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The father-daughter story is set amid the red brick architecture of the city area once known for its stockyards.

The blockbusters, independent films, documentaries and streaming options you should see.

As the weather gets colder, it's a great time to sit down with a bowl of popcorn and watch a movie.

Carter Rostron's "Ruth & Nick" is a sweet interpretation of a classic love theme.

Late in his career, renowned dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey forged strong connections in Kansas City, and helped found a local nonprofit. A new documentary tells his story.

A look at LGBTQ activism in Kansas City in the 1960s. Plus, with a Kansas City indie movie getting recognition in film festivals, the Film Critics update the pandemic status of festivals.

Film festivals mean a lot to independent filmmakers and to the cities and towns that host them.

2021 Academy Awards ceremony will have greater diversity than in the past.

A new survey reveals one impact the pandemic has had on Midwest artists. Plus, a look at the challenges and opportunities COVID-19 has provided the film industry.

CNN political commentator Bakari talks about race, Trump and the January 6 insurrection, and the Film Critics look at contenders for the movie industry's top prizes.

Sav Rodgers' Transgender Film Center is offering grants for filmmakers like him, in at a time when the pandemic has made making movies harder than ever.

A Kansas native is helping other transgender creators finish their films and an operatic tenor is teaming up with his family and friends for a livestream holiday variety show from Kansas City.