T/F 2020 Films Announced

Columbia, Missouri — The True/False Film Fest is proud to announce its 2020 slate of 38 new feature films and 25 new short films. These films were selected from roughly 1,100 submissions and hundreds more scouted from festivals around the world. Unfolding from March 5-8, 2020 in Columbia, Missouri, the festival highlights works demonstrating exemplary … Continued

T/F 2020 Special Programs

TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST ANNOUNCES 2020 TRUE VISION HONOREES, NEITHER/NOR FOCUS, AND TRUE LIFE FUND RECIPIENT  Columbia, Missouri — The True/False Film Fest is announcing the first round of film programming for its 17th edition, taking place March 5-8, 2020.  Bill and Turner Ross, directors of Blood Nose, Empty Pockets, will receive this year’s True Vision … Continued

T/F 2020 Poster

When we began considering key art for this year, we envisioned a card not found in the traditional tarot deck: Foresight. To pull this off, we turned to our past, collaborating anew with designer and art director Erik Buckham and illustrator Akiko Stehrenberger, whom we last worked with back in 2015. Diving deep into divination, … Continued

T/F 2020 Art Program

Each year, True/False brings a multitude of talented visual artists from near and far to reinvent venues and transform downtown during the four-day Fest. This year’s theme, FORESIGHT, speaks to our age-old desire for precognition, to see what’s just around the corner. We’ve asked visual artists to show the future that resides within us all, … Continued

T/F 2020 True Life Fund Film: WELCOME TO CHECHNYA

Columbia, Missouri – The True/False Film Fest acknowledges the risks, sacrifices, and contributions of documentary subjects through its True Life Fund, a philanthropic effort where its audiences raise money for the subjects of one True/False selection. The 2020 True Life Fund film is Welcome to Chechnya.  This vital and harrowing film confronts an ongoing genocide … Continued

To our communities

We are deeply sorry for the pain caused by our sponsorship relationship with The Crossing. For over 17 years, the Ragtag Film Society (Ragtag Cinema and the True/False Film Fest) has thrived because the Columbia community has supported our cinema and Fest. We are thankful for the hours of labor, donations, tickets and passes purchased, … Continued