COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND EDUCATION

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS & EDUCATION

RFS COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Ragtag Film Society’s learner-centered approach to community partnerships and education honors the roles that people of all ages play as both teachers and learners, deliberately blurring notions of expertise. As we begin to emerge from the challenges of the past year, we do so with excitement and in partnership with our community, knowing the best way forward is together. In that spirit, we have joined forces with five local community organizations in a new, formalized Community Partnership program. The inaugural group of partners is made up of the Asian Affairs Center at the

University of Missouri, Boone County Community Against Violence, The

Center Project, Four Directions at the University of Missouri, and ROCK the Community. This program’s primary collaborative project, the Show Me Series, will offer free monthly community screenings at Ragtag Cinema throughout the coming year. The Show Me Series is a nod to both our long-established proclivity as Missourians to approach new things with a hint of skepticism (until we see them for ourselves, of course), as well as a challenge to show our community all the possibilities shared experiences with film can hold, including the potential to serve as a catalyst for conversations that move our collective pendulum closer to equity, inclusion, and unity. Launching the series, Show Me True/False will honor our community partners and offer community members who have not attended T/F in the past the opportunity to get a taste of the Fest. We are excited to show our gratitude for the support of our community members and partners with this event. The Show Me True/False film is Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.

MAKING .WAVS

Friday, May 7 / 11am-1pm / See truefalse.org for location

Making .WAVs is a two-part DIY community workshop. Participants will work with musician and RFS CPE Manager Josh Runnels (J. Artiz) to write and record a song. During the songwriting process, participants will learn about basic music theory, lyric writing, song structure, and more. Ragtag Film Society is presenting this program in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

EDUCATION SCREENING

Every year, we partner with Columbia Public Schools to host a screening for all CPS high school sophomores—almost 1,400 students. This year, the screening took place virtually, including a Q&A that centered student questions and connected them with the filmmakers. This year’s Education Screening was Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin’s Undefeated (T/F 2012). Supported by Columbia Public Schools.