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FEATURE True/False Film Fest is a Columbia gem. The art, music, parade and, of course, the films, all make this annual event vibrant. We’ve got the scoop on new places to eat, where to get your merch and some of the people who keep the festival running. PAGE 8 NEWS & INSIGHT In the spirit of Women’s History Month, we pay tribute to four extraordinary Missouri women who changed the course of history with their persistence and bravery. PAGE 4 THE SCENE Who says you can’t find vegan-friendly options at mainstream establishments? These four local restaurants will satisfy all of your vegan cravings. PAGE 6 ARTS & BOOKS Spring is prime time to sit in the sun with a good book. This guide gives new suggestions based on classics such as Grimm’s Fairy Tales or The Talented Mr. Ripley. PAGE 7 MUSIC This weekend in Columbia is known for the films, but the music scene is worth checking out as well. No matter your favorite genre, there is something for everyone. PAGE 20

STRIVING FOR SAFETY After the devastation of yet another mass shooting, local school officials discuss procedures they have implemented to keep children safe.

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Q&A Art dealer Melissa Williams talks about the coolest piece in her gallery right now and being absorbed by her love of art. PAGE 22 COVER DESIGN: TONG LI CORRECTION: We were udderly incorrect. In our Feb. 22 issue, the cover illustration depicted a cow instead of a steer.

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It’s officially the best time of the year in Columbia: True/False Film Fest. Each year, our small city transforms into a vibrant world of films, art and ideas. From standing in the Q at the venues to coming out of the final film in awe of all of the talent, the weekend is exhausting yet exhilarating. And each year, Vox brings you a guide to the films, art and music of the fest. This year is no different as we feature all you need to know about the 15th year of the four-day metropolis of True/False, Missouri. If you stay long enough, you’ll learn the background of Mister Rogers in Won’t You Be My Neighbor, how Russian hackers used social media to form a political movement in Our New President, and you’ll be able to relax to the blissful sounds of harpist Mary Lattimorre and Nevada Green. It can be a scary place, a happy place or a thought-provoking place, but it’s a one-of-a-kind experience regardless. So, flip through the pages of this week’s feature (Page 8) to find the films and artists to look out for and the places to eat between showings. Use our guide to get you through the weekend when your feet are dragging and your mind is buzzing. Happy True/False!

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OH, THE RHYMES YOU COULD READ!

ROCKING OUT WITH DÂM-FUNK REMIX

Show literature a little love tomorrow by celebrating Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Here are a couple local events to help you (and others) make it happen:

DUES PAID, HISTORY MADE Whether you’re staying in for solo viewing or heading out to hang with friends, get hyped for the 90th Academy Awards this Sunday with some of the year’s record-breaking numbers:

The number of people who have hosted the show solo for at least two consecutive years. This year Jimmy Kimmel will become the fourth, following Bob Hope, Johnny Carson and Billy Crystal.

The number of women who have been up for Best Director, including this year’s nominee, Greta Gerwig.

The age of the oldest person to be nominated for an Oscar, a record broken this year with Christopher Plummer’s nomination for his work in All the Money in the World.

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Discovery Time at Daniel Boone Regional Library: Read with your kids, and pick up some ideas and tricks to make their learning process easier. 9:30–11 a.m. Gently Used Book Drive: Donate a book to help others participate in reading. The donation site is at Hickman High School.

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The Australian group The Avalanches dropped a remix EP featuring five different artists’ arrangements of its hit “Because I’m Me.” One such version is the “Re-Freak” by Dâm-Funk, who will perform at a True/False after-party tomorrow night at The Blue Note. The EP follows The Avalanches’ 2016 record Wildflower, which marked the band’s first release since 2000.

Last week, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted for invasion of privacy related to accusations that he took nonconsensual photos in connection with an extramarital affair. Meanwhile, the Missouri legislature has continued with its 2018 session. In the wake of the Parkland, Florida, shooting, the House Committee on General Laws is debating eight bill proposals on gun control. Half of the proposals demand more restriction and half call for less regulation.

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These women who persisted sparked progressive change

Four Missouri women stood strong in the face of adversity and achieved firsts in their areas of expertise BY JING YANG In February 2017, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell silenced U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts during Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing. “Senator Warren was giving a lengthy speech,” McConnell said. “She appeared to violate a rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” Thus, the national theme of Women’s History Month 2018 was born. These four Missouri women displayed similar strength and perseverance.

Phoebe Wilson Couzins 1842–1913

Mary Paxton Keeley 1886–1986

Phoebe Wilson Couzins was one of the first female lawyers in the U.S. and a vocal supporter of women’s voting rights. In 1869, Couzins joined the National Woman Suffrage Association. After she graduated from Washington University Law School in 1871, she traveled the country to advocate for women’s rights. She later lost allies in the women’s suffrage movement after opposing the push to eliminate alcohol consumption. This led to her decreased involvement.

Mary Paxton Keeley was the first female graduate of the MU School of Journalism in 1910. Walter Williams, the founder of the journalism program, gave her the honor of selecting the color of the tassel – red. It is still that color to this day. Keeley was later honored with an Alumni Citation Award and her portrait still hangs in the Graduate Studies Center. Columbia Public Schools dedicated Mary Paxton Elementary School in 2002.

Annie White Baxter 1864–1944

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In 1890, the Jasper County Democratic Convention nominated Annie White Baxter for county clerk. This raised many questions because women did not yet have the right to vote. However, Baxter refused to back down. She ran and beat her Republican opponent Julius Fischer by 400 votes. Baxter was the first woman elected to public office in Missouri and the first female county clerk in the U.S. She earned a reputation as one of the best county clerks.

Lucile Bluford 1911–2003

In 1939, Lucile Bluford was accepted into MU School of Journalism graduate program but was turned away because of her race when she tried to enroll. She reapplied 11 times and filed many lawsuits. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in her favor, but the graduate program had temporarily closed. In 1989, MU awarded her two honorary degrees. The UM Board of Curators named the new Lucile Bluford Residence Hall in February.

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THE SCENE

This is just the veganning Sit down at these restaurants that vegans and omnivores alike can enjoy BY BROOKE JOHNSON

Looking to grab something sweet?

Swing by Nourish Cafe and Market to check out its dessert case. Ranging from Berry Tart to Cookie Dough Fudge, all the desserts are raw, meaning no egg is required for cooking purposes, and anything that needs to be ‘set-up’ in the fridge has a base of avocado or coconut

during the fest!

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Make the trek to North Village, and check out Range Free. Its non-dairy

oil. If you need a midday boost, choose the energy bites that come in three different flavors: almond butter, cookie dough and mocha. Also note that all dishes at Nourish are free from gluten, corn, soy and refined sugar, so there’s likely something for everyone, even those with allergies.

1020 E. Broadway; Sun.–Wed., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Thurs.–Sat., 11–2 a.m.; 441-8226, seoultaco.com

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Does ‘Nah-cheeze’ sound intriguing?

Seoul Taco doesn’t have any vegan-specific dishes, but all it takes is a few tweaks. Try a gogi bowl with tofu and no fried egg or a vegetarian burrito with white or brown rice — the kimchi fried rice has egg in it. Additionally, the Seoul Sauce is mayonnaise-based, so you’ll want to request that be left out of your order. General manager Amanda Doyle says replacing the Seoul Sauce with Gochujang paste will give your dish a kick of extra flavor and heat.

For a vegan-friendly dish at Cafe Berlin, try the Anonymous Tacos, which have scrambled tofu, onion, tomato, green pepper, jalapeno and black beans.

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220 N. 10th St.; Mon.–Sun., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 441-0400, cafeberlincomo.com

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Cafe Berlin has been working on a menu that makes clear which dishes can be vegan-ized, says front-of-house manager Dan Bugnitz. For now, feel free to substitute the meat or eggs in any dish with tofu or tempeh. Both are soy-based, but tempeh contains more protein.

110 Orr St.; Mon., Wed., Thurs., 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 777-9980, range-free.com

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Need fuel to start your day?

Nah-cheeze is made from locally grown sweet potatoes, owner Anna Meyer says. Meyer picks the brightest potatoes at the market to make the “cheeze,” which varies in color based on the tubers (the root of the veggie) she chooses. If you’re more interested in a salad, no anchovies are used in Range Free’s Caesar salad. Also, most of the pastries are vegan, and animal products are listed for the few that aren’t.

