Irish artist Caoimhghin Ă“ Fraithile is returning to Columbia to create a new large-scale art installation in time for this year’s True/False Film Fest: The project is sponsored by True/False, the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri, and the CARE Gallery.
Six years ago, the True/False Film Festival founded the True Life Fund, a philanthropic effort that raises money and awareness for the subjects of a different nonfiction film each year. Presented in partnership with The Crossing and with media support from KOMU, we’re delighted to announce that this year’s True Life Fund film is Bully. This … Continued
The Columbia Public Library and 102.3 BXR are hosting a free True/False primer this Saturday, February 4, from noon to 1:30 p.m. According to the library, the program will include: a step-by-step explanation of all things True/False, including a Q-and-A session with festival organizers. Plus, you’ll get an exclusive sneak peek at a few films before the schedule is released, and … Continued
We are still accepting volunteer applications, but spaces are filling up quickly, so sign up soon. We especially need Set-Up Team volunteers who are available during the day (9 a.m.–6 p.m.), Feb. 27–March 1, and on March 5. (Requires heavy lifting.) It’s a great way to get your volunteer hours in before and after the Fest, … Continued
The final deadline for submissions to Gimme Truth!—T/F’s real-and-fake documentary game show—is fast approaching. Send in your two-minute (or less)  documentary profile of a 100 percent fake Missouri resident—or a 100 percent real one—by February 16 for a chance to make it into the top ten, and possibly all the way. More information, including rules and regulations, … Continued
Construction on the poster for the 2012 True/False Film festival is now complete. Check it out: The poster was created by Los Angeles–based designer Erik Buckham. He also directed this year’s awesome animated trailer, which you may have already seen on TV: The theme of this year’s poster is “The Influencing Machine,” an idea that True/False … Continued
Dear Dawdlers, To you, the decorated, dallying dreamers of the Missouri River bottoms.  To you, the lovers of music, of trailside surprises, of heaps of delectable foodstuffs.  To you, the dancers in the mist garden, the hikers up the hill, the headbangers in the park, we raise our glasses. After the feast and fireworks were over (big … Continued
To all interested filmmakers: The True/False Film Fest (March 1-4, 2012, www.truefalse.org) is gearing up for its ninth year of celebrating non-fiction cinema and is seeking out documentaries from all over the globe. True/False is interested in championing fresh, exciting voices in documentary, as well as works that tiptoe, or perhaps demolish, the line separating … Continued
Back for its second year, the Boone Dawdle brings together some of the best things in life — biking, music, food, nature, and film. It’s also a fun, outdoorsy way for you to show your support of True/False in the off-season. Can we call it a tradition yet?
The second annual Boone Dawdle will take place on Saturday, August 20. Join us for a surprise-filled bike ride from Columbia to the Blufftop Bistro of Les Bourgeois Winery, where we’ll enjoy a local foods picnic and watch a film overlooking the Missouri River once the sun goes down. Tickets will go on sale in … Continued
