Patricia Hamarstrom Williams

PATRICIA HAMARSTROM WILLIAMS, M.F.A., Ph.D.abd is storyteller with international film and theatre directing and new media credits. Her film credits include “A Tomb for Boris Davidovich”, “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night”, “Othello”, and “Tiger Dance”; work at Cinecitta and for Universal Studios. She has also directed at major theatres, including Lincoln Center, American Repertory Theatre, Missouri (now Kansas City) Repertory Theatre, national Shakespeare Festivals, and the National Theatre of Serbia. Hamarstrom Williams has served as Executive Director of both the Kansas City Film Festival and the KAN Film Festival. She is Vice President of the Board of CinemaKC, having joined in 2014.

By Patricia Hamarstrom Williams / March 5th, 2022 /

CinemaKC Board member Anthony ‘Tony’ Mark Morningstar passed suddenly on December 29, 2021. He was 57 years-old. Tony was a long-time member of Kansas City’s film community who also volunteered…

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CinemaKC Planet Comicon Premiere Filmmaker Wins Honors with Fan-Made Halo Infinite Commercial

By Patricia Hamarstrom Williams / December 15th, 2021 /

Nicholas ‘Nick’ Young, the filmmaker who premiered W.W.C.B (What We Can Be) at the August, 2022, CinemaKC Planet Comicon KC screening, has gone on to create a fan-made Halo Infinite…

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VICTORIA ANN BATES 1947 – 2020

By Patricia Hamarstrom Williams / March 11th, 2020 /

As we were developing CinemaKC from an idea into reality almost 10 years ago, we were fortunate that Vicky agreed to serve with us on our initial Board of Directors.…

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Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

By Patricia Hamarstrom Williams / December 17th, 2019 /

From Wikipedia: The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln effective January 1, 1863. It changed the legal status under federal law of more than 3.5…

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CinemaKC Partners with the 2019 Kansas International Film Festival (KIFF)

By Patricia Hamarstrom Williams / November 3rd, 2019 /

Kansas City, Mo. – CinemaKC is proud to announce a working partnership with the 2019 Kansas International Film Festival (KIFF). KIFF will sponsor the November 6 CinemaKC Legacy Series/KC Film…

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FACING NUCLEAR REALITY 35 years after The Day After

By Patricia Hamarstrom Williams / October 28th, 2019 /

A Bulletin special report by Dawn Stover From “The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” https://thebulletin.org/facing-nuclear-reality-35-years-after-the-day-after/ In 1982, a 40-year-old insurance salesman who sold policies to professional athletes traveled from his…

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

By Patricia Hamarstrom Williams / August 28th, 2019 /

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, is a 1964 political satire black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear…

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CinemaKC Presidents in Cinema Series: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN

By Patricia Hamarstrom Williams / July 1st, 2019 /

Presented by the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, the Truman Library Institute, and CinemaKC Thursday, July 25, 2019, at 6 PM – 8:30 PM Wine and Cheese Reception at 5:30PM Ticket…

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