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Veganism is on the rise in the U.S. — 6 percent of the population said it was vegan in 2017 compared to just 1 percent in 2014 — according to a GlobalData report released last June. As a result, more restaurants are shifting toward vegan-friendly menu items while still maintaining their allure to meat-eaters. Not all restaurants advertise their vegan cred, though, so let this list be a guide to eateries where both meat partakers and abstainers can break (vegan) bread.

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ARTS & BOOKS

Spring into reading Check out these new book releases that put a twist on some of your old favorites BY BROOKE KOTTMANN It’s never too early to start compiling a list of must-have reads that will hit shelves throughout the upcoming season. But with so many books set to release in the next few months, you might be wondering where to start. Don’t worry; Vox has you covered.

If you read Grimm’s Fairy Tales, try The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Mallory Ortberg Adapted from her Children’s Stories Made Horrific series, Mallory Ortberg’s new book repurposes classic fairy tales and folklore to create darker, feminist versions of the originals.

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The chapter “The Daughter’s Cell” gives The Little Mermaid a gory spin. In the story “The Thankless Child,” the fairy godmother obsesses over a gender-fluid character named Paul, who represents a different version of Cinderella. Ortberg’s writing has mystery lurking around every corner, and it might make you think twice about reading the collection before bed. Release date: March 13

If you read The Talented Mr. Ripley, try Tangerine by Christine Mangan Set in Tangier, Morocco, in the 1950s, Alice Shipley’s estranged college roommate, Lucy Mason, shows up at her door unannounced. Lucy wants Alice back in her life, and they explore the vibrant city they both now call home. When Alice’s husband, John, suddenly goes missing, Alice and Lucy’s friendship becomes cryptically

tainted, leaving Alice to question the world around her. In her haunting debut novel, Christine Mangan weaves Hitchcockian thrills through each chapter and alternates perspectives as the two women descend into madness. Release date: March 27

sorceress into a warm, empathetic, multifaceted goddess. Release date: April 10

If you read Wide Sargasso Sea, try Circe by Madeline Miller

In her novel, The Mars Room, two-time National Book Award nominee Rachel Kushner introduces us to Romy Hall, a single mother who murdered her stalker, as she begins the first of her two life sentences at Stanville Women’s Correctional Facility. Life behind bars not only locks her away from the outside world, but also her child. Romy reminisces about her past and details her present experiences with a failing justice system. Release date: May 1

Circe wasn't a normal child. Although she was born to the sun god, Helios, she hedges the line between mortal and divine, and it's eventually discovered that she can practice witchcraft. Fearing Circe’s powers will upset the balance between gods and mortals, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island. As an outcast, Circe learns to harness her sorcery while craving love. Madeline Miller shifts Homer’s portrayal of Circe from a lethal, ruthless, seductive

If you read Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, try The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

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For 15 years, True/False Film Fest has put our mid-Missouri town on the map

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The Time Capsule 15 years of favorite True/ False memories BY SHANNON WILSON In the fest’s 15th year, members of the True/False core: Co-conspirator Paul Sturtz, Operations Director Camellia Cosgray, Executive Director Jeremy Brown and Co-conspirator David Wilson share 15 favorite memories.

rue/False Co-conspirators Paul Sturtz and David Wilson team up with Executive Director Jeremy Brown and Operations Director Camellia Cosgray to reflect on the most memorable moments from the past 15 years of the True/False Film Fest.

#1 The Reel Gone Roundup, 2005

Sturtz recalls a former True/False event that used to recur at Wilson’s family livestock auction barn. Site-appropriate films like King Corn were played, and a short hoedown and auction were held. However, some of the staff did get tired of cleaning cow and hog poop.

#2 Creating March March, 2007

Sturtz shares how he coined the name of one of the festival’s biggest events. He realized that, for the first time, the festival would kick off in March instead of February. “A silly phrase ‘March into March’ sprung to mind,” he writes in an email.

#3 The unexpected Restrepo cast visit, 2010

While Brown was working in the box office, someone recognized some of the people who appear in the movie Restrepo attempting to buy tickets to a sold-out showing of the film. After being chased down the street and invited to the showing, they received a standing ovation when they took the stage after the screening.

#4 Camellia Cosgray’s lighted map, 2011

Wilson remembers one work of art that featured a tissue paper map of the world lit up from behind. “When we hung it for the fest, the church (First Presbyterian Church) liked it so much, they asked us to leave it up, and it’s part of their permanent art collection now,” he says.

#5 First Presbyterian Church’s car crash, 2011

Cosgray recalls the weekend before the church’s first fest participation when a drunken driver sped

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through the building’s front. “Nobody got hurt, and we were able to get everything fixed as well as it needed to be so the fest could still happen there,” she says.

Tornado warning, 2011 When a tornado warning sounded in 2011, Brown was at Stephens College in the lobby of Windsor Auditorium. Some screenings were disrupted, and they weren’t sure if the March March would be able to go on, but it did.

“There definitely was one year that we got a super warm coat, and it was a really cold day here,” Cosgray says.

#11 Yulia Pinkusevich’s Alley A mural, 2013 Cosgray describes how Pinkusevich’s mural art, which hung in Alley A for three of the fests, captivated her as she worked with the artist. “She created this really beautiful mural that imagined a futuristic, weird, commune-type city that was on stilts,” she says.

#7 Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then, 2011

#12 Globe projector failure, 2014 A fried projector inhibited a film from screening, but people got to hear from its director. “It was really kind of an incredible experience in that we could’ve had a lot of really angry people, but they did get something, and then we ended up showing the film again at a later date,” Cosgray says.

#8 Doug Sonnenberg and The Influencing Machine sculpture, 2012 Cosgray reminisces on when Sonnenberg, one of the artists, fixed a malfunction with a mechanical sculpture. “Somehow,” she says, “he accidentally cut himself on some part of the machine. So, he was like, ‘OK, machine, you’ve gotten my blood sacrifice,’ and wiped blood all over the inside of the machine, and then it started working.”

#13 Multi-instrumentalist Syna So Pro, 2014 One musician continues to affect Columbia nearly four years after her 2014 True/False performance. A few months ago, Brown presented one of Syna So Pro’s songs about numbers to his son’s kindergarten class. “I showed them the Syna So Pro video, and they were all clapping along and singing,” he says.

A film about an architect adding on to his home for his dying wife was an immersive experience for Brown. “It was a film with a live score being performed, and the filmmaker was there, and he was the live narrator of the film, and it really built to this fantastic emotional crescendo,” he says.

#9 The missing director, 2012

Wilson thinks back on when a director flying in from Russia missed his shuttle, so a few frantic hours were spent trying to figure out what had happened to him. “I was dealing with that crisis while there was a roller skating party going on, so I was sort of rolling around the rink on my phone,” Wilson says.

#10 Magical core team merchandise, 2013 The team often jokes that the core team merch that is chosen influences the season’s weather.

#14 Spontaneous Concerned Student 1950 Screening, 2016 Sturtz remembers when Spike Lee attended True/ False to view a film about Concerned Student 1950. Sturtz was pleasantly surprised to see the film, which featured the historic protests on MU’s campus, on screen so quickly. #15 YOLO sculpture, 2017 Wilson describes one attention-grabbing work of art with two stacked cars parked along Ninth Street. “People flocked to it, and people took selfies with it,” he says. 03.01.18

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Capturing resilience Learning from her own adversity, two-time True/False director Laura Bari merges film, mental health and healing BY ANNE ROGERS

er heart beats faster every time she talks about it, every time she thinks about it. Laura Bari has watched others go through tragedy and experienced tragedy herself. In her most recent film, Primas, overcoming trauma is the focus. Two women, Rocío and Aldana, were the victims of violent crimes in their hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina, until their aunt moved them to Montreal, Quebec, where they used creative artistic therapy to heal. Bari is both the aunt and the filmmaker in this true story. “I feel my body burning every time I hear about suffering, misery, injustice,” Bari writes in an email. Bari’s grandfather introduced her to film when she was 5 years old and lived in Mendoza, Argentina. Instead of playing with toys, she played with the small camera he gave her, and she dreamed of one day directing a film of her own. Bari’s films merge arts, culture and mental health in hopes of reducing the stigma around it. Bari hopes the audience can learn from her subjects in Primas,

“Rocío and Aldana are not exceptional — they could be anyone, a neighbor, a friend, you or me — but they live exceptional lives,” Bari writes. “They prove that we are all able to draw from within ourselves a profound strength to face life’s challenges.” Andreas Mendritzki, the producer of Primas, says, “She becomes a bit of a health practitioner and becomes actively involved in trying to trigger some sort of healing with these people and then documenting it at the same time.” When Bari went to Mendritzki’s company, GreenGround Productions, to find a producer, Mendritzki knew Bari would approach Primas appropriately. “You have to be very cognizant of making sure you’re letting these people tell their story in their way and not using this horrible event that had happened to them as an excuse for some sort of entertainment,” Mendritzki says. Leaders of True/False say they hope viewers can help the subjects, too. That’s why Primas was selected for the True Life Fund, which The Crossing Church sponsors. The fund offers assistance to real-life subjects of a film.

