Rewarding the perseverance of filmmakers whose work is often overlooked by mainstream festivals, the
Kansas City Urban Film Festival returns to the Screenland Crossroads (1656 Washington, 816-421-9700). Live entertainment complements free screenings of the suspense short
Barren
(6 p.m.) and the documentary
Just Like You: Cancer, as Told by Three Children (7 p.m.), leading up to the 8 p.m. showcase of the environmental documentary
Meltdown. Saturday's slate, "A Celebration of Black Film: The Romances," spotlights a half-dozen offerings plus the premiere of event organizer Shawn Edwards' documentary
The Movies We Love: The 25 Best Black Romantic Movies (Ever). For more hardcore tastes,
K.O.D. Tour: Tech N9ne Live in Kansas City raises the roof at 11 p.m. Saturday, and the locally produced feature
Crimedot closes out the festival with two screenings Sunday evening. See
screenland.com to view the complete lineup and order tickets ($8 per screening); find more details at
facebook.com/UFFKC.;
— Brent Shepherd
Fri., Sept. 3; Sat., Sept. 4; Sun., Sept. 5, 2010
