Special Events
- Box Office Bash
- Kick off the fest weekend at the T/F box office with an intimate gathering of merrymakers from across the US. Featuring Baby Gramps, Peter & the Wolf, Ghost to Falco and the Toughcats.
- Busker's Last Stand
- Jesse Hall reception after the closing night film featuring a supergroup comprised of the Pine Hill Haints & the Can Kickers.
- Closing Night Reception
- Join us in the Jesse Hall rotunda for our closing night reception. We'll have food by Addison's, flowers from My Secret Garden, beer from Schlafly and wine from Domaine Chandon.
- Filmmaker Fete
- Columbia's chance to rub elbows with our visiting directors, producers and stars, and eat a feast prepared by Sycamore, surrounded by beautiful flowers supplied by Kent's Floral Gallery.
- Gimme Truth
- A game show in the tradition of "What's My Line?" or "Truth or Consequences", Gimme Truth pits filmmaker against filmmaker as they attempt to pick out the facts and fictions of an assortment of locally produced short films. Huge prizes await both the winner of the game show and the best of the short films.
- Handmade T/F
- T/F isn't just about movies, it's an explosion of local designer energy, all unleashed for one weekend.
- Homegrown Hullaballoo
- Local heroes Penny Marvel & Timbawolf host a gaggle of T/F favorites including Brody Hunt, the Can Kickers, & Karinne Keithley.
- Lovers Leap Party
- T/F christens a new venue for our opening night party, as @CTION springs to life in the back alleys of downtown. Expect expertly crafted DJ sets from Cousin Cole and Chris Hires, live music from Mucca Pazza and video from Daryle Bascom and Mike Pagano. We'll raise the roof and celebrate leap day with wild abandon. Sponsored by Belvedere Vodka and Schlafly Beer.
- March into March
- The return of the craziest parade Columbia has ever seen. Featuring Missouri mules, robots on bicycles, the Mid-Missouri Highsteppers, Mucca Pazza and the Lazy Six, a real New Orleans second line. Broadway is ours; come and soak in the spectacle.
- Mojo's-a-go-go
- Featuring the Ssion, Mark E. Moon and Steddy P
- North by Southwest Musician Showcase
- T/F brings the party motivators from across the continent with Glen Andrews & the Lazy Six, the Pine Hill Haints, Robert Sarazin Blake, Hans, & the Box Cutters. A lively mix of jazz, folk, and rock of all traditions sure to get your hips shaking.
- Reality Bites
- A culinary world tour led by Columbia's best chefs. Plus Domaine Chandon wine and Schlafly beer. Floral arrangements by My Secret Garden.
- Reel Gone Round-Up
- feat. Knee Deep (with director Michael Chandler ). Sneak preview. Hop on board the musical buses at 9am Sunday outside Kevin's World and make our annual pilgrimage to the closed down Bull Pen livestock barn. After a locally-produced brunch, a short hoedown and an auction we play Knee Deep, a farm story with a Truman Capote-esque twist.
- The Show
- They Might be Giants Close out the fest at the Blue Note!
- True Vision Award
- The True Vision Award — True/False's only award — goes to Alex Gibney, whose rigorous journalism in Enron: Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side among others, mark him as one of the most vital filmmakers of our time. Award given before his new film Gonzo.
- Truth/Fiction, or "Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined"
- Truth/Fiction or "Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined" is a community art show that focuses on the fine line between reality and make-believe.
- University Screening
- Owen Lowery presents "An Alternative to Slitting Your Wrist" at Middlebush Auditorium, 7pm-8:45pm, sponsored by Indiepix.