Laura Bari films her movie Primas, the True/False True Life Fund selection. Her film practice, in part, functions as a healing process to reflect on and overcome her traumas.

Allison Coffelt, the True Life Fund Coordinator, says donations are a way to thank the subjects. The True/False programming team, staff members and leaders at The Crossing look at the films being considered for the festival to find a particular film they think would benefit from donations. This year, Primas was the one, so donations will be given to Rocío and Aldana at the end of True/ False weekend. “It’s the way that the film shows (Rocío and Aldana) as these really whole

people and complete people who also have survived something,” Coffelt says. “You really see a whole glimpse of where they are and where they’re going.” Watching survivors process their trauma can be both breathtaking and exhausting, but Bari works to balance that. She believes affliction can open minds. It can make viewers aware of the injustices of the world and guide them toward change. Even if it means thinking about tragedy every day; even if it means a faster heartbeat.

TRUE/FALSE KEEPS GOING GREEN The Green Team keeps the fest fresh and clean BY CONNOR LAGORE

Mister Fred Rogers, the subject of Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, a 2018 True/False Film Fest documentary, weighed 143 pounds for much of his life. In 2017, the True/False Green Team diverted nearly 3,305 pounds of material from Columbia landfills — that’s more than 23 Mister Rogerses. The 3,305 pounds are made up of both composted and recycled material collected over the weekend by Green Team. The team is made of 30 members

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and works to collect food waste from various restaurants and venues. Both composting and recycling contribute to the Green Team’s greatest mission: achieving zero waste. Patricia Weisenfelder, who oversees the volunteers, is in her second year as the sustainability coordinator. “The national average for zero waste is 90 percent of all materials created by an event being diverted to a landfill,” Weisenfelder says. The Green Team reached that goal, which they set in 2016, in the first year of measuring their diversion rate, but dipped to 85 percent in 2017. “I know that the other events in town do recycle, but the compost is an extra effort we’re really proud of,” she says. After collecting 1,300 pounds of food waste in 2016, the team had a goal of 2,000 for the 2017 festival. They smashed

those numbers by more than 200 pounds — 2,202 of the nearly 3,305 pounds collected were compost. The rest of the 3,305 pounds was recycled material. The team measured 1,102 pounds of recycled plastic, glass and aluminum captured from four True/ False events: The Jubilee, Reality Bites, Filmmaker Fête and the Closing Night Reception. This year, Weisenfelder and her team are cutting back on single-use items such as sugar and ketchup packets and drinking and stirring straws to help reach those goals. They’re also working with the staffs of seven restaurants (Broadway Brewery, Cafe Berlin, Glenn’s Cafe, Main Squeeze, Sycamore, Tellers Gallery and Bar, and Uprise Bakery) on reasons to compost. The Green Team partnered with these eateries last year but are increasing training this time around.

The festival’s efforts have caught the city’s attention. True/False was awarded the 2017 Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement Award for Innovative Best Practices for its ability to be a zero-waste festival. But there are more important things in life than awards. The True/False Green Team is focused on helping the festival become greener and cleaner, one Mister Rogers-worth of material at a time.

Total waste in 2017

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LET’S DISH! Jill Rostine, owner of Good Food Co., says her scones are one of the shop’s most popular items.

Here’s what to try at some new eateries that have come to town since last year’s fest BY CONNOR HOFFMAN

Opened in August 2017, I Am Sushi Burrito marks the first resturant of its kind in Columbia.

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop

MOD Pizza

Harold’s Doughnuts

Eat this: Shrimp dippers basket, $5.99 Share, or if you’re feeling selfish, solely conquer the new shrimp basket from Fuzzy’s. Paired with mango-habanero and honey-chipotle dipping sauces, the sweet and spicy shrimp basket is fried to a crisp and comes with 10 shrimp. Try them paired with one of Fuzzy’s signature margaritas. The restaurant also serves tacos, nachos and more. 132 S. Ninth St.; Mon.– Wed., 8–12 a.m.; Thurs.–Fri., 8–1 a.m.; Saturday, 9–1 a.m.; Sunday, 9–12 a.m.

Eat this: 6-inch pizza, $5.87; 11-inch pizza, $7.87; 11-inch thick crust pizza, $9.87 If you want to build your own pizza or salad exactly the way you like, try MOD Pizza. Choose from 10 pizzas and three salads, or even create your own from more than 30 toppings, six sauces and seven cheeses. The price stays the same no matter which you decide. 21 Conley Rd. (East Columbia), 403 N. Stadium Blvd. (West Columbia); Fri.–Sat., 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sun.-Thurs., 10:30 a.m.–9 p.m.

Good Food Co.

Eat this: Blueberry-lemon cake doughnut, $2.20 Looking for a Harold’s Doughnuts fix but don’t want to worry about downtown parking? Stop by the new location on the south side of town. Opened Jan. 8, the location features a drive-thru and full espresso and coffee bar. The blueberry-lemon cake doughnut is also a new addition. “It is a delicious blend of flavors that’s a seasonal creation because we use fresh blueberries in the dough itself,” Harold’s owner Michael Urban says. “It doesn’t come around very often, but when it does it’s a big, big hit, and it’s certainly one of my favorites.” 204 E. Nifong Blvd.; Mon.–Sun., 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Eat this: Build your own burrito, poke bowl, salad or taco, $6.99–$13.99 Customize your meal with your choice of meat: fresh or spicy salmon and tuna, shrimp tempura, smoked eel, spicy pork, bulgogi beef or fried chicken tenders. Then, pick five toppings from a list of 34 options and 10 sauces or dressings. Bulgogi beef is a unique part of the menu, says Kwang Yoo, co-owner of I Am Sushi Burrito alongside Terry Lee. “People are still scared to try raw fish,” he says. “I was thinking, like, why not have people try our Korean dish in sushi burritos?” 904 Elm St.; Mon.–Thurs., 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Fri.–Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Eat this: Classic cinnamon roll, $5; scone, $4 You might have tried Jill Rostine’s baked goods at the Columbia Farmers Market or Fretboard Coffee, but now you can indulge at her bakery in the Columbia Arts District. Jill says she prides herself on using natural local ingredients. Try anything from her shop paired with a coffee or tea from Fretboard Coffee next door, perfect for the energy you need for a day of True/False. 1023 E. Walnut St.; Thurs.–Sat., 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 7–11 p.m.; Sun.-Mon., 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

I Am Sushi Burrito

The Quarry Eat this: Fried boudin balls, $9 The Quarry sits downtown beneath Nourish Cafe and Gumby’s Pizza. Owner Mike Pratt recommends fest attendees try the fried boudin balls. Boudin balls are a pork and rice sausage with roots in Louisiana. They are rolled up like meatballs and breaded, then fried and come about 10 to a plate. “It’s a really good appetizer for a table full of people,” Pratt says. 1201 E. Broadway; Mon.–Sat., 11–12 a.m.; Sunday, closed

TRUE OR FALSE: THE MYTHS AND REALITIES OF DOCUMENTARY FILM There’s more to documentaries than bad re-enactments and the films you watch on Netflix at 1 a.m. BY KATHERINE WHITE If you’ve never been to True/False, you might not understand the hype. Aren’t documentaries those boring lectures about World War II on TV? (Spoiler: No!) Even if you’ve attended, you might still wonder if docs are fact-checked or if you should speak up at a postfilm Q&A. Experts shed light on what’s myth and what’s reality.

