Special Screening
Tallgrass & Botanica Partner for Pop Up Cinema Film Series
When the weather warms and everyone wants to be outside, there’s no better place to be than the Botanica Gardens.
To celebrate milestone anniversary years, Tallgrass Film Association and Botanica have partnered to present a series of three Pop Up Cinema screenings, which will take place between May and September. Each event includes admission to the gardens, complimentary food and drink, activities and a free film screening. The event is co-sponsored by Living Sound Home providing the A/V installation, and House of Schwan.
Tickets are available by visiting the Botanica website, advance purchase recommended.
Pop Up Cinema at Botanica: Girls Night Out
Admission includes the gardens, complimentary signature cocktail from Hammer + Sickle vodka, hors d’oeuvre from Newport Grill, hair styles by Salon Lush, spa treatments from Ideal Beauty Salon and Lash Studio, Say Cheez Photo Booth, a full cash bar from The Bar’s Open and a free screening of the John Hughes classic PRETTY
Stars of GOD BLESS AMERICA to Attend VI to X: Six Months to Tallgrass Ten
TFA is excited to welcome the stars of GOD BLESS AMERICA, actors Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr, to Wichita. Murray and Barr will participate in an audience Q&A following the screening of their film at VI to X: Six Months to Tallgrass Ten, on April 21st at 7:30 pm at the Orpheum Theatre.
Written and directed by taboo-busting filmmaker and comedian Bobcat Goldthwait (SHAKES THE CLOWN, SLEEPING DOGS LIE, TFF alumni WORLDS GREATEST DAD), GOD BLESS AMERICA has been called “a Bonnie and Clyde for the 21st Century as a 45 year old man and a teenage girl go on a killing spree in Goldthwait's angry and bloody black comedy.” (TIFF).
TFA Presents VI to X: A one-day film fest at the Orpheum Theatre
TFA presents VI to X: Six Months to Tallgrass Ten, an all-day film festival at the Wichita Orpheum Theatre on April 21. The event marks the half-way point of the 10th annual Tallgrass Film Festival in October, and is designed to showcase independent film and the “Tallgrass Experience” to new audiences, with six film programs and festivities on 1st Street
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"We are definitely out to show that independent films are fresh, intelligent and cutting-edge and the day's lineip definitely highlights our stubborn independence," says TFA Marketing Director Jessy Clonts. "The WSU students we are working with put it best - it's time to think outside the box office. Tallgrass Film Festival is one of the most exciting events Wichita has to offer, and VI to X will offer a taste of the Tallgrass experience. Even though we can now watch films at home, on our laptops and phones, nothing beats that shared experience of watching a film in great company."
"Incident in New Baghdad‚" with Ethan McCord and James Spione
Tallgrass Film Association and the Ulrich Museum of art present INCIDENT IN NEW BAGHDAD. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. KMUW is media sponsor for the event, which is also sponsored by the Peace and Social Justice Center of South Central Kansas, Murdock Theater, WSU College Democrats and the WSU Young Democratic Socialists. Following the film, Spione and McCord will participate in a conversation and audience Q&A with moderator and Wichita Eagle reporter Ron Sylvester. A reception with hosted bar and hors d’oeuvres follows from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Oscar-nominated film/filmmaker coming to Wichita in February
“Incident in New Baghdad” filmmaker James Spione to speak and teach at Tallgrass events on Feb. 10 and 11 in Wichita
WICHITA, KAN — Documentary film director James Spione will be in Wichita Feb. 10 and 11 to present his Oscar-nominated documentary film INCIDENT IN NEW BAGHDAD and teach a Tallgrass Filmmakers Lab. The documentary received the Academy Award nomination Jan. 24 for Best Documentary Short Subject film, and features Wichita resident Ethan McCord, a former U.S. Army Specialist and subject of a 2007 WikiLeaks controversy, who witnessed one of the most notorious incidents of the Iraq War — the slayings of two Reuters journalists and a number of other unnamed civilians by U.S. attack helicopters in Iraq.
