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  • A Pioneering Reality TV Producer's Penance: Funding a New Documentary Journalism Program
    Jonathan Murray, producer of "The Real World," "Project Runway" and "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," is funding a new documentary journalism center at his alma mater, the University of Missouri.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 6, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • True/False 2014: A Recap
    True/False Film Fest, which wrapped its 11th edition this weekend, has garnered the reputation of being one of the most beloved film festivals in a very crowded field.
    Tom Roston 3 min read March 3, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Why True/False 2013 Rocked (And Why True/False Always Rocks)
    The 2013 True/False Film Fest just wrapped and, once again, the phrases "this is my favorite festival," and "I love this festival more than any other" were heard and seen over and over.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 3, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • True/False 2010
    The 2010 True/False Film Festival got started on Friday with a day full of screenings and the usual March March parade down the main drag of Columbia, MO.   True/False is five this year and like any youngster it’s coming into its own — getting taller and more rambunctious faster than you had realized. Lead […]
    Yance Ford 1 min read February 27, 2010 Documentary News Comments
  • True/False 2009 Wrap Up
    POV series producer Yance Ford was in Columbia, Missouri for the 2009 True/False Film Festival. Watching films in Columbia, Missouri is way nicer than being stranded at the St. Louis airport. So despite the splendid company of filmmaker Esther Robinson and composer T. Griffin while waiting for my flight Monday night, I am glad to […]
    Yance Ford 4 min read March 5, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Getting Started at True/False 2009
    POV series producer Yance Ford is in Columbia, Missouri for the True/False Film Festival. Film festivals are usually unpleasant experiences on some level. The lines are ridiculous, the crowds are ridiculous or the schedules are impossibly arranged: You say that there’s a film you really want to see? Try the 8 a.m. show! Oh, it’s […]
    Yance Ford 2 min read February 27, 2009 Documentary News Comments