True/False 2026

Three men in black shirts and reflective yellow jackets sit in the front seat of a utility vehicle. The one on the far left of the photo has his hands on the wheel, as the vehicle is from Ireland. All three men have serious facial expressions.

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True/False Conversations: In 'No Mean City,' Belfast grapples with modernization

Katelynn McIlwain

Filmmaker Ross McClean discusses his film "No Mean City," making its U.S. premiere at True/False Film Fest.

Two women sit in a car, looking ahead. They are southern Indian women, wearing jewelry on their ears and faces.

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True/False Conversations: Sraiyanti Haricharan makes her directorial debut with 'Auto Queens'

Najifa Farhat

Filmmaker Sraiyanti Haricharan discusses her film 'Auto Queens,' playing at this year's True/False Film Fest.

A woman is small and silhouetted in front of an image being projected onto a large exterior wall. The image is black and white, showing a man ushering a child toward the viewer with a large house in the background.

True/False Conversations: Leah Galant explores 'Landscapes of Memory' in her newest film

Alec Martirez

Filmmaker Leah Galant discusses her film "Landscapes of Memory," premiering at this year's True/False Film Fest.

Four medical practitioners in different-colored scrubs (red, light teal, and light blue), face masks, and hair coverings lean over an offscreen patient while conducting surgery on them.

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True/False Conversations: Uncovering what it means to be an 'American Doctor' in Gaza

Rebecca Smith

Director Poh Si Teng and subject Dr. Feroze Sidwha discuss "American Doctor," playing at True/False Film Fest.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver sits in a simple, dark wood chair at a light wood desk, holding a cigarette in one hand and her head in the other, thinking. On the desk is a bowl, a box of cigarettes, a notebook, and a typewriter. Behind Oliver are large white shelves with various CDs, books, papers and some form of tech equipment.

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True/False Conversations: Sasha Waters's new film brings poet Mary Oliver back to vivid life

Kiana Fernandes

Filmmaker Sasha Waters discusses her film Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World, premiering at this year's True/False Film Fest.

A New College of Florida student draped in a pride flag throws their fist up at a protest on campus.

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True/False Conversations: 'First They Came for My College' documents resilience and anguish amid a college's transformation

Nora Crutcher-McGowan

Filmmaker Patrick Xavier Bresnan discusses his film "First They Came for My College," premiering at this year's True/False Film Fest.

An older man sits in a desk chair and holds the Marion County Record newspaper published after the outlet was raided by local police. The headline on the front page, in large text, reads "SEIZED...but not silenced." There's a story on the right side of the front page that has the headline "KBI takes over," with a one-column line of text. Next to that text is a four-column image of the police raiding the newspaper office. On the back page of the paper is a single, wide column of text, with a large quote above it reading, "Freedom of the press is as important to democracy, as democracy."

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True/False Conversations: Director Sharon Liese 'Seized' the chance to cover the aftermath of a 2023 newspaper raid in Kansas

Alex Gribb

Filmmaker Sharon Liese discusses her film "Seized," which was selected to be the sixth annual Show Me True/False film.

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True/False Conversations: This film is about more than 'How to Clean a House in Ten Easy Steps'

Sabrina Pan

Filmmaker Carolina González Valencia discusses her film, "How to Clean a House in Ten Easy Steps," premiering at this year's True/False Film Fest.

A man with gray hair is wearing an olive green baseball hat and utilitarian coat. He holds olive green binoculars to his eyes and looks through them at a three-quarter angle.

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True/False Conversations: María Luisa Santos balances awe and grief in 'Endlings'

Jennie Matos

Filmmaker María Luisa Santos discusses her short film, "Endlings," premiering at this year's True/False Film Fest.

Toni Cade Bambara faces the camera but looks down and to the left, resting her arms on a metal bar. She's crouching, although you can only see the top portion of her body. The photo is black and white, and it is from a photoshoot.

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True/False Conversations: Class is in session at the 'TCB: Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing'

Scout Hudson

Filmmakers Monica Henriquez and Louis Massiah discuss their film "TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing," premiering at this year's True/False Film Fest.