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instead of standing there alone staring at your phone.

Turn around and smile at the person behind you. Tell her your name and stick out your hand. If she shakes it, strike up a conversation. If not, smile sheepishly and turn back around, occasionally glancing back sadly over your shoulder.

Possible topics of conversation:Is this your first time at Citizen Jane?Did you know that the first narrative director was a woman? (Alice Guy-Blachè, if you want to sound particularly clever). How many films have you seen so far?What’s your favorite film?How many times have you been to CJFF?Feminism: the hope or the scourge of our times?Hey, where did you get that snazzy top?

See how close you can hold out your finger to the person in front of you without actually touching her. Just stick out your finger (index preferred, pinky for the weird kids, middle finger for advanced players) and slowly move it towards the person in front of you until your finger is so close to her back that a piece of paper would feel fat trying to fit in between the gap. Then keep it there. If the person notices, don’t worry, just say, “I’m not touching you,” because it’ll be true.

Eavesdrop on the conversation going on in front of or behind you and suddenly, without warning, join the conversation and pretend you were a part of the group all along. Occasionally erupt in uncontrollable laughter while patting your new friends on the back vigorously.

Count the number of all the people in line with brown hair. Then subtract that number by the number of people wearing T-shirts of bands who played at Coachella. Then multiply that number by the number of the month you were born (January=1, February=2, etc.). Then clap until the person two people ahead of you turns around, and add how many claps it took for her to notice. You multiply this all by zero and you get zero. The good news is that you are now three feet further in line.

Take a selfie with a stranger and post it widely on social media. Share it with your friends and make them jealous of you and your cool new festival buddies. Do the filmmakers a favor and talk about their films, use their hashtags and take photos! And don’t be afraid to wear your sunglasses in the shot. They make you look extra cool. Shameless plug: use #CJFFinteract.

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Every year, we at Citizen Jane choose a theme; something to guide us and remind us of who we are, why we’re here and where we are going as we create the festival. This year our theme is Interact. We have more ways to interact today than ever before– Facebook, Tumblr, email, etc.– but we also have more opportunity for isolation. We often watch movies alone on our laptops, cellphones and in our living rooms– which can be as state of the art as any theatre these days. So there’s something special about a film festival, and especially a community film festival that’s made from the ground up. Seeing a film at a festival makes each viewing a community interaction, each showing different depending on the fellow patrons in the seats next to you. This year Citizen Jane is all about those connections: personal connections, wide-spread connections through social media, connection to our films and our filmmakers. And connection to each other! Films are made to be shared with an audience. Discuss them with your friends, those you came with and others we hope you meet here. Share your own stories while you are here. This isn’t passive consumption, folks. This is an interactive festival! Take in some kinetoscopes! Dance at the parties! Share new ideas! Reconnect throughout the weekend and let us remember what it is like to be a community building something special. Something unique, that we all built together. One by one. We really can’t do this without you. YOU! You, who’s reading this program right now. If we are to change the ways of the world we live in, to make a place that values women’s voices, we have to do it together.Thank you for interacting with us at Citizen Jane Film Festival!

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You have stories to telland a dream to pursue.We’re here to help you make it happen.

Our community of professors and professional working writers are here to help you develop your vision, your voice and your career as a screenwriter. And they’ll do it on your schedule, on your time and in-between all of the other demands of your crazy-busy life.

The Stephens College Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in TV and Screenwriting will prepare you to compete in the high-stakes world of professional scriptwriting. The second-oldest women’s college in the country, Stephens is an institution on a mission: To increase the voices and impact of women in television and film.

It’s a mission that has drawn both the attention and the support of some of the most successful and well-known women writers in Hollywood – women who care deeply about ensuring that women’s voices and stories are heard. Like yours.

You’ll work with professional mentors online most of the time. But twice a year, you’ll gather with your fellow students in Los Angeles – at the Jim Henson Studios – for 10 days of intensive classes, discussions, mentoring sessions and professional networking. You’ll leave for home thoroughly exhausted and hugely inspired to apply all of that wisdom and insight to your own creative work.

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insane Jane: $100. Reserve tickets to any film and CJ Filmmaker Brunch online, on a space available basis. You’ll have access to the VIP Party and Saturday Night Dance Party. You can also get into the “Wait Line” at any venue and get into any film free on a space available basis. We do highly recommend reserving a ticket online to guarantee seating. Your tickets will be assembled into a Pass Packet by the Box Office team and held for you at the Box Office. You can pick them up anytime during Box Office Hours.

pLain Jane: $60. This pass includes all films, workshops and discussion panels. Dance party is $5 at the door.

TiCkeTs: Opening Night: $10 General Public, $8 Students and Seniors. All other films: $8 General Public, $6 Students and Seniors.

dO i need a TiCkeT FOR eveRy evenT? Yes. No one will be admitted to a film without a ticket, even volunteers and passholders. Each ticket has a little scannable bar code so we can keep accurate records. Passholders must have a printed ticket for every film they want to see. Passholders, can get tickets for any film, but they are based on availability, so if you really want to see a film, don’t wait.

i heaRd ThaT iF i dOn’T geT TO The FiLm 15 minuTes BeFORe The shOw sTaRTs, even iF i have a pass and a TiCkeT, i mighT nOT geT in. is This TRue?Yes, it is. All passholders MUST arrive at the film venue at least 15 minutes before the start of the film. If you aren’t present, the Box Office will give your seat away to those standing by. Our best advice is to arrive at the venue 30 minutes before each film begins to guarantee your seat isn’t taken.

CiTizen Jane summiT Thursday, Oct. 22, 5:30 PM-7 PM @ SENIOR HALL. Live Music begins at 5 PM CiTizen Jane FiLm sChOOL Friday, Oct. 23, 12 PM-4:30 PM @ Columbia aCCess Television sTudioskineTOsCOpes COLUMBIA FOYER, MACKLANBURG, WAREHOUSE

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Passes and tickets will be available for pick up at the Citizen Jane Film Festival Box Office located in the Stephens College Columbia Foyer at 1405 East Broadway during Box Office hours October 19-25, 2015:

Buying a pass signals your commitment to supporting CJFF and celebrating women’s art and work...and it’s also a great deal!

mOnday-wednesday, OCTOBeR 19-21: 4 pm-7 pm

ThuRsday, OCTOBeR 22: 3 pm-8 pm

FRiday, OCTOBeR 23: 10 Am-7:30 pm The main Box Office will move from Columbia Foyer to Missouri Theatre at 5:30 PM on Friday. The main Box Office will be open at Missouri Theatre 5:30 PM-7:30 PM on Friday night.

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sunday, OCTOBeR 25: 10 Am-6 pmOrder tickets and passes online at citizenjanefilm.org. Tickets for closing night can be purchased at the door based on availability.

