Online and in person, Kansas City will turn into a film fest mecca over next 10 days
Dan Kelly, The Kansas City Star
Apr. 7—The Kansas City FilmFest International, which bills itself as the largest and longest-held curated film festival in Kansas City, will celebrate its 25th year virtually April 12-18.
Audiences can view and vote for their favorites among 165 films in five categories: narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative short, documentary short and heartland student. Most films will be available to stream online, with a few feature films scheduled for one-time slots only.
The opening-night offering will be the North American premiere of the documentary "From Hell to Hollywood" at 6:30 p.m. April 12. The world premiere of the documentary "Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence" will take place at 6:30 p.m. April 14. (Look for a story about that film on Sunday.) And the coming-of-age drama "Holler," set to hit theaters in June, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. April 15.