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  • The Vanishing of the Director of 'The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga'
    "Real life trumped the rest." Tom Roston sets out to learn why 'The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga' filmmaker Jessica Oreck has taken a step back from the documentary film world.
    Tom Roston 9 min read July 10, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • True/False: Interview with 'Actress' Filmmaker Robert Greene
    Doc Soup Man interviews filmmaker Robert Greene of the documentary Actress. Premieres at True/False Film Fest 2014.
    Tom Roston 7 min read February 18, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Struggles: The Making of 'Only the Young'
    Filmmaker Elizabeth Mims shares advice for first-time directors as she takes POV behind the scenes of Only the Young.
    POV Staff 5 min read July 11, 2013 POV Films Blog 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 Film Fest Stands Out in Missouri
    True/False celebrates its tenth year, beginning February 28. Tom Roston spoke with co-founder Paul Sturtz about heading up a festival that strikes its own path.
    Tom Roston 4 min read February 26, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • My Five Favorite Documentaries from True/False Film Fest 2012
    Tom Roston recaps the Midwestern film festival True/False, where he saw a slate of inspiring documentaries including How to Survive a Plague, The Imposter, Bully, Searching for Sugar Man and Undefeated.
    Tom Roston 6 min read March 5, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • A Preview of the 2012 True/False Film Fest
    Tom Roston gives a rundown of the films he is looking forward to seeing at the True/False documentary festival, as well as some of the quirky events he hopes to catch while he's there.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 28, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Weekly Roundup: True False Fest Kicks Off, Whistle Blowers Speak Out and Roger Ebert's (New) Voice
    The True False Film Festival got underway in Columbia, Missouri yesterday and continues over this weekend. POV’s own Yance Ford is there and will be tweeting about the screenings she’s attending. Over 40 documentary films are being featured, including Laura Poitras‘s The Oath and Lixin Fan‘s Last Train Home, which will be featured on POV […]
    theresa 2 min read February 26, 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