By Sofia Lamento, Free State Festival Contributor In celebration of The Librarians premier, retired librarian and lifelong educator, Kay Hopkins, sat down with Festival staff to discuss the impact of … [more]
By Sofia Lamento, Free State Festival Contributor Filmmaker Laura Frenzer and producer Siobhan O’Neill joined Free State Festival’s Eddie Haith to reflect on their award-winning short film, The Hope Chest … [more]
Directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott ABOUT THE FILM A heartfelt, inspiring documentary that shares engaging, funny, and tragic stories of the life and career of civil rights … [more]
Directed by Kevin McKinney Preceded by the short film Bound in the Heartland by Rey Dean (6min) Kansas City locals express their love for the history and culture of the … [more]
Directed by Sav Rodgers Run Time: 1 hour 35 min Screening with: Suburban Family Classics Presents: Zach Has a Secret (5min) by Emily Anne-Fraser It’s all fun and games, until … [more]
Directed by Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald and Daniel Glick RUN TIME: 1 hour 25 min + Q&A with Producers Candice Dalsing and Rebekka Schlicting moderated by Lori Hasselman Preshow food … [more]
RUN TIME: 1 hour 20 min Preceded by: “Fake Images, Real Harms: The Technology of Deepfakes and their Social Impact” by David Tamez of Lawrence Talks ABOUT THE FILM … [more]
There’s a saying, “Jazz was born in New Orleans, but it grew up in Kansas City.” This new documentary by filmmaker Diallo Javonne French celebrates Kansas City’s African American music … [more]
A Paper Plains Zine Fest film screening and panel discussion presented in partnership with KU Libraries and Trans Lawrence Coalition. Due to mature content, this film is recommended for ages … [more]
Directed by Andy Browne and Brian Lindstrom RUN TIME:: 1 hour 31 min POST-SHOW: Judee Sill tribute concert by Heidi Lynne Gluck, Dustin Kinsey, Jackson Graham, Bradley McKellip, CS Luxum … [more]
