All Blog Posts (11)

Young@Heart

It’s winter in St. Louis! Wednesday, December 9 was the coldest, windiest day St. Louis has seen this 2009 winter! But 60 hardy people braved the windy cold and arrived at lunch time at the Missouri History Museum to hear the Hot Flashes, a local boomer women rock band, and the ETC. Senior Theater Company read “A Christmas in Wales” which kicked off the even… Continue

Added by Sydney Meyer on December 15, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Copyright Criminals

The skies were dark and rainy with severe thunderstorm warnings, the St. Louis Cardinals had a play off game, the St. Louis Blues had a home opener game and the University of Missouri had a great football game…...all happening on Community Cinema "Copyright Criminals" night! But that was not enough to detour 50 die hard hip-hop fans from coming out and enjoying the music and the film. Local DJs Alejandro and Needles were joined by three "men in dark suits" or more commonly known as copyright law… Continue

Added by Sydney Meyer on October 14, 2009 at 4:55pm — No Comments

D Tour - Great but Emotional Screening

“This is an important film. The film made me cry as it triggered the fourteen year old memory of my sister donating a kidney to me. It was a selfless act.” (Panelist) A small audience gathered at the Missouri History Museum to watch the pre-screening of the ITVS film “D Tour”. KETC/Channel 9 gave the audience… Continue

Added by Sydney Meyer on September 4, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Mary Delach Leonard of the St. Louis Beacon Reviews "D-Tour"

Mary Delach Leonard of the St. Louis Beacon has a review of the film "D-Tour," which kicks off the 2009 season of Community Cinema Series tonight (Sept. 3) at the Missouri History Museum. You can read the review here. Continue

Added by KETC on September 3, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

D Tour

I traveled to San Francisco for a wonderful and informative Retreat at ITVS with their great staff. At the Retreat we met Pat Spurgeon from the film D Tour our first screening of the year on September 3 at 7 PM at the History Museum. He was truly a well spoken man with an intriguing story about his health journey. He is one of the millions caught in the cycle of staying “poor” so he can stay on Medicaid because without it he could not afford his transplant medicine and doctor visits and of cours… Continue

Added by Sydney Meyer on August 27, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Community Cinema 2009-10

Thank you for attending the 2008-09 KETC Community Cinema series. Soon we will be posting the 2009-10 season beginning in September. Stay tuned for the great films that will be appearing in the new season - they are sure to be exciting! See you at the films in September! Bring all your friends and get them hooked on the Community Cinema!!! Continue

Added by Sydney Meyer on June 23, 2009 at 11:42am — No Comments

Ask Not Screening

Even if you did not attend the "Ask Not" screening at the History Museum on Thursday, May 14 what are your thoughts about the following questions: "When it comes to issues of civil rights, is sexual orientation a characteristic that justifies differential treatment of an Individual?" Why or why not? "What do you think the threat or fear of homosexuality is all about?" Continue

Added by Sydney Meyer on May 21, 2009 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Made in America Connects to Local Saint Louisians

Crips & Bloods: Made in America was KETC’s April Free Community Cinema Pre-screening film of the month. Made in America brings us into a background of how two very notorious American gangs, the Crips and the Bloods began. This movie takes us from Los Angeles into Compton, from the Watts rebellion of 65 to the impact felt on mothers who lost their sons, brothers, and family members to gangs. Interviews and stories spoken by Compton neighbors, families and community people places a personal to… Continue

Added by Jonathan Roper on April 15, 2009 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Taking Roots Message in the St. Louis Community

March’s Community Cinema, Taking Roots, featured Wangari Maathai’s peaceful movement of planting trees which stop deforestation in Kenya, provided new sources of food and income to rural communities, and empowered women. The Blessing Basket Project employs women in Third World countries to weave baskets. After weaving these baskets, Blessing Basket Project sells them here in St. Louis at World Foods Market and other places, paying them 4-6 times what they would make in their own country. The mon… Continue

Added by Jonathan Roper on March 25, 2009 at 2:49pm — No Comments

Review of "Arusi Persian Wedding"

Mary Delach Leonard from the St. Louis Beacon reviewed "Arusi Persian Wedding." You can read the review here. Join us for the screening of "Arusi Persian Wedding" from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Thursday, February 5, at the Missouri History Museum, Lindell and DeBaliviere, Forest Park. Continue

Added by KETC on February 4, 2009 at 2:33pm — No Comments