BGDM on Tour: True/False 2026

Brown Girls Doc Mafia is heading to True/False Film Fest!

True/False 2026 marks the first stop of BGDM on Tour, our new approach to taking Industry Access Programming on the road and showing up for members directly within festival spaces, with support from the Harnisch Foundation. If you’re attending the festival, this is your guide to where we’ll gather, learn, and celebrate together.

This year, 22 projects screening at True/False were worked on by BGDM members, underscoring how deeply our community is woven into the nonfiction field. From world premieres to U.S. and North American debuts, Mafiosxs are represented across the lineup.

Below is a snapshot of the BGDM events at True/False 2026, along with member projects screening at the festival. Whether this is your first True/False or you’re returning, we hope you’ll join us and be part of the very first stop of BGDM on Tour.

BGDM Events at True/False 2026

• Based on a True Story: The Intersections of Documentary Films and Journalism (No ticket required)
  Thursday, March 5 | 10:30–11:45 a.m. CT
  Join BGDM at the University of Missouri’s Based on a True Story (BOATS) conference for a panel on collective strategy and access in the industry. BGDM founder and co–executive director Iyabo Boyd will be joined by Mafiosxs Kitty Hu, Emily Mkrtichian, and Nell Lawrenz Wareheim to discuss how shared resources and intersectional approaches help break barriers and build sustainable pathways.
  
  
• March March Parade
  Friday, March 6 | 5 p.m. CT
  Show up with the Mafia for True/False’s annual parade through downtown Columbia. Meet at Boone County Courthouse Square and celebrate together in one of the festival’s most visible traditions.

• Spill the Tea: Lunch With BGDM Filmmakers
  Friday, March 6 | 12–2 p.m. CT
  Gather for lunch and conversation with BGDM filmmakers and emerging student storytellers from the local community. Mafiosxs are invited to share how they got their start, connect across generations, and help foster the next wave of documentary filmmakers.