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Opening nighT ReCepTiOn (Free with ticket to opening night film FRAME BY FRAME) Friday, Oct. 23, 6:30 PM @ MISSOURI THEATREdanCe paRTy ($5 ticket) Saturday, Oct. 24 10 PM-1:30 AM @ THE BLUE NOTE

CITIZEN JANE SUMMIT5:30-7p.m. Oct. 22

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CJ Summit 2015 will be a live broadcast with She Does, a podcast that features conversations with creative women making their mark in the field of media. Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Sarah Ginsburg will host a panel of filmmakers from this year’s festival. A live twitter feed will allow guests

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Live TweetingQ&A with CJFF filmmakersLIVE recording of She Does podcast!www.citizenjanefilm.org

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The Third Annual CJ Summit will be a live-recorded discussion hosted by Elaine Sheldon and Sarah Ginsburg, co-creators of She Does podcast, a series that features women making waves in media. This conversation will look at the work and experiences of three women working in three different realms of film: feature fiction, short fiction and feature documentary. We’ll talk with Alison Bagnall Standefer, director of FunnY BunnY, Catherine Dudley-rose, director of short fiction film pArAllEl CHorDS, and mo Scarpelli, co-director of feature documentary FrAmE BY FrAmE, about how these forms overlap, pull from and build on one another.

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a casual chat with elaine mcmillion sheldon and sarah Ginsburg, the creators and voices of she does podcast. While they are filmmakers first, they’ve translated their storytelling and editing skills to create audio portraits. Their work has been recognized by The Huffington Post, Filmmaker Magazine, and they are a part of Slate’s Panoply Network. Learn about how they made the transition from visual filmmaking to audio storytelling in this casual workshop. Come with questions; leave with ideas.

Not all filmmakers make linear, narrative-driven films. The genre of dance films keeps growing internationally every year and expanding our idea of filmmaking. Experimental filmmaking has been around since celluloid, yet always exists between the edges of independent film and modern art. Listen to these artists discuss their films, which often involve interdisciplinary art forms, including performances, spoken word, visual effects and soundscapes. These films live somewhere in our imagination and on the screen. Learn how it is the same and how it is different than “traditional” filmmaking and ask questions.

Film Fatales is a global network of women directors who meet regularly to mentor each other, share resources, collaborate on projects and build a supportive community in which to make their films. Now with chapters all over the world, we’re going to have our own “live” version right here in CoMo at CJFF. Listen to feature filmmakers of CJFF discuss their films, how they maintain a career in indepen-dent film over time, and who they seek out as mentors on a regular basis. We’ll get a sneak peek with clips from their films and take questions from the audience looking for advice. Pick their brains and see mentoring in action. Or ask a question and interact!

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Opening night public ReceptionPlease join us for an opening night reception an hour before the film in the lobby of the Missouri Theatre! Enjoy popcorn and beer from Logboat Brewing Company and conversation with fellow film lovers.

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(85 min) Q&A with Mo ScarpellioPeninG niGhT Film FRidaY 7:30 Pm @ missouRi TheaTReWhen the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Set in a modern Afghanistan bursting with color and character, FRame bY FRame follows four afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media landscape – reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves. Co-director Mo Scarpelli is a former CoMo local and graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

(70 min) Q&A with Åse Svenheim DrivenesClosinG niGhT Film sundaY 7:45 Pm @ blue noTeWhat does it mean to strive to be a female artist who not only maintains a career, but stays at the top? Maiko’s destiny was decided before she was born; her name means “dancing child”. Today Maiko is 32 and on top of her career as a prima ballerina at the Norwegian National Ballet. Competition is getting tougher when Maiko decides to start a family. We follow Maiko at a breaking point in her life, where she is forced to make decisions that might jeopardize everything.

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PeRFoRminG beFoRe seleCT Films Poets of Infinity is a new organization on the Stephens College campus, and they’ve made quite a name for themselves. Poets of Infinity seeks to bring spoken word to an audience and empower others to express themselves through poetry. Often a vehicle to promote social justice, their poetry aims to not only impact your way of thinking, but also aims to leave you with an emotional connection to their words.

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ThuRsdaY 5:30-7 Pm @ hisToRiC senioR hall,100 WauGh sTReeT, FReeJoin us for the Third Annual CJ Summit, where we gather with thought leaders from around the country to strategize on ways to address the challenges around the representation of women behind and in front of the camera. This year She Does Podcast will be broadcasting live with directors from this year’s festival. Live music begins at 5.

FRidaY 12 - 4:30 Pm @ CaT-Tv sTudios doWnsTaiRs FRom Cj box oFFiCe 1405 e. bRoadWaY, FRee This unique collection of filmmaker panels and workshops is a great way to learn about different aspects of the indie film industry.

PeRFoRminG beFoRe seleCT Films A Live Game Show exclusive to CJFF created by the Citizen Jane Players. Test your knowledge of famous film scenes before select screenings as the Citizen Jane Players act them out...with a twist. So brush up on your knowledge of films and join us in playing Reverse It!

beFoRe oPeninG niGhT Film The Stephens College Dance Company is delighted to perform Brandi Coleman’s comic dance work laughing, gasping, screaming, crying at the opening performance of the Citizen Jane Film Festival. Using rhythm-driven, emotionally charged movement, the piece is a quirky commentary on social interactions, emotional outbursts and conscious connection.

beFoRe ClosinG niGhT Film And One More Thing, choreographed and performed by Brandi Coleman, is a funky, feisty dance work inspired by author and scholar Robert Farris Thompson’s concept of the aesthetic of the cool. brandi joins thefaculty of our three-year BFA in Dance program at Stephens College after mentoring students as a world dance guest artist.

Nicole Ihler is a comedic force in Columbia, Mo. A regular stand-up comedian at Eastside, she has become a favorite amongst those who love her culturally satiric sense of humor and the dry delivery of her jokes. A woman who is also funny?!? She’s meant for Citizen Jane!

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FReeThere are 3 “Kinetoscopes” at CJFF 2015 (Box Office in Columbia Foyer and outside Macklanburg and Warehouse Theatre) that will show short films by CJFF filmmakers. Step in, close the curtain and prepare to be amazed.

Citizen Jane Brunch

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FRidaY 6:30-7:30 Pm @ missouRi TheaTRe oPeninG niGhT, TiCkeTholdeRs onlY Come celebrate Citizen Jane with us before Opening night at a special reception. munch on popcorn and enjoy craft beer from our local brewery Logboat Brewing Company.

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Filmmaker Alex Sichel deals with the devastating diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer the only way she knows how: she makes a movie. This hybrid documentary interweaves Sichel’s real life and fictional character Anna to explore what is foremost on her mind while confronting a terminal disease, parenting, marriage, faith, life and death. When real life is going badly for sichel, she turns to anna to change the script. This award-winning film is one of the most beautiful and innovative films to hit the festival circuit.Opens with SISTERS MOTHERS DAUGHTERS, Haley White, 5 mins.