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Myth: Documentaries are boring. Reality: “Just go to True/False, and you’ll realize

that that’s not the case,” says Robert Greene, director of five films that have played at the festival and filmmaker-in-chief of MU’s Murray Center for Documentary Journalism. Stacey Woelfel, director of the Murray Center and True/False screening committee member, says the Columbia fest looks for films that are cinematic nonfiction. Basically, these docs have characters and a story arc just like most fictional movies. According to True/False’s website, the fest “values formal inventiveness and craftsmanship,” adding that it does not play dry films or “documentaries best suited for the small screen.”

Myth: Documentaries are long. Reality: Most True/False films are around 80 to 90 minutes. Average number of minutes you’ll be spending in the theater this year: 87 Longest film this year: 131 minutes, Gabriel and the Mountain Shortest film this year (excluding shorts): 40 minutes, António e Catarina Longest film to screen at True/False: 334 minutes (including intermission time), Homeland (Iraq Year Zero), shown at the 2016 fest

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Making a documentary/ making a living

Filmmakers are in a perpetual struggle to acheive both

BY BROOKE JOHNSON

Documentary filmmakers are scrappers and cobblers — artists who want to get their visions out of their heads and onto the screen. But the documentary industry isn’t like other film industries. There’s not much of a market behind it, filmmaker Mo Scarpelli says. “There’s a community of people who all hire each other, and everyone makes things work.” Getting money from wherever you can and working with others on a per-project basis, she says, is par for the course. The lack of straightforward ways for documentarians to fund their films is part of the overarching sustainability problem, a top issue facing the industry today. According to a 2016 survey conducted by the Center for Media & Social Impact, 40 percent of filmmakers surveyed agreed their most pressing concern was funding their next film; 28 percent stated their biggest challenge was forging a career through the unforgiving peaks and valleys of the field. Case in point: Filmmaker Nick Berardini, the driving force behind Killing Them Safely, a 2015 film about TASER International, says he knows he was one of a lucky few to find a production company to back his first film completely, yet he still finds himself

patching together the finances for each project. Berardini teaches film studies at MU and does freelance writing on the side. “You scrap until you figure it out,” Berardini says. Scarpelli agrees. Many filmmakers also have other jobs. There’s simply not as much money involved in documentary films as their studio-produced counterparts. One reason for this, Berardini says, is that documentary filmmakers never know exactly where the story is going when they start shooting. For example, Berardini spent a year and a half filming Killing Them Safely before meeting the founders of TASER, an encounter that caused him to shift the entire focus of the film. Such shifts can make would-be financial backers uneasy. Foundations such as the Sundance Institute, the Tribeca Film Institute and Chicken & Egg Pictures are a boon to filmmakers, but grants only go so far. Part of the problem, Berardini says, is it’s harder to convince people to go see a documentary than it is the latest blockbuster thriller. A beacon of hope lies behind the shiny black screens of devices everywhere: the streaming service. It might be difficult to get people into theaters, but it’s not hard to get them to

browse Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, HBO Go or sundry other services from their couches, Berardini says. More specifically, he says there is potential for documentarians to make a sustainable living in the modern docuseries trend, which had its auspicious beginnings in true crime shows, such as Making a Murderer and The Jinx. Berardini isn’t alone in this perspective. In the CMSI survey, 94 percent of the filmmakers reported optimism about the future for distribution of documentaries through online outlets. Ranell Shubert, educational programs manager for the International Documentary Association, writes in an email that the current time is a golden age of documentaries with the rise of so many new formats. However, as of 2016, there was not yet a connection between those online formats and actual funding; documentarians typically get paid only after putting in the work and sacrificing financial security in favor of seeing their films come to fruition. But it’s not about the salary or market for documentarians like Scarpelli and Berardini. It’s about ideas that matter, it’s about art, and it comes down to this: The people who make documentaries are

Documentary filmmaker Nick Berardini currently freelance writes and teaches film studies at MU in addition to working on his film projects.

those willing to do what it takes, livelihood be damned. “Every single day, I’m choosing to do something that is not in my best interest to do,” Berardini says. And though Shubert writes that the IDA has been making serious efforts to address career sustainability, for now, Berardini says he believes the fact that many documentaries get made at all is a miracle.

TOUGH TERRAIN Documentary filmmakers forge ahead in a changing landscape BY BROOKE JOHNSON Although television and educational distribution deals are still important, the formats in which documentarians deliver work are expanding, writes International 75% Documentary Association Educational Programs Manager Ranell Shubert. Streaming services aren’t the only piece of that pie. Shubert notes that in this 18% changing landscape, it is more crucial than ever for filmmakers to communicate with one another about their business models and 7% how they are (or aren’t) making it work. He also writes that they should be open about their relationships with broadcasters and distributors, including whether they’ve been treated and compensated fairly for their work. 12

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Adapting to new film forms Most say they will continue to do short-form, while web-only and virtual reality docs show potential for growth

Short-form documentaries

Virtual reality/Interactive documentaries (not web-based)

Web-only documentaries

34%

22%

48%

45%

46%

Have worked in this form and plan to continue Have not worked in this form and do not plan Have not worked in this form but plan

= 25%

Source: Center for Media and Social Impact 2016 State of the Documentary Field Survey

PHOTO BY ANNIE RICE ILLUSTRATION BY JING YANG

The artistic identity of True/False Whether it’s passes or programs, True/False has its own flair BY MEGAN SCHALTEGGER True/False has long been celebrated for having its distinct design style, an identity seen in its graphic elements. In the past, a team of skilled part-time designers created the posters, passes and program books that have become so integral to the brand. However, hiring full-time graphic designers David Rygiol and Clint McMillen in summer 2017 brought a major change for this year’s festival. Working as an independent designer in St. Louis for the past 10 years, Rygiol has done illustration and branding for a number of small companies and festivals. McMillen has been a longtime volunteer for True/False and currently serves as a graphic designer for the University of Missouri Extension. With Rygiol at the helm as lead designer, the duo has streamlined the process and maintained the classic quirk that festgoers expect. For Rygiol, the festival has been a departure from past work. “It’s taking a lot of existing visual baggage that’s been created over the past decade and trying to turn it into something cohesive and make it look nice for a new year.” In contrast to years past, he has handled the design for advertising, merchandising and signage with McMillen assisting. This includes posters for the musical side of the fest, shirt design and flyers. “(It’s) something I suggested to them when I interviewed for the position,” Rygiol says of his multifaceted role. “I thought it would provide a lot of continuity, having the same mind working

on both the key art and then rolling it out into all the different pieces.” Although the design process has shifted for this year’s festival, the heart and soul of its style remains. “True/False kind of skirts a line,” Marketing and Press Coordinator Emily Edwards says. “We have this fresh visual theme every year, but we also have this True/False aesthetic because our logo is such a strong design.” Historically seen as a bold red and black T/F, the logo has become the watermark of T/F. However, with each year, the event announces a new visual theme that ultimately drives the entire design development. Rygiol’s priority has been balancing the two. In early summer, Co-conspirators Paul Sturtz and David Wilson begin by developing the theme. Following numerous brainstorming sessions, Rygiol began work on drafting the key art. McMillen says, “I’ve always thought of the theme as a poetic starting point for a very different array of films.” According to Edwards, this year’s theme of Whether/Weather encapsulates two in-between worlds. “Whether or not and the unpredictability of weather,” she says. “They speak on the current climate, politically and meteorologically.” Playing on these ideas, the True/False team zeroed in on the poster design: a cloud-covered decision tree, which represents the organic nature of the creation process, symbolized by connecting branches.

Myth: Documentaries are filled with old footage and re-enactments. Reality: “If you’re going to True/False, rest assured you’re not going

to get boring re-enactments, boring talking heads, boring historical footage,” filmmaker Robert Greene says. But both Greene and True/False screening committee member Stacey Woelfel say historical footage doesn’t necessarily equate to a bad film. Even Ken Burns, the poster boy for boring documentary filmmakers, gained this reputation because of those who poorly imitated him, Greene says. “Unwatchably bad things are made in the Ken Burns style. But then you watch Ken Burns’ Vietnam and you’re in tears, and the emotional experience is every bit as epic and interesting as any cinematic emotional experience,” Greene says.

