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Tallgrass Film Association & Historic Dunbar Theatre present DUNBAR UNDER THE STARS

Mon, May 9, 2022

(June 4-19)  Free-to-the-Public film screenings 1007 N. Cleveland, Wichita  WHEN:            Many Fires This Time: We The 100 Million (Saturday, June 4 at 7PM) Imitation of Life (Saturday, June 11 at 7PM) BlacKKKlansman (Saturday, June 18 at 7PM) Space Jam (Sunday, June 19 at 4PM, following 3PM street party) TICKETS: Free-to-the-Public  WHAT: The Tallgrass Film […]

Tallgrass Film Association announces Photo of Kansas film icon Gordon Parks, by David Parks, to be displayed at Tallgrass Headquarters and Surprise Donation to TKAAM

Mon, May 9, 2022

WHEN:    Thursday, May 12, 10:00AM WHERE: Tallgrass Film Center (120 East 1st Street, Unit 113) WHAT: 1) Tallgrass Film Center will unveil the photo “Portrait of Gordon Parks, Kansas” which will be displayed at the organization’s hub in Wichita as the Tallgrass Film Association continues to honor and celebrate the influential career of the filmmaking […]

Tallgrass announces renewed partnership with the Transgender Film Center.

Thu, March 3, 2022

Tallgrass is proud to support the Transgender Film Center (TFC), an organization founded by Tallgrass Film Festival alumnus Sav Rodgers. TFC is committed to providing start-up and finishing funds for films by trans creators. This year we are happy to announce we will be partnering with TFC for the second year to provide transgender filmmakers […]

Tallgrass Film Association announces Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Press Conference  

Fri, February 25, 2022

WHEN: Friday, March 4, 8:30 AM  WHERE: Tallgrass Film Center in the Lux (120 East 1st Street, Unit 100) WHAT: Tallgrass Film Center will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a brief Q&A session with Executive Director Melanie Addington before a special opening night screening showcasing Oscar’s hopeful Drive My Car. With the 2022 season […]

Celebrate Black History Month with PBS!

Tue, February 15, 2022

“If I hate you just because you hate me, I’m no better than you are” – Fannie Lou Hamer. Executive Director Melanie Addington sat down with Monica Land, Executive Producer, Producer, Researcher, Photographer, Writer, of Fannie Lou Hamer’s America for a quick Q&A before her film shows on PBS Kansas. An award-winning journalist, Land has […]

Call for 20th Film Festival Submissions Opens!

Sun, January 2, 2022

Tallgrass Film Association (TFA) announces the call for submissions for the 20th annual Tallgrass Film Festival, September 28th-October 2nd, 2022 in and around downtown Wichita, Kansas.  In addition to showcasing the best of independent cinema from around the globe, including documentary, narrative, world cinema, animation, LGBTIA+, retrospective and premiering films, the 20th annual Tallgrass Film […]

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