When I Stutter--doc at KIFF Film Fest--reveals humor, humanity, joy and little known facts. Meet Filmmaker John Gomez, 7:25pm Glenwood Arts, 95th & Mission/Ranchmart

Waiting for a phone call from former stutterer Bruce Willis.  Wants to enroll Willis in distributing this award-winning film about something that used to challenge Bruce: Stuttering.  Filmmaker (and non-stutterer)  John Gomez shines a light of hope on stuttering. One time  screening at KIFF, Sunday Nov. 5 at 7:25pm, co-sponsored by The Whole Person.
If you can reach Willis, tell him to call John Gomez NOW, 310/592-4646!

Forget KCI--international travel is super convenient when you see 190 films without leaving town...your final destination is in Joco: KIFF 2017! The Kansas International Film Festival celebrates its 17th year with many films, a filmmaker panel, and international filmmakers in town for a great weekend of movies.  Come join the fun and stop by the Glenwood Arts/Ranchmart lower level SE corner of 95th & Mission.  Dine at the KIFF cafe to quench your thirst for culture from around the world. One of the hottest tickets is to see When I Stutter, by new Hollywood filmmaker John Gomez.  this is no Debbie Downer documentary.  Instead think of them as "survivors".  You will learn strategies that many used.  And why singing can help.  And workarounds.  Did you know that stutter anxiety often attaches to pronouncing one's own name, and then branches out to any other words that start with that same letter?  Did know know that Bruce Willis used to be a stutterer?  (I'll give $77 to the first person who can get Bruce Willis to watch this film...since it is seeking national distribution.  Let's put our six degrees of separation to the test.  Email jocopost@gmail.com  When I Stutter * Sunday 7:25 PM Nov 5 * Talent to attend Time: 01:07:00  Country: USA Tickets Award-winning Filmmaker John Gomez discusses the humanity behind stuttering When I Stutter * Sunday 7:25 PM Nov 5 * Talent to attend WHEN I STUTTER-- this doc shares the  humanity that exists within an often mysterious malady. 19 people shared stories about how stuttering has impacted their lives. These stories run the gamut of human emotion. Some are dark, some are funny and others are triumphant! Additionally, there are “educational vignettes” interspersed throughout the documentary to help illuminate some of the mysteries surrounding stuttering.  SPONSORED BY THE WHOLE PERSON.  Director: John Gomez  Rating: PG  Running Time: 01:07:00  Country: USA Tickets

12 films that could change your attitude: one time only, Glenwood Arts/ranchmart, Sunday at KIFF Ks Intl Film Fest. Including breakout hit: When I Stutter, by John Gomez

