{"id":77280,"date":"2019-03-10T14:21:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=77280"},"modified":"2019-03-11T09:44:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T14:44:18","slug":"true-false-film-festival-welcomes-spring-with-annual-march-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/true-false-film-festival-welcomes-spring-with-annual-march-march\/","title":{"rendered":"True\/False Film Festival welcomes spring with annual March march"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ankur Singh<\/strong>
\nMedill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

True\/False is one of the largest documentary film festivals<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n

Every year documentary filmmakers and audiences from all over the world arrive in Columbia, Missouri, for four days of documentary screenings and events.<\/p>\n

Several notable films screened at the festival include Knock Down the House, which follows several women as they run for Congress in the 2018 election, including New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, who won her race.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Cai Thomas, a filmmaker from Chicago, said her favorite film was Amazing Grace.<\/em> \u201cSeeing the late Aretha Franklin soulful and melodic performance in Amazing Grace<\/em> was without a doubt a highlight for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Sohib Boundaoui, another Chicago filmmaker, said the highlight for him was \u201cbeing with my peers on the frontlines of challenging extractive film-making practices at a major documentary festival.\u201d<\/p>\n

The festival features live music before every film screening, volunteers dressed as queens and kings passing out tickets, and features the annual March march to welcome the new month.<\/p>\n

Aya Blanco attended the festival, coming all the way from Colorado, and thought the march was “a reflection of the quirky nature of the festival as well as its significance in the community of Columbia.”<\/p>\n

Below are photos from this year\u2019s march.<\/p>\n

\"March-0798\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
People march down 9th Street in Columbia, Missouri, during the annual March march at the True\/False film festival. This is the 16th year the festival has been running. (Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0754\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A woman dressed as Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg marches with fellow attendees at the True\/False film festival. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0783\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A dance troupe performs in the middle of the street. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0781\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A woman skates down the street. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0776\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A man waving a bubble wand fills the air with abstract clouds. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0770\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A line of young girls walk down the street carrying pink pom poms. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0766\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A man dressed as an elk walks down the road along with other marchers while carrying his son, costumed as a fireman. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0769\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Young girls dance and shake pom poms during the March march at the True\/False film festival. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0762\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A large frog carrying a guitar takes to the street. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"March-0758\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A man wearing a mask marches down the street during the True\/False film festival. (Photo by Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n
Photo at top: A man wearing a mask marches down the street during the True\/False film festival. (Ankur Singh\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ankur Singh Medill Reports True\/False is one of the largest documentary film festivals in the United States. Every year documentary filmmakers and audiences from all over the world arrive in Columbia, Missouri, for four days of documentary screenings and events. 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