A selection of standout documentaries, some experimental in form, from the 2021 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
In this program
![Babes in the Woods](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/BabesintheWoods.png?itok=YpJlYFoG)
Babes in the Woods
Directed by
Leanna Kaiser
U.S.
2019
34 minutes
English
Filmed over the course of four years in 16mm, the film offers a portrait of a young woman and her two sons living on an agricultural commune founded in the early 1970s in rural Missouri.
![Ephemeral](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/Ephemeral.png?itok=HEwHZPsx)
Ephemeral
Directed by
Sabrina Urban
U.S.
2021
2 minutes
English
Image-manipulated nature footage is set to a soundtrack of two kids having a conversation.
![Every Single One](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/every.single.one%28karuna%29.jpg?itok=mw18FhEL)
every.single.one (karuna)
Directed by
Cherie Sampson
U.S.
2019
6 minutes
English
The first 72 hours after a breast-cancer diagnosis is depicted through a montage of sound juxtaposed with close-ups of gestural expression and contrasting images of the natural world.
![Hammond Books](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/HammondsBooks.png?itok=NBXKrwFj)
Hammond's Books
Directed by
Joshua Mullins
U.S.
2021
10 minutes
English
A look at the brother/sister duo who run an eclectic bookstore on Cherokee Street.
![Maxi](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/Maxi.jpg?itok=ea0aMOs6)
Maxi
Directed by
Zia Nizami
U.S.
2021
4 minutes
English
A profile of St. Louis activist Maxi Glamour, a nonbinary drag artist and self-described “Demon Queen of Polka and Baklava.”
![Post caards](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/Postcards.png?itok=Zo3XjgAu)
Postcards
Directed by
Ashley Seering
U.S.
2021
18 minutes
English
An exploration of the history and modern-day importance of postcards.
![Zig Zag](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/ZigZag.jpg?itok=Cs1pwdix)
Zig Zag: Handclaps in Alternity
Directed by
Van McElwee
U.S.
2021
10 minutes
A series of claps, each creating a new space, echoes through anonymous worlds.