Festival Schedule: Saturday, Feb. 27
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Venues
Missouri Theatre
Blue Note
Forrest Theater
Big Ragtag
Little Ragtag
Windsor Cinema
The Hive
The Chapel
Columbia Art League
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The Weird Wake-Up
Join us for this year's field trip, this time to the Odd Fellows Temple, as we eat breakfast provided by Cafe Berlin and thrill to a "weird, wild ride of pop and paranoia," the exhilarating new film by Adam Curtis, It Felt Like a Kiss.
Join us for this year's field trip, this time to the Odd Fellows Temple, as we eat breakfast provided by Cafe Berlin and thrill to a "weird, wild ride of pop and paranoia," the exhilarating new film by Adam Curtis, It Felt Like a Kiss.
Familia
An warts-and-all look at thirty years in a single Peruvian family's life.
An warts-and-all look at thirty years in a single Peruvian family's life.
How to Fold a Flag
We go beyond the body count as we track returnees from a Latino cage fighter to a Congressional candidate.
We go beyond the body count as we track returnees from a Latino cage fighter to a Congressional candidate.
Secret Screening Gold
The sunny side of global warming: with glaciers receding, all that gold in them thar hills is now exposed, and ripe for some greedy adventuring.
The sunny side of global warming: with glaciers receding, all that gold in them thar hills is now exposed, and ripe for some greedy adventuring.
The British in Bed
Disarming confessions from eight couples sitting up in bed.
Disarming confessions from eight couples sitting up in bed.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Art and commerce collide inside the mouse house as Disney animation studio bounced back during a tumultuous period.
Art and commerce collide inside the mouse house as Disney animation studio bounced back during a tumultuous period.
It Felt Like a Kiss
Ike & Tina Turner, the space chimp, Nikita Khrushchev, Saddam Hussein, Little Eva, the CIA and Rock Hudson all play parts in Adam Curtis' jaw-dropping mash-up of 50 years of empire building and storytelling.
Ike & Tina Turner, the space chimp, Nikita Khrushchev, Saddam Hussein, Little Eva, the CIA and Rock Hudson all play parts in Adam Curtis' jaw-dropping mash-up of 50 years of empire building and storytelling.
Waste Land
Brazilian artist Vik Muniz returns to his homeland and to Jardim Gramacho - the largest garbage dump in the world.
Brazilian artist Vik Muniz returns to his homeland and to Jardim Gramacho - the largest garbage dump in the world.
Antoine
Antoine is a five-year-old in Montreal who of late has become a detective, and he's hot on the trail of a disappearing woman named Madame Rouski.
Antoine is a five-year-old in Montreal who of late has become a detective, and he's hot on the trail of a disappearing woman named Madame Rouski.
Smash His Camera
Ron Galella was the original American paparazzo, a social pariah and celebrity scourge. But at 79, he now feels like more of a pop idol himself and, surprisingly, an artist.
Ron Galella was the original American paparazzo, a social pariah and celebrity scourge. But at 79, he now feels like more of a pop idol himself and, surprisingly, an artist.
The Same But Different: what happens when two filmmakers make equally brilliant films about almost identical subjects.
Are all the good ideas for films taken? Maybe, but that's not important. That's because every filmmaker can bring a unique, distinctive approach to their material. Meet two directors who set out independently from each other to document two different Mexican traveling circus families, and who succeeded wildly.
Are all the good ideas for films taken? Maybe, but that's not important. That's because every filmmaker can bring a unique, distinctive approach to their material. Meet two directors who set out independently from each other to document two different Mexican traveling circus families, and who succeeded wildly.
The Speculative Stroll: A Psychogeographic Walking Tour of Broadway
Free-wheeling raconteur Speed Levitch, featured in the film "The Cruise," gives us a free tour of Columbia that introduces us to a city we didn't know existed.
Free-wheeling raconteur Speed Levitch, featured in the film "The Cruise," gives us a free tour of Columbia that introduces us to a city we didn't know existed.
And Everything Is Going Fine
For two-and-a-half decades, Spalding Gray mined the details of his life to provide comedic commentary on the subjects of art, sex, family, and mortality — but a 2001 car crash changed everything.
For two-and-a-half decades, Spalding Gray mined the details of his life to provide comedic commentary on the subjects of art, sex, family, and mortality — but a 2001 car crash changed everything.
