Hittsville (the shared home of Ragtag Cinema, Uprise Bakery, 9th Street Video and Hitt Records) will be hosting the work of Los Angeles-based artist Akiko Stehrenberger beginning on February 23rd and running through T/F 2014. 10% of the sales are going to our True Life Fund. Akiko created the gorgeous illustration for this year’s T/F poster. … Continued
We are thrilled to announce the musical acts performing before each and every screening at True/False 2014! Check out the mosaic here!
The True/False Film Fest is proud to recognize Cynthia Hill’s Private Violence as this year’s recipient of the True Life Fund. Private Violence focuses on Kit Gruelle, an advocate for survivors of domestic violence, and Deanna Walters, who is battling for justice after surviving horrific abuse at the hands of her former partner. The film exposes the complex obstacles … Continued
Behold, the True/False 2014 poster has arrived! This image is designed to convey this year’s theme, “Magic Realism”. It quotes “The Marvelous Orange Tree” illusion invented by Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, the father of modern magic. In it, a small barren tree is coaxed to produce first flowers and then fruit by a persuasive magician. The … Continued
Minneapolis-based artist Eric Rieger, aka HOTTEA, will be collaborating with the T/F production team this year to create a massive yarn sculpture at Jesse Hall. We estimate that this piece will use over 12 miles of yarn! Eric already came through town to share his craft with the students at Lee Elementary School. Check out … Continued
Brothers Sergio and Jaime Polanco and their cousin Cruz Guzman are immigrants from Mexico who work cleaning windows on Chicago’s tallest buildings. In ParaĂso (T/F 2012) director Nadaz Kurtz pairs stunning images of the Polancos’ dangerous and fascinating work with their reflections on life’s meaning and what lies beyond. The result is a compelling look at something extraordinary … Continued
Gimme Truth!, the T/F game show, returns Saturday, March 1 at The Vimeo Theater at The Blue Note in downtown Columbia. It’s the festival’s most unique event. It’s also the best opportunity for Missourians to get their name out there and have high-profile filmmakers see their work. In recent years our judges included Derek Waters of … Continued
We strive to make the four days of True/False feel unlike any other. Essential to achieving this effect is the legion of buskers who fill our town with music for the entire extended weekend. They perform at our showcases, in the streets and before each and every T/F screening. Our 2014 lineup is coming together … Continued
Announcing the new True/False video page. Give it a look and browse through over 100 films from past True/False Film Fests available to stream online for free. You can sort by the year they played the fest, or by whether they are a short or a feature. These films are gathered from a variety of … Continued
Another year has come and gone, and 2014 is already upon us. But as we prepare for everything that lies ahead, we wanted to take a look back at an extraordinary year for documentary film. 2013 was the year film critics woke up to nonfiction’s essential place in the cinema. This was reflected in the … Continued
