Jenna speaks with filmmaker Gloria Mercer about her film "Bombing". "Bombing" was a competition shorts at the Bentonville Film Festival. Check out her interview below.
"Bombing" is a film about a struggling comedian trying to adjust to take care of her estranged daughter.
Jenna sat down with director and writer Gail Gilbert to talk about her film "Lunch in Lima" "Lunch in Lima" was a competition shorts at the Bentonville Film Festival. Check out her interview below.
"Lunch in Lima" reveals the dark side of privilege with no conscience with elegant ladies lunch in Peru. #BFF2017
Filmmaker Nancy Cartwright speaks about her film "In Search of Fellini". This film was a spotlight film at the Bentonville Film Festival. Check out what she had to say below.
"In Search of Fellini" is a film about a shy ohio girl who loves movies but dislikes reality and she discovers the bizarre films of Federico Fellini and sets off on a journey across Italy to find him. The writer Nancy Cartwright is best known for her part in the voice of Bart Simpson from the Television series "The Simpsons".
Director: Taron Lexton
Writer: Nancy Cartwright, Peter Kjenaas
Producers: Nancy Cartwright, Monika Bacardi, Kevin J. Burke
Dustin got the opportunity to sit down with Producer Marlene Sharp about the animated series Sonic Boom and the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Check out the interview below!
"Sonic the Hedgehog: Just a Guy" showcase film at the Bentonville Film Festival. When Sonic insults his friend Mike the Ox by calling him "just a guy" the village teaches Sonic a lesson about not labeling anyone.
Dustin sat down with "Little Pink House"film director and writer Courtney Balaker along with one of the stars of the film Jeanne Tripplehorn . Their film "Little Pink House" was a Competition Narrative at the Bentonville Film Festival. Check out their interview below.
"Little Pink House" is based on a true story...A small town nurse emerges as a reluctant leader of her working-class neighbors in their struggle to save their homes. There is a political and corporate interest trying to seize their land. The battle goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The 5-4 decision giving government officials the power to bulldoze a neighborhood for the benefit of a multibillion-dollar corporation outraged Americans and fulled reforms that help curb eminent domain abuse. Director: Courtney Balaker Writer: Courtney Balaker Producers: Courtney Balaker, Ted Balaker, Arielle Boisbert Starring: Catherine Keener, Jeanne Tripplehorn, April Telek, Callum Keith Rennie, Miranda Frigon, Colin Cunningham, Aaron Douglas and Garry Chalk. #BFF2017
We spoke with writer Bonne Bartron from the film "Unbridled". "Unbridled" was a Narrative film at the Bentonville Film Festival. Check out her interview about the film below.
Based on a true story, this Narrative film was inspired by a healing ranch for troubled girls in North Carolina. "Unbridled" is a story that exposes abuse, neglect and sex trafficking. It shows the healing and redemption experienced by the girls and horses who have suffered the same type of abuse with a message of unconditional love. Director: John David Ware Writer: Bonne Bartron, Christy McGlothlin Starring: Eric Roberts, T.C. Stallings and Tea Mckay #BFF2017
Dustin spoke with cast members Bailey Noble, Jeanine Mason and director Valerie Weiss from the film "The Archer". Their film "The Archer" was a Narrative film at the Bentonville Film Festival. They talk about their passion for the festival and their film. Check out their interview below.
A high-school Tri-state Archery Champion (played by Bailey Noble) and her teammate Emily go to celebrate, upon returning to their hotel room they are interrupted by Emily's abusive boyfriend. Lauren snaps and brutally beats Daniel. Lauren is sentenced to a girls reform camp Paradise Ridge. This reform camp isn't what it seems and turns out to be corrupted and twisted prison. Lauren befriends Rebecca (played by Jeanine Mason) and together they escape into the Utah wilderness. This is a film about the journey of growth, acceptance and resilience of what they believe is right. Bailey Noble has had rolls in "Timeless", "The last Tycoon", "The Good Neighbor", "True Blood" to name a few. Jeanine Mason is starring in the new CW Network pilot "Searchers" .
