Roleplay

Doors & Music at 6:30pm; Film start at 7pm. 

Faced with rampant sexual violence on their campus, a group of college students spend a year creating an immersive play from their real-life experiences. Building characters and scenes based on the sexual politics of their campus, the student actors confront hard truths. In her debut feature, Katie Mathews blurs the lines between reality and performance, oscillating between daily campus life and the confessional vulnerability of the rehearsal room. Posing urgent questions about the toxic legacies imparted on the next generation, Roleplay explores the roles we play as we grow into who we are: how they hurt us, heal us, and shape who we become.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Katie Mathews, and preceded by a performance by Rae Fitzgerald.

This annual community screening is presented by True/False Film Fest and the University of Missouri’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism to spotlight essential new nonfiction.

T/F 2025 Super & Silver Circle passholders will receive a complimentary ticket to this screening & invite to a reception with the director— please contact [email protected] if you'd like to attend. RSVPs will be collected until October 3.