In our 14th year, we’re excited to announce our most diverse lineup of musicians yet! From local lo-fi rockers to jazz-tinged crooners to insightful practitioners of observational hip-hop, we’ve got a wide array of artists from across the continent sure to please your ears and feed your soul. This year’s lineup has a classical … Continued
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
True/False is excited to announce that I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO will play at True/False 2017. Just nominated for an Oscar in the Best Feature Documentary category, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO is an elegant appreciation of the brilliant and prophetic 20th century author James Baldwin. In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary … 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 thrilled to announce that we have recently received a $6,800 grant from the Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) for our Filmmaker Education Ambassadors program. The MHC is the only state-wide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for … Continued
For the first time ever, we have an official Sustainability Sponsor of the Fest! True/False is committed to a greener future, and we are excited to partner with 360 Vodka to divert some of the waste generated at the Fest by collecting compost at festival events and at various sponsor venues, including several restaurants in … Continued
We are happy to announce the feature films included in our 2016 program! Each of these films expands the boundaries of nonfiction cinema, inviting audiences to be challenged, inspired, and entertained. Several films are celebrating their debuts at True/False. The Pearl takes a sensitive look at gender through the eyes of four middle-aged trans women. … Continued
We are proud to announce that Mehrdad Oskouei will receive this year’s True Vision Award in honor of his achievement in, and contribution to, the field of nonfiction filmmaking. The True Vision award is the only award given out at the fest. Oskouei is the thirteenth recipient of this honor. Last year the award was … Continued
For the 2016 edition of our Neither/Nor sidebar, we are collaborating with film critic Nick Pinkerton on a series exploring Mondo (or so-called “shockumentary”) cinema and its offshoots. This is the fourth edition of Neither/Nor, an archival program of films that muddles the borders between fiction and nonfiction. For the third year in a row, Neither/Nor … Continued
The True/False Film Fest announces Sonita, a film by Rokhsareh Ghaem, as this year’s recipient of the True Life Fund. Sonita marks a decade of powerful films and deserving subjects sponsored by the Fund. Sonita Alizadeh is a young, Afghan rapper living undocumented in Tehran, Iran. She shares a home with her older sister and … Continued