In a vibrant and diverse Johannesburg community, 21-year-old Afro-hipster Ayanda has a knack for taking neglected pieces of furniture and “bringing them back to love.” Eight years after her father’s death, she is deter-mined to revive his prized garage, which is in deep debt and in danger of being sold. This one-of-a-kind narrative film melds gorgeous still-frame montages inspired by the possibilities of a modern African aesthetic and documen-tary-like techniques to explore its core theme: how do we let go of the things and people we love?

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(105 min) Q&A with Ondi TimonersaTuRdaY 8 Pm @ maCklanbuRG sundaY 5 Pm @ blue noTeSponsored by The DistrictBRAND: A SECOND COMING follows comedian/author Russell Brand’s evolution from addict and Hollywood star to unexpected political disruptor and newfound hero of the underserved. Director Ondi Timoner takes on Brand’s complex life as he moves through the media from drugs, sex and fame to an attempt to find happiness in creating his own revolution. While Brand is criticized for egomaniacal self-interest, he calls for revolution and stays the course with an irreverent courage.

Brand: a second Coming

A 17-year-old inner-city African-American, Allen (Paul Craig) is desperately trying to improve his life but lacks essential support from family: his absent father is a needy drug addict and his seriously ill mother offers only criticism. He hunts for a better job, but instead finds racism and limited options. This film was shot on location in St. Louis by returning New York-based filmmaker Efi da Silva, who was inspired by her hometown’s headlines and wanted to have a voice to change the conversation. We are forced to ask the question: Is the American dream possible for everyone?

Four way stop(85 min) Q&A with Efi da Silva and Hannah RadcliffsaTuRdaY 12:15 Pm @ WaRehouse TheaTRe

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(85 min) Q&A with Mo ScarpellioPeninG niGhT Film FRidaY 7:30 Pm @ missouRi TheaTReWhen the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Set in a modern Afghanistan bursting with color and character, FRame bY FRame follows four afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media landscape – reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves. Co-director Mo Scarpelli returns home to Columbia with this stunning debut feature. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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(87 min) Q&A with Sharon Shattuck and Elizabeth RohrbaughsaTuRdaY 2:45 Pm @ WaRehouse TheaTRe sundaY 12:15 Pm @ ChaRTeRsWhen filmmaker Sharon Shattuck was a little girl, her dad came out to their small hometown in Minnesota as transgender and changed his name to Trisha. As Shat-tuck prepares for her wedding just around the corner, she returns home to examine the mystery at the heart of her upbringing: how her transgender father Trisha and her straight-identifying mother Marcia stayed to-gether against all odds. FRom This daY FoRWaRd is a moving portrayal of an American family coping with the most intimate of transformations. Opens with DYLAN, Elizabeth Rohrbaugh, 8 min.

From This day Forward

(85 min) Q&A with Alison Bagnall and Tara CulpsaTuRdaY 12:15 Pm @ blue noTe sundaY 12 Pm @ WaRehouse TheaTReGene spends his days canvassing about childhood obesity. One day he canvasses Titty, an emotionally arrested 19-year-old who has successfully sued his own father to win back a large inheritance and got-ten himself disowned in the process. Gene discovers that Titty has an ongoing online relationship with the beautiful but reclusive Ginger, who is an animal activist. Gene and Titty journey to meet Ginger, and their trek becomes a journey into deeper friendships and into the complexity of the connections between humans.

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(75 min) Q&A with Erin Bernhardt and Danielle BernsteinsaTuRdaY 12 Pm @ maCklanbuRGsundaY 5:15 Pm @ ChaRTeRs IMBA MEANS SING is a documentary film that follows an 8-year-old boy, moses, on an incredible journey around the world from out of the poverty-stricken slums of Kampala. In return for singing and performing to audiences around the world, moses and the other children will earn an education and help support their families at home. We watch as, with stunning cinematography, their journey is told through their own eyes. We share their heartbreak, homesickness and humor and follow them through a once-in-a-lifetime experi-ence that will change the course of their lives.

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Playhouse Theatre Company: Mainstage productions

Winter Wonderettes: (musical) By Roger Bean A festive musical packed with holiday favorites. — December

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: By William Shakespeare Let this classic tale whisk you away to the magical world of Shakespeare. — February

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike: By Christopher Durang This Tony Award winner is “wildly funny.” — March

Cabaret: Book by Joe Masteroff. Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood. Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Don’t miss this icon of American musical theatre. — April/May

Music Bach’s Lunch — Monthly free recital series. A Dickens Victorian Christmas — December Stephens Sings Choral Concert — April

Dance Senior Dance Concert — October/NovemberSpring Dance Concert — MarchNew Works Concert — April

Warehouse Theatre Company Powerful plays highlighting women’s voices.Horse Girls — November The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds — February Catholic School Girls — April

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(70 min) Q&A with Åse Svenheim DrivenesClosinG niGhT Film sundaY 7:45 Pm @ blue noTeWhat does it mean to strive to be a female artist who not only maintains a career, but stays at the top? Maiko’s destiny was decided before she was born; her name means “dancing child”. Her mother sold their house and car to send 14-year-old Maiko to the most prestigious dancing schools in Europe. She knew she couldn’t return to Japan a failure. Today Maiko is 32 and on top of her career as a prima ballerina at the Norwegian National Ballet. Competition is getting tougher when Maiko decides to start a family. We follow Maiko at a crossroads in her life in this thrilling documentary that explores crossing internal and external tensions.

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(79 min) Q&A with Emily TingsaTuRdaY 7:45 Pm @ WaRehouse TheaTRe sundaY 5 Pm @ maCklanbuRG Is a relationship all about timing? When does friendship turn into something more? Is our future determined by one decision? A long-time American expat introduces a Chinese American woman to Hong Kong and we see the possibility of something more develop as they analyze the city they live in, but not within. They are flirting but not quite dating, and they’re not ready to commit– to each other or their city. Or maybe they are? Maybe tomorrow they will figure it out.

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(90 min)FRidaY 10:30 Pm @ WaRehouse TheaTRe saTuRdaY 2:45 Pm @ blue noTeSponsored by Watkins RoofingWill and eden were once a loving couple with a beautiful child. After a tragedy took their son from them, Eden disappeared suddenly, leaving her grieving husband behind. Three years later, out of the blue, she has returned with a new husband. In an effort to move forward they bring old and new friends together. But some aren’t ready to forget the past as easily as others. As the night goes on, tensions rise through frank conversation and too much wine. Acclaimed director Karyn Kusama deftly directs this ensemble cast from a Hitchcockian thriller to a full on horror film. Is Will the crazy one? Or did the invitation, indeed, come with a secret agenda?

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(90 min) (88 min) Q&A with Jennifer LafleursaTuRdaY 5:15 Pm @ WaRehouse TheaTRe sundaY 2:30 Pm @ maCklanbuRGThree half-sisters travel home to settle the affairs of their mother after she goes missing at a haunted lake. The youngest, June, a documentary filmmaker, captures their homecoming with her camera. But as things start to go bump in the night, the sisters’ relationships unravel and they find themselves drawn deeper into the true mystery of the lake. Through the sisters’ interactions we piece together the clues and folklore of the lake and the family, and our sense of reality is challenged as the film plays with genres and expectations.

