True/False Film Festival

[ComandanteCero]

^ absolutely, this festival has seen a truly astronomic rise in reputation and visibility in the documentary world (in their first year, 2004, they had 4,200 attendants, and by 2009 they had over 23,000), considered one of the best documentary festivals in the country and well worth checking out.  Lots of filmmakers coming in through St. Louis and KC on their way to Columbia.  Even if it's just for the day, definitely try to score some tickets and see some great documentary films.

[DaveKCMO]

https://truefalse.org/attend/passes

this year's fest is march 1-4.

[DaveKCMO]

amazing fest this year. over 37K attendees, a massive increase over 2011. docs to watch in 2012, in order of importance:

- bully
- the island president
- how to survive a plague
- the queen of versailles
- me @ the zoo

[taxi]

Anybody going this year?

[DaveKCMO]

Anybody going this year?

we're going. very excited to be staying at the newly-renovated tiger hotel. no more dumpy interstate motels for us!

what we're seeing:

39a. Boys & Their Toys (shorts) Fri, Mar 1, 8:00pm 80 min. Forrest Theater
05b. Blackfish Sat, Mar 2, 10:30am 82 min. Missouri Theatre
36b. Who Is Dayani Cristal? Sat, Mar 2, 1:00pm 80 min. The Blue Note
35b. Village at the End of the World Sat, Mar 2, 3:30pm 91 min. Missouri Theatre
26c. Secret Screening Green Sat, Mar 2, 6:00pm 88 min. The Blue Note
01b. Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington Sun, Mar 3, 12:30pm 79 min. Missouri Theatre
04c. After Tiller Sun, Mar 3, 4:00pm 88 min. Jesse Auditorium

also excited to try the new trey bistro restaurant next to the blue note.

[DaveKCMO]

passed on sale now for the 2014 fest: https://truefalse.org/attend/passes

sadly, the festival itself has consumed the entire tiger hotel that weekend so no rooms available there. there's a new doubletree downtown, though:

http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels ... index.html