Cinema St. Louis
Cinema St. Louis is the premier film organization in the St. Louis Metro Area. They are dedicated to celebrating and supporting independent filmmaking through year-round programming, including the renowned St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF).
The Cinema St. Louis collection showcases a selection of standout films from their festivals, masterclasses and events - highlighting the creativity, diversity, and storytelling excellence of filmmakers from St. Louis and beyond.
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Reverse
Every year, the female divine power Durga is worshipped for her triumph over all evil, yet reality paints a completely different hypocritical picture as women live with consistent suffering and horror of rape, murder, and injustice. This hand-drawn animated short film highlights the stark contras...
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Never Hike Alone
In her true crime podcast “Never Hike Alone,” Liz investigates and reports on women who have gone missing on solo hikes. When her own brother, Kit, falls out of touch, she knows she has to find him herself. In searching for Kit, she meets an avid listener, Judith, who believes in the mission of L...
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A Bird in the Field
When an ornithologist’s funding gets cut, her nurturing of abandoned bird eggs leads to a transformation as her marriage crumbles.
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St. Louis' Playground
A documentary about the rivers that once stood on the Meramec River in St. Louis.
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A Mark on the Wall
An exploration of a vernacular photograph.
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Constantinos
Constantinos is a portrait of a 95-year-old Greek man reflecting on the great loves of his life: his homeland, his architectural legacy, and above all, his late wife, Maria. Through intimate interviews, archival photos, animations, and humanistic observation, the film moves between memory-coated ...
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Exhibition
Exhibition follows an artist going through his first death, the loss of passion. Critics scrutinize the artist, suffocating each of his artistic breaths. The artist is saved when he encounters a child, a reminder of his childhood, and ultimately his passion.
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Do I Live Here?
A young man called Guy is lost not only in his surroundings but in his life. Armed with a clumsy rubber band gun for reasons unknown, he encounters a compassionate stranger who becomes his unexpected ally.
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Divine Intervention
Late one night, a man and a woman are each sitting alone at a bar. Evelyn notices Joe and gives off signs of interest. Joe is mutually interested but chickens out from taking any action and Evelyn leaves. There’s nothing new about this scene. It has happened thousands of times and will happen tho...
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Kevin Hale
Memorial artist Kevin Hale from Farmington, Missouri, has spent over 20 years helping families heal through loss. Now, he's working on a national memorial for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress - aiming to save lives, not just honor them.
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Open the Door
A young woman. A spirit. A music box that ends your life when it finishes playing. A choice.
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It Happened in August
Aim, a Thai immigrant, and her younger brother return to New York City after the loss of their mother. When her ex-girlfriend, Sandra, reappears unexpectedly on a quiet August evening. Aim is drawn into a tender reckoning with grief, love, and the creative spark she thought she had lost.
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Night Train Last Stop
Eight-two year old mensch, Ted Grossman, has been wooing Miami audiences on Sunday evenings with his radio program, Night Train, for 47 years. Despite unexpected life changes, his biting wit, sharp observations, and gang of boisterous octogenarians, teach us to in the moment - if you can get a wo...
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Remembering Mill Creek
Nearly seventy years later, the children who once lived in the segregated community of Mill Creek Valley in downtown St. Louis share their stories. Once home to 20,000 people, this neighborhood was demolished in 1959 as part of federal urban renewal policies. Now, these former residents reflect o...
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The Haunted Belldown School
Three homeschoolers explore a haunted school and encounter evil teachers and ghost children.
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Zermi's Paradox
The story of a little space cadet named Zermi, and his attempt to convince his superior officers that the species he discovered - a race called “humans” from a backwater planet called “Earth” - are a species worth contacting.
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Disposed to Suffer
A reflection on American violence.
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Smallpox Island
Three residents of Alton, Illinois, reckon with the legacy and impact of a tragic historical site with roots in their city. Meanwhile, a medium from out of town visits the site to see what she can learn from the energy of the land.
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Ms. Peoples
Follow Ms. Christine Peoples as she works out of a historic Black church in a formerly segregated public park in Springfield, Missouri, building community and ensuring untold stories of Black achievement and perseverance aren’t lost to time.