Arts and Culture

True/False Film Festival “March March” Parade Roars Down Ninth Street

KBIA | By Tim Leible

Published March 1, 2014 at 12:00 AM CST

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Ron Ribiat (Top Left with megaphone) tries to create order among the early arrivals for the True/False Film Festival Parade on Friday, Feb. 28. The parade goers gathered in Courthouse Square as they prepared for their march down Ninth Street.

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People dressed up in all sorts of crazy attire for the True/False Film Festival Parade on Friday, Feb. 28. Here we can see a few members of the Marching Mizzou Drumline dressed as Teletubbies.

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Parade participants came in all shapes and sizes, from average height to massive puppets. Here we see the parade start to take shape as they work their way down Walnut Street on Friday, Feb. 28.

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There was an array of artwork in the True/False Film Festival Parade on Friday, Feb. 28. Here was can see a dragon work its way down the parade route which stretched from Courthouse Square, down Ninth Street, and ending at Missouri Theatre.

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The Marching Mizzou Drumline took a quick stop at Walnut and Ninth to show off some of their drum skills during the True/False Film Festival Parade on Friday, Feb. 28. Members of the Drumline dressed as Teletubbies, Buzz Lightyear, and a cow, among oth

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Viewers and participants alike crowded Ninth Street at the True/False Film Festival Parade made its way down the street on Friday, Feb. 28. Ninth and Broadway had the largest number of viewers, as seen here.

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Several parade goers took the time to flap their wings as their homemade dragon worked their way down Ninth Street towards the Missouri Theatre as part of the True/False Film Festival. There was plenty of artwork and music on display throughout the par

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The True/False Film Festival Parade had everything from dragons to drummers to unicyclists on Friday, Feb. 28. The scene was packed on Ninth Street as the parade neared its end.

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Massive puppets took a chance to wave at their adoring fans as they worked their way down Ninth Street during the True/False Film Festival Parade on Friday, Feb. 28. The large puppets had some of the loudest supporters.

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High-fives all around during the True/False Film Festival Parade on Friday, Feb. 28. Two large puppets towered over the parade to show how a high-five is truly done.

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Musicians and supporters to save the Mizzou art program work their way down the final leg of the True/False Film Festival Parade on Friday, Feb. 28. The parade ended at the Missouri Theatre with a block party.

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Hundreds of people dressed in all sorts of attire as a part of the True/False Film Fest “March March” Parade Friday.

The general theme was “magic realism” according to parade director Ron Ribiat, a genre in which magic is considered to be a part of every day life. Parade goers took the opportunity to dress as magicians and wizards, several of which donned Harry Potter’s lightning bolt scar.

But there was no requirement to dress with the theme, so there were a myriad of different costumes and outfits. Costumes ranged from Teletubbies from Marching Mizzou’s drumline, to cows and pirates.

People also took to musical instruments as they strutted down the parade route, which started at Courthouse Square. The parade traveled down Ninth Street and ended at the Missouri Theatre, where the roads were blocked off completely so a block party could be held upon the completion of the parade.

People stretched all down Ninth Street to watch the parade from the sidewalk or from inside stores along Ninth Street. The highest number of viewers was at Ninth and Broadway, where people packed the intersection.

“March March” is the official start to the True/False Film Festival.

While the Festival started showing films as early as Wednesday, the main attraction is the weekend. Friday was the first full slate of films and the festival runs through Sunday, March 2.