Dinner Party
LSD athletes, camel herders, karaoke kids and salacious swingers — these are your guests at this specially made Dinner Party.
LSD athletes, camel herders, karaoke kids and salacious swingers — these are your guests at this specially made Dinner Party.
Disorder
A scary, surreal survey of Ghuangzhou, China, as if Eraserhead were a documentary.
A scary, surreal survey of Ghuangzhou, China, as if Eraserhead were a documentary.
Enemies of the People
True Life Fund selection. On a mission to investigate and to also forgive the brutal murderers who perpetrated the Killing Fields of Cambodia, journalist Thet Sambath is seeking truth and reconciliation.
True Life Fund selection. On a mission to investigate and to also forgive the brutal murderers who perpetrated the Killing Fields of Cambodia, journalist Thet Sambath is seeking truth and reconciliation.
Identity Crisis
Identity crises from around the globe including a deer who thinks he's a cow, the story of how Ernest Hemingway created Hemingway, and a teenager at a crossroads.
Identity crises from around the globe including a deer who thinks he's a cow, the story of how Ernest Hemingway created Hemingway, and a teenager at a crossroads.
Kick in Iran
The changing face of Iran as seen through a portrait of taekwondo star Sarah Khoshjamal, its first female Olympic qualifier.
The changing face of Iran as seen through a portrait of taekwondo star Sarah Khoshjamal, its first female Olympic qualifier.
Film Forward: Where Hasn't Documentary Gone?
The demand for immediacy and advances in interactive technology are leading to a new age of nonfiction film exhibition, and with this panel we meet some of the movement's vanguard.
The demand for immediacy and advances in interactive technology are leading to a new age of nonfiction film exhibition, and with this panel we meet some of the movement's vanguard.
Last Train Home
An epic adventure movie about one family's place amongst the 120 million people in China who return from the factories in coastal cities to their vilages in the interior.
An epic adventure movie about one family's place amongst the 120 million people in China who return from the factories in coastal cities to their vilages in the interior.
The Red Chapel
A devilishly absurdist road trip inside the heart of North Korea's evil empire.
A devilishly absurdist road trip inside the heart of North Korea's evil empire.
Someone to Watch Over
This shorts compilation goes from Bobcat Goldthwait's behind-the-scenes look of his childhood home movies to the unfathomable journeys that parents of disappeared children endure.
This shorts compilation goes from Bobcat Goldthwait's behind-the-scenes look of his childhood home movies to the unfathomable journeys that parents of disappeared children endure.
The Oath
A Yemeni taxi driver struggles with his past ties to Bin Laden and a brother-in-law who is imprisoned at Gitmo.
A Yemeni taxi driver struggles with his past ties to Bin Laden and a brother-in-law who is imprisoned at Gitmo.
Create Your Reality: Pushing at the Limits of Nonfiction
Truthiness is still valued in documentaries, but some rebels are increasingly bridling at some of the constraints of the genre. Is a third way emerging in the vast airspace between doc and fiction? Join four directors as they defend their heresies.
Truthiness is still valued in documentaries, but some rebels are increasingly bridling at some of the constraints of the genre. Is a third way emerging in the vast airspace between doc and fiction? Join four directors as they defend their heresies.
Circo
The Ponce family's traveling circus has journeyed throughout rural Mexico for generations, but mounting debt and a difficult nomadic lifestyle threaten to halt the grand tradition.
The Ponce family's traveling circus has journeyed throughout rural Mexico for generations, but mounting debt and a difficult nomadic lifestyle threaten to halt the grand tradition.
Greetings From the Woods
A Swedish director captures life in his eccentric hometown.
A Swedish director captures life in his eccentric hometown.
Racing Dreams
With dreams of NASCAR dancing in their heads, three tweens compete on the national go-kart circuit.
With dreams of NASCAR dancing in their heads, three tweens compete on the national go-kart circuit.
On the Other Side of Life
A stunning film following two brothers in Cape Town, South Africa accused of murder.
A stunning film following two brothers in Cape Town, South Africa accused of murder.
The Invention of Dr. NakaMats
Meet the crackpot inventor responsible for 3,357 inventions, including the floppy disk, in his almost 80 years.
Meet the crackpot inventor responsible for 3,357 inventions, including the floppy disk, in his almost 80 years.
Filmmaker Fete
Sycamore Restaurant and PS Gallery host this year's banquet in honor of our visiting filmmakers. Sponsored by Skyy Vodka and Patrón.