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After many iterations of the poster concept, this year’s True/False design team finally settled on a “decision tree” to symbolize the creation process.

After establishing the idea, which includes symbols, number codes and a circuitry pattern, the team searched for the appropriate style to depict it. Following countless revisions, they arrived on a finished product in November. “We ended up with this watercolor, semi-realistic style,” Rygiol says. Once the posters were complete, the remaining elements came rather naturally. The passes and programs are

developed from that same central art and produced after the schedule release in early February. Although important in function, the design side of T/F also exists as part of the festival’s identity. “Design and filmmaking have so much in common,” Rygiol says. “They’re both artful communication.” From art installations to maps and signs, each piece carries its own importance.

Myth: Documentaries are fact-checked. Reality: Some docs are fact-checked, but many aren’t — it all depends on

the filmmaker. According to Documentary Magazine, news corporations that make documentaries typically use fact-checking teams. Fact-checking for independent films, if it is done, is up to the filmmaker and the producer. Woelfel points out that most docs are character- and story-driven and have fewer facts to check than a New York Times article. Greene says each editing decision, such as what shot to leave in and what dialogue to leave out, can be seen as fictionalizing. “There is a strong adherence to telling the truth, but telling the truth can mean all kinds of things,” Greene says. “There’s the old cliche that editing is a thousand lies in service of the truth. That’s the beauty of the True/False name, is that it embodies that tension.”

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PEOPLE

Keep an eye out for these artists, musicians and filmmakers among the True/False masses

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BY PETER BAUGH AND ALEXA HODGES True/False Film Fest draws some of the largest crowds Columbia sees during the year. Creators from across the country make their way to the Midwest to show off their artistic achievements. Here’s a list of 10 creative people you might spot in downtown CoMo.

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Alia Ali Alia Ali — Artist You’ll find photographer and multimedia artist Ali’s piece in Jesse Hall. The Bosnian-Yemeni-American artist addresses colonization, imperialism, sexism and racism through her work, which uses patterns and textiles. She was an artist-in-residence for True/ False in 2017 and has exhibited worldwide. Khalik Allah — Director, Black Mother If Allah’s name sounds familiar, you might remember his 2015 True/False appearance with his feature, Field Niggas. Three years later, the New York-based photographer and filmmaker returns with Black Mother, a film documenting his quest to reconnect with his family and Jamaican roots. Filmmaker 14

Magazine recognized Allah as one of the 25 new faces of independent film in 2015. Allah also has photos in TIME and has worked as a cinematographer for Beyonce’s Lemonade. Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel — Directors, Caniba Castaing-Taylor is a visual arts professor and the Director of the Sensory Ethnography Lab at Harvard, where Paravel served as a fellow. The duo uses sensory ethnography techniques, which immerse the viewer with visuals and sounds. “We are trying to do things with audio and visual media … that can’t ordinarily be done,” Castaing-Taylor told Screen Anarchy. The pair’s film Levianthan showed at True/ False in 2013.

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Ross Menefee — Musician, It’s Me: Ross Menefee set up his band, It’s Me: Ross, in 2016 with three people he knows well: two childhood friends and his younger brother. “Me and my brother jammed at home a lot, and I played in a band in high school with the guitar player,” he says. Menefee is a junior at MU and attended Hickman High School. He describes his band’s style as indie rock with jazz, punk and funk influences. Zhang Mengqi — Director, Self-Portrait: Birth in 47KM Mengqi’s Self-Portrait: Birth in 47KM preserves information about the Great Famine in China, which, according to a 2015 Los Angeles Times article, occurred from 1958 to 1961. Mengqi creates an oral history of events with the help of people in her grandfather’s village who lived through it. Jason Kohn — Director, Love Means Zero Kohn sold his car, saxophone and anything he owned worth money. He used the nearly $10,000 he earned to move to Brazil and direct his first film, Manda Bala (Send a Bullet), which won the 2007 Grand Jury

Leilah Weinraub Prize at Sundance. After a brief stint making TV commercials, Kohn moved to Los Angeles to pursue documentary work. True/False is screening his film Love Means Zero, which focuses on Nick Bollettieri, a controversial tennis coach. Maxim Pozdorovkin — Director, Our New President Pozdorovkin moved to the U.S. from Russia when he was 10, and the influence of his birth country is clear in his work. He directed the film Our New President, which tells the story of the 2016 U.S. election through Russian propaganda. “We tried to make every single statement in the movie false,” Pozdorovkin says. True/False has previously shown two of the Harvard alum’s films: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer in 2013 and The Notorious Mr. Bout in 2014. Hannah Read — Musician, Lomelda Read, who goes by the stage name Lomelda, will be performing Thursday night at Cafe Berlin. The songwriter and guitar player is from Silsbee, Texas. Her folk-rock songs pair soft guitar with pleasant vocals. “It’s gentle sometimes, though not always,” she told fortherabbits.net. “It can get

loud, abrasive even. It’s never very fast. It tries to stretch and squeeze time.” RaMell Ross — Director and Cinematographer, Hale County This Morning, This Evening This Brown University Mellon Gateway Fellow and assistant professor brings his first feature, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, to the festival after a Sundance premiere in January. The German-born, Virginiaraised filmmaker received grants from the Sundance Institute and the Tribeca Film Institute for the film and was named one of the 25 new faces of independent film in 2015 by Filmmaker Magazine. Leilah Weinraub — Director and Producer, SHAKEDOWN Weinraub’s SHAKEDOWN explores the lives of a tight-knit community in a Los Angeles black lesbian strip club of the same name in the early 2000s. Her first feature will make its stateside debut at True/False. Weinraub co-founded the high-fashion streetwear brand Hood by Air and told W that the brand was influenced by the film rather than the other way around.

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The answer is truth

SNAG SOME SWAG

The Alethea Project extends the mission of True/False with evangelical churches to generate discussion across the Midwest BY SADIE COLLINS

very spring, Columbia becomes saturated with films that open people’s minds with a combination of human truth and quality filmmaking, but its impact only reaches those who attend the fest. Now, True/False’s creators are working to replicate that kind of mind-changing dialogue with the Alethea Project. The Alethea Project is the newest result of True/False’s ongoing partnership with The Crossing, an evangelical Presbyterian church in Columbia. The traveling documentary series comes this fall to eight churches in the Midwest and Great Plains, says David Wilson, one of the fest’s co-conspirators. True/False has worked with The Crossing on one other large project: The True Life Fund. Created in 2006 and funded by The Crossing since 2007, it serves to give back to documentary subjects via grants. Despite different concepts, both the True Life Fund and the Alethea Project focus on the human element of documentaries, whether that is the well-being of subjects or the desire to create discussions among viewers. Each church involved in the project will host one documentary screening, followed by a post-screening discussion with the filmmakers, church reprensentatives and a moderator, according to the Alethea Project’s website. “(We are) thinking about gender and sexuality, thinking

Dave Cover, a pastor at The Crossing, and Co-conspirator David Wilson partner for both the Alethea Project and the True Life Fund.

about immigration and borders, thinking about race in America,” Wilson says. “These are all topics that we think are being talked about, and documentaries are often a really good portal to open up for the discussion.” The Alethea Project has two main funders, the Bertha Foundation and Impact Partners. The Bertha Foundation is dedicated to helping documentaries get created and has been a sponsor of True/False in the past, specifically in its funding of the True Life Fund since 2012. True/False often shows films produced by Impact Partners, which is similarly dedicated to funding independent documentaries. For Rebecca Lichtenfeld,

director of impact media at the Bertha Foundation, this undertaking seemed like a beautiful way to create room for conversation. “I think it’s not enough to just get films made,” she says. “For us, it’s really important that films are seen by the communities that need to see them for a particular change to happen.” Wilson attributed the project’s timing to a reflection of an increasing political divide in America. “The idea of civil discussion, of knowing that you may not end up agreeing about something but that you can come to a deeper understanding of at least why you disagree,” Wilson says. “I think these are really important things to explore.”

