**Jamie Gonçalves:** Programming assistant, movie screener, Gimme Truth! and The Great Wall coordinator at True/False

_Favorite movies: “Hoop Dreams,” “Grey Gardens,” “Monterey Pop,” “F for Fake,” anything by the Marx brothers, “Wild Strawberries”_

_Been attending T/F for:  2 years_

_Favorite part about T/F: Meeting people that make documentaries and seeing the differences between those people and people that make fiction movies_

1) “These Birds Walk”

Playing: 8:30 p.m. Friday at The Globe Theater; 1:30 p.m. Saturday at The Picturehouse and 3:30 p.m. Sunday at The Picturehouse

Why it’s a must-see: “It’s an amazing, amazing film about this guy who started an orphanage for runaway children in Pakistan. It’s gorgeous, so well-shot and it’s so well-crafted. It’s masterfully done.”

2) “Sleepless Nights”

Playing: noon Friday at Little Ragtag; 5 p.m. Friday at Forrest Theater and 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Big Ragtag

Why it’s a must-see: “It runs a little long for most people at 128 minutes, but it doesn’t ever feel long. It’s so beautifully constructed. It’s the story of this guy who worked in the Lebanese army and ordered (to be executed) or executed himself thousands and thousands of people — he has no idea how many — and he’s trying to come to terms with what he did … it’s tremendous. I love that movie so much.”

3) “The Expedition to the End of the World”

Playing: 6 p.m. Saturday at The Picturehouse; 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Forrest Theater

Why it’s a must-see: “It’s got an amazing heavy metal soundtrack. There’s nothing like watching icebergs melt to a heavy metal soundtrack — it’s so fucking raw. It looks like a narrative — it’s amazing how well-shot it is.”

**Dr. Roger Cook:** German professor and Director of film studies at MU
 
_Favorite movies: Declined to answer, but favorites from past True/False fests are “Searching for Sugar Man,” “Man on Wire” and “Murderball”_

_Been attending T/F for: 9 years (since its origin in 2004)_

Favorite part about T/F: Being able to view the movies in a different kind of context, the buzz and energy around town, and discussing the films with others. “Most of these movies haven’t been seen or reviewed,” Cook says. “You have to go on your intuition … but it’s still a guessing game. They’re all really wildcards—you don’t know what you’re getting into.”

1) “The Moo Man”

Playing:  noon Friday at Forrest Theater; 3:30 p.m. Saturday at The Globe Theater and 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Jesse Auditorium

Why it’s a must-see: “You can tell something by the scheduling — when something plays, what the venues are. I so like these kinds of quirky, personal movies, especially this one about the relationship between this man and this cow. That’s a kind of movie that I’ve found to be particularly interesting at times over the years. Again, I’m going more on intuition and clues with respect to scheduling and the kind of movies I’ve seen in the past that I like. A combination of those things kind of points me towards this one as possibly a pretty good movie.”

2) “Stories We Tell”

Playing:  7 p.m. Friday at Jesse Auditorium

Why it’s a must-see: “It’s one about family secrets — I’ve seen a number of films that have been really good that were directors going to their own family and getting some interesting situations and context from their own family.”

3) “Village at the End of the World”

Playing:  3:30 p.m. Saturday at Missouri Theatre and 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Big Ragtag

Why it’s a must-see: “I think it’s got potential. It’s one of those quirky movies with some quirky situations or topics, it being centered in a small village in northwest Greenland. It could be a really fun and interesting movie.”