Free State Festival Passholders and Film Society Members kick off the festival with beverages and conversation before our opening night event, Aorta of An Archivist, premiering at 7pm.
7pm Doors Open for Live Music by Alex Kimball Williams 7:30pm Film (Film running time: 53min) 8:45pm Q&A with Artist Dario Robleto The Aorta of an Archivist traces three “firsts” … [more]
6pm Film Screening: Oscar Micheaux: The Super Hero of Black Filmmaking (Film running time 80min) 7:30pm Q&A and recognition of Academy Award Winner Kevin Willmott 8:30pm Music concert by The … [more]
6pm Doors 7pm Show This filthy world sure has changed and so has John Waters’ spoken word show. This all-new, fast-moving, comic monologue about his career, movies, fashion, crime and … [more]
4:30pm Doors 5pm Film (Film running time: 55min) 6pm Q&A with Director Geoff O'Gara and Producer Jordan Dresser, Chairman of the Northern Arapaho Tribe “Kill the Indian in him, and … [more]
7pm Doors 7:30pm Film Screening (Film running time: 56min) 8:30pm Q&A with Leya Hale Bring Her Home follows three Indigenous women – an artist, an activist, and a politician – … [more]
Festival Passholders and Film Society Members stay up past their bedtimes to chat about festival experiences over night caps at RPG (Restaurant, Pub & Games).
Taste a range of light comedy, heavy drama, experimental art and documentary film accompanied by tea pairings by Mana Bar and tasty morsels by Maceli's Banquet Hall and Catering. Short … [more]
12:00pm Doors 12:30pm Short Film: Liberate LFK: The Past, Present and Future of LGBTQ+ Activism at KU (15min running time) 12:45pm Feature Film: Mama Bears (Mama Bears running time: 1hr 30min) 2:15pm … [more]
3:00pm Hair Styling Demos by Lada Salon in the lobby (Have your hair styled before the film for this red carpet Lawrence premiere. Tips welcome!) 3:30pm Doors 4:00pm Film (Total film … [more]