Myth: I’m going to have to read subtitles while I watch. Reality: Although foreign languages — and therefore subtitles — are found in documentaries, you’re most likely to encounter a combination of English and a foreign language. Of the 25 documentary features nominated for an Oscar the past five years, only three were entirely in a foreign language. Eight were in English, and 14 — more than half — were a combination of English and at least one other language. Good editors will make it easier on viewers to read subtitles and watch at the same time, says True/False screening committee member Stacey Woelfel, and he suggests you give it another go if your bad experience with subtitles was a long time ago. Some words of encouragement from filmmaker Robert Greene: “If my 11-year-old could read subtitles, then you can read subtitles.”

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True/False merchandise goes quickly; here’s how to get your hands on it BY KEEGAN POPE most popular items are often gone by Friday. True/False Merchandise Coordinator Christina Kelley estimates the fest will have as many as nine different T-shirt options this year, and she buys up to 200 T-shirts of certain designs because of their popularity. Kelley also analyzes previous years’ sales as well as feedback from customers in an attempt to keep pace with the festival’s growth while avoiding a surplus of merch. Find your merch at these locations: • Muse Clothing pop-up shop — selling True/False goodies during the festival March 1– 4

Go to an event. Purchase a T-shirt. Outgrow it. Spill your coffee on it. Turn it into a rag. Rinse. Repeat. Instead of spending your hard-earned dollars on yet another festival shirt, why not get yourself something that lasts until the next True/False Film Fest? This year, the festival will have a limited supply of locally produced merchandise and knickknacks. Sippers and pint cups from a local potter, etched cuff bracelets by a local artist and laptop sleeves made from old T/F banners by a local seamstress are just a few of the homemade items festivalgoers can buy. Unlike the T-shirts, though, which will be available before, during and even the day after the fest, these items will be available only at Missouri Theatre and the True/False Box Office in the Sager Braudis Gallery. Can’t get your hands on any of those goodies? Hoodies, hats, jackets and especially T-shirts are available each year, but the

• Missouri Theatre and Jesse Hall — clothes, bags and buttons • Airstream trailer — will open on the Missouri Theatre block and have discounted merchandise

True/False merch such as water bottles are in high demand, so the website offers shirts and souvenirs that can be shipped.

Myth: HBO and Netflix make most documentaries. Reality: Very few documentaries on Netflix or HBO are made by those

companies, Woelfel says. Instead of hiring filmmakers to make content, the companies buy completed documentaries, sometimes paying upfront but usually not. “They are writing checks at Sundance to get the movies that someone else has already completed, typically,” Woelfel says. If something is a Netflix Original, this means Netflix did control some of the creation process, filmmaker Robert Greene says. For example, the Oscar-nominated Netflix Original13th was produced by Netflix. It was conceived when a Netflix official approached the filmmaker Ava DuVernay and asked if she had a story she wanted to tell, according to The New York Times. Indiewire.com writes that Greene’s film Bisbee ’17 is “currently seeking distribution.” 03.01.18

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Tailored tunes: These buskers are your best friends Choose your favorite artists, and meet their quirkier counterparts

From rookies to veterans, True/False welcomes a range of volunteers Meet the folks who help run the fest

BY PETER BAUGH

BY KATHERINE WHITE Whether it’s at a late-night concert, a theater filling up with the crowd or out on the street, True/False Film Fest relies on music to accompany its fun atmosphere. “I think the thing that makes True/False unique to most film festivals is that the entire experience is soundtracked by live music,” says True/False Music Coordinator Martin Kamau. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the selection, but to help you, we’ve paired some popular artists with sound-alikes that will perform this weekend. If you like Florence + The Machine, try Mary Lattimore Why: If you love the light harp-plucking scattered throughout “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine, you’ll enjoy the music of Mary Lattimore this weekend. Her self-described “cosmic harp” music uses a guitar pedal to loop her playing, allowing echo and reverb to elevate an already-ethereal instrument. Don’t expect it to be too delicate, though. Lattimore says her technique “can make really harsh, really terrifying sounds as well as really beautiful, glittery sounds.” Latest release: Collected Pieces, 2017 Top hit: “The Quiet at Night” on Spotify When to see her: Sunday, Hitt Rexx Sessions at Hitt Records, 10 p.m., free. You can also hear a piece she composed in the film Won’t You Be My Neighbor? If you like Snoop Dogg, try Dâm-Funk Why: If you’re a fan of the rapper Snoop Dogg, you’ll want to look out for Dâm-Funk’s DJ set at The Blue Note. The two artists released an album together as 7 Days of Funk. His stage name doesn’t lie; his music is pure funk. “He’s a cult legend with a type of cool that seems to come from another era,” Kamau says. “I think he’s somebody that a passholder to documentary film festival would understand his particular brand of cool.” Latest release: “Hittin’,” 2017 single Top hit: “Night Stroll” on Spotify When to see them: Friday, The Blue Note Afterparty with Dâm-Funk at The Blue Note, 11 p.m., $10 general admission. If you like Bruno Mars, try New Creations Brass Band Why: If your favorite brand of pop music is Bruno Mars and his horns-heavy tracks that make you want to dance, head to March March to see the New Creations Brass Band. This New Orleans-based group combines energizing drum beats and portability with groovy tunes and improvised brass and sax. “We looked at a lot from around the country, and they stood out,” Kamau says. “I describe them as a roving party.” Latest release: “Our Creations,” 2017 track Top hit: “We Got That Fire” on Soundcloud When to see them: Friday, March March Parade 5:15 p.m., free and Saturday, Cafe Berlin, 8 p.m., $5 general admission. 16

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Dan Fritz, Kate Sutton and Stan Schwartz will volunteer this year at True/False Film Fest. Sutton is a True/False rookie, but Fritz and Schwartz are seasoned veterans. Without help from volunteers, the fest wouldn’t run.

Kate Sutton — First-year volunteer Kate Sutton usually spends over seven hours a week with films. The MU junior is senior chair of the university’s Films Committee and helps choose what movies play every week at campus showings. “There’s something special about films,” Sutton says. “After I watch something I really like, it kind of changes me.” Sutton signed up to assist at True/False when the festival reached out to her committee looking for volunteers. She will work in the box office and says she will consider showing more independent films at campus venues after volunteering at True/False.

Dan Fritz — Nine-year volunteer Dan Fritz was hesitant when he agreed to volunteer in 2010. He had attended True/False every year since it started in 2004 and was afraid volunteering would interfere with his ability to watch films. Fritz says volunteering was a good decision because he loves meeting people. “A fellow volunteer compared it to a family reunion,” he says. The 46-year-old has had a plethora of volunteer responsibilities at True/False and says he likes working in theater operations, where he answers questions and directs crowds of people.

Cathy and Kit Salter — 14-year volunteers Cathy and Kit Salter are volunteers on the Booze Team, and the couple will pour wine for guests at Missouri Theatre’s Closing Night Reception. “We just know that people, by the time they get to us, are ready to have a glass of wine and relax,” says Kit Salter, a 79-year-old retired MU faculty member. Cathy Salter is 72 and writes for the Columbia Daily Tribune. The duo’s favorite True/False memories include talking to award-winning author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger at the 2013 reception.

Stan Schwartz — 14-year volunteer After Stan Schwartz saw the Oscar-winning documentary The Fog of War and two other films at the 2004 festival, he knew True/False was something he wanted to be a part of. The next year, he signed up to volunteer. Schwartz says he enjoys seeing the festival’s growth, but he thinks it maintains a sense of familiarity. “I still see the same faces I’ve seen for 14 years,” he says. The 61-year-old will work as an assistant venue captain, helping direct traffic inside Missouri Theatre.

