Mel Neet

April 11, 2024

28th Kansas City FilmFest International: Uplifting stories, tough issues and a dash of fun

It’s time to get your tickets for the 28th Kansas City FilmFest International, which runs April 11-14, at the AMC Ward Parkway 14.

September 13, 2023

Following the 2019 Musical, the Nelly Don Story Returns as a Film

Terence O’Malley’s “Nelly Don: the Musical Movie” hits several local screens this fall.

September 6, 2023

Kansas City Underground Film Festival presents José Luis Solís Olivares’ “Pool of Nobodies”

Award-winning film addresses the “violence and rejection” of migrants.

September 6, 2023

Compelling, Moving & the Perverse: Kansas City Underground Film Festival, Year 4

The Kansas City Underground Film Festival opens this weekend, Sept. 7-9, and continues Sept. 13- 16 at Charlotte Street.

September 13, 2022

A Robust Spectrum: Kansas City Underground Film Festival Starts Sept. 14

“Film is an integrating art and everything that happens in your life, or the stimuli you receive, influences your films,” says Arturo Dueñas Herrero, whose Pessoas, a bittersweet travelogue, plays at the Kansas City Underground Film Festival.

September 22, 2021

Kansas City Underground Film Festival, Charlotte Street Foundation

The Kansas City Underground Film Festival, which opened Sept. 16 and runs through Sept. 26, features 114 films, culled, says KCUFF’s director and co-founder Willy Evans, from 800 submissions requiring 400 hours of viewing by the KCUFF board.

June 14, 2021

“Cyan Meeks: Phainesthai,” Charlotte Street Foundation

Kansas City artist Cyan Meek's newest film piece, “Phainesthai,” a collaborative exhibit at the Charlotte Street Foundation Gallery, takes us outdoors but asks for our stillness.