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Tallgrass Film Association Bringing independent film to Kansas year-round. The Tallgrass Film Festival takes place in Wichita.

Bringing independent film to the heartland. The 20th Annual Tallgrass Film festival takes place on September 28-Oct 2 (in person). Get all of the details at tallgrassfilm.org

10/15/2026

Mariah has Christmas. Poppi has Tallgrass. 🍿
IT'S TIIIIME! 🎬

Curious about the film festival landscape? Join Gray Rodriguez, Director of Communications for Film Festival Alliance, f...
10/15/2026

Curious about the film festival landscape? Join Gray Rodriguez, Director of Communications for Film Festival Alliance, for an inside look at the industry. With over a decade of experience and a background at festivals including Tallgrass, Bentonville, and Sundance, Gray will share insights into festival marketing, programming and more.

Submit questions in advance to [email protected] with the subject line “Behind the Scenes with FFA.”

✦ Friday, October 16 | 10:45–11:45 AM
✦ CityArts Board Room

Start your day with coffee and conversation! Join the Stubbornly Independent programming team and fellow Tallgrass 2026 ...
10/15/2026

Start your day with coffee and conversation! Join the Stubbornly Independent programming team and fellow Tallgrass 2026 filmmakers for an informal mix-and-mingle.

Get a preview of the weekend’s films, learn what to expect and make new connections in Wichita.

✦ October 16 & October 17
✦ 9:30–10:30 AM
✦ CityArts Board Room

10/15/2026

What happens when a small-town newspaper becomes the center of a national controversy? 📰🚨

KMUW’s Debra Fraser sat down with director and producer Sharon Liese and producer Paul Matyasovsky to discuss Seized, a gripping, stranger-than-fiction documentary about the police raid on the Marion County Record in Kansas.

Through police body-cam and surveillance footage, the film captures the chaos of the raid and examines the clash over press freedom, government power, and the First and Fourth Amendments—with devastating consequences for the newsroom and its community.

October 17 – 2:00pm
✦ Watch Seized at the newly restored Orpheum Theatre

This film is sponsored by KMUW
🎟️ Get your tickets at tallgrassfilm.org

10/15/2026

The animated feature film about a lawyer navigating the afterlife screens Friday and Saturday at the Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita.

10/15/2026

◆ This Sunday at Tallgrass Film Festival, be sure to view "Safer Waters: Artist Stephen Towns on Paradise Park"! This film was produced by the Wichita Art Museum and directed by WAM's Museum Curator, Dr. Tera Lee Hedrick; Chloe Lang, Registrar and Director of Collections and Exhibitions at WAM; and Lu Vickers, professor at Tallahassee State University. This short film covers our recent exhibition 'Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury' by Stephen Towns - Visual Artist ◆

Film Description: "During a period of Jim Crow laws, strict segregation, and unrelenting racism, Paradise Park—a central Florida lake attraction for Black people that flourished at midcentury—provided an opportunity for African Americans to briefly escape oppression into a world of joy and leisure. "Safer Waters: Artist Stephen Towns on Paradise Park" highlights the craftsmanship of fiber artist and figurative painter Stephen Towns's Paradise Park series along with the archival photographs and interviews of the park's workers and visitors that inspired him."
◆ Sunday, October 18th | 11 AM | Kansas Shorts Category
◆ All ages | General Admission: $15
◆ Learn more: https://tallgrassfilmfestival2026.eventive.org/films/6a9fb71c5952ea005b035758?fbclid=IwY2xjawU975NleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTdtYUNVNWQ4VUtBWUtWa2JzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9JxQJZH3g1gbyqY9cDk_O6wXr68ymNVzx808e74hMZ31x4gicMMYt8Cc0fI_aem_JG7V5mbbQK0ZvHqBG4NNgg

10/15/2026

How to make the perfect popcorn bucket at Boulevard Theatres 😋💖🍿
Sponsored by Big Salt

Boulevard Theatres • Old Town • 353 N Mead St

At our Box Office:– Buy Merch– Buy TicketsAvoid fees when purchasing single tickets at Box Office locations. Tax is st...
10/15/2026

At our Box Office:
– Buy Merch
– Buy Tickets

Avoid fees when purchasing single tickets at Box Office locations. Tax is still applicable.

For additional Box Office info, visit tallgrassfilm.org

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120 E 1st Street N, Unit 113
Wichita, KS
67202

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