PHOTO BY HAILEY HOFER

Hydration stations

For a pick-me-up

Nourish Market

1201 E. Broadway Hours: Thu.–Fri., 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Sat.–Sun., 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vox recommends: cold-pressed juice, $8 Special: 10 percent off with a True/ False ticket stub Steps from Ragtag: 259

Find the best beverages — hot or cold — between venues at this year’s True/False festival BY KEEGAN POPE

hether you’re a townie or a tourist visiting for True/False, finding the right drinks in Columbia this weekend is a must. Downtown offers a variety of warm and chilled beverages, from lattes to cold-pressed juices. So where do you go if you have downtime between a show at Missouri Theatre and Jesse Auditorium? What about if you’re between Ragtag and The Blue Note? That’s where we come in. The Blue Note

To further bask in True/False culture

Uprise Bakery

10 Hitt St. Hours: Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fri.-Sun., 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Vox recommends: bloody mary, $7.50; mimosas, $6 Steps from The Blue Note: 422

For something a little different

Bubblecup Tea Zone

E. Broadway

23 S. Ninth St. Hours: Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Forrest Theater Fri.–Sat., 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 12–6 p.m. Vox recommends: Hawaiian Sunset Slush, $3.50; Millenial Pink Drink, $3.25 Steps from Forrest Theater: 202 For the traditional coffee shop aficionado

Ragtag Alley A

For a childhood favorite

Cherry St.

Picturehouse

Elm St.

Tenth St.

Missouri Theatre Ninth St.

29 S. Ninth St. Hours: Thu.–Fri., 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sat.–Sun., 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Locust St. Vox recommends: True/False Bourbon Vanilla Latte, $4.15, 8 ounces; $4.70, 12 ounces; $5.25, 16 ounces Steps from the Missouri Theatre: 190

Waugh St.

Kaldi’s Coffee

Lakota Coffee

Craft Beer Cellar

Hitt St.

111 S. Ninth St. Hours: Thursday, noon–10 p.m.; Fri.–Sat., noon to midnight; Sunday, noon–7 p.m. Vox recommends: select pints, $5 Steps from Picturehouse: 241 University Ave.

To reminisce about the good ol’ days

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Rhynsburger Theatre Jesse Hall

Myth: My question is too dumb to ask in the filmmaker Q&A. Reality: “I’ve been to a lot of Q&As,” says True/False screening committee

member Stacey Woelfel. “I’ve heard dumb questions, but you won’t be the one asking them. Your question is probably very good.” Filmmaker Robert Greene adds that documentary filmmakers love Q&As, especially when they get to talk about their process. Here’s what to avoid: Woelfel warns against the trivial “What camera did you use?” or asking the filmmaker to explain how a scene should be interpreted. Greene advises questions about “How did you do this?” as ones filmmakers love to answer.

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Myth: It’s hard to see a film at True/False. Reality: Although True/False is a popular festival, you can still catch a film if

you didn’t buy a pass or reserve tickets. “It’s not as hard to get into films as people think,” Woelfel says. Find a film you want to see, show up early, and get in the Q (that’s True/False speak for the line). You’ll get a number. Come back 15 minutes before show time, and the number of seats left open is the number of people who will be let in from the Q. If you don’t have a pass, you buy a ticket on your way in.

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The making of a main attraction How art has developed into an enduring part of the True/False identity Fifteen years since conception, the art portion of True/False that was once a sidebar has become a central component of the festival experience. With more than 40 artists this year, a large slice of the film fest pie has been carved out for artists. The Whether/Weather theme has produced pieces like Carrie Elliott’s Radar Walk, which will be part of the Ninth Street closure between Locust and Elm. The work puts weather maps

people might recognize from their local newscast at the feet of onlookers. Also part of the closure is Gyro-Kinetic Home by Daniel Heggarty, Joseph Fischer and Mark Steck. The trio’s installation features a home in a gyroscope, rotating at the will of the world around it. Veteran artist and True/False core staffer Tracy Greever-Rice has had her hand in several artworks that will be exhibited during this year’s fest. As a member of the True/False team,

In accordance with the Whether/Weather theme, Carrie Elliott’s Radar Walk uses weather maps. It is part of the Ninth Street closure.

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she helps create visually stimulating venues to engage the audience with nontraditional viewing sites. GreeverRice’s involvement with the fest began on the operations side, where she is still involved. Over the years, the design aspect expanded to involve installations and the call for artists, she says. This open call, put out by the installation team almost a year before the next festival, gives some criteria for artists to consider when putting together a proposal. The result is a diverse set with differing interpretations of theme, content, materials and scale, Art Installations Director Erika Adair writes in an email. Adair, now in her fifth year on the fest’s art team, explains that the team starts working with artists several months in advance. “We spend all of our time working together to make sure that the artists and their work are going to be seen as the artist intends while also being respectful to the places in which they will exist during the festival,” Adair writes. Greever-Rice says for her the fest has been “sort of an apprenticeship of how to do both technique and how to conceptualize large scale installations pieces … but most importantly how to engage other people and work

Tracy Greever-Rice says she sees the art portion of True/False continuing to grow.

collaboratively around the production of it.” She sees the art segment of the fest continuing to grow in the future, saying that the art and music both add texture and value to the True/False experience.

Beyond the Q Take a break from the films, and check items off your Columbia bucket list

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Rock Bridge Memorial State Park 5901 S. Missouri 163 Wear your hiking boots, and consider renting a bike. The eight trails spanning 25 miles will lead you around sinkholes, across streams and through caves. Keep an eye out for the two species of endangered bats that linger in the park’s cave systems. Sunrise to sunset, Free

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2703 E. Broadway It’s as simple as picking a canvas and a glass (for patrons 21 and older) and letting your imagination go wild — or letting the alcohol help. The shop provides all of the supplies you could need: canvases, paints and drinks. You just have to bring your creativity. 1–6 p.m., start painting before 5 p.m.; $15–40, varies by canvas size

True Blewe 1609 Chapel Hill Road If you love to knit and are looking to keep busy while waiting in the Q, visit this Columbia yarn shop to browse its patterns, pick up new yarns and fibers or replace old needles. The owners, Linda Glover and Nancy Workman, are

friendly and knowledgeable, according to their customers. No surprise there, considering they have over 85 years of combined knitting experience. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, closed; Prices vary

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First Fridays North Arts District Friday is also the first Friday of the month, which means the North Village Arts District opens its galleries and shops for free art demonstrations, music and refreshments. Friday, 6–9 p.m.; Free

Missouri Beer Festival 2200 Interstate 70 Get away for a day, and buy your tickets to the eighth annual craft beer fest for unlimited samples from both local micro-breweries and national breweries.

115 Business Loop 70 West Over 6,000 years of human history from six different continents stand on display here. The sculptures, paintings and other artifacts from Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Asian and African cultures — just to name a few — either remain in the museum year-round or are featured in a current exhibit. Tue.–Fri., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sat.–Sun., 12–4 p.m., Free

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Doc Matrix SHAKEDOWN SHAKEDOWN, a black lesbian strip club in Los Angeles, and its characters enliven grainy footage of energetic club nights in the early 2000s.

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Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bambi This warm portrait of Jones captures the singer both intimately with family and as the iconic performer the world knows.

MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. Follow the personal history of global pop star M.I.A. with diary-like footage from as early as her teen years.

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Sandi Tan made Singapore’s first real indie film in the early ’90s, but the footage went missing. After 20 years, it reappeared.

The Family Matej, a young Slovenian, was filmed over 10 years as he grapples with being a father and finding his place in the world. Primas Two young women, both victims of sexual trauma, use theater and dance as a form of catharsis in this year’s True Life Fund Film.

Westwood

La Flor de la Vida

A Cuban family contemplates migrating to Florida for a better life or staying in the home they’ve always known.

Aldo and Gabriella have been married for 50 years; this film depicts the couple’s smooth and rocky times.

Lorna Tucker crafts a warm image of Vivienne Westwood and her fashion empire in this breezy portrait of the iconoclastic designer.

Love Means Zero Nick Bollettieri fostered the careers of some of tennis’ greatest players. Director Jason Kohn digs deep with the controversial coach.

Our New President

Former U.S. Marine Miles Lagoze documents daily military life in Afghanistan.

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América

Voices of the Sea

Kinshasa Makambo

Adriana’s Pact Lissette Orozco sets out to explore her aunt Adriana’s role in Pinochet’s Chilean dictatorship in this film with plenty of twists.

The lines of the art world and the materialistic world overlap as artists coexist with art collectors.

Three circus performers return to their hometown to take care of their grandmother in this portrait of a family.

The camera follows Kabwita and the steps he takes on his journey Makala of mythic proportions to provide for his family in Congo.

