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If one is curious about the best in documentary filmmaking, there’s no better place to experience it each year than the True/False Film Fest, based in Columbia, Missouri. After last year’s edition was one of the final in-person festivals before the pandemic hit in full force, they are now returning a bit later this year, specifically from May 5-9, with a hybrid edition.
This year, there will be outdoor screenings in Columbia with four outdoor amphitheaters well as at a drive-in. Seven of the features will also screen virtually with a “Teleported” option, as noted with the TTF designations below. Featuring work by Theo Anthony, Jessica Beshir, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and more, Check out the feature lineup below with a hat tip to Filmmaker Magazine, and see the shorts selections here.
By Ella McCarthy & Columbia Missourian
• 4 hours ago
The True/False Film Fest is gearing up for its 2021 edition, taking COVID-19 safety protocols into consideration but moving forward with high hopes of a successful 18th iteration.
Showcasing 16 new feature films and 23 short films, the festival will be held primarily outdoors May 5-9 in Columbia while simultaneously offering streaming options via Teleported True/False to enjoy from the safety of your home. The festival will include the first live screenings of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Sundance hit “Summer of Soul (.Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).” The film documents the iconic 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, and it won two of the Sundance Festival’s most coveted awards: the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for U.S. documentaries.
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Before working on her debut feature, in 2015, Petré gained a Master’s degree in Documentary Film Directing from Doc Nomads, the European travelling film school spanning Portugal, Hungary and Belgium. Her documentary short
Pulse won the Silver Dove for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at DOK Leipzig 2016, among other awards.
Speaking about the main themes of her project, she explained: “My new film,
From the Wild Sea, is rooted in the complexity of human-animal relations. This undeniable intersection also inspired my previous short film,
Pulse, a movie that brings the viewer to the hills of a Hungarian deer farm. While