Documentaries
Kansas From Above
See Kansas like never before as filmmakers Nick Abt of Abt Films and Adam Dreher of Adler Grey Media showcase it's 12 unique physiographic regions through the lens of a drone! The film starts in the lush, green Glacial Hills in northeast Kansas and travels through a variety of regions until the journey ends in the arid, desert-like High Plains of southwest Kansas.
Ellis Trail To Nicodemus
Abt Films and historian Angela Bates collaborate to bring you Ellis Trail To Nicodemus! Experience the epic journey that freed slaves from Kentucky took to reach their new new home of Nicodemus on the wild plains of northwest Kansas in 1877. Descendants of the original founders of Nicodemus reenact the journey portraying their ancestors in this historic film.
Medicine Hills
First premiering at the inaugural Seldom Heard Film Fest, this documentary highlights the wild west history and rugged beauty of historic Barber County, Kansas. Barber County is the red dirt outback of Kansas, and is one of the wildest places in the state! Learn about the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty, the Medicine Valley Bank robbery, the Twin Peaks formation, the Natural Bridge formation, and much more.
Lions In Kansas
An introduction to the presence of mountain lions in Kansas. Includes a detailed summary of sightings, trail cam footage from across the state, and insight into what the future might hold for cougars in Kansas.