**Liz Fornango:** Film festival worker extraordinaire

_Favorite Movie: “Lost in Translation”_

_Been attending T/F since: 2008, and she’s volunteered ever since_

_Favorite part of T/F: “From an attendance standpoint of the festival, my favorite part is the informality of so many of the events.”_

_Fornango’s top picks are films that she saw at Sundance that she’s looking forward to showing people around here:_

1)  “No”

Playing: 2:30 p.m. at The Blue Note; 10 a.m. Saturday at Jesse Auditorium and 7:45 p.m. Sunday at Missouri Theatre

Why it’s a must-see: “’No’ is more on the false side of T/F … It’s a fictional story happening against the backdrop of real events… It’s a dramatization of real events about how powerful ideas in the media come to influence the world.”

2) “After Tiller”

Playing:  5:30 p.m. Friday at Big Ragtag; 3:30 p.m. Saturday at The Blue Note and 4 p.m. Sunday at Jesse Auditorium

Why it’s a must-see: “I think whatever your beliefs are on the issue (of abortion) … It definitely raises questions about people to be considered. It takes everyone into some gray area on their beliefs.”

3) “The Crash Reel”

Playing:  10 p.m. Friday at Missouri Theatre, 1 p.m. Saturday at Jesse Auditorium and 8:30 p.m. at The Blue Note

Why it’s a must-see: A snowboarding crash changes everything for Kevin Pearce. “Crash Reel'” is the story of a family in recovery. “It’s a complicated story, but it’s told in a way that allows it to be complicated but makes sense,” Fornango says. “The family in the movie is just an extraordinary group of people.”

**Tracy Lane:** Executive director of Ragtag programming for film and media art

_Favorite movies: Anything from the late ’60s and early ’70s_

_Been attending T/F for: 9 years_

_Favorite part about T/F: True Life Fund – “Amidst all the fun and festivities, I love that we give back to the people who give their stories to the world,” Lane says. “This really sets our fest apart from many others.”_

1) Neither/Nor Film Series

Playing: All weekend at Ragtag Cinema

Why it’s a must-see: The annual  “chimeric cinema,” hosted by Ragtag and True/False, emphasizes historic pieces that fall on the T/F fence. This year’s series will feature four films made in New York City during the late ‘60s. “As I mentioned there is something significantly iconic about this era of film for me personally … I was born in the late ’60s, so I was here, but wish I could have been a part of the movement that was happening in American art, music and film at that time.”

2) “David Holzman’s Diary”

Playing: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Little Ragtag and 8:00 p.m. Saturday at Big Ragtag

Why it’s a must-see: “David Holzman’s Diary” follows David, a young man headed for war. Using the camera as his diary, David captures his life, honest and unedited. The catch: it’s all fiction.

“Twenty Feet From Stardom”

Playing:  6 p.m. Saturday at Missouri Theatre and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Jesse Auditorium

Why it’s a must-see: “I always love the music films, too … last year I was captivated by the story of Rodriguez, in ‘Searching for Sugar Man.’ My daughter and I danced around our living room Sunday night when it won the Oscar for Best Documentary. So, this year, I’m counting on falling in love with ‘Twenty Feet From Stardom,’ a film about backup singers.”