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(85 min) Q&A with Kris SwanbergsaTuRdaY 10 am @ WaRehouse TheaTResundaY 5:15 Pm @ WaRehouse TheaTReColbie Smulders (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER) stars as Samantha, a dedicated and passionate teacher at an inner-city Chicago high school. Samantha faces life-changing and unexpected news: she is pregnant. Samantha learns one of her most promising students, Jasmine, (newcomer Gail Bean) is pregnant as well. The two forge an unlikely friendship that challenges their perspectives and leaves a lasting impact on one another. CJFF three-time alum Kris Swanberg returns with a strong, yet subtle film that looks at pregnancy as a fundamental human condition, not just a plot point. Also starring Elizabeth McGovern and Anders Holm.

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(120 min) Q&A with Julia Reichert saTuRdaY 10 am @ ChaRTeRsSponsored by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-MissouriThree-time Academy Award nominee Julia Reichert hosts a program unlike any other with a screening and discussion of various clips from films you’ll never get a chance to see otherwise. “Godmother” of the festival and one of the leaders of the early feminist film movement, Julia returns to Citizen Jane to showcase these gems– many that have not been seen since the time they were made– and lead us in discussion about women and our sense of our own history. You’ll learn from Julia’s own iconic ground-breaking film GROWING UP FEMALE (1971), along with clips from UP aGainsT The Wall miss ameRiCa (1968), make ouT (1970), and films by Nell Cox and Bette Gordon.

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(70 min) Q&A with Desta Reff, Lisa Alonso Vear and Ignacio Alonso VearsaTuRdaY 10 am @ maCklanbuRGIf you grew up watching cartoons on a Saturday morning, then start Citizen Jane with your family and this mix of award-winning animated and live action films from around the world. Recommended ages 7+ PAPA by Natalie LaBarre, HIAWATHA by Katherine Clark,FosTeR doG by lisa alonso vear, neWbie neWsboY by Caitlin Inzinna, THE RIDE by Katherine Clark, THE bReak uP by desta Reff, liTTle maTRYoshka by serin Inan and Tolga Yildiz, DANCING WITH GENE KELLY by Katharine Rogers, THE RED HEELS by Olesya Shchukina, ST. ANSELMO’S DAY by Paula Martinez Cirilo, BROKEN Wand by anne Yang, khaRisma by shannon murphy

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(76 min) Q&A with Jennifer Jessum and Cherie SampsonsaTuRdaY 12:15 Pm @ ChaRTeRsCome see creative collaborations across disciplines–minds and bodies mix in our digital world. Dancers and filmmakers have been collaborating since celluloid (such as Shirley Clarke, a truly legendary indie filmmaker who started off here at Stephens College). Welcome the newest addition to our shorts program family! 2.57 by Eva Colmers, DISSECTING THE BLOSSOM by Cherie Sampson, HEARTBREAK AND BEAUTY by Libby Banks, Robin Bryan, Nathan Basha, Genevieve Clay-Smith, COLD LIGHT daY by dayna hanson, Red eaRTh CallinG by jennifer Jessum, NOTES FROM THERE by Ann Prim

shorts 2: dance + Film

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(76 min) Q&A with Aubrey KeithsaTuRdaY 2:30 Pm @ ChaRTeRsBe warned: never underestimate the young. Because quite simply, these seven short films by emerging filmmakers are powerful, provocative and truly original. They are what we want the future of cinema to be. These fictional and animated films explore friendships and relationships in a complicated world and represent women with strong new voices in independent film today. dinneR WiTh ana by js maarten, kids Who jumP oFF bRidGes by Zoe neary, ChaRloTTe by Angel Kristi Williams, OAK by Aubrey Keith, IN THE Weeds by joy Webster, The WalkeR by heather Collins, sTella by elyssa Winn

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Experience eight films in the perfect juxtaposition to create the best mix tape ever, a Citizen Jane favorite. The land by erin davis, PaRallel ChoRds (overture) by Catherine dudley-Rose, Canine FReesTYle WiTh PaTie and sassY by jen Cipperly-Gross and joshua Gross, shaRe by Pippa bianco, CominG To by lindsey haun, ToTal moon by sophia savage, jusT like You by margret buhl and lovisa lara halidorsdottir, one niGhT in FloRida by Tess Martin, THE HAIRCUT by Alexis Korycinski

Back by popular demand...subverted love stories! Most Hollywood stories end with marriage, but these seven short films explore love stories through comedy and drama and remind us what we all know is true...that love is complicated. THE ACERB by Hania Mirqasemi, undeRWaTeR by marielle Gautier, You be The WidoW by Zoe Pepper, no maTTeR Who by anne-Claire jaulin, The idea oF GRoWinG old by alyssa Stratton, YOU’RE BREAKING UP by Mandy Fabian, NOTICED by Limor Diamant

shorts 4: The mix Tape

shorts 5: about Love

(73 min) Q&A with April Berryman, Misti Boland, Cath-erine Dudley-Rose, Catherine Fearon, Meagan Flynn, Sasha Goodnow, Pat Holt, Holly Lafflin, LeeAnne Lowry, Jeremy Osbern, Haley Padilla, Savannah RodgerssundaY 2:30 Pm @ blue noTeSponsored by Missouri Film CommissionThese 11 short films represent the growing independent film scene in our own backyard! Though vastly different, all remind us that we don’t have to travel far to be inspired. I Was a TeenaGe GiRl, aPPaRenTlY by lyn elliot and Nina Frenkel, COURTESAN by Misti Boland and Jeremy Osbern, THE DRESS by April Berryman, I’M SORRY by sasha Goodnow, onCe CRaZY by leeanne lowry, PReTTY by Catherine Fearon, Gonna doiT by Pat holt, ELUSIVE FRUIT by Holly Lafflin, POLITICALLY CORRECT by savannah Rodgers, TiPPinG PoinT by meagan Flynn, PaRallel ChoRds (overture) by Catherine dudley-Rose

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(73 min) Q&A with Emma Penaz Eisner and Stephanie LeBlancsundaY 2:45 Pm @ ChaRTeRsOne of our most popular film programs at Citizen Jane is made up entirely of filmmakers 18 years old and under. Recommended ages 12+. TREE HUGGER by Kira Bursky, THE SUMMER dRaGons by Rebecca Celsi, WiTheRinG lilY by stephanie leblanc, FashionablY laTe by kaira Robertson, WILL I SCATTER AWAY? by Emma Penaz eisner, jaCQueline by sonhee kong, TRauma YOU DON’T SEE by Righteous Conversation/Harvard Westlake (Phillip Ahn, Erin Lee, Su Jin Nam, Sean Oh, Will Park), BITTER by Avery Schroeder, COLLISION by Abbey Sacks, YOUTH by Ciara Boniface, THIS HOME is noT emPTY by Carol nguyen, beTWixT by aidan Dick, FALLING by Maya Suchak

shorts 7: The secret Lives of girls

shorts 7: The secret Lives of girls

cjff 2015 schedule key

charters auditorium

12 pm shE DoEs poDCAsT ChAT@ Columbia Access Television Studios60 minutes

1:30 pm pUshINg boUNDARIEs: DANCE AND ExpERImENTAl fIlmmAkINg @ Columbia Access Television Studios75 minutes

