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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…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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SLIFF Kids
A City That Cares
Film
A City That Cares
Directed by Aaron Hosé
A legal educator reflects on her work as an activist along the US-Mexico border, a journey that guides…
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
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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.
International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
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Spanish-Language Focus
Family Sunday
Film
Family Sunday
Directed by Gerardo Del Razo
In a peripheral zone of Mexico City, the collection of money from merchants and residents of the area…
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.…
Animation
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Asian Focus
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
HOLY HEAVÊNESS
Film
HOLY HEAVÊNESS
Directed by Farnoosh Abedi, Mohammad Ghaffari, Negah Khezre Fardyardad
Saying goodbye to your loved ones is difficult and painful. But sometimes they don’t want to leave. The…
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…
American Indie Spotlight
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New Filmmakers Forum
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Show-Me Cinema
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Women in Film
Magic Hour
Film
Magic Hour
Directed by Jacqueline Christy
Harriet, a once-promising filmmaker, is stuck in the suburbs of New Jersey. Alienated from her cheating husband and…
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.
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…
Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
THE DEMON CORE
Film
THE DEMON CORE
Directed by J. Zachary Thurman
A dramatization of the final days of Louis Alexander Slotin, the physicist who sacrificed his own life in…
International Spotlight
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Show-Me Cinema
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Spanish-Language Focus
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Women in Film
The Star I Lost
Film
The Star I Lost
Directed by Luz Orlando Brennan
The great actress Norma Reyes agreed to play all kinds of roles throughout her life except that of…
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…
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