Introducing our latest endeavor in nonfiction storytelling: the True/False Podcast! Presented by KBIA, this podcast is where documentary lovers, watchers and creators come together. Each episode features a conversation between a noteworthy nonfiction filmmaker or film critic and a True/False curator. Discussions are centered on a particular craft-of-storytelling theme (such as building character or creating … Continued
With generous support from the Ford Foundation, True/False presents its second year of Provocations: a curated selection of incendiary thinkers. These whip-smart presenters will appear before feature films, injecting a mini “ideas-fest” into True/False, offering challenging ideas in five-minute blasts. These five individuals stand ready to rearrange worldviews with the power of their words: … 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
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
Sign-ups are live for our 2017 DIY Day! DIY Day is a free, all-day Fest exploration specifically designed for high schoolers to have experiential learning in areas they would not normally encounter in schools. Students have the opportunity to participate in workshops spread the North Village Arts District where they will learn “tricks of the trade” in … 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
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
Our generous friends over at the Blue Note gifted us with four tickets to Andrew Bird on January 16th, which means we’re giving away a ticket a day to four lucky pass purchasers. With your purchase of a Lux Pass (or higher!), you’ll be entered to win a FREE ticket Andrew Bird at the Blue … Continued
