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Indie Film Guide: Mountains Beyond Mountains

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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: a festival of mountains and a couple of politically charged documentaries.

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Dirty Wars

August 28 & 29, 7:30 p.m.

Salina Art Center

Documentary follows journalist Jeremy Scahill as he digs into the United States' covert wars

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Roadmap to Apartheid

August 29, 7:00 p.m.

Wichita Peace and Social Justice Center

Documentary narrated by Alice Walker explores the parallels between South African Apartheid and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict

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Banff Mountain Film Festival

September 10, 7:00 p.m.

Orpheum Theatre

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Music: "'Etude' from The Killing Fields" - Francisco Tárrega, arranged by Mike Oldfield

Fletcher Powell has worked at KMUW since 2009 as a producer, reporter, and host. He's been the host of All Things Considered since 2012 and KMUW's movie critic since 2016. Fletcher is a member of the Critics Choice Association.