Cinematic – KC STUDIO

March 29, 2017

A Compelling Tale of Tragedy and Recovery

The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. Hundreds lost their lives and thousands were displaced, land and livelihoods lost, making for another component of the Great Migration, which brought people from the agrarian south to the industrialized northern regions and the opportunities of the West.

February 16, 2017

Film Screening and Q&A: The Gospel According to Glenn North

Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art 5:00 p.m. cash bar, 6:00 p.m. | FREE Director Harold Smith’s documentary The Gospel According to..

January 12, 2017

A Tour de Force in One Long Take

“Someday” is a grab-you-by-the-throat short film about a man living several different lives all at once. According to the closing credits his name is Butler, and he is played by Wes Studi, the great Native American actor.

November 1, 2016

Back to Life

Could Kansas City become a major league moviemaking mecca like Austin, Tex.? For years that’s been the dream of many in the local film community.

October 12, 2016

Disney Studio Renovated and Revitalized

No name looms bigger than Walt Disney as a favorite son in Kansas City, so it’s fitting that his landmark office becomes once again a..

September 28, 2016

New Film by Tosin Morohunfola Looks at Issues of Race and Police

A young black man is pulled over by a white cop in Chicago. It’s a scene increasingly dominant in our minds. The sense of foreboding..

July 18, 2016

Cinema KC Celebrates Season 6 on KCPT

Kansas City’s film scene is alive and well. And the film enthusiasts at Cinema KC want the whole region to experience it. Cinema KC is..

July 1, 2016

Against All Odds

A few months back Tivoli Theatre owner Jerry Harrington ran into a man who once booked films into Harrington’s Westport art film emporium.

April 13, 2016

Communication. Collaboration. Reconciliation.

Painting changes things. This simple premise led artists Nicholas Ward and Amber Hansen down a six-year path through four states that ended in the creation of their film, Called To Walls. Shown in February at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kan., and in April at Kansas City FilmFest, Called To Walls is a feature-length film that could be described as one part road trip movie and one part art documentary.

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