True/False Film Festival
truefalse film fest annual documentary film festival take place columbia missouri fest occurs first weekend march sometimes beginning late february film shown thursday evening sunday night film screened multiple location around downtown columbia including ragtag cinema jesse hall missouri theatre center art picturehouse blue note globe rhynsburger theater forrest theater tiger hotel offer one award year true vision award truefalse film fest ragtag cinema program c notforprofit organization ragtag film society ragtag film society seek champion independent film medium art serve film community locally globally truefalse started paul sturtz david wilson also founded ragtag cinema february riverfront time best film festival film fest lost seat due renovation work taking place missouri theatre adjust loss fest expanded beyond usual boundary order take advantage additional screen macklanburg cinema windsor cinema den campus stephen college completion restoration historic missouri theatre featured venue edition fest truefalse film fest stephen college amicably ended partnership fest stephen college continued host annual citizen jane film festival demise edition festival moved outdoor venue nearby stephen lake park due covid pandemic addition moving event outdoors also brought festival box straight door pas holder event made return downtown columbia setting first truefalse film festival sold ticket fest since experienced rapid growth increasing attendance two year first decade since festival increased attendance year exception saw decrease amid winter snowstorm latest event saw another record high ticket sale nearly year festival expanded presentation art including music decorative art event kick parade march march end busker last stand many invited musician come together closing performance encourages additional attendee involvement participatory event like true life k run gimme truth game show festival risen meager origin earn praise chicago tribune los angeles time festival received thousand submission sold ticket bringing thousand people midmissouri around world festival sponsored almost every downtown store restaurant bar multiple educational event camp truefalse boat local national high school yearlong film program early columbia public school ragtag film society columbia public school foundation announced new landmark multiyear partnership brings together film cps curriculum teacher training medium literacy initiative yearround program support teacher effort incorporate film multimedia classroom program champion belief student catapult world everchanging medium distribution platform news outlet skill thoughtful critical consumer medium must grow student deserve tool think consciously way world presented way present world primary goal increase presence film core classroom help teacher student learn read film text cultivate enhance critical thinking skill teacher student practice analyzing new medium camp truefalse brings high school student varying interest insider access fest weekend exciting film music art conversation workshop diverse crew exceptional guest local host camp truefalse convenes fest discus relevant issue share research plot course participating student get chance meet founder festival meet director film showing festival private personal manner camp completely free student selected application process november columbia public school participate well outoftown school outofstate camp included around high schoolers including local student student nearby national area student saint louis jefferson city north carolina new mexico attended day camp application typically due month festival start friday morning fest th grader across four columbia public high school take bus truefalse venue nonfiction cinema art experience begin student watch busker festival film listed year student encouraged participate qa filmmaker afterward selfselected student attend interactive artist workshop join anyonecanjoin march march parade educational screening film educational screening special screening local high school sophomore field trip watch one film festival free going varsity mariachi dir alejandra vazquez sam osborn let little light shine dir kevin shaw step dir amanda lipitz undefeated dir daniel lindsay tj martin order myth dir margaret brown amazing grace guest dr king wont neighbor dir morgan neville negro dir raoul peck bad kid dir keith fulton lou pepe happened miss simone dir liz garbus particle fever dir mark levinson crash reel dir lucy walker truefalse includes film local international filmmaker thousand film sent year consideration truefalse film fest offer single award true vision award given annually filmmaker filmmaker whose work show dedication creative advancement art nonfiction filmmaking winner presented original bronze sculpture created nationally known columbia artist larry young newest film presented chosen winner year festival since truefalse film fest also featured true life fund fundraising program go demonstrate documentary create change offering tangible assistance reallife subject new nonfiction film year fund acknowledges documentary filmmaker festival thrive story provided people often limited mean true life fund presented crossing missouri church group also received support bertha foundation official website