Calendar – Past Event

The True/False Film Fest returns February 28-March 3 for its tenth edition. The festival highlights innovative work with a cinematic scope, creative takes on contemporary currents, and,most of all, work that provokes dialogue about its subject and the documentary form itself.

For four days, downtown Columbia, Missouri, is transformed into a small-town Midwestern utopia. Most films come freshly discovered from Sundance, Toronto and other festivals, others appear mysteriously before their official premieres elsewhere. Sandwiched between the nonstop movies, we throw parties, host debates and field trips, and challenge local filmmakers to reimagine the possibilities of nonfiction filmmaking.

All festival theaters are located in downtown Columbia, all within easy walking distance of one another. They include: Jesse Auditorium on the MU campus and The Picturehouse, located inside the Missouri United Methodist Church across the street from Shakespeare's Pizza. Returning venues include the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, The Blue Note, the two-screen Ragtag Cinema, the Forrest Theater at the Tiger Ballroom, and the Globe Theater (at the First Presbyterian Church next door to Ragtag).