3 pm INTERACTIoNs IN ACTIoN wITh fIlm fATAlEs @ Columbia Access Television Studios75 minutes

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6:30 pm pUblIC RECEpTIoN@ Missouri Theatre Lobby60 minutes

7:30 pm opENINg NIghT fIlm: fRAmE bY fRAmE@ Missouri Theatre85 minutes

10:30 pmThE INvITATIoN @ Warehouse Theatre90 minutes

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10 Am UNExpECTED @ Warehouse Theatre 85 minutes

saturday

242:30 pm shoRTs 3: EmERgINg voICEs @ Charters 76 minutes

5 pmshoRTs 4: ThE mIx TApE @ Charters 93 minutes

7:30 pm shoRTs 5: AboUT lovE @ Charters 87 minutes

7:45 pm IT’S ALREADY TomoRRow IN hoNg koNg @ Warehouse Theatre 79 minutes

2:30 pmAYANDA @ Macklanburg 112 minutes

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the bluenote

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plaYhouse

10 Am fRom ThE ARChIvEs@ Charters120 minutes

10 Am shoRTs 1: fAmIlY fUN fIlms @ Macklanburg 70 minutes

12:15 pm fUNNY bUNNY @ The Blue Note 85 minutes

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 pm - 1 Am sATURDAY NIghT DANCE pARTY@The Blue Note

5:15 pmThE mIDNIghT swIm @ Warehouse Theatre 88 minutes

8 pm bRAND: A sECoND ComINg @ Macklanburg 105 minutes

5:30 pmA womAN lIkE mE @ Macklanburg 90 minutesPlays with short film SISTERS, MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS

2:45 pm ThE INvITATIoN @The Blue Note 90 minutes

2:45 pm fRom ThIs DAY foRwARD @ Warehouse Theatre87 minutes

12:15 pmshoRTs 2: DANCE + fIlm @ Charters 76 minutes

12:15 pmfoUR-wAY sTop @ Warehouse Theatre 85 minutes

12 pm A womAN lIkE mE @ Macklanburg 90 minutesPlays with short film SISTERS, MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS

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2:30 pm AYANDA @ Warehouse Theatre 112 minutes

2:30 pmThE mIDNIghT swIm @ Macklanburg 88 minutes

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5 pm IT’S ALREADY TomoRRow IN hoNg koNg @ Macklanburg 79 minutes

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12 pm fUNNY bUNNY@ Warehouse Theatre85 minutes

12:15 pm fRom ThIs DAY foRwARD @ Charters 87 minutesPlays with short film DYLAN

2:45 pm shoRTs 7: sECRET lIvEs of gIRls @ Charters 73 minutes

7:45 pmmAIko: DANCINg ChIlD @ The Blue Note 70 minutes

5:15 pmImbA mEANs sINg @ Charters 75 minutes

5:15 pm UNExpECTED @ Warehouse 85 minutes

2:30 pmshoRTs 6: ms.oURI mADE @ The Blue Note 73 minutes

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Before we watched movies together on the big screen, early films were viewed in private. The Citizen Jane Film Festival brings this custom back with CJ Kinetoscopes. Experience short films selected to screen in this unique way in our modern-day Kinetoscopes located near our Box Office in Columbia Foyer and outside Macklanburg and Warehouse theatres.

Through her words, a poet describes her fears, hopes and dreams as an African-American female in today’s modern society.

AND YOU ARE is an artistically compassionate film on the revelations of Alzheimers. A life of memories is traced through “The Face” that leads us, through the journey of this one life.

Donkeys actively look back at the filmmaker’s gaze in CHOREOGRAPHY, an experiential documentary.

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and you are?

Choreography

Directed by Mia Ginae

Directed by Jeanette Rourke

Directed by Ashley Sabin and David Redmon

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Alison Bagnall is the writer/director of NY Times Critics’ Pick THE DISH & THE SPOON, which premiered at sxsW in 2011. her latest film FUNNY BUNNY premiered at SXSW 2015 and was recently acquired by Film Buff for release this fall. Alison’s current projects

include a feature film based on the life of 1960’s anti-racism educator jane elliott, and The mendiCanTs, a serious comedy for television inspired by wealth disparity in America. alison is the co-writer of the indie classic buFFalo 66.

Erin Bernhardt works through film, journalism and events to inspire and motivate people to rally behind important issues. Prior to imba means SING, Erin was a writer/producer at Cnn, where she won an Emmy and two Peabody awards.

erin is a graduate of the university of virginia and served in the Peace Corps in Madagascar. Erin is a member of LEAD Atlanta and the Beltline’s Young Advisory Council.

danielle bernstein is an award-winning filmmaker dedicated to social issues. she attended the school of the Museum of Fine arts at Tufts university and founded Clear Films Productions. her directorial debut, When Clouds CleaR, attended over 50

film festivals. She has won a Cine Golden Eagle Award, Accolade Award, the New York State Council of the Arts Grant and First Pix nextPix. she is a contributor to ONE.org and the proud mother of a baby girl.

born and raised in Wentzville, Missouri, April Berryman has been writing since she was 10 years old. she writes stories that are true and examines what life is really like; sometimes there isn’t always a happy ending. she hopes to one day open her own flower shop and start

a non-profit surrounding the care and adoption of rodents, specifically guinea pigs, rats and rabbits.

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sara blecher is a cofounder of CinGa Productions, a south African-based film and television production company that has made a number of award-winning drama series including ZeRo ToleRanCe. Sara won CNN’s African journalist of the Year award for kobus and

DUMILE and her film SURFING SOWETO won the South African Film and Television Golden Horn Award for Best Documentary Feature and Best Full Length Documentary at the Africa World Documentary Film Festival 2012. She is co-creator, director and producer of the award-winning 36-part drama BAY OF PLENTY and has also been director as well as series producer of the local version of WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? An honours graduate of nYu, blecher lives in johannesburg.

Filmmakers Jeremy Osbern and misti boland have worked together for over 10 years in various capacities. The films they’ve worked on have screened at sundance, berlin and have been sold for distribution around the world. CouRTesan is their first film as co-directors, and it debuted at the Slamdance Film Festival. Oh, they’re

also married and still like each other.

