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Before They Fall Off the Cliff: The Ripple Effect of Schizophrenia
Saturday, Feb. 14 11:30am Ragtag Cinemacafé | St. Louis anchorman Art Holliday gets behind the scenes of a notorious murder and spotlights a remarkable family of survivors. In person: director Art Holliday. |
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Brother's Keeper
Friday, Feb. 13 5:30pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | A movie that appeared on the film landscape in 1992 like a revelation. Stark black and white cinematography raised the bar dramatically for nonfiction filmmakers while the story resonated with empathy and a palpable connection with the subjects/stars. |
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CSA: Confederate States of America
Sunday, Feb. 15 3:30pm Blue Note | Did the South really win the Civil War? In person: director Kevin Willmott and producer Rick Cowan. |
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The Control Room
Saturday, Feb. 14 3:30pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | An all-access passport inside the first free Arab news network, Al Jazeera, during the Iraq war. |
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The Corporation
Saturday, Feb. 14 7:30pm Missouri Theatre | The bizarre, surprising story of corporations' pathological pursuit of profit, "starring seven CEOs, three VPs, 2 whistleblowers, one broker, one spy, and one really big mess." Winner of the Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival. In person: director Mark Achbar. |
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Directors of the Board
Sunday, Feb. 15 2:30pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | The best of the best from the overlooked skate film genre. |
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The Fog of War
Saturday, Feb. 14 1:30pm Missouri Theatre | Editor Karen Schmeer presents director Errol Morris' latest masterpiece, featuring the confessions of Robert McNamara, the Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War. In person: editor Karen Schmeer. |
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Homeland Insecurity
Friday, Feb. 13 8pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | Government propaganda gets turned on its head, courtesy of folks from Chicago's Select Media Festival. In person: Ed Marszewski. |
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Imelda
Sunday, Feb. 15 noon Ragtag Cinemacafé | A film about former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos and the intersection of personal and public power, myth, and illusion. In person: director Ramona Diaz. |
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The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt
Sunday, Feb. 15 4pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | The inspirational story of a courageous candidate for president of Colombia. In person: director Karin Hayes. |
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Jandek on Corwood
Thursday, Feb. 12 7:30 & 9:30 pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | Evocative film about the enigmatic and reclusive musician, Jandek, by Columbia-based video phenoms Chad Freidrichs and Paul Fehler. In person: director Chad Friedrichs and producer Paul Fehler. |
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La Tropical
Sunday, Feb. 15 1:30pm The Blue Note | A working class Havana dance hall is the nexus for all of the city's characters, passions and dancing. |
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Let the Church Say Amen
Saturday, Feb. 14 6pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | A small storefront church becomes a powerful force for turning around one desperately poor neighborhood in the shadow of Washington, DC's monuments. In person: director David Petersen. |
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Little Truths
Saturday, Feb. 14 1pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | Short films that push at the boundaries of truth & fiction. In person: Speed Levitch & Sean U'ren. |
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The Lost Boys of Sudan
Saturday, Feb. 14 11am Missouri Theatre | This short-listed Oscar nominee follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. In person: star Peter Dut. |
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Saturday, Feb. 14 4pm Missouri Theatre | "An often hilarious behind-the-scenes account of this heavy-metal band's problems, featuring long sessions with the members' therapist" (Sharon Waxman, NY Times). In person: director Bruce Sinofsky. |
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OT: our town
Saturday, Feb. 14 8pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | English teacher Catherine Borek stages Our Town with her students in Compton, a notorious section of Los Angeles — the first play produced at Manuel Dominguez High School in 20 years. From auditions to opening night, OT: our town "is a moving and illuminating glimpse that shatters gangster stereotypes" (David Ansen, Newsweek). In person: Catherine Borek and director Scott Kennedy. |
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Party Animals
Saturday, Feb. 14 10am Ragtag Cinemacafé | See the 2000 presidential campaign through the eyes of boy wonder and workshop leader Chaille Stovall. In person: director Chaille Stovall. |
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Real Britannia
Saturday, Feb. 14 noon The Blue Note | The cream of Great Britain's animated documentarians, including Nick Park's (Wallace and Grommit) masterpiece Creature Comforts. |
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Sunday, Feb. 15 noon The Blue Note | Two Irish filmmakers happened to have their cameras running in Venezuela president Hugo Chavez's office when he was toppled. |
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Rock That Uke
Friday, Feb. 13 10pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | The ukulele is one of the most novel of all novelty instruments, and in Rock That Uke it's finally given its due. Featuring a performance by Robin Luke, whose 1958 ukulele hit, "Susie Darlin'" sold 2.5 million records. In person: Robin Luke and directors William Preston Robertson and Sean Anderson. |
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Screaming Men
Sunday, Feb. 15 11am Missouri Theatre | The Finnish Screaming Male Choir, in black suits and rubber ties, is a cutting-edge performing group, traveling the world with its surprising repertoire. |
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Speedo: A Demolition Derby Love Story
Sunday, Feb. 15 5:30pm The Blue Note | The unlikely life and career of a legend — demolition derby driver Ed "Speedo" Jager — as he navigates the wreckage of a failed marriage, and a budding romance with racetrack official, Liz Mallows. In person: Ed "Speedo" Jager and Liz Mallows. |
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Surplus
Sunday, Feb. 15 6pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | An explosive, award-winning film — featuring cameos by Adbusters' Kalle Lasn, John Zerzan, and Fidel Castro — that shows how tightly we are gripped in consumerism's matrix. |
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Touching the Void
Friday, Feb. 13
7:30pm Missouri Theatre | Touching the Void is a mountain-climbing movie about one man's near-death experience, and a powerful and incredible real-life adventure story. In person: director Kevin Macdonald. |
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Two Towns of Jasper
Saturday, Feb. 14 4pm The Blue Note | Segregated film crews traverse the racial divide, after a modern-day lynching in a small Texas town. In person: directors Marco Williams and Whitney Dow. |
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What's Up, Docs?
Sunday, Feb. 15 10am Ragtag Cinemacafé | More explorations of a lively hybrid between documentaries and animation. In person: Sophie Raymond and Sandra Fierlinger. |
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The Yes Men
Sunday, Feb. 15 8pm Missouri Theatre | This hilarious and politically charged film takes us into the world of a group of mysterious international pranksters known only as the Yes Men. In person: director Sarah Price. |
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Zero Day
Saturday, Feb. 14 9:45pm Ragtag Cinemacafé | Chilling first-person film recorded by high school students about to wreak havoc on their classmates. In person: star Calvin Robertson. |