From top, Micah Davis-Stober, 14, Olive Frank, 13, Avi Kloppel, 12 stack up for a portrait on Friday, March 1, 2024, at True/False Film Festival in Columbia. One of the kids’ parents ran up to take a photo of their wacky pose.
Claire Majerus, left, and Jack Fetting, right, think of the human paradox in different ways on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at True/False Film Festival in Columbia. “The first thing that comes to mind for me is the inherent human desire to create with the inevitable [desire to] break shit, destroy shit and ruin things,” said Fetting. Maierus talks about human paradox within individuals. “The fact that so many things can exist at the same time within us emotions-wise, and it’s really hard to articulate those a lot of the time,” said Majerus.
Rachel Shock looks inwardly on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at True/False Film Festival in Columbia. The festival’s theme was the human paradox. “We all have so many layers,” said Shock.
![Janice Mericle thinks about humanity’s place on Earth on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at True/False Film Festival in Columbia. “[Consumerism] is just really wrecking us as humans,” said Mericle.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a82f951a-d2e2-404f-b41c-0d848c0850c2/0/0/0/0,0,1750,2624,1600,2624/0-0-0/9a78cbaa-b715-4298-8997-f2aeb751b3e7/1/1/20240303_TFportraits_JL_003.jpg?fjkss=exp=2064903758~hmac=93275c45e1a8ca5b7a0f16aec60cb09c3c727a8e4fbf3538045b63ea3a3f749a)
Janice Mericle thinks about humanity’s place on Earth on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at True/False Film Festival in Columbia. “[Consumerism] is just really wrecking us as humans,” said Mericle.
Jack Villanueva figures out what it means to be human on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at True/False Film Festival in Columbia. The festival’s theme was the human paradox. “Being a human is contradictory,” said Villanueva.