Tara Culp is an actress and producer with 20 years of experience in theatre and film. She made her stage debut in deliCious vaudeville, produced by david binder (hedWiG and The anGRY inCh). she was soon drawn towards film and photography where

she worked as a personal assistant for Brian De Palma on the films SNAKE EYES and MISSION TO MARS. She co-produced the short film THE WINDOW, and was casting consultant for the feature home, both by jono oliver. She is currently working as a casting consultant on Daniel Labbs’ film JULES OF LIGHT AND DARK and developing a new project with alex auder.

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Efi da Silva was born to angolan refugee parents in Namibia. After spending her first few years in a Botswanan refugee camp, her family was granted permission to move to St. louis, a surprisingly diverse community filled with other immigrants. As Efi grew

older, she witnessed misunderstandings that stemmed from the ignorance of different cultures and knew that she wanted to shed light on their reality. Soon after graduating Efi began producing her first feature film FouR-WaY sToP, a slice of the st. louis inner-city life she witnessed while growing up.

Liz Cambron is a writer, director, editor, cinematographer and sometimes activist based in the midwest. she is currently an mFa student at the university of illinois of Chicago. she is currently making experimental video pieces that she calls “tiny poetic feminist protests.” She is also a feminist badass and is in a punk band called c***storm.

Åse Svenheim Drivenes is a norwegian-born filmmaker who made her directorial debut with the documentary ouR man in kiRkenes (2010), which screened on nRk (Norway’s BBC) and YLE (Finland’s BBC), and then made i am kuba, pitched at international

Documentary Festival Amsterdam Forum in 2013. maiko: danCinG Child is her first feature-length documentary and premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival and is currently traveling internationally at film festivals.

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you’re Breaking uP

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mANDY fAbIAN

Catherine dudley-Rose is an award-winning writer/director, actress and musician. She has taught at the NY Stage & Film Program, the Broadway Theatre institute, and been a guest teaching artist and performer in numerous venues. Her film PARALLEL ChoRds is loosely autobiographical: she was

brought up as a violinist playing with her concert pianist father and “escaped” to nYC with a hundred dollars at a young age. She is a National Film Challenge finalist.

Emma Penaz Eisner, a 12-year-old filmmaker and artist from San Francisco, began making films in kindergarten and continued independently thereafter. over the past three years, she has created critically-acclaimed short films that have screened worldwide at 57 international film festivals

and won 25 awards. Her work is in stop-motion animation, live action combined with animation and experimental filmmaking.

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Her film SOMEBODY’S MOTHER has won Best Short, best actress, best director and won her best new director of the Year with NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. YOU’RE BREAKING UP is Mandy’s third short, and she is slated to direct a feature in the spring 2016.

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Catherine Fearon is a st. louis native. her prior directing works include FiReFlies and suGaR suGaR. Catherine has had the pleasure of working on the independent st. louis feature FouR-WaY sToP. As a recent graduate from Webster university, she is

looking forward to starting her career in the film industry in LA.

meagan Flynn is a proud montana native. as an actress, meagan has starred in Jason Reitman’s uP in The aiR,lasT bReaTh, duke and TRusT Fund. meagan is a Regional Emmy® award-winning producer of the web series, The unReal houseWives oF

kansas CiTY, executive producer of the short film adRiFT and the owner of Smart Mouth Productions, LLC.

Elizabeth Giamatti is a partner at Touchy Feely Films. Her films PRETTY biRd and Cold souls (CjFF 2009) were in the Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Competition. ALL IS BRIGHT premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Prior to founding Touchy Feely, Elizabeth’s

professional affiliations have included the Yale Repertory Theater, The Public Theater/NYSF, The Williamstown Theater Festival, and The Center Theater Group in los Angeles. She holds an MFA in Dramaturgy from The Yale School of Drama, an MA in Cinema Studies from NYU, and a BA in Semiotics from Brown University.

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sarah Ginsburg is based in boston. she is the co-director of photography and co-editor of the upcoming feature documentary besT and mosT beauTiFul ThinGs. she shot and edited content for the interactive documentary WandeR, WondeR, WildeRness and edited

10 intimate vignettes for holloW, the Peabody award-winning and Emmy-nominated interactive documentary about life in Appalachia. There she met Elaine Sheldon, and they created She Does Podcast, a series of audio portraits of women making waves in media. Sarah is originally from Columbia, Missouri.

sasha Goodnow has been involved with visual arts for over a decade, and within the past four years has developed a passion specifically for film. sasha is self-taught with beginnings guided by the local nonprofit, Columbia access Television. she is a Columbia, Missouri native.

Pat holt is a photographer, videographer, published author, computer geek, mother and grandmother. Pat holt served in the us Marine Corps, worked for 25 years at ibm, studied at the New York Institute of Photography and the Rocky mt. school of Photography and is an active member

of Columbia Access Television. After volunteering at the Citizen Jane Film Festival, Pat’s personal achievements as a filmmaker include having entries accepted into “Gimme Truth” at True False Film Fest and the Columbia Film Showcase.

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Jennifer Jessum is Founder and artistic director of Flying Limbs Inc Productions. She holds an MFA in Film Production from USC School of Cinematic Arts, and an MFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the arts. her two feature documentaries, holY man: The usa vs. douGlas

WhiTe, narrated by martin sheen, and FindinG God in The CiTY oF anGels have both received critical acclaim. Red eaRTh CallinG recently won the audience award for Best Narrative Short at the Maui Film Festival and awards for Best Narrative Short and Best Film Score at Moondance International Film Festival.

Aubrey Keith is a filmmaker from Dayton, Ohio, and is debuting her first short film OAK this fall. She recently graduated from Wright state university with a bFa in motion Pictures Production. While teaching film production at Stivers school for the arts, she also works as an editing

assistant on the side. she is currently in post-production for a short documentary about her mother.

stephanie leblanc is currently a freshman honors student studying film and graphic design at stephens College. she is passionate about painting, motion graphics, films and graphic design projects. she strives to create harmony of these visual arts in her future work as a filmmaker. This is her

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Jennifer Lafleur (“Annie” in The midniGhT sWim) is an actor and producer. she co-produced and stars in lamb, directed by Ross Partridge, which premiered at SXSW this year and will be distributed by The orchard. she co-created the series WedloCk and stars alongside Mark Duplass and

Rob Corrdry. She was one of the leads of the Duplass Brother’s The do-deCa-PenTaThlon, and appeared in their films baGhead and jeFF Who lives aT home. she has also been seen in FX’s maRRied, Comedy Central’s RevieW, TNT’s majoR CRimes, Adult Swim’s neWsReadeRs and YOU’RE WHOLE, and films The PReTTY one, muTual FRiends and Hannah Fidell’s 6 YeaRs. she will next be seen in season 7 of ChildRens hosPiTal on Adult Swim and Amber Sealey’s no liGhT and no land anYWheRe.

LeeAnne Lowry is a filmmaker native to kansas, residing in missouri. she has been fascinated with the camera her whole life, and recently completed her BFA in Digital Filmmaking at Stephens College. she has directed several films, including her

capstone ONCE CRAZY, and short documentaries SNAKE CHARMER and DEM BONES. When she isn’t directing, she loves to gaff the films of her many talented friends.

