true false 2013

Web documentary asks: How does a city reinvent itself?

Kristofor Husted — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:57:25 +0000

Note: This story is meant to be a listening experience. Click the play button above to hear it.

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The shutdown of all these plants signaled the loss of hundreds of Missouri jobs. Now imagine if it was just one powerhouse plant that helped define a city – a city known for its innovation and production.

“Dayton, Ohio has a big legacy of invention,” filmmaker Steve Bognar says. “From the car starter, to the step ladder, to the pop top can, to the cash register [having been] invented here.”

'Big Tree' struggles during drought; Web doc explores reinvention

Kristofor Husted — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:01:21 +0000

Before the American Revolution, before the Civil War, before Lewis and Clark came through here, a huge tree has been standing in central Missouri, growing to 90-feet tall. The beloved bur oak – which everybody calls "The Big Tree" -- has survived floods, lightning strikes and all kinds of punishments during her 350 years on the prairie. But, as Harvest Public Media’s Peggy Lowe reports, last year’s record drought was especially hard on the Big Tree.

True False Fest is like Christmas for CoMo businesses

Nathalie Granda — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:00:12 +0000

Some downtown Columbia business owners are saying their businesses saw some of the biggest crowds they've ever had during last weekend's True False Film Fest. And some business owners are already considering advertising and promotion plans for next year’s festival.

This year’s festival sold a record 40,000 tickets.

Did you miss Ushio Shinohara box a canvas at True/False this year? Check this out

Scott Pham — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:37:08 +0000

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'Dirty Wars' exposes US covert operations around the world

Rehman Tungekar — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 04:02:34 +0000

This story is part of True/False Conversations, a series of in-depth interviews with the filmmakers of this year’s True/False Festival. Find the rest of them here or download the podcast on iTunes.

'These Birds Walk' wants to be a 'vehicle for empathy'

Rehman Tungekar — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:14:51 +0000

'The Crash Reel' highlights pro snowboarder recovering from brain injury

Kristofor Husted — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:59:36 +0000

When professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce crashed in the half-pipe in 2009, his life’s trajectory took a turn for the uncertain. After barely surviving a devastating head injury from the fall, Pearce’s recovery ultimately became more than just returning to full health.

Enter filmmaker Lucy Walker. In “The Crash Reel,” the Oscar-nominated documentarian opens a door to Kevin and his family as they struggle with how to handle Kevin’s injury and recovery. The intimate interactions between family members highlight the horrors of traumatic head injuries and the effects they have on loved ones.

The True/False film festival happens 'in the slash'

Katie Moritz — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:37:58 +0000

Catch all of KBIA's filmmaker interviews for this year's True/False Film Festival. Read True/False Conversations or listen to them through iTunes.

The world Paul Sturtz and David Wilson have spent 10 years creating started with the schism between reality and fiction.

'Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer' tells the inside story behind the protest

Rehman Tungekar — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:17:54 +0000

A little over a year ago, members of the feminist punk rock collective Pussy Riot staged an unauthorized performance inside Russia’s main cathedral, railing against the recently re-elected President Vladimir Putin. Video of their "punk prayer" went viral, and their subsequent arrest raised an international outcry, with notable figures like Madonna and Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi calling for their release.

'Cutie and the Boxer' tells an unconventional story about love, but not a love story

Ryan Famuliner — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:41:21 +0000

Ushio Shinohara was a “rowdy, confrontational" young artist, seemed destined for fame after moving to New York City in the late 1960’s. He hung out with Warhol. He’d been part of Japan’s post-war avant-garde movement, most well-known as the “boxing painter,” for his exhibitionist art where he would dip his cloth-bound hands in ink, and punch his way down a canvas. But his full potential was never realized.