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The True/False Podcast

The True/False Film Fest celebrates the complex, surprising and hilarious world we share, and the documentary films that capture it. The True/False podcast dives deep into conversations with filmmakers about their films, and other topics. Presented by KBIA. The show is on hiatus for the 2023 fest, you can listen to our previous episodes here, and follow KBIA.org or listen on air for our coverage of this year's fest.

Latest Episodes
  • Directors Mo Scarpelli, Hannah Jayanti and Elizabeth Lo all attended the 2018 Rough Cut Retreat; where they got feedback on early versions of their films.…
  • Kimberly Reed thought campaign finance was too complex for a documentary. But that was before her home state of Montana began fighting back against…
  • Directors Kim Hopkins (VOICES OF THE SEA), Erick Stoll and Chase Whiteside (AMERICA) spent significant time with their subjects, close-knit families in…
  • Over years of editing, both Leilah Weinraub (SHAKEDOWN) and RaMell Ross (HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING) found themselves migrating away from…
  • Fellipe Barbosa built his latest film (GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN) around the remnants of his friend Gabriel's life, from his photographs to excerpts of his…
  • Director Laura Bari discusses the intimate, emotional and uncomfortable depictions of her own family in her film PRIMAS. The film is the True Life Fund…
  • Director Sandi Tan discusses her complicated relationships with a childhood "frenemy" and the middle-aged mentor with whom they made a film in Singapore…
  • Director RaMell Ross discusses reimagining depictions of the American South and the flaws of documentary filmmaking. His film HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING,…
  • True/False programmers Chris Boeckmann and Abby Sun give the inside scoop on can't miss films, revamped shorts programs and this year's True Vision Award…
  • Director Chico Pereira discusses the role his community and his family played in shaping his film DONKEYOTE, which played at True/False 2017. The films…