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hannah Radcliff attended Webster university, where she received a bachelor’s degree in film production in 2008. she has since been busy writing and directing short films, traveling the world as a camera operator for major TV networks, producing a Midwest Emmy award-winning regional

television show, running her company Logger’s Lunchbox, LLC and honing her skills as a cinematographer on short and feature-length indie films.

Desta Reff is a filmmaker and visual legal advocate who has worked extensively in both narrative and documentary film. Desta began her career in new York City, working in independent film. She transitioned into visual advocacy while attending

harvard law school. While at harvard, desta created several short-form documentaries around important social justice issues as well as co-founded the harvard Law and Documentary Studio. Desta currently serves as the Harvard Delta Clinical Fellow, working in the Mississippi Delta to promote public health and social change. Her films have screened across the country and have been used in several policy advocacy campaigns. She balances her legal and film work with her other most important job, being a mother to her two toddlers Edith and maple.

Julia’s first film, GROWING uP Female, was chosen for the National Film Registry. Her films UNION maids, seeinG Red and The lasT TRuCk were nominated for Academy Awards. Her film A LION IN THE HOUSE, made with Steve Bognar, premiered

at sundance, screened nationally on Pbs and won the Primetime Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking. They continue to make documentary films that screen widely at festivals (sPaRkle) and online (op-docs no Guns FoR ChRisTmas). julia is co-founder of the film distribution co-op New Day Films. She is the author of “Do It Yourself”, the first book on self-distribution in independent film, and is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Julia is professor emeritus of film at Wright State University and a grandma.

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savannah Rodgers is a filmmaker based out of lawrence, kansas. PoliTiCallY CoRReCT is her debut short film; it has previously won awards from various festivals, including the kansas City LGBT Film Festival and the Doc Sunback Film Festival.

She is on the Board of Directors for the See/Saw Film Festival, Kansas City Women in Film and Television and is currently studying film at the University of Kansas.

Elizabeth Rohrbaugh is an Emmy Award-winning director with a focus on documentary, promos and commercials. she spent 10 years as a director, writer and editor at MTV Networks and is now the creative director of outer borough Pictures. She is currently working with

the newly rebranded LOGO Network. Her feature-length documentary The PeRFeCT viCTim aired on World Channel/PBS. Her most recent short film dYlan was a Vimeo Short of the Week as well as a Vimeo Staff Pick.

haley Padilla is a recent graduate of stephens College, where she earned her bFa in Graphic design. Her passion for organizing, creating and planning led her to the world of producing. she just wrapped production on the short film home and is working on ReuniTe

PanGaea, her sophomore film collaboration with onCe CRaZY director, leeanne lowry.

Cherie Sampson has worked for over 25 years as an interdisciplinary artist in environmental performance, sculpture and video art. Her recent work, informed by south indian classical dance, will screen in the 2015 international Festival of video-danse, The st. louis

indian dance Festival, movies by movers screendance Festival, Festival Internacional de Videodanza de Chile and 3rd Indian Cine Film Festival in Mumbai, among others. Cherie is a recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships and is an associate professor of art at the university of missouri.

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Mo Scarpelli is a non-fiction filmmaker and multimedia journalist. mo is the founder and director of Rake Films, which produces character-rich films and multimedia stories for news and non-profits. As a journalist, Mo’s work has been published with the bbC, The Wall Street Journal, Africa Review, The

Huffington Post and Narratively. She holds a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Missouri, nearly 10 years of experience filming in unfamiliar territories, and has a bottle opener on her at all times that doubles as a tripod key.

Sharon Shattuck is the co-creator of the New York Times op-docs series animaTed liFe, which recreates moments of scientific discovery using paper puppets and documentary storytelling. Her animations are featured in several award-winning films, including the Emmy-nominated

film The CiTY daRk and The seaRCh FoR GeneRal Tso. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Pbs, slate, ProPublica, and Radiolab, and she is a contributing blogger for The Huffington Post and the advocate. FRom This daY FoRWaRd is her first feature documentary.

Alyssa Stratton is a filmmaker based in the san Francisco Bay area. With a background in Film Studies, she went on to study filmmaking at The London Film School in order to explain her knowledge of international storytelling. The idea oF GRoWinG old was her graduation film from The London Film School.

elaine mcmillion sheldon is a documentary maker, visual journalist and media artist. She explores contemporary narratives of appalachia and the American South through non-linear and linear media. Sheldon’s film and interactive work has been screened and

exhibited nationally and internationally, from the New York Film Festival to the American Museum of Natural History. She is the co-creator of She Does, a bi-weekly audio documentary series that documents creative women’s journeys. In 2013 she released holloW, which received a 2013 Peabody, 2014 Emmy nomination and 3rd Prize in the World Press Photo Multimedia Awards.

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Three-time CJFF alum Kris Swanberg began her film career at southern illinois university where she studied documentary film production. Using naturalistic techniques and often working with non-actors, kris went on to focus her career in narrative film. Her first feature, iT Was GReaT,

buT i Was ReadY To Come home, played in competition at the SXSW Film Festival in 2009, followed by her next feature, emPiRe buildeR, and short film babY maRY.

Ondi Timoner has the rare distinction of winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival twice: for her 2004 documentary DIG!, and her 2009 top prize-winner, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC. Both films were acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York for their permanent collection. Her

other award-winning features include The naTuRe oF The beasT, join us and Cool iT. bRand: a seCond CominG premiered as the Opening Night film at SXSW 2015. BRAND then opened the Ashland Independent Film Festival, winning the No Limits Award, and was the Centerpiece Film at the Sarasota Film Festival, where it won the Dramatic Storytelling in Documentary Award.

A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Emily Ting is mostly known for her producing work. She previously produced ishai Setton’s THE KITCHEN and Stephen Suettinger’s A YEAR and ChanGe, and she also served as associate producer on Yen Tan’s PIT STOP,

executive producer on Dave Boyle’s MAN FROM RENO, and co-executive producer on martha stephens and aaron Katz’ LAND HO! IT’S ALREADY TOMORROW IN HONG KONG is Emily’s first features as a writer/director.

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ignacio alonso vear ignacio began his acting career in 2010 shortly after meeting his future wife. having never acted before, he has performed roles as a ghost, serial killer, star crossed lover and foster parent for dogs. in addition to acting, he has taken on roles behind the scenes as a director’s

assistant, production accountant and festival strategist.

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Since moving to NYC, Lisa Alonso Vear has worked on 30+ feature films, corporate videos and short films in various capacities. Throughout the years she has volunteered at industry events for The international Academy of Television of Arts & Sciences, SilverDocs Film

Festival, IFP Film Market and Vimeo Film Festival. Her first short film, LAYLA’S MILLSTONE, was accepted into the Short Film Corner at the 2010 Festival de Cannes. Lisa wrote/directed/produced FOSTER DOG, which has thus far been accepted into 15 festivals, garnering awards for best of Fest, best editing and Youth audience Choice award. Her advocacy and passion for working with animals was the inspiration behind FosTeR doG.

