Chloé Trayner Steps Down As Artistic Director of Ragtag Film Society
With a fond farewell, Ragtag Film Society announces the departure of the artistic director, Chloé Trayner. Trayner joined the RFS team in 2021 in her role working on artistic vision across both the Ragtag Cinema and True/False Film Fest. Chloé lived and worked in London since 2012 and built her career as a film and […]
Read More...2025-2027 Community Partners
Now in its fifth year, the Show Me Series is a co-curatorial endeavor between Ragtag Cinema and its four Community Partners. Every screening is followed by a community conversation, taking the discourse beyond content to interrogate form, intention, and reaction. The Show Me Series is free to the public, allowing all members of Columbia’s communities […]
Read More...RAGTAG FILM SOCIETY AMONG ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED BY FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS
On May 2, 2025, the National Endowment for the Arts terminated grant funding for the 2025 fiscal year for Ragtag Film Society, the 501(c)(3) organization that operates Ragtag Cinema and True/False Film Fest. Ragtag Film Society is a mission-driven organization that believes in integrity, inclusivity, playfulness, and sustainability. Despite previously approving grant funding, the NEA […]
Read More...Andrea Luque Káram Appointed Executive Director of Ragtag Film Society
Photo by Viviana Goelkel Ragtag Film Society, the nonprofit organization that operates Ragtag Cinema and True/False Film Fest, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Luque Káram as its new executive director. Andrea brings a wealth of experience and a passion for community engagement to this leadership role. With a Ph.D. in Arts Administration, […]
Read More...True/False Fall Screening: ANOTHER BODY
October 10 / Doors & Music at 6:30PM / Film at 7:00PM This annual community screening is presented by True/False Film Fest and the University of Missouri’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism to spotlight essential new nonfiction. This year, we’re bringing this event back into our home space at Ragtag Cinema, where we’ll have […]
Read More...2023-2025 Community Partners
Two years ago, in our quest to assess our community’s perception of our organization, the Ragtag Film Society initiated conversations with a number of community members and organizations. We found that the best way to diversify our cinema audience is to not only represent different perspectives on screen but to also invite different groups to contribute and inform […]
Read More...RAGTAG SUMMER CAMP
July 17 - 21 Friends, films, and field trips make for the most fun week at Camp Ragtag! Enjoy five full days of arts enrichment for CoMo middle schoolers, led by the team behind Ragtag Cinema and True/False Film Fest. Register today to book your kid's spot! The who/what/when/where: Monday July 17 through Friday July […]
Read More...Birthing Justice screening series planned throughout April and May
New Documentary on Maternal Health Features Missouri Mothers and Organizations Committed to Bringing Forth Change for Black Birthing People In partnership with Missouri Foundation for Health and the Mid-Missouri Doula Collective, Ragtag Film Society (RFS) will host five free community screenings throughout Missouri of the new feature-length documentary, Birthing Justice. Missouri, one of the four […]
Read More...January '23 @ Ragtag
Science on Screen® returns, Cinema friends, The reality we live in is a reality distorted—by faith in alternative fact and fundamentalism; by extremism in the streets and the courts; by democracy in peril and a planet on fire. Its name is dystopia. Science Fiction proposes futures born of present problems: Utopias built from today’s missteps corrected, and […]
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