INCIDENT IN NEW BAGHDAD returns for Special Screening
"An important insider's glimpse into the WikiLeaks video that shocked the world, as told by one of the soldiers on the ground. James Spione's terrifying and powerful film and Ethan McCord's bold act of speaking out is an urgent call to all of us, soldier and civilian alike, for a national conversation on the real tragedy and costs of the post 9/11 wars. It jolted me awake." — Josh Fox, director, “Gasland”
WICHITA, KAN — The Tallgrass Film Association has partnered with Wichita State’s Ulrich Museum of Art to present a special screening of the short film INCIDENT IN NEW BAGHDAD, at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10 at the Murdock Theater, 536 N. Broadway. Tickets are $10 general admission; $8 students, seniors, military, WSU faculty and staff; and free for Tallgrass Film Association and Ulrich Museum members. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The film won Best Documentary Short at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, Grand Prize Documentary Short at the 2011 Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Audience Award at the 2011 Tallgrass Film Festival. It is shortlisted for a 2012 Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short Subject. Both director James Spione, and the film’s subject, former U.S. Army Specialist and Wichita resident Ethan McCord will attend the screening.
Free Screening: THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Dec. 1, 2011, Wichita, KAN — The Tallgrass Film Association presents a Pop-Up Cinema screening of the classic Hitchcock film THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956), starring James Stewart and Doris Day, 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, in the Boeing Dome Theater and Planetarium at Exploration Place. Admission is free, but we are accepting a suggested donation of small, individually packaged items including tooth paste, bus cards, socks, snack foods, hand sanitizers, tissues, etc. that will be used as holiday gifts for the 25 women currently being hosted by the Mosaic Church Homeless Outreach.
The Wrecking Crew & Brew: A craft beer and vinyl pairing
In celebration of the encore screening of THE WRECKING CREW, TFA, Tallgrass Brewing Company, Living Sound Home Automation and 107.3 The Brew present The Wrecking Crew & Brew: A Craft Beer & Vinyl Pairing, from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, at The Jaded Pearl, 1716 E. Douglas.
The evening will feature a craft beer tasting from Manhattan, KS-based Tallgrass Brewing Company. Each beer will be paired with music (spun on vinyl by Living Sound) from the Wrecking Crew — a group of studio musicians in Los Angeles in the 1960s who played on hits for The Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, The Monkees, amongst others, and were Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound. Denny Tedesco, director of THE WRECKING CREW will be in attendance, hors d’oeuvres will be provided by Café Maurice and two attendees will win passes to the Grasscendo series of music-themed films at the ninth annual Tallgrass Film Festival.
Dudegrass: A Lebowski Extravaganza!
July 28, 2011, Wichita, KAN — The Tallgrass Film Association presents DUDEGRASS: A LEBOWSKI EXTRAVAGANZA* 5-9 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27 at Northrock Lanes, 3232 N. Rock Rd. The special event includes a screening of the Joel and Ethan Coen’s cult classic THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998), unlimited bowling with shoe rental, white Russian specials from Hammer + Sickle Vodka, and food specials from A.J.’s Sports Grill. Tickets are just $15 for the entire evening and are available online or at the door. The event is a fundraiser TFA.
“The Coen Brothers have made a career of writing and directing consistently great, well received films, by both fans and critics,” said TFA Co-Director of Programming Nick Pope. “THE BIG LEBOWSK, perhaps more than any other of their projects, has reached cult status since its release over ten years ago. We wanted to have more than just a screening of this modern classic. We wanted to have a screening event — this will be much more than just a night out at the movies.”
The evening will also feature costume and trivia contests, giveaways, a chance to win all access passes to the 2011 Tallgrass Film Festival in October and other what-have-yous. Dudegrass is sponsored by Joma Bowling, Northrock Lanes, Hammer + Sickle Vodka, Tallgrass Brewing Company and 107.3 The Brew.
*This film is rated R and the event is intended for mature audiences.
