Close out the Free State Festival in the best way possible - a night of live comedy by comic, actor and writer Cameron Esposito! Cameron has appeared on NBC, CBS, HBO, Comedy Central, TBS, Amazon, IFC, E!, Cartoon Network and the CW, in indie films featured at the Sundance and SXSW film festivals, big budget … [more]
Is motherhood the last taboo left in contemporary art? The documentary Artist and Mother features four rising artists who dare to make their own experience of motherhood a part of their work: Rebecca Campbell, Andrea Chung, Tanya Aguiñiga, and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. Not only do they juggle career and family like so many today, but … [more]
Join us for a screening of the brand new short film Choices currently touring Kansas through a partnership between Free State Festival and Reprofilm. The 17 minute film will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Jess Jacobs and community panelists moderated by Women of Lawrence Film co-founder Laura Kirk. This film will be shown in the … [more]
Just Food and the Free State Festival team up for a screening of Food for The Rest Us followed by a panel discussion with local BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ food leaders as part of Hunger Action Month. Moderator: Cody Haynes, Member of Douglas County Food Policy Council Panelists: Connie Fiorella Fitzpatrick, Food Systems Specialist for Douglas … [more]
Celebrate body positivity with an evening of live music, a fascinating short film, engaging conversation, and a delightful mocktail inspired by the theme of the evening. Mocktails by 715 will be available for purchase! ABOUT THE FILM When challenged by a rival classmate, a high school student is forced to reflect on her character, ideologies, … [more]
This event is SOLD OUT. Tickets are currently available for our next Microcinema screening – Sixteen Candles featuring revisionist commentary by The Willow on October 26. A night of existential dark comedy with Cat Stevens-inspired live music by Danny Pound and a screening of the cult classic, Harold and Maude. Danny Pound, Musician Danny Pound … [more]
Sometimes the things we love don't age well. Revisit this beloved John Hughes classic Sixteen Candles with snarky commentary from The Willow Domestic Violence Center shining a light on problematic behaviors and 80's misogyny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGLtBJupFFM FREE admission for Free State Film Society subscribers with advance registration. The Lawrence Arts Center’s Microfilm Series is supported in … [more]
A Night of Live Comedy on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage! Opening support by Jessica Watkins ABOUT HARI KONDABOLU The NY Times has called Hari Kondabolu “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today” and described his Netflix special Warn Your Relatives as “an incisively funny and formally adventurous hour that reveals … [more]
Break out your favorite ugly sweater and head to the microcinema for an irreverent holiday screening of this campy classic in time for Lawrence's Winter Wonder Weekend! This is one holiday film event you won’t want to miss (as long as you’re home before midnight…) 6:00pm HOLIDAY LAWRENCE FILM MIXER Cash bar opens early for a … [more]
This screening is SOLD OUT! Join us next month for our screening of Man With a Movie Camera with live jazz score. The Lawrence Arts Center’s Microcinema Series presents an exclusive opportunity to experience the Cannes Film Festival’s Jury Winner Memoria on January 20 at Liberty Hall. Thai Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s newest film is being … [more]
