A biopic that follows Wild Bill Hickok’s journey from his hometown in Troy Grove, Ill., to his untimely assassination in Deadwood, S.D.

Wild Bill: In Search of Fool's Gold

This ambitious documentary analyzes how an ex-slave became one of America’s greatest tall-tale heroes: John Henry. Based on Scott Reynolds Nelson’s book “Steel Drivin’ Man,” the film provides a fresh perspective on the song and folk tale by exploring a myriad of related subjects, including the convict-lease program, an unjust legal system developed after the Civil War as a replacement for slavery. Director Matthew Rice worked as an intern on Ken Burns’ “The Vietnam War” series, and his film shares some of that master documentarian’s sensibility. Rice’s debut film, the short “The Yodel Within,” played the 2011 Showcase.

The Ballad of John Henry

Q&amp;A with “The Ballad of John Henry” director Matthew Rice

The Ballad of John Henry Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Wild Bill” co-directors Nate Carroll and Don Leggans

Wild Bill Q&A

The Ballad of John Henry shown with Wild Bill: In Search of Fool’s Gold

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The Showcase offers a series of four master classes focused on key aspects of Making and Distributing an Independent Narrative Feature. If you can't participate in the live streams, recordings of the presentations will also be archived and available on Cinema St. Louis’ YouTube channel. The Showcase concludes with a July 19 live stream of the Awards Presentation, in which CSL presents the juried awards, including a cash prize of $500 for the Best Showcase Film, and announces the Showcase films that will screen at the Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival in November.