COMMUNITY PARTNERS
RAGTAG film society
Ragtag Film Society's Mission
With cinema as a focal point, Ragtag Film Society exists to captivate and engage communities in immersive arts experiences that explore assumptions and elicit shared joy, wonder, and introspection.
Ragtag Film Society community partners
Ragtag Film Society has joined forces with five local community organizations in a new, formalized Community Partnership program. This program’s primary collaborative project, The Show Me Series will offer free monthly community screenings at Ragtag Cinema throughout the coming year. The Show Me Series is a nod to both our long-established proclivity as Missourians to approach new things with a hint of skepticism (until we see it for ourselves, of course), as well as a challenge to show our community all the possibilities shared experiences with film can hold, including the potential to serve as a catalyst for conversations that move our collective pendulum closer to equity, inclusion, and unity. The Show Me Series launched at Ragtag Cinema in July 2021.
Show me series
A program of free, monthly screenings followed by community conversations, the Show Me Series is a co-curatorial endeavor between Ragtag Cinema and its five Community Partners. Seeking to evolve our film-centric space into one that embraces our communities, this series uses film as an art form to prompt rich and poignant discussions.