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Events - True/False Film Fest

Events

The Jubilee

Thursday, Feb 27 / 5:15pm-6:30pm

Our interpretation of an opening-night gala has it all: jubilant live music, a fanciful photo booth, creative comestibles provided by CACC culinary students. Enjoy wine courtesy of The Blufftop at Rocheport, home of Les Bourgeois Vineyards; beer from Logboat Brewing Co.; cider from Waves Cider Co.; and hand-brewed coffee from Shortwave Coffee. The party flows between the theater lobby and the Fest’s palatial party pavilion on Ninth Street with food & beverage in both. Wear your finest masquerade guise and your heart on your sleeve … and toast the 22nd Fest prior to the screening of The Dating Game at the Missouri Theatre. Open to Center and above. Presented by Robin & Alex LaBrunerie.

@CTION Party

Thursday, Feb 27 / 10pm-1am

For this year’s take on the first night function, we return to the opulently adorned MyHouse. L.A.’s drummerscales drives the decks and dance floor through kinetic scenes of hip-hop & electronica, while the club’s immersive visual accessories dress a night destined for high energy and low-end frequencies. Jump into the fray for the starting block of the weekend’s nightlife theater. Ticket required.

Art Walk

Friday, Feb 28 / 10:30am-11:30am // Saturday, Mar 1 / 10:30am-11:30am // Sunday, Mar 2 / 10:30am-11:30am

Join Art Installations Curator Sarah Nguyen as she takes you through a guided walking tour of the public art installations with insight, intention, and inspiration. Free & open to the public. Reserve your spot at the Box Office! Space is limited; creativity is not.

March March

Friday, Feb 28 / 5pm-5:30pm

March is a state of mind this year as the annual parade falls on the final day of February. Celebrate another turn of the calendar page, welcome spring with a mighty roar, and join in this all-ages, communitywide parade that many call the highlight of the Fest year. Costumes encouraged, unironic glee required (just no advertising, politicking, or motorized vehicles). This raucous spectacle is led by our own King of Queens, Ron iRONic Ribiat. Free and open to the public.

Reality Bites

Friday, Feb 28 / 5:30pm-6:45pm

A tradition as old as the Fest itself, Reality Bites is our communal breaking of bread (and other delectables). Following the March March, let the revelry flow right into The Sculpture Yard and the theater lobby, where you can sample tastes from a wide array of Columbia’s best restaurants. Enjoy wine courtesy of The Blufftop at Rocheport, home of Les Bourgeois Vineyards; beer from Logboat Brewing Co.; cider from Waves Cider Co.; and hand-brewed coffee from Shortwave Coffee while listening to the sweet tunes of T/F musicians! Open to Center and above. PRESENTED BY SIMMONS BANK

Campfire Stories

Friday, Feb 28 / 9pm-10:20pm

Huddle around the Campfire at Hexagon Alley for an evening of storytelling guided by musical host Psalm One. Gloria Clayborne (Sunset and the Mockingbird), Charlie Shackleton (Zodiac Killer Project) and Sarah Garrahan & Sue Ding (How the West Was Fun)—among others—share tales about the trials and tribulations of the creative process. S’mores bark provided by Hexagon Alley. Ticket required. Presented by Agile Ticketing Solutions.

Short Circuit Party

Fri, Feb 28 / 10:30pm-1am

Sparks fly at this evening’s late-night festivity as we give attending shorts filmmakers some much-deserved limelight. Chat up these shorts VIPs to get a drink ticket for one of Irene’s draft margaritas. Open to Super/Silver Circle. Presented by 30 for 30.

Filmmaker Fête

Saturday, Mar 1 / 4pm-6pm

Hosted by our friends at Orr Street Studios & Gallery, the Fête is our banquet to honor visiting fimmakers and fellows and funders, featuring sweet and savory offerings from Endwell Taverna. Enjoy wine courtesy of The Blufftop at Rocheport, home of Les Bourgeois Vineyards; beer from Logboat Brewing Co.; cider from Waves Cider Co.; and hand-brewed coffee from Shortwave Coffee—as well as a chance to admire an installation of digital silk prints from Yiran Guo. Open to Super/Silver Circle passholders; ticket included in packet.

Gimme Truth!

Saturday, Mar 1 / 10pm-Midnight

America’s most beloved (and only) documentary game show, hosted by Brian Babylon—a Chicago-born comic who can be found on “Why? with Hannibal Buress” and “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!”—is back again to surprise and delight loyal audiences and convert new disciples left, right, and center. Local filmmakers try to stump a panel of Fest filmmakers with their entirely true or entirely false two-minute shorts. Ticket required. Presented by Missouri Film Office.

Closing Night Reception

Sunday, Mar 2 / 5:30pm-7pm

Prior to Middletown on Sunday evening at the Missouri Theatre, enjoy one last snapshot of the full T/F 2025 experience with this final reception—now catered for two decades by the stalwarts at Addison’s restaurant. Enjoy wine courtesy of The Blufftop at Rocheport, home of Les Bourgeois Vineyards; beer from Logboat Brewing Co.; cider from Waves Cider Co.; and hand-brewed coffee from Shortwave Coffee. Ticket required. Presented by Addison’s—An American Grill.

Toasted

Monday, Mar 3 / Midnight-2:30am

Wind down from T/F 2025 with old friends, new mates, and wild waffles. Stay “Up All Night w/ Kyle & Tony,” as the local airwave provocateurs and routine Toasted troublemakers provide the ultimate farewell to the Fest. Open to all. Admission is free; waffles are not.

Please note, events that require reserved ticket are available for passholders only.