Tallgrass Film Festival 2022

Timothy Gruver Spotlight on Kansas Short Films Program

Expired October 8, 2022 4:00 AM
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13 films in package
Vegan Apocalypse
The apocalypse has finally come - and it's made getting a good meal really, really hard.
Searching for La Yarda
Filmmakers Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre and Marlo Angell capture the story of La Yarda, the housing unit built for Mexican American railroad workers from 1920-51 in East Lawrence
The Den
Inspired by true events, The Den is a psychological thriller following Myna O'Neill, an ambitious New York stage actress, as she navigates a manipulative and toxic relationship with her idol, Jamie Bock. A twisted story of abuse and revenge behind the scenes of an Off-Broadway theatre.
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Something to Fear
Elite college basketball recruit Kennedy Brown battles her detractors–as well as her own demons–as she makes her way to the top.
It's OK to not be OK
Josh Wolf is a suicide survivor turned Kona Ironman and mental health advocate. He found purpose and hope through endurance sports, only to have that foundation shattered after a truck ran him over while on a training ride. But throughout it all, the path forward both mentally and physically remains one more hour, one more day, one more step, one more pedal stroke.
Goodnight Mr. Vincent Van Gogh
How can we talk to kids about suicide? This film was made to support suicide loss survivors and help promote forward thinking on raising awareness.
Grand Nationals - The '74 Fire
"There's always something good that comes out of tragedy" -Jack Petty
The Cycle
A selfish college-aged girl kills someone in a hit-and-run accident. Insanity soon follows as she realizes that someone is following her everywhere she goes.
Shaky Hands
A young man is struggling with the loss of his father and tries to lean on others for support.
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As the Crow Flies
Unable to get funding from the church to make a garden for a bed-ridden friend, a nun works the midnight shift at a fast food drive thru to pay for it.
Closed captions available
Scream
Safety is a myth and justice is beyond reach for Black people living in the American Nightmare…and the silence can be deafening.
Closed captions available
Death, by Koji
Death, By Koji explores Wichita, Kansas-based artist Koji Liby's experience coming out as transgender, his relationship with depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, and how it influenced his art style.
In The Waking Dust
A wandering woman must find out where she is headed, and why.
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"There's always something good that comes out of tragedy" -Jack Petty.


Through a short chapter of the upcoming feature film, relive the infamous day that changed motorsports safety. Feel the history as the famed half mile of the Kansas State Fairgrounds shares stories from its century-old storybook. Take a wild ride through this chapter as tragedy strives to take over the motorsports world, only to triumph by the will of the racing community.


Content Warning: Graphic fire imagery

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    USA
  • Rating
    Mature
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  • Director
    Patrick Mazur and Bobby Obermite
  • Producer
    Patrick Mazur and Bobby Obermite
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