A selection of standout documentaries, some experimental in form, from the 2021 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.

A look at the brother/sister duo who run an eclectic bookstore on Cherokee Street.

Hammond's Books

An exploration of the history and modern-day importance of postcards.

Postcards

A profile of St. Louis activist Maxi Glamour, a nonbinary drag artist and self-described “Demon Queen of Polka and Baklava.”

Maxi

The first 72 hours after a breast-cancer diagnosis is depicted through a montage of sound juxtaposed with close-ups of gestural expression and contrasting images of the natural world.

every.single.one (karuna)

Image-manipulated nature footage is set to a soundtrack of two kids having a conversation.

Ephemeral

Filmed over the course of four years in 16mm, the film offers a portrait of a young woman and her two sons living on an agricultural commune founded in the early 1970s in rural Missouri.

Babes in the Woods

A series of claps, each creating a new space, echoes through anonymous worlds.

ZIG ZAG  Handclaps in Alternity

St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Sampler: Documentary Shorts

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