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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.
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American composer and Kansas City native Virgil Thomson is the subject of a forthcoming PBS documentary by veteran filmmakers James Arntz and John Paulson working with KC-based producer Aimee Larrabee. (Carl Van Vechten Photographs Collection at the Library of Congress)K
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April 30, 2020

KC Composer Celebrated in Upcoming PBS Documentary

Walt Disney. Harry S Truman. Most Kansas Citians recognize these native sons. But Virgil Thomson? Blank stare. Actually, Virgil Thomson is the most important KC native most people have never heard of.
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March 4, 2020

Kansas City Underground Film Festival Debuts in Westport

Seen any unseen films lately? That unusual opportunity will be presented to probing cinephiles at the inaugural Kansas City Underground and Unseen Film Festival running March 12 – 22 at the Westport Coffeehouse Theatre.
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January 28, 2020

Tivoli Cinemas reborn at the Nelson-Atkins

At a time when cities are overrun with franchise coffeehouses and froyo joints, cultural landmarks are to be cherished. But Kansas City almost lost one when Tivoli Cinemas closed last April.
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January 20, 2020

Arts News: Exhibit Marks 10th Anniversary of Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America

For 10 years, the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA) at the University of Missouri Kansas City has been an invaluable repository for historical, social, cultural and political material involving the region’s LGBTQ community.
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January 9, 2020

Arts News: Works of Puppeteers from KC Featured in New ‘Mister Rogers’ Film

It was an expectant moment when Spencer Lott first slid his hand into an old puppet once used by Fred Rogers on the beloved children’s TV series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
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July 10, 2019

KC FilmFest Winner is Haunted By Absence

Sometimes art comes from tough choices. Take Brian Rose’s documentary, “When I Last Saw Jesse.” The film, which won best Heartland Feature Documentary at this spring’s Kansas City FilmFest International, is a haunting look at the 2006 disappearance of UMKC student Jesse Ross.
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