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TGITF 2014

TGITF 2014

Madi Mertz March 3, 2014

True/False Film Festival hosted an event for Columbia Public School students on their day off Friday, Feb. 28.  There was a screening of Particle Feve" before the students traveled to Orr Street Studios...

True/False March March 2014

True/False March March 2014

Madi Mertz March 3, 2014

On Friday, Feb. 28, True/False film festival's annual March March was held. Music is performed by a group marching in the parade, who can be seen at the very end. [vimeo url="https://vimeo.com/88007108"...

Approaching the Elephant illuminates free school effort with charm and grace

‘Approaching the Elephant’ illuminates free school effort with charm and grace

Urmilla Kuttikad March 3, 2014

Approaching the Elephant was the rare film I went into without any preconceived notions — I had no idea what to expect because I wasn’t familiar with the concept of free schools. As the movie explains,...

The Green Prince delivers age-old message beautifully

‘The Green Prince’ delivers age-old message beautifully

Urmilla Kuttikad March 2, 2014

I saw The Green Prince accidently, but it ended up being one of my favorites of the festival, as these things usually happen. The film details the extraordinary account of Mosab Hassan Yousef, a Palestinian...

Happy Valley poses difficult questions, perseveres in truth

‘Happy Valley’ poses difficult questions, perseveres in truth

Urmilla Kuttikad March 2, 2014

Happy Valley treads on dangerous ground. In late 2011, Jerry Sandusky, longtime assistant coach for the Penn State football team, was charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse. Not long after, it was uncovered...

E-team unrivaled in storytelling and power

‘E-team’ unrivaled in storytelling and power

Urmilla Kuttikad March 2, 2014

E-team is not only the best film I’ve seen at True/False this year, but perhaps one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. This is a weighty statement, but what the documentary manages to accomplish...

True/False Jubilee prone to grandeur and allure

True/False Jubilee prone to grandeur and allure

Urmilla Kuttikad March 1, 2014

I’ve never understood the concept of masquerade balls. That stretch of a person’s face — from the fan of wrinkles framing one eye to the fan of wrinkles framing the other — is, to me, their most...

Youve come a long way, baby

You’ve come a long way, baby

Emily Franke March 1, 2014

[heading size="18"]Listen to the stories of women who are admired[/heading] In the 1880s people were asking for equal rights for men and women. The first women’s rights convention in the United States...

Both fiction, nonfiction highlight Neither/Nor series

Both fiction, nonfiction highlight Neither/Nor series

Brayden Parker March 1, 2014

With the first full day of the True/False Film Festival beginning at the multiple venues across Columbia, moviegoers enjoyed started their binge on movies. Particles were split apart (Particle Fever) and...

An interview with Ryan Murdock, director of Bronx Obama

An interview with Ryan Murdock, director of ‘Bronx Obama’

Brayden Parker March 1, 2014

In Bronx Obama Ryan Murdock, the film’s director and producer, asks the question: "How much does it cost to chase the American Dream?" He started by asking the question about Louis Ortiz, the subject...

Particle Fever provides thorough images, emotional dimension

‘Particle Fever’ provides thorough images, emotional dimension

Emily Franke March 1, 2014

At the beginning of Particle Fever, the lights dimmed and the screen lit up to a series of brightly colored, spiraling dots and lines I could only imagine represented particles. From these first images...

Jodorowsky’s Dune presents greatest sci-fi film never made

‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ presents greatest sci-fi film never made

Katie Little March 1, 2014

In Jodorowsky’s Dune Alejandro Jodorowsky, an eccentric French-Chilean filmmaker, set out with bold aspirations to make a film so powerful it could change the entire human perspective on how films are...

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