Doors & Music at 6:30pm / Film at 7:00pm

This annual community screening is presented by True/False Film Fest and the University of Missouri’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism to spotlight essential new nonfiction. Acting as a taste of True/False in the offseason, this screening will feature a brand new nonfiction feature, post-film Q&A with the director, and a musical act to open the show. This year we’re thrilled to bring the SXSW-breakout Roleplay to Columbia.  

Faced with rampant sexual violence on their campus, a group of college students spend a year creating an immersive play from their real-life experiences. Building characters and scenes based on the sexual politics of their campus, the student actors confront hard truths. In her debut feature, Katie Mathews blurs the lines between reality and performance, oscillating between daily campus life and the confessional vulnerability of the rehearsal room. Posing urgent questions about the toxic legacies imparted on the next generation, Roleplay explores the roles we play as we grow into who we are: how they hurt us, heal us, and shape who we become.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Katie Mathews.