Sycamore Restaurant and PS Gallery host this year's banquet in honor of our visiting filmmakers. Sponsored by Skyy Vodka and Patrón.
The Tightrope
A Mexican circus performer is torn between family tradition and her husband's desire for an ordinary life in this exquisitely shot piece of observational filmmaking.
A Mexican circus performer is torn between family tradition and her husband's desire for an ordinary life in this exquisitely shot piece of observational filmmaking.
As Lilith
In this surreal dark comedy, an Orthodox Jewish organization and an eccentric Israeli mother lock horns over the remains of her teenage daughter's body.
In this surreal dark comedy, an Orthodox Jewish organization and an eccentric Israeli mother lock horns over the remains of her teenage daughter's body.
Colony
The disappearance of the honeybee population is one of the most vexing mysteries of our time, and this artful film begins to unravel it.
The disappearance of the honeybee population is one of the most vexing mysteries of our time, and this artful film begins to unravel it.
Rachel Is
A warm-hearted look at Rachel, a mentally challenged teenager, as she and her mother Jane struggle to find independent living options.
A warm-hearted look at Rachel, a mentally challenged teenager, as she and her mother Jane struggle to find independent living options.
Utopia in Four Movements
Filmmaker Sam Green (Weather Underground) and musician Dave Cerf reinvigorate the hopeful notion called utopia in this live, multi-media lecture/performance that weaves together original films.
Filmmaker Sam Green (Weather Underground) and musician Dave Cerf reinvigorate the hopeful notion called utopia in this live, multi-media lecture/performance that weaves together original films.
Restrepo
An immersive journey with an American platoon inside the one of the most dangerous combat zones in Afghanistan.
An immersive journey with an American platoon inside the one of the most dangerous combat zones in Afghanistan.
GasLand
Natural gas exploration in the US isn't so natural after all, Josh Fox learns, as he sets out to expose a rapacious industry before it lays waste to his beloved river valley.
Natural gas exploration in the US isn't so natural after all, Josh Fox learns, as he sets out to expose a rapacious industry before it lays waste to his beloved river valley.
Those Who Remain
Two Mexican directors' sure-handed celebration of their culture, in the shadow of El Norte.
Two Mexican directors' sure-handed celebration of their culture, in the shadow of El Norte.
HolyWars
An Irish convert to Islam faces off with an evangelical Christian: will either budge?
An Irish convert to Islam faces off with an evangelical Christian: will either budge?
Cowboys in India
A filmmaker's hoped-for expose of a Western mining company results in a comedy of errors involving his relationship with his Indian driver and guide.
A filmmaker's hoped-for expose of a Western mining company results in a comedy of errors involving his relationship with his Indian driver and guide.
Secret Screening Orange
How do you plan for something to last 100,000 years?
How do you plan for something to last 100,000 years?
Saturday Night Showcase
The omelette flippers at Cafe Berlin flip out on the sweet ukulele covers of Karinne Keithley, Northwest folksters Run on Sentence, the road-worthy blues master Bill Haight, and local country favorites Cabin Sessions. Doors at 8pm; show at 9pm.
The omelette flippers at Cafe Berlin flip out on the sweet ukulele covers of Karinne Keithley, Northwest folksters Run on Sentence, the road-worthy blues master Bill Haight, and local country favorites Cabin Sessions. Doors at 8pm; show at 9pm.
The Mirror
A loving and humorous portrait of a small Italian village and their plan to build a giant mirror.
A loving and humorous portrait of a small Italian village and their plan to build a giant mirror.
Gimme Truth!
The world's greatest documentary game show returns with host Johnny St. John.
The world's greatest documentary game show returns with host Johnny St. John.
Secret Screening Black
The definitive look at the outsider comedian considered to be the greatest of his generation.
The definitive look at the outsider comedian considered to be the greatest of his generation.
Mojo's Party
Stomp out a day's documentaries with the Balkan brass sound of Brooklyn's Raya, Kansas City's indie-popsters Capybara, and Chicago's rhythm-heavy electro rockers Mahjonng. Doors at 8pm; show at 10pm.
Stomp out a day's documentaries with the Balkan brass sound of Brooklyn's Raya, Kansas City's indie-popsters Capybara, and Chicago's rhythm-heavy electro rockers Mahjonng. Doors at 8pm; show at 10pm.