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Fort Scott Stories Documentary Film Premiere

April 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Movie poster for the feature documentary ‘Fort Scott Stories, Inspired by Gordon Parks.’ The design is a collage of black‑and‑white photographs featuring people in everyday scenes in and around Fort Scott, Kansas, with their faces obscured. At the top left, two teenagers play basketball outdoors; at the top center, a woman walks hand‑in‑hand with a young girl on a path; at the top right, a semi‑transparent image shows a conversation between two people inside a building, overlaid on the side of a wooden barn. Along the bottom row are images of an older woman working with her hands at a table, a person silhouetted while looking out from a porch, another woman sitting on a couch reading a book beside a lamp and piano, and two older adults seated on an outdoor bench while someone holds a clapperboard in front of them. In the center, a person walks alone down a grassy path toward bright morning light and trees. Elegant white script across the middle reads ‘Fort Scott Stories,’ with smaller text above and below stating ‘A Feature Documentary’ and ‘A D. Michael Cheers Film.’

About the event

  • DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM   
  • SHOWTIME AT 7:00PM
  • GENERAL ADMISSION FREE
  • CASH BAR AVAILABLE
 

The Gordon Parks Museum, in partnership with photojournalist and documentary filmmaker D. Michael Cheers, recipient of the 2025 Choice of Weapons Award, proudly presents Fort Scott Stories — a feature documentary inspired by Gordon Parks.

 

This documentary offers a compelling look into the heartbeat, character, and vibrancy of today’s Fort Scott, a community rich in history, resilience, and cultural diversity.

 

Through the voices and lives of residents across generations, from youth to elders, business owners to church members — Fort Scott Stories captures both the ordinary and the extraordinary in a series of authentic narratives that reflect the city’s enduring spirit.

 

Inspired by Gordon Parks’ unpublished LIFE magazine assignment in Fort Scott in 1950, this film continues his legacy of truth-telling through art, empathy, and vision.

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