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FREE SCREENING: This is Love at the Orpheum Theatre on October 19th at 7 PM

Thu, October 7, 2021

Join us for a free screening of the 2018 documentary, This Is Love, on Tuesday, October 19th at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre celebrating the life and music of Rudy Love. Cash donations are encouraged to help the family with funeral costs and will be accepted at the Orpheum. Doors open at 6 pm. Seating […]

Tallgrass announces Take 36 host and judges ahead of competition on August 13th

Mon, August 2, 2021

Tallgrass Film Association is excited for another year of creative filmmaking and local competition with the return of Take 36: A 36 hour filmmaking competition, presented by Emprise Bank! The competition will kick off on Friday, August 13th at 7 PM at Groover Labs, with a live showcase hosted on Sunday, August 15th at 7 […]

Tallgrass announces Pridegrass: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Film

Thu, June 3, 2021

Tallgrass is proud to present a slate of LGBTQ+ programming in celebration of Pride for the month of June. Along with hosting features and shorts to be streamed, TFA has partnered with the Transgender Film Center to present free panels hosted by TFC Executive Director and Tallgrass alumni Sav Rodgers (topics and dates to be […]

Tallgrass Film Festival announces $5,000 Gordon Parks Award for Black Excellence in Filmmaking

Wed, January 27, 2021

Tallgrass Film Festival is excited to be adding a new cash prize to our 2021 awards line-up, The Gordon Parks Award for Black Excellence in FIlmmaking. This award was created in partnership with David Parks, son of Gordon Parks, with support from the Kansas African American Museum, Shocker Studios, Wichita State University Office of Diversity […]

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