Columbia, Missouri – The Ragtag Film Society is proud to announce the hiring of Chloe Trayner as its new Artistic Director. In this new, organization-wide role, Trayner will lead the curatorial visioning for RFS, guiding the curation team of both Ragtag Cinema and True/False Film Fest. Formerly the Festival Director of Open City Documentary Festival … Continued
(Columbia, Missouri/San Francisco, California) – Catapult Film Fund and True/False Film Fest today announced the supported films and mentors for their sixth annual Rough Cut Retreat, a workshop that offers a uniquely engaged creative atmosphere for nonfiction films in the final stages of editing. This year’s retreat will take place in early August at Bell … Continued
The True/False Film Fest is proud to announce its 2021 slate of 16 new feature films and 23 new short films. These films were selected from roughly 1,000 submissions and hundreds more scouted from around the world. Unfolding from May 5-9, 2021, in Columbia, and simultaneously at home via “Teleported True/False,” this year’s edition features … Continued
In a year marked by uncertainty and change, three longstanding festival programs will continue: honoring a visionary filmmaker, celebrating brave onscreen presences, and exploring the margins of nonfiction cinema history. Rosine Mbakam, director of Delphine’s Prayers, will receive this year’s True Vision Award. The subjects of Sabaya, a film about the daring rescues of Yazidi … Continued
True/False has a proud history of working with brilliant designers and poster artists, both local and national. This year, it felt imperative to engage with artistic voices that have not been represented in our past editions. We came to Mazatl’s work through the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, a decentralized collective of graffiti, poster, and graphic artists, all … Continued
In a celebratory kick-off to the spring season and to commemorate the weekend that True/False 2021 would have happened were it not for the global pandemic, Ragtag Film Society plans to host a multi-faceted event called Rites of Spring. Taking place on Saturday, March 6, Rites of Spring will be a full day of festivities: … Continued
A Celebration of Resilience and the Arts In 2021, the 18th annual True/False Film Fest will be a microcosm of its own artistic theme: The Nature of Uncertainty. Acknowledging and responding to a collective pandemic consciousness, the 2021 theme is a reminder that tumultuous times invite creative reimaginings. In that spirit, True/False 2021 will be … Continued
Each year T/F adopts a visual theme, and festival art, bumpers, passes, merchandise designs, etc. are inspired by or reflect that theme. In 2021 the theme is THE NATURE OF UNCERTAINTY. Within this theme lie a number of seeming dichotomies – risk/reward, nature/technology, order/chaos. But we take up the challenge to see past the binary and explore … Continued
The Ragtag Film Society’s Board of Directors has added two members and elected new officers for its 2021 fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2020. Returning to the board is Dr. Stephanie Shonekan, Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Science and Professor of Music at the University of Missouri. Dr. Shonekan previously … 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
