On May 2, 2025, the National Endowment for the Arts terminated grant funding for the 2025 fiscal year for Ragtag Film Society, the 501(c)(3) organization that operates Ragtag Cinema and True/False Film Fest. Ragtag Film Society is a mission-driven organization that believes in integrity, inclusivity, playfulness, and sustainability. Despite previously approving grant funding, the NEA … Continued
Ragtag Film Society, the nonprofit organization that operates Ragtag Cinema and True/False Film Fest, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Luque Káram as its new executive director. Andrea brings a wealth of experience and a passion for community engagement to this leadership role. She has worked extensively in nonprofit arts organizations, where her … Continued
Meet the 2025 programming team! These individuals are the driving force behind the festival’s creative vision, and they will be working tirelessly over the next six months to put together a fantastic slate of creative nonfiction, live music, immersive live music & beyond. Chloé Trayner, Artistic Director / Ragtag Film Society, works across both Ragtag Cinema … Continued
The Ragtag Film Society Board of Directors announces the departure, after nearly 14 years with the organization, of Executive Director Arin Liberman. “Arin’s leadership skills and endearing personality will be greatly missed by the Society, but her unwavering dedication to the organization means she will always lend a helping hand where needed. I have no … Continued
Columbia, Missouri—In an agile model of collective leadership, the Ragtag Film Society has been led by a three-person executive team, which takes the next step in its evolution with the upcoming departure of Camellia Cosgray. Along with Barbie Banks and Arin Liberman, Cosgray has been Co-Executive Director, commonly referred to as “Co-Custodian”, since the Spring … Continued
A re-imagined, largely outdoor fest will take place May 5th-9th The Ragtag Film Society is rolling out updates for the coming True/False Film Fest, starting with new dates set for the 2021 event: May 5 – 9, 2021. This adjustment is a one-year postponement from the typical early March dates, in response to the global … Continued
Jeremy is an experienced nonprofit leader who has worked for Ragtag Film Society for almost a decade, most recently as the Executive Director of the True/False Film Fest. He guided True/False through many stages of organizational growth since he joined the staff in2009. During his tenure, the True/False staff increased from 3.5 full-time staff members … Continued
Vanessa Renwick, director of LAYOVER (T/F 2015), just released a new short film STRABISMUS. Vanessa Renwick narrates her experience with Strabismus, a disorder in which the eyes don’t look in the same direction at the same time. While we watch tender faces and eyes slowly bring the camera into focus, Vanessa unpacks what blurred vision … Continued
If you missed seeing SHERPA at the 2016 festival, it is fittingly now widely available. Naturally, we strongly recommend watching it on the biggest screen you can find. I mean, we recommend that for most films, but this *IS* Everest after all – it deserves some breathing room. Missing our post-film director Q&As is another … Continued
On November 18 at the Missouri Theatre, True/False and the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism (a new addition to the University of Missouri’s Journalism School) are co-presenting a special screening of the documentary Killing Them Safely. Directed by Mizzou Journalism School graduate and Columbia resident Nick Berardini, Killing Them Safely is a gripping, … Continued