Combat Obscura

Not for the faint of heart, this immersive look at the life of a cannibal and his caretaker brother brings audiences uncomfortably close.

The Price of Everything

Shirkers

This examination of Russian media dives into the role fake news played in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Caniba

American Animals This fictional account of a 2004 college library heist interweaves documentary elements that blur the distinction between film and real life.

True Vision recipient Dieudo Hamadi documents three young men, part of a group of revolutionaries, as they rebel against the current president of Congo.

The Rider Deeply rooted in reality, this fictional film is a human portrait of a young rodeo cowboy and horse trainer faced with uncertainty after a head injury.

Crime and Punishment A work of investigative journalism, this film covers the whistleblowers of the NYPD 12 as they fight racial profiling and corruption.

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Gabriel and the Mountain

Sure to be a crowd-pleaser, this uplifting film takes audiences through Fred Rogers’ role in public television.

Ever wondered what life is like as a monk? This fun yet in-depth look at a Cistercian monastery in Ireland has the answers.

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Black Mother With gorgeous footage, Khalik Allah examines his mother’s home country of Jamaica and tells a cultural history of the island and where it stands today.

When Fellipe Barbosa’s friend Gabriel dies on a backpacking trip, Barbosa casts an actor to portray the Brazilian student and retrace his journey through Africa.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Lovers of the Night

Directed by MU Journalism Professor Robert Greene, the film uses local re-enactors to tell the story of the 1917 Bisbee Deportation, which has haunted the Arizona town for a century.

RaMell Ross follows two young men in Hale County, Alabama, and paints a personal portrait of black lives in the South.

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Three Identical Strangers Imagine going to college and meeting your twin. And then your triplet. This film about siblings separated at birth takes a turn as the brothers become media stars.

Of Fathers and Sons Talal Derki embeds with al-Qaida in his intense portrait of Abu Osama training his 12-year-old son as a jihadi.

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Take a break from True/False with these four shows BY CHLOE WILT AND ANNA MAPLES True/False draws crowds of musicians and makes the Columbia music scene vibrant, but sifting through so many events can be difficult. These four shows are worth seeing this weekend and span genres including hip-hop, jazz, soul, folk and pop. Ada Lea and Thanya Iyer featuring Lomelda Masterful songwriting and vocals will steal the show at this presentation showcasing Ada Lea and Thanya Iyer, both from Montreal, Quebec, as well as Lomelda from Austin, Texas. Tonight, 9 p.m., Cafe Berlin, $5; free for some T/F passholders, 441-0400, cafeberlincomo.com T/F Presents Hear jazz, hip-hop, soul and big-band music all in one night. Highlights include talented bassist and vocalist Tonina Saputo, nine-member brass band New Creations and St. Louis rapper pinkcaravan!. Saturday, 8 p.m., Cafe Berlin, $5; free for some T/F passholders, 441-0400, cafeberlincomo.com

Denver native Esme Patterson describes her music as soulful dream-rock.

Esme Patterson, Mobley and Skyway Man Listen to folk singer Esme Patterson, self-described “post-genre pop” artist Mobely, and Skyway Man, who experiments with psychedelic sounds. Saturday, 8:30 p.m. doors; 9:30 p.m. show, Rose Music Hall, $10; free for some T/F passholders, 874-1944, rosemusichall.com Mary Lattimorre and Nevada Green Recover from the hectic weekend with renowned harpist Mary Lattimore and folk instrumental group Nevada Green. Sunday, 10 p.m., Hitt Street Records, Free, 777-9299, hittrecords.com

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ARTS & CULTURE Photography of Noppadol Paothong

If you are a fan of wildlife photography, hear the stories behind the images captured by Noppadol Paothong. You might recognize his work from magazines such as Missouri Conservationist or Xplor. Today, 7–8:15 p.m., Friends Room, Columbia Public Library, Free, 443-3161

Annual Dance Company Spring Concert

Enjoy a night of dance at Stephens College during its annual dance concert, which will showcase classical ballet, modern and contemporary dance. Through Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m., Macklanburg Playhouse, $16; $8, seniors and students, 442-2211

A Piece of My Heart

Experience the stories of six women and one man as they navigate life before, during and after the Vietnam War. CMU theatre arts graduate, Kate Kellner guest directs. Through Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30 p.m., The Little Theatre, Central Methodist University, $8; $5, CMU faculty and staff; Free with CMU student ID, 660-248-6391

Mummenschanz: You & Me

Mummenschanz is a Swiss theater troupe that creates a different kind of storytelling through the use of shadow, light and the manipulation of objects. The show offers a social commentary on the human condition that eclipses cultural divides. Tuesday, 7–9 p.m., Jesse Auditorium, $28–48, 882-3781

CIVIC Lunch with Great Rivers

Missouri’s only public-interest environmental law firm is hosting an informal lunch. Come; eat and get to know Great Rivers’ President Kathleen Henry and Director of Development and Community Outreach Sarah Willey. This event is free of charge and open to all. Tuesday, Noon–2 p.m., Broadway Brewery, Free, 314-231-4181

FOOD & DRINK First Fridays at DogMaster

Snack on made-to-order crepes from Eat Crepe Love while you enjoy DogMaster cocktails. Their new Bhan Baby crepe will debut for a yummy twist on a traditional Bahn Mi. Friday, 5–9 p.m., DogMaster Distillery, Free entry, 497-6409

MUSIC Audra Sergel at The Wine Cellar and Bistro

Join Audra Sergel for a night of jazz during The Wine Cellar’s unWINEd Time. Wine from the hand-selected cruvinet is 50 percent off, and you can’t beat the specials on delicious nosh from award-winning chef Craig Cyr. Friday, 5–6:30 p.m., The Wine Cellar and Bistro, Free, 424-2496

Saliva Unplugged

Enjoy an intimate unplugged performance by rock group Saliva. Openers include Cost of Desire, Decadent Nation and Dark Below. Friday, 8:30 p.m. doors; 9 p.m. show, Rose Music Hall, $10 in advance; $15 day of, 874-1944

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The Tyler Romaker 5K

Spend your Saturday morning honoring an MU ROTC student who died last year. Registration for this 5K race includes a T-shirt, snacks and beverages. Saturday, 8–10 a.m., Crowder Hall, $30, 314-602-5561

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n a town dominated by contemporary art galleries, art dealer Melissa Williams says her gallery stands out because it’s filled with “old art.” Williams speciawlizes in buying artworks from the 19th to mid-20th centuries and finding them new homes. Melissa Williams Fine Art occupies an unassuming space above Bluestem Missouri Crafts. Doug Solliday, who runs an antique business, shares the space with Williams and sells furniture, handmade ceramics and more. “She is the consummate professional,” Solliday says. “She is unbelievably smart; she has brilliant ideas, an endless source of energy.” Williams is a Columbia native who earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in art history from MU, and work from her gallery has been purchased by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. How would you describe the kind of art that normally is in your gallery? I collect rare and hard-to-find images from about 1800 to 1960. I’m interested in everything — paintings, drawings, watercolors. I like abstraction, figure studies, landscapes. How does being in the Midwest influence the art you collect? I think that if you sell to people, they’re always trying to mitigate between some deep part of themselves and

where they live. So, if they live in a brand new contemporary home, they might just be interested in contemporary paintings. There’s a lot of traditional homes in Missouri, and I think those people will often look at traditional paintings. What is the coolest artwork you’ve gotten your hands on? Well, I’ll tell you the thing I’m most in love with right now. It’s a picture of his (artist Mauricio Lasansky’s) wife and son, Thomas. She is about 7 1/2 feet tall (in the image), and there’s so much power to it, but it’s a power of gentleness rather than of strength. He was from Argentina, came to the University of Iowa, and that became the hottest place in the world to study printmaking because he was such a master. It’s an etching, but he printed about 10 of them, and one of them is in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. What advice would you give to an aspiring art dealer? I think it’s an act of love. It’s not a 9-to-5 job. All your vacations will be going to look at art. But it’s really captivating and absorbing. I have a ton of energy for what I do — looking at art, talking about art. It’s endlessly fascinating to me. — MICKI WAGNER PHOTO BY JORDAN KODNER

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