Festival Schedule: Thursday, Feb. 26
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Missouri Theatre
Blue Note
Forrest Theater
Big Ragtag
Little Ragtag
Windsor Cinema
Macklanburg Cinema
Columbia Art League
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Secret Screening Silver
The challenges of aging and patriotism mix in this sensitive portrait of three senior citizens, who have met every arriving and departing flight since the beginning of the Iraq War.
The challenges of aging and patriotism mix in this sensitive portrait of three senior citizens, who have met every arriving and departing flight since the beginning of the Iraq War.
The Mosque in Morgantown
One woman battles to bring gender equality to her mosque — but some skeptics believe that she's only interested in the publicity. Sneak preview.
One woman battles to bring gender equality to her mosque — but some skeptics believe that she's only interested in the publicity. Sneak preview.
Oscar-Nominated Shorts
Each year, we showcase all four Academy Award nominated short documentaries. This year, we go to India to eradicate polio and cleft lips, meet a dispassionate photographer of doomed men, and relive Martin Luther King's final days.
Each year, we showcase all four Academy Award nominated short documentaries. This year, we go to India to eradicate polio and cleft lips, meet a dispassionate photographer of doomed men, and relive Martin Luther King's final days.
At the Edge of the World
Great adventure and piratical exploits on the high seas, as the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society attempts to take down illegal whaling ships.
Great adventure and piratical exploits on the high seas, as the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society attempts to take down illegal whaling ships.
glastonburykids
Post-Jackass offspring run amok in a privileged Connecticut suburb.
Post-Jackass offspring run amok in a privileged Connecticut suburb.
Rise Up
Three ambitious musicians — the a capella R&B singer Kemoy, the privileged Ice, and the ghetto-hardened Turbulence — try to distinguish themselves on the music-mad island of Jamaica. Sneak preview.
Three ambitious musicians — the a capella R&B singer Kemoy, the privileged Ice, and the ghetto-hardened Turbulence — try to distinguish themselves on the music-mad island of Jamaica. Sneak preview.
Box Office Bash
Fest favorites, The Can Kickers and The Toughcats, mix it up with fest newcomer Bill Haite, as well as local heroes, Rutherford. Doors at 8pm. Sliding scale donation.
Fest favorites, The Can Kickers and The Toughcats, mix it up with fest newcomer Bill Haite, as well as local heroes, Rutherford. Doors at 8pm. Sliding scale donation.
Afghan Star
Modern Afghanistan, where the spectre of the Taliban still looms, finds unusual unity in an American Idol-style TV show. Some details remain the same, but no US contestant ever had to deal with death threats for dancing in public.
Modern Afghanistan, where the spectre of the Taliban still looms, finds unusual unity in an American Idol-style TV show. Some details remain the same, but no US contestant ever had to deal with death threats for dancing in public.
Eastside Show
At the middle point of the festival route, Eastside Tavern will present a showcase of the best of the Chicago underground. With avante garde performance and video work, and featuring Dewayne Slighweight's multi-media event, The Kinship Structure of Ferns. Doors at 9pm. $6 cover.
At the middle point of the festival route, Eastside Tavern will present a showcase of the best of the Chicago underground. With avante garde performance and video work, and featuring Dewayne Slighweight's multi-media event, The Kinship Structure of Ferns. Doors at 9pm. $6 cover.
Blood Trail
Bosnia, 1993 — Experienced war correspondents Richard Parry and Vaughan Smith meet a wannabe photographer named Robert King. They proceed to film him over the next fifteen years, in war zones around the world, creating this fascinating portrait of life as a frontline journalist. Sneak preview.
Bosnia, 1993 — Experienced war correspondents Richard Parry and Vaughan Smith meet a wannabe photographer named Robert King. They proceed to film him over the next fifteen years, in war zones around the world, creating this fascinating portrait of life as a frontline journalist. Sneak preview.
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Fifty years after Europe warred on the battlefield, its competitive spirit is now satisfied by singing contests. With a knack for funny and moving in equal measure, the film tells the story of the 2007 Junior Eurovision competition in which pint-sized talents from Cyprus to the Ukraine sing their hearts out. Sneak preview.
Fifty years after Europe warred on the battlefield, its competitive spirit is now satisfied by singing contests. With a knack for funny and moving in equal measure, the film tells the story of the 2007 Junior Eurovision competition in which pint-sized talents from Cyprus to the Ukraine sing their hearts out. Sneak preview.
October Country
A lush, atmospheric and intimate look at a tender but dysfunctional Upstate New York family. Sneak preview.
A lush, atmospheric and intimate look at a tender but dysfunctional Upstate New York family. Sneak preview.