Ragtag Film Society Tags New Partners

RFS teams with new cohort for 2023-2025; next season begins with screening on Aug. 31 Following the program’s success with the initial cohort of partners from 2021-2023, Ragtag Film Society is partnering with five new community organizations for its monthly Show Me Series.  The partners are:  The Show Me series, funded in part by the […]

That’s a wrap!

Angel Ellis, center in photo, was the recipient of the True Life Fund at the 2023 True/False Film Fest in Columbia, Missouri. Angel appears on stage after the third screening of the film Bad Press on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the Missouri Theatre.

True/False Film Fest starts prepping for 2024  The 20th edition of True/False Film Fest is over but planning for the 21st fest in 2024 is already in gear. For some, in the words of one volunteer — among the army of 500-plus volunteers — “True/False is on a 361-day countdown.”  That’s an indication of how much […]

September: Movers & Shakers

Images of September: Movers and Shakers: Megan Steen; Kristyn Lyon; Dixie Williams; Susan Freck; Elizabeth Herrera Eichenberger; Wendy Moore

Burrell Behavioral Health Burrell’s central region has named Megan Steen vice president. Megan is a recent graduate of the MBA program at MU and previously served as Burrell’s director of outpatient services in the region. Her personal time is divided between spending time with her husband and daughter and serving the community. Megan serves with […]

Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Small Business of the Year

Ragtag Film Society A little more than 20 years ago, a “ragtag crew” of community members, including David Wilson and Paul Sturtz, began screening independent films at The Blue Note in downtown Columbia. Throughout the years, thanks to the incredible support of the Columbia community, the group became the Ragtag Film Society, which then built […]