Let your weekend travels direct your final destination to KIFF 2017! The Kansas International Film Festival celebrates its 17th year with many films, a filmmaker panel, and international filmmakers in town for a great weekend of movies.  Come join the fun and stop by the Glenwood Arts and the KIFF cafe to quench your thirst for culture from around the world.   August In Berlin * Sunday 12:15 PM   Nov 5 * Talent to attend The chance meeting of a German and a Canadian in a Berlin cafe unravels their carefully constructed lives. Director: Becky Smith  Rating: N/A  Running Time:01:24:00  Country: USA Tickets The Leisure Seeker Sunday 2:30 PM Nov 5 Starring Nicole Kidman and Brian Cranston, The Upside (based upon the French film “The Intouchables”) is a comedic look at the growth of an unlikely friendship between a wealthy paraplegic and his hired caregiver, a younger man with a criminal record.  Director: Neil Burger  Rating: NR  Running Time: 01:58:00  Country: USA Tickets Page of Life Shorts Sunday 5:10 PM Nov 5 Don't Think About It(USA) (12:12 min), I See A Woman (United Arab Emirates) (10:00min), King Grandpa (Germany) (15 min), SELFIEsh (Italy) (20:01 min), Stolen(Singapore) (12:39min), The Closet (USA) (7:38 min), The Glasshouse (Switzerland, UK) (9:47 min), The Visit (United State, Argentina, Mexico) (12:30 min) Tickets The Uncomfortable Truth Sunday 7:15 PM Nov 5 When the son of Civil Rights Icon, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, dives into the 400 year history of institutional racism in America he is confronted with the shocking reality that his family helped start it all from the very beginning. A comprehensive and insightful exploration of the origins and history of racism in America told through a very personal and honest story.  Director: Loki Mulholland  Rating: PG-13  Running Time: 01:25:00  Country: USA Tickets Fade To Black * Sunday 12:20 PM Nov 5 * Talent to attend Peter Short, the charismatic CEO of a major Australian company, learns that he has only months to live after he is diagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer. Not wanting to face a painful death, Peter decides to source the lethal drug Nembutal, giving him the option to end his own life peacefully. With the help of a rogue doctor who supplies the drug to suffering patients, Peter sets out to have voluntary euthanasia legalised in Australia.  Director: Jeremy Ervine  Rating: N/A  Running Time:01:24:00  Country: Australia Tickets World of Which We Dream Doesn't Exist Sunday 2:40 PM Nov 5 A Mongolian shaman is visited by an ancient spirit with a message to a grand journey.  Director: Ayoub Qanir  Rating: N/A  Running Time: 01:43:00  Country: USA Tickets The Teacher Sunday 5:15 PM Nov 5 A collaboration of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, sponsored by The Czech and Slovak Club of Kansas City and Pulse Design, The Teacher is a unique story of the families of students in a middle school classroom in Bratislava in 1983. A new teacher, Maurery (actress Maria Drazdechova) probes to learn the social standing of the parents of each student – and, once done, it becomes clear that the pupils’ grades are related to how willing their guardians are to doing her bidding. One of the students attempts suicide, school officials call a meeting and the parents learn that the teacher is also a high-ranking Communist Party official. In this classroom behind the Iron Curtain, each family must find a way to deal with the situation – and threat!  Director: Jan Hrebejk  Rating: NR  Running Time: 01:42:00  Country: Slovakia/Czech Republic Tickets Floating Horses: The Life of Casey Tibbs * Sunday 7:20 PM Nov 5 * Talent to attend Floating Horses is a rare portrait of American cowboy Casey Tibbs, a nine-time world champion who left home at the age of 13 due to his father’s disdain of rodeo. Akin to riding a wild bronc in competition, Casey’s unpredictable life had its grand victories and cheerless crashes. Get ready to “Let’er Buck!”  Director: Justin Koehler  Rating: PG  Running Time:01:34:00  Country:USA Tickets Pride & Prejudice Shorts Saturday 12:25 PM Nov 5 Brooklyn In July(USA) (21 min), Fortress Home (USA) (13:36 min), Margaret(USA) (12:38), Rolling In The Deep (USA) (12:20), Split Ticket(USA) (20 min), The Suitor (USA) (12:01min) Tickets All In The Family Shorts * Sunday 2:45 PM Nov 5 * Talent to attend Cycle (United Kingdom) (11:09 min), Father (Canada) (9:13min), Firm With Purpose (USA) (5:35min), Fractued (USA) (13:51 min), Head Above Water (USA) (10:03 min), How To Fly (USA) (5:47 min), The Elusive (Belgium) (17:36 min), The Morning After (USA) (12:54 min), Time Is The Longest Distance (USA) (14:39 min) Tickets Hitchhiking To The Edge Of Sanity * Sunday 5:20 PM Nov 5 * Talent to attend “Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity” takes a look back to the turbulent social upheaval of the early 1970s and follows an idealistic writer and his soon-to-be-married photographer friend, both Kansans, as they set out to find their purpose via a terrifying road trip across the Sahara Desert.  Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Scott Petersen.  Rating: N/A  Running Time: 00:58:00  Country: USA Tickets When I Stutter * Sunday 7:25 PM Nov 5 * Talent to attend WHEN I STUTTER is a documentary that reveals the humanity that exists within an often mysterious malady. Over 4.5 years, 19 people shared stories about how stuttering has impacted their lives. These stories run the gamut of human emotion. Some are dark, some are funny and others are triumphant! Additionally, there are “educational vignettes” interspersed throughout the documentary to help illuminate some of the mysteries surrounding stuttering.  SPONSORED BY THE WHOLE PERSON.  Director: John Gomez  Rating: PG  Running Time: 01:07:00  Country: USA Tickets