With streaming on the rise, it’s sometimes difficult to see the appeal of a cinema experience. When the St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) came knocking this weekend with free events on Wash. U.’s campus, I decided to take up the offer and attend my first independent film screening.

The 27th annual St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) opens today, Nov. 1, and runs through Nov. 11. The festival shows film exclusives from around the world at venues around the St. Louis area, including Washington University and the Tivoli Theatre.

“Waking the Sleeping Giant: The Making of a Political Revolution,” which premiered at the St. Louis International Film Fest Nov. 11, explores the 2016 election through a structure that elevates the voice of underrepresented Americans—the not-so-silent majority whose anger and passion both fueled and doomed Bernie Sanders’ grassroots campaign.

The 25th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival wrapped up its 10-day celebration of cinema on Sunday. It was a unique opportunity for students and community members alike experience unusual films and to learn about filmmaking beyond a typical America-centric lens.

This Thursday, over 20,000 filmmakers, cinephiles and everyday moviegoers will descend on St. Louis for the Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival.

“If this fails, I’ve failed all these people.” Alison Carrick, Washington University special collections assistant and independent filmmaker, is discussing her most recent work, “The First Secret City,” which she co-directed with investigative journalist C.D. Stelzer.

“Shuffle” is a feature by filmmaker Kurt Kuenne, who has been best-known for his documentary “Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.” That was one of the best movies of 2008—an unflinchingly honest, sometimes brutal documentary about Kuenne’s murdered close friend, Andrew Bagby.

The 19th Annual Stella Artois St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) has officially begun, and as usual, it is packed with must-see feature films, documentaries and shorts – over 300 of them to be exact. With Oscar contenders and foreign films galore, SLIFF, which runs from November 11 to 21, is something you don’t want to miss.

Interviewing an Academy Award-nominated director could be daunting, but when the director is Jason Reitman, it’s anything but. At the age of 32, Reitman has already written and directed three feature films and several shorts, and has garnered the respect of the film industry.

Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival Nov. 12-22 at various theaters across the city, including the Tivoli, the Hi-Pointe and the St. Louis Art Museum. The 18th annual festival features […]