be presented in multiple ways. The A screening is the complete work: episodes 1-4. The B and C screenings are the first half of the series: episodes 1 & 2. The D screening is the second half of the series: episodes 3 & 4. Q&As will follow screenings A and D only.

2:30pm

2:45pm

Gannett Hall

Faith

Film

93 min

2:45 - 4:18pm
NRT

Faith
The Warriors of Light live in total isolation. Acolytes partake in rigorous daily exercises and prayer under the tutelage and control of their Master ... until one person tries to escape.

3:00pm

3:30pm

4:00pm

Jesse Auditorium

Down a Dark Stairwell

Film

92 min

4 - 5:32pm

Down a Dark Stairwell
Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.

4:45pm

The Picturehouse

Unskinned

Film

76 min

4:45 - 6:01pm

Unskinned
A Portuguese tannery employee mysteriously abandons her post, leaving co-workers to process her departure in this transfixing study of labor and beauty.

5:00pm

5:15pm

Forrest Theater

N/N: Films of Tom Palazzolo

Film

87 min

5:15 - 6:42pm
NRT

N/N: Films of Tom Palazzolo
Tom Palazzolo's short films find wry humor in American rituals, such as wedding showers, beauty contests, and lottery drawings.

5:30pm

7:30pm

8:00pm

Gannett Hall

Ridge

Film

70 min

8 - 9:10pm
NRT

Ridge
Drawing from local lore, residents of the rural town of Kvidinge, Sweden, collaborate in this magical and mysterious collection of vignettes.

9:00pm

Missouri Theatre

Buskers Last Stand

Other

60 min

9 - 10pm

Buskers Last Stand
Link arms with your festival friends and join True/False Buskers under the stars in The Sculpture Yard (and for those who prefer a quieter farewell, in the lobby of Missouri Theatre), as we throw an instant wake for T/F 2020 following the Q&A after the closing night film. No ticket required; open to all passholders.

9:45pm

Big Ragtag

Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights

Film

69 min

9:45 - 10:54pm

Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights
Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa, Miami Nights is Hannibal Buress' 5th comedy special. Join us for this very special world premiere event at Ragtag to close out True/False 2020. No tickets: FREE admission via the Q (all passholders and general admin)

10:00pm

Hitt Rexx Sessions

Concert

120 min

10 - 12am

Hitt Rexx Sessions
Close out the weekend with the contemplative indie rock croonings of L.A.’s Ada Lea and the quirky indie pop of Iowa’s Karen Meat. Free & open to the public; donations encouraged.

12:30am

Cafe Berlin

Toasted

Party

210 min

12:30 - 4am

Toasted
Toasted is a free-wheeling talk show (with breakfast!) where Nic Rapold trades repartee with other critics for the Film Comment podcast. Event is free to all, breakfast is not.

Sunless Shadows

Sunless Shadows

The Mole Agent

The Mole Agent

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

The Faculties

The Faculties

City So Real

City So Real

Weird Wake-up

Weird Wake-up

A Supa Special Wakaliwood Event for All True/False Commandos

A Supa Special Wakaliwood Event for All True/False Commandos

Welcome to Chechnya

Welcome to Chechnya

Crip Camp

Crip Camp

So Late So Soon

So Late So Soon

Shorts: Blanc

Shorts: Blanc

Shorts: Bock

Shorts: Bock

N/N: The Gloria Tapes

N/N: The Gloria Tapes

The Giverny Document (Single Channel)

The Giverny Document (Single Channel)

The Ramble

The Ramble

City So Real

City So Real

Faith

Faith

A Machine to Live In

A Machine to Live In

Ridge

Ridge

Mucho Mucho Amor

Mucho Mucho Amor

Nofinofy

Nofinofy

Shorts: Rye

Shorts: Rye

That Cloud Never Left

That Cloud Never Left

The Ramble

The Ramble

Down a Dark Stairwell

Down a Dark Stairwell

Unskinned

Unskinned

Tchoupitoulas

Tchoupitoulas

Mayor

Mayor

Catskin

Catskin

N/N: Films of Tom Palazzolo

N/N: Films of Tom Palazzolo

IWOW: I Walk On Water

IWOW: I Walk On Water

Seven Years in May

Seven Years in May

Closing Night Reception

Closing Night Reception

Boys State

Boys State

Dick Johnson is Dead

Dick Johnson is Dead

Feels Good Man

Feels Good Man

Shorts: Rouge

Shorts: Rouge

małni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

małni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another

Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another

Crestone

Crestone