Documentary

Filmmaker Sharee Silerio, who worked as production coordinator for the “The Last Repair Shop,” which took home the Academy Award in the “Best Documentary Short” category poses for a portrait on Tuesday May 28, 2024.

Arts

Native St. Louisan Sharee Silerio reflects on Oscar win for best documentary short

Emily Woodbury

Sharee Silerio is part of the Academy Award-winning team behind “The Last Repair Shop.”

Tony Reed (left) and Lisa Davis running on King George Island for their Antartica leg of the marathon hat trick

Arts

New film follows Black St. Louisans who’ve run a marathon in every U.S. state and all 7 continents

Miya Norfleet

Tony Reed and Lisa Davis are two of three Black distance runners to complete 100 marathons, marathons in all 50 states and a marathon on all seven continents — including Antarctica.

The Greenwood Cemetery on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Hillsdale.

Culture & History

‘Even in death Black lives matter’: Upcoming documentary explores the story of Greenwood Cemetery

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

Greenwood Cemetery, a historically Black cemetery in Hillsdale, is the subject of a documentary set to be released later this fall. St. Louis filmmaker LaCreshia Griffin-Pope talks about her documentary, her personal connection to the cemetery and the history of the site.

Yogi Berra, one of the greatest players Major League Baseball ever saw from St. Louis, is pictured at the museum named after him in Montclair, New Jersey. Berra was a power hitter with 385 home runs to his credit, a terrific catcher and a three-time Most Valuable Player during his long career with the New York Yankees.

Sports

Yogi Berra documentary shows the St. Louis native was more than just baseball

Wayne Pratt

“It Ain't Over” focuses on Yogi Berra on and off the field.

Two young men stand on a football field with their backs toward the camera. They each wear a different flag of Bosnia around their shoulders. The young man on the left wears the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the young man on the right wears the current flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Culture & History

‘Little Bosnia’ residents tell their stories in documentary now on Amazon Prime

Avery Lea Rogers

Joseph Puleo’s award-winning documentary “A New Home” tells the stories of Bosnian War refugees who fled to St. Louis 30 years ago.

Michael Sandbridge, one of the film's participants, chose to create a scene where a priest with laser eyes stares him down.

Culture & History

Catholic priest abuse survivors use drama therapy techniques to heal old wounds

Kayla Drake

Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic priests from the Kansas City area tell their stories in Mizzou associate professor Robert Greene’s newest film.

Michael Brown Sr. hugs a friend at an event commemorating the five-year anniversary of his son’s death.

Culture & History

In ‘Ferguson Rises,’ Michael Brown Sr. finds resilience after tragedy

Emily Woodbury

The documentary film "Ferguson Rises" focuses on Michael Brown Sr. in the five years after the death of his son. Filmmaker Mobolaji Olambiwonnu joined “St. Louis on the Air” to discuss.

Elsa Lemp is at the center of a new film from Shift Films.

Arts

Elsa Lemp Film To Premiere At Chase 100 Years After Her Untimely Death

Evie Hemphill

The year 1920 was a pivotal one for the Lemp family in St. Louis, and not just because of the enforcement of Prohibition. One hundred years ago this week,…