MEET THE STRAY CAT FILM CENTER TEAM!
Meg Altschul
Meg (she/her) is a self-proclaimed writer, movie theater frequenter, and coffee connoisseur. She studied film at Mizzou and worked various jobs, including in the Community Partnerships and Education team, with Ragtag Film Society and the True/False Film Fest. She now works in the Youth Services Department of a library and often consumes more children’s media than the average child. You can usually find her screening films for several midwest festivals and shamelessly adding films to her Letterboxd watchlist. Meg programs the monthly series Get Punk’d.
Saturn Sigourney Rage
Saturn Sigourney Rage (she/they) is a transsexual programmer and lover of all things trans at Stray Cat. They curate the monthly Trans Lives On-Screen series, which highlights trans creators and narratives, including narratives Saturn will obnoxiously insist are trans. They are also a PhD student in the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Kansas, where they focus on trans affects and generally enjoy the theory that everyone else hates.
Willy Evans
Willy Evans (He/Him) is a programmer and core member of Stray Cat Film Center, where he curates Mumblecore Madness and brings distinctive, independent cinema to Kansas City audiences. He co-founded the Kansas City Underground Film Festival, a free, multi-day event at Charlotte Street Foundation showcasing diverse films from Kansas City and beyond. As president of Film Society KC, Willy collaborates to foster a welcoming film community.
Willy champions film as an accessible art form, open to all. Drawn to “boring” films, he finds beauty in quiet details and authenticity, preferring works that defy rigid categorization and challenge narrative dominance. His programming focuses on naturalistic and experimental non-fiction films, inviting audiences to experience film beyond conventional plot-driven confines.
Izzy Parrish Workman
Izzy Parrish Workman (they/them) is a ceramicist, comic artist, and wannabe filmmaker. They are a fan of weird documentaries, sci-fi that feels like it takes place in an office, and 90’s romcoms. Tizzy is super excited to be a part of Stray Cat. They are still working out what their programming ‘thing’ is, and may be into the far future.
Brendan Minckler
Brendan Minckler (he/him) is an artist passionate about illustration, animation, fashion, architecture, sculpture, and film of all kinds. He received his BFA in Illustration from UCM, and has been consistently working in movie theaters since his first job at his local cinema in 2012. He currently curates “ANIMATION CLUB” an ongoing series that celebrates new and classic animated films from around the world! From studio titans to hidden indie gems; traditional 2D to stop-motion, 3D animation, experimental, and everything in-between!
Andrew Linn
Andrew (he/him) is a librarian/cat dad by day, and film programmer/cat dad by night. He curates High-Brow/Low-Brow/Uni-Brow, a semi-regular series exploring interesting pockets of film outside of the binary of high and low art. He also programs Andrew’s Video Void, a monthly curation of videos that combines art, archivism, and having a good time. His side projects include bookbinding, archiving, film critique, and Rags to Zines, a guide about pre-internet underground publications. His cinema kink is Czech New Wave (which is the best new wave).
Cass
Cass loves to sweep up the popcorn mess, connect with other community organizations, and write grants so beautiful that the checks arrive tear-stained. A tastemaker through-and-through, she shows movies that draw 3-5 attendees. If you’re looking for a total herstorian of dry, unwatchable lesbian documentaries…look no further.
David Alpert
David is an artist and curator. His website is www.alpert.online.
Danielle Krakenberg
Danielle Krakenberg (she/her) enjoys any film that will rip your heart out (emotionally or physically). Danielle programs several films each month, including her bi-monthly series LADIES NIGHT.
Ladies Night aims to explore and redefine femininity in genre cinema by challenging preconceived notions of what’s expected of women in genre films. With film selections highlighting empowered, determined, passionate and psychotic women. These are not your usual “chick-flicks”… and that’s the point.
Ladies Night Film Series is now on instagram!
Allison Lloyd
Allison Lloyd (she/they) is a filmmaker, artist, and curator. She is both a cofounder of Stray Cat Film Center and the Cannonball Roarers. The resident AV technician at Stray Cat, Allison is committed to making the movie going experience at our little theater as enthralling as possible. As a programmer, she champions films that challenge mainstream societal and cinematic expectations. Shee is a firm believer that Mechagodzilla is the superior kaiju monster. She curates The Nice Price & 16MM showcase every month @ Stray Cat.