FOREVER ‘B’

10 (Okay…15 in this case) MOST RECENT FILMS WATCHED: Wrapping up 2017 with past film fest viewings and Christmas films (which will be a surprise to no one) from Films Gone Wild

As I was looking at my 2017 list of films, I realize that I had not included the films I saw at the Tallgrass Film Festival, nor did I include the films I saw at the Lone Star Film Festival. I’m actually a little surprised this hadn’t happened before as the year had some jam-packed film fest travel periods with a lot going on. So, here are the films as well as the holiday viewing choices that wrapped up the year….

SIDEWALK Film Fest 2017 REVIEW: The devil really is in the details in Skye Borgman’s true-crime documentary FOREVER B

These twists reveal the many ways a vulnerable child, her desires to be special and a natural tendency toward rebellion can all be cultivated by a victimizer – that is expected in this kind of case – but it doesn’t stop there. Berchtold uses elements of psychology, sexual advances and even sci-fi to exploit similar needs in the very people that could have protected her, and that is what is most chilling in the documentary.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Justin Chon's GOOK, and Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest's FOR AHKEEM lead the way as the 2017 Tallgrass Film Festival Announces their Filmmaker Awards

The 14th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 12-16) announced their filmmaker awards, led by Golden Strands Outstanding Feature Awards for Justin Chon’s GOOK (Narrative), and Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest’s FOR AHKEEM (Documentary), prior to their Closing Night Gala screening of Lysa Heslov’s SERVED LIKE A GIRL on Sunday, October 22 at the Orpheum Theater in Wichita, Kansas.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Madeleine Gavin’s CITY OF JOY Among The Tallgrass Film Festival official selections for brand new DOX Spotlight Competition featuring female-directed documentaries

The 15th Annual Tallgrass International Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 18-22) today announced the three films that will compete in its new DOX Spotlight Section. DOX Spotlight is sponsored by Greteman Group. The female-helmed documentaries include Madeleine Gavin’s CITY OF JOY, Skye Borgman’s FOREVER ‘B’ and Robin Berghaus’ STUMPED.