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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.
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July 7, 2021

In Memoriam: Robert Fletcher

ou love “Star Trek,” George Balanchine, Orson Welles, Liza Minnelli and the “Game of Thrones,” then you love the art of famed designer Robert Fletcher.
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July 6, 2021

Arts News: KC Artist Raises Awareness of Transgender Issues in New Film

The “T” in LGBTQIA+ has been the sharp focus of attack in recent years.
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May 10, 2021

Leawood Arts Council Presents Cinema in the City, June 11 and July 30

The Leawood Arts Council has a diverse line up of summer arts and entertainment events. There is something for everyone this summer in Leawood!
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April 28, 2021

Shawn Edwards: Cultural Activist

“If you study the history of film, one of the things that’s been misrepresented is how Black people fall in love. How we demonstrate our love for each other,” says award-winning film critic Shawn Edwards.
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March 1, 2021

Kansas City Artist Explores Gender Fluidity of Mexico’s Muxe Culture in New Documentary

The legend of the Muxe says that the saint flying around the earth dropping seeds of gender was supposed to distribute men, women and Muxes equally.
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November 9, 2020

Reckoning With 2020 Vision: Is it Over Yet?

So how has your year gone? And do we have anything more to worry about? As I write this, I do not know whether today, as you’re reading, we have a conclusive view of the current state of our democracy.
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May 18, 2020

Honors: Emiel Cleaver

Emiel Cleaver has used his video production skills to educate and enlighten by casting a light on Kansas City’s rich, yet complex, Black history. In addition to a critically acclaimed documentary on the Black political organization, Freedom Incorporated, Cleaver has produced documentaries on Bruce R. Watkins and the historic First Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kansas.
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