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Show-Me Cinema
Celebrating the stories, people, and creative talent connected to St. Louis and Missouri.
Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
A Bird in the Field
Film
A Bird in the Field
Directed by Marielle Morrow
When an ornithologist’s funding gets cut, her nurturing of abandoned bird eggs leads to a transformation as her…
Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Race in America: The Black Experience
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Show-Me Cinema
A Black History Tour of St. Louis
Film
A Black History Tour of St. Louis
Directed by Tony West
Father Gerald Kleba, a St. Louisan and a priest for over fifty-five years, takes you on a Black…
Fine Arts Spotlight
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Race in America: The Black Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
ADO
Film
ADO
Directed by Sam Henderson
Ms. Hopkins, an aging African American woman, is a middle school
drama teacher on the verge of retirement. However,…
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
Bellywash
Film
Bellywash
Directed by Isabella Josephine Leon
Inspired by a true story about an 18th century ornamental hermit and a young girls fantastical perspective on…
Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
Byway
Film
Byway
Directed by June Kyu Park
A struggling first-generation Korean American boy tries to abandon his abusive father in a remote town, only to…
Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
Crossing
Film
Crossing
Directed by Vicky Chen
An aide to Death struggles to help her first soul cross over to the afterlife.
Animation
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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Race in America: The Black Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
Exhibition
Film
Exhibition
Directed by Tea' Vincent
Exhibition follows an artist going through his first death, the loss of passion. Critics scrutinize the artist, suffocating…
Race in America: The Black Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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SLIFF Kids
Greenwood
Film
Greenwood
Directed by Jim Karpowicz
The Greenwood Cemetery project is a compelling that explores the powerful and often overlooked black historry in St.…
Race in America: The Black Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
INTRUDER
Film
INTRUDER
Directed by Camille Casmier
A young white man in Brooklyn grows suspicious of his black downstairs neighbor after letting her use his…
Race in America: The Black Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
Mondele
Film
Mondele
Directed by Daniel Kayamba
In the heart of a vibrant immigrant community, a young Congolese teenager harbors a secret dream – he…
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
Never Hike Alone
Film
Never Hike Alone
Directed by Alison Kertz, Beth Gallagher
"In her true crime podcast “Never Hike Alone,” Liz investigates and reports on women who have gone missing…
American Indie Spotlight
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Show-Me Cinema
Our Terrain
Film
Our Terrain
Directed by Anna Brannon
Follows a group of trail runners in Missouri as they run a 100 mile race.
Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
Play
Film
Play
Directed by juan T Ibanez
Intoxicating experience of a psychotic serial killer preying from the confines of a dirty motel room.
American Indie Spotlight
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Show-Me Cinema
Ride or Die
Film
Ride or Die
Directed by Josalynn Smith
When Paula, a restless Midwesterner yearning for a fresh start in California, unexpectedly reunites with Sloane—her enigmatic high...
Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
Shades of Someone Else
Film
Shades of Someone Else
Directed by Holland States & Christian Zarrick
After a career-altering injury and relentless mental health struggles, basketball star Kayden must confront an existential crisis and…
Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
She Believed
Film
She Believed
She Believed is a powerful that explores the personal and collective journey behind Her Eminent Reign, where over…
Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
Strike Night
Film
Strike Night
Directed by Sam Sowerby
Three bowling alley employees struggling during their last shift of summer when they find themselves trapped in with…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
The Threads That Bind: St. Louis Women’s Quilting, Culture & Hope
Film
The Threads That Bind: St. Louis Women’s Quilting, Culture & Hope
Directed by Paulette Sankofa
The Threads That Bind brings together eleven women of diverse cultural backgrounds from across St. Louis—African American, Cherokee,…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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Show-Me Cinema
Unseen: The Art Life of Dick Godwin
Film
Unseen: The Art Life of Dick Godwin
Directed by John Olivio
As a gifted, yet self abnegating, scenic and fine artist, Richard “Dick” Godwin spent his life creating stage…
Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
Wet Hands
Film
Wet Hands
Directed by Larry Claudin
An actor's relationship begins to unravel when he thinks he's being stalked by a fan.
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