True/False has a proud history of working with brilliant designers and poster artists, both local and national. This year, it felt imperative to engage with artistic voices that have not been represented in our past editions. We came to Mazatl’s work through the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, a decentralized collective of graffiti, poster, and graphic artists, all … Continued
In a celebratory kick-off to the spring season and to commemorate the weekend that True/False 2021 would have happened were it not for the global pandemic, Ragtag Film Society plans to host a multi-faceted event called Rites of Spring. Taking place on Saturday, March 6, Rites of Spring will be a full day of festivities: … Continued
Each year T/F adopts a visual theme, and festival art, bumpers, passes, merchandise designs, etc. are inspired by or reflect that theme. In 2021 the theme is THE NATURE OF UNCERTAINTY. Within this theme lie a number of seeming dichotomies – risk/reward, nature/technology, order/chaos. But we take up the challenge to see past the binary and explore … Continued
The Ragtag Film Society’s Board of Directors has added two members and elected new officers for its 2021 fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2020. Returning to the board is Dr. Stephanie Shonekan, Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Science and Professor of Music at the University of Missouri. Dr. Shonekan previously … Continued
Over the last few days, we have received messages of concern from members of our community about our sponsorship arrangement with The Crossing, a local church. This feedback adds to ongoing internal conversations about our organizational values and how they connect with those of our sponsors and partners. For over a decade, the Ragtag Film … Continued
The 2017 festival coverage will be compiled as it is released and added to our PRESS page! Continue to relive the 2017 fest via our daily videos and photo albums too. see you next year…March 1 – 4, 2018!
Ragtag Film Society’s mission is to champion independent film and media art and serve film communities both locally and globally. True/False showcases the very best nonfiction films, music, and art from around the world. The recent restrictions on immigration directly affect us and our ability to fulfill our mission. At True/False, we bring the filmmakers … Continued
In 2016, we introduced a new aspect of our growing transmedia program, an immersive storytelling experience known as LOST LETTERS. Building on that first foray, reimagined to tie into the 2017 fest visual theme of “Out of the Ether,” True/False proudly announces ELEMENTAL. While LOST LETTERS went hyper-narrative and flavored the world of live immersive theater … Continued
The indomitable Rainey family, featured in the new film Quest, have been selected as 2017’s True Life Fund recipients. The fund, True/False’s yearly philanthropic initiative, serves as a tangible way of thanking documentary subjects. “The True Life Fund represents us completing a circuit,” T/F co-director David Wilson says. “The film subjects share their stories, and … Continued
We’re taking our nonfiction showcase on the road! True/False presents a special screening of Thy Father’s Chair at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago for one night only: Wednesday, January 4, 2017. As with all of T/F’s film events, the stage is set with a band: the wide-ranging Mar Caribe will play at 7pm. Then stay … Continued