Hailing from St. Louis, Mia Ginaé Watkins is a student video editor and director at elon university studying Cinema and Television Arts. her interests include writing and traveling the world. To travel and work on video projects is one of her many goals, as well as her desire to

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You might remember this lady from Art History class. The Willendorf Venus is one of the earliest representations we have of the human body. Her exaggerated features were always thought to be symbolic of fertility, but a new theory has come to light about why

her proportions seem so warped– the figurine is a self-portrait. The sculptor, having no mirrors and instead looking down upon her own body, would have a unique, distorted perspective like that of the Willendorf figurine! This theory, that the oldest example we have of a person depicted in art is a woman depicting her own self, is a reminder that when women express their world in their own terms it leaves a lasting impression.

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nity becomes the community of art, and through that we have built the Citizen Jane tribe that you are now a part of.

This symbol is the Lunar Triple Goddess, an illustration of the wax-ing, waning and full phases of the moon representing an encouraging

message of growth: “The woman I was, the woman I am, the woman I am becoming.” Our art usually shows this symbol in repetition, as growth and change are neverending.

The theme “Interact” initially conjures themes of technology and all the modern tools we use to communicate today, pixels and screens; but what else? I started assembling social media icons and ancient symbols from various religions and cultures, and was pleasantly surprised they looked so at home together. But why wouldn’t they? People have always been reaching out to each other, through telling stories and creating art, exchanging symbols to create meaning and connection. Putting emoji next to their great-great-grandmothers found on the walls of caves reminds us that while the medium may change, the hope of interaction stays the same. Every icon on the poster and program you see has a specific story; here are three of them.

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Rudi Petry is a freelance graphic designer who builds design and marketing with a twist. To see more of her work and for project inquiries, go to RudiPetry.com.

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Preparations begin as soon as the last festival ends and don’t stop until the last piece of art and equipment is tucked away. We give heartfelt thanks to the lovely, hardworking, brilliant people who give their hearts and souls to the amazing journey we call Citizen Jane. One of the most remarkable things about the people who put on Citizen Jane is they don’t do it for the glory. They don’t do it for the pass or the shirt. They do it because they are part of something greater than themselves, because we are a community. We are Citizen Jane.

We give special thanks to our amazing patron Stephens College and all of the lovely and generous people at stephens who help to make CJFF what it is. From our President Dianne Lynch whose support and leadership make all the difference and who put the festival’s name in lights this year (thank you for the CJ sign outside the Box Office!), to the “always there for us” awesomeness of Leslie Willey to our hardworking and never complaining Facilities Team, to our brilliant and patient IT Team (particularly Zac Robnett), to SC Events, V.P. Suzan Harkness, Fresh Ideas and all of Stephens inspiring and creative students who we love dearly and almost wish would never leave. We’d also like to give special thanks to Paula Elias, who poured her soul into building this year’s festival and left us in such good hands.

j A N I E s Interim Festival Director - Linda Pattie | Programming Director - Kerri Yost | Assistant Programmer - Amy Sharland | Filmmaker Liaison Director & Travel Coordinator- Barbie Banks | Box Office Coordinator - Ruth Ann Burke | Graphic Designer - Rudi Petry | Volunteer Coordinator - Ann Breidenbach | Outreach Coordinator & Box Office Assistant - Jordan Collins | Director’s Assistant - Olivia Pratt | Art Director & Special Events Coordinator - Erika Adair | Street Team Leader - Gabby Galarza | Logistics & Materials - Linda Reeder, Tracy Greever-Rice, Ginny Muller | Building Coordinator - Fergus Moore | Social Media Maven - LeeAnne Lowry | Documentation - Meredith Jacob | Merch Coordinators - Haley Padilla & Livvy Runyon | Tech Gurus - Jordan Lundy, Kat Touschner & Chris Howe | Print Traffic - Chris Rowland | Venue Wrangler - Aja Depass | Shorts Builder - Chad Freidrichs | Wise Woman - Paula Elias

doris agwu, Rachel allison, Chelsea andes, Geraline arroyo, Emma Bagnardi, Zarif Bakirova, Sara Barfknecht, Sara Barnett, Nick Barwick, Lynda Baumgartner, Jordan Bechtol, Heather beger, lois bennett, maureen bernath, Ty-kiera berry, jess Bibbo, Hannah Bilau, Rebecka Bledsoe, Mike Boles, Grace Bommel, Otter Bowman, Josh Boyer, Michael Brakemeyer, Thomas Brinegar, Autumn Brown, Carol Brown, Lizzie Bryan, Quinn Bryan, Madison Burke, Miranda Burke, Brighten Burks, Shanna Buschmann, Suhey Campos, Clara Canfield, Shannon Canfield, Miranda Carlisle, Alexia Carter, Yvonne Chamberlain, Megan Clark, Abbi Cleavinger, Philip Coleman, Alexis Collins, Jordan Collins, Kyah Cook, Nicholas Cook, Rachel Cooper, Alfie Cox, Kalynn Coy, Katherine Craig, Danielle Craven, Kelsey Creed, Arin Cross, Emily Cross, Jocelyn Cullity, Sierra Daniels, Suzy Day, Danielle Des Lauriers, Laura Devitt, Alanna Diggs, Kim Dill, Kimberly Doman, Hannah Dorey, Jacques Du Plessis, Matt Dube, Madelyn Ehler, Evan Eimers, Lisa Eimers, Katie Elfer, Carol Estey, Rhiannon Evans, Anna Feldman, Ashlan Fiester, Elissa Fochtman, Hannah Fountain, Gabby Galarza, Caitlyn Gallip, Shumya Garcia, Christine Gardener, Kaileen Gaul, Camille Gayden, Isabella Gebhardt, Awal Geng, Calista Gibler, Sasha Goodnow, Jack Goslin, Nicole Gottschalk, Kay

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Tiny Circus is a collaborative project that facilitates workshops and works in a variety of media, including stop motion animation, documentary audio and video, zines and social interaction to investigate big ideas. Participants

in our workshops experience all parts of the creative process and build a wide range of skills–brainstorming, communicating and creating together. For the Circus, successful collaboration means each participant will engage with and expand their perspective on the familiar, yet complex, topics we examine.

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Thank you to our ever so generous sponsors who provide us with hotels, food, space, filmmaker gifts, merch and so many other things that make the festival run– not to mention the always useful money they so lovingly provide. Thank you to the filmmakers and artists of years past who paved the way for the future, and thank you to all of this year’s filmmakers who came from far and wide to join us.

And because we must go to press with our program before all of our hard-working, loyal, and one of-a kind volunteers even sign up to help with the festival, we are unable to name them all. But please know that your names are written in our hearts, and we will not soon forget what you do to make this festival what it is.

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