Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.
This time: Tallgrass!
Tallgrass Film Festival (Link)
October 18 - 21
Tallgrass Gala Events:
Opening Night:
Pablo
October 18
8:00 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
(Documentary on legendary graphic artist and film title sequence designer Pablo Ferro. U.S. premiere.)
Centerpiece Gala:
The Story of Luke
October 19
8:00 p.m.
Scottish Rite
(Comedy/drama by director with Kansas connections—follows a 20-something autistic man suddenly thrust into the world after a sheltered upbringing.)
Stubbornly Independent Gala:
October 20
8:00 p.m.
Scottish Rite
Film not yet announced—info on contenders is here.
Closing Night:
The Standbys
October 21
7:00 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
(Documentary about understudies on Broadway.)
Non-Tallgrass independent and non-commercial screenings in Wichita:
Why Stop Now
October 11
7:15 p.m.
Murdock Theatre
Beloved
October 12
7:15 p.m.
Murdock Theatre
“Stars in Shorts”
October 18, 7:15 p.m.
October 19, 7:15 p.m.
Murdock Theatre
(Collection of short films starring major actors.)
Music - Ennio Morricone - “Love Theme” from Cinema Paradiso
