Art House
A new season of “Art House” can be found at its new home on Kansas City PBS at https://www.kansascitypbs.org/art-house.
Join host John McGrath for bi-weekly deep dives into local KC filmmakers’ latest projects and their passion for cinema. Explore aesthetics, theory, past work and future aspirations in this unique series dedicated to Kansas City film community.
Art House | The Hard Work Behind Hearty Laughter
Kansas City filmmakers Lolo Loren and Patrick Poe discuss how to provoke laughter in comedies such as “Almost, Sorta, Maybe” and “Vegan Apocalypse.”
Art House | ‘Nelly Don’ Sparks a Fashion Revolution
“Nelly Don: The Musical Movie” tells the story of dressmaker Nell Quinlan Donnelly Reed, one of the great female entrepreneurs in Kansas City history.
Art House | ‘Let Us Prey’ Examines Abuse in Baptist Churches
Filmmaker Sharon Liese’s latest latest work, “Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals,” turns the camera on abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) churches.
Art House | ‘Mira’ Renders Horror in Stop-Motion Animation
Kansas City filmmaker Eva Louise Hall discusses “Mira,” a stop-motion animated horror film that explores abusive creative relationships.
Art House | Vengeance is Yours in ‘Vengeful’
Chuck Browne grounds his movies in grim realities of life in America. In “Vengeful,” he takes on the topic of Black men accused of crimes they didn’t commit.