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.

Actor Chris Bylsma in "News of the World."

Art House Extra | Chris Bylsma (Briefly) Goes Toe-to-Toe With Tom Hanks

Kansan Chris Bylsma regales Art House with stories from life as a working actor in Hollywood.

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"The Elmwood Strain," a horror podcast.

Art House Extra | ‘The Elmwood Strain’ Explores New Mode of Horror

A group of predominantly local filmmakers has produced “The Elmwood Strain,” a high-grade scripted horror podcast.

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The cast of "Queer Eye."

Art House Extra | How ‘Queer Eye’ Came to KC

Kansas City Film Commissioner Steph Scupham shares the inside story about how the producers of “Queer Eye” chose Kansas City as a locale, and how the city opened its arms to greet them.

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Kansas City filmmaker Stephen Hancock directed the new film, "SCP: Overlord."

Art House Extra | Inside the Making of ‘SCP: Overlord’

Kansas City filmmaker Stephen Hancock takes you inside “SCP: Overlord,” a short film that has garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube.

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Painter and poet Albert Bloch.

Art House Extra | Is Albert Bloch the Greatest Artist You’ve Never Heard Of?

A new documentary, “AB: The Life and Work of Albert Bloch,” seeks to elevate the reputation of one of the founding members of the expressionism movement.

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