Director: Valeri Weiss Producer: Ruth Du Writer: Casey Schroen Starring: Bailey Noble, Jeanine Mason, Michael Grant Terry, Bill Sage, Dendrie Taylor and Kyanna Simone #BFF2017
Arkansas Anime Festival-River Valley Edition announces special guest upcoming Fan-Fiction Writer A.E. Taylor! The anime festival will be held in the Fort Smith Convention Center on May 26th-28th.
Amy Elizabeth loves to write! She is the admin of several Harry Potter themed fanfiction groups as well as a beta reader for other writers. At A2F she will be talking about how you can begin writing fanfiction and what it takes to make a great fanfiction story and much more. For more about Amy go to http://arkansasanimefestival.com .
Jenna spoke with writer/director Kavi Raz and consulting producer Travis Cloyd about their film "The Black Prince" based on a true story and being showcased at the Bentonville Film Festival. Check out the interview below.
"The Black Prince" is the fascinating true story of the last King of the mighty Kingdom of Punjab. Maharajah Duleep Singh character evolves and is torn between two cultures. He is facing constant dilemmas because of this. His most impactful relations in the film was with Queen Victoria. The Black Prince begins a lifelong struggle to regain his Kingdom. Director and writer: Kavi Raz Consulting Producer: Travis Cloyd
Starring: Satinder Sartaaj, Jason Flemyng, Amanda Root, Shabana Azmi, David Essex, Ranjit Singh Shubh, Ameet Chana and Sophie Stevens
Here is some more interesting information about the life of The Black Prince
Dustin sat down with the director of the documentary "Mothers in the Middle", Lauren Hollingsworth. "Mothers in the Middle" screening is Saturday May 6th at 4pm at the Cinetransformer Apple Blossom at the Bentonville Film Festival. Check out the interview below.
The documentary "Mothers in the Middle" is an intimate look at the challenges of being full-time working mother in America. They follow five middle-class mothers juggling parenting and jobs while dealing with major life changes.
Director: Lauren Hollingsworth
Producers: Lauren Hollingsworth, inbal B Lessner and Jamara Ghalayini
Jenna had a chance to sit down with William H Macy, Director and Rachel Winter, producer of the film "Krystal". "Krystal" is a Spotlight film at the Bentonville Film Festival. Check out the interview below.
"Krystal" is a comedic drama about a man who never had a drink in his life. After meeting a woman an ex-hooker-stripper-junkie-alcoholic he pretends to be in AA to get closer to her. Directed by: William H Macy Producer: Rachel Winter Writer: Will Aldis Starring: Rosario Dawson, Nick Robinson, Grant Gustin, William Fichtner, William H Macy, Kathy Bates.
The Bentonville Film Festival is in it third year and continues to grow. The festival will be held this year May 2nd through 7th. We wanted to get the latest from the BFF office.
Jenna Farris had a chance to check back in with co-founder of Bentonville Film Festival, Trevor Drinkwater. Check out what he had to say about BFF 2017!
Painted Woman is a western produced locally by Chasing Sunsets Productions, a Northwest Arkansas based Production company. This is their first feature film and already landed in the Spotlight Screening at the Bentonville Film Festival. The film was shot in various places in Oklahoma. Starring Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games Trilogy) David Thomas Jenkins (Return to the Hiding Place), Kiowa Gordon (Twilight Saga), with Matt Dallas (Kyle XY) and Robert Craighead (Tyler Perry's Too Close to Home).
We had a chance to talk with associate producer, Priscilla Tran. Check out the interview below.
It's that time of year again, time for all of your favorite CW shows to finale. Check out the picture below to find out what day your favorite show finales.
Hearst Television announced that the signal for KHBS/KHOG-TV(ABC 40/29) & KHBS/KHOG-DT2 (THE ARKANSAS CW), and for the rest of its 30 television stations have been restored on DISH Network. “We are grateful to once again have Hearst Television stations providing DISH customers the quality local and national programming which we invest so heavily to offer our local communities,” said Hearst Television President Jordan Wertlieb. “We are thankful to DISH subscribers and to our supportive advertisers for their extraordinary patience during this prolonged process.”
On May 26, 27 and 28th the Arkansas Anime Festival -River Valley Edition will be held in Fort Smith at the Fort Smith Convention Center. so get your tickets now! (Click here for ticket information). Plenty of fun activities for everyone! