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Show-Me Cinema

Sponsored by Missouri Film Office with support from the St. Louis Film Office

This category celebrates films with deep connections to St. Louis and Missouri, highlighting local storytelling and regional talent.

American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Aftertaste

Film Aftertaste Directed by Chase Norman When two lovers spend a little too much alone time together, their extramarital affair turns from lustful to…

Human Rights Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Show-Me Cinema, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

Annie Turnbo Malone: The Untold Story

Film Annie Turnbo Malone: The Untold Story Directed by Kim Love This documentary brings to life the remarkable story of Annie Turnbo Malone, the woman who launched an international…

Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Forget Me Not

Film Forget Me Not Directed by Danielle Herrera Boivin, Michelle Bucci When a fracture in the multiverse tears them from their parallel lives, a guarded go-go dancer and a…

Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Show-Me Cinema

Half Order

Film Half Order Directed by Remrod HALF ORDER is a cultural documentary exploring the bond between Black culture in St. Louis and the city’s...

Human Rights Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience, Show-Me Cinema

Hell on Hall Street

Film Hell on Hall Street Directed by Ben Pfeiffer, Troy Jones Hell on Hall Street documents the grassroots movement led by ArchCity Defenders to close and demolish St. Louis’s…

Environmental Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Intervention

Film Intervention Directed by Kate Grumke, Kyle Pyatt Scientists head into some of the last remaining prairies in North America to undertake the painstaking work of…

American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

Lady Killer

Film Lady Killer Directed by Caleb Wieland This Lady Killer is sure to have you clutching your pearls… A woman home alone is approached by…

American Indie Spotlight, Asian Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

Ladybeetle

Film Ladybeetle Directed by Jessica Che, John Che May, an anxious 18-year-old, struggles to move on from living a life dictated by the behavioral patterns she…

American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

Mort

Film Mort Directed by Larry Ziegelman, Terry Ziegelman A risk-averse actuary's all-nighter spirals into absurdity when an unexpected visitor claiming to be Death, forces him to…

American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Permanent Scar

Film Permanent Scar Directed by Ally Betker An introverted and withdrawn young woman, Kali, meets a precocious little girl at a park. Though she tries…

Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Show-Me Cinema

Ronita Rambo

Film Ronita Rambo Directed by Michael Doshier At a small-town diner in rural Missouri, a tough-talking waitress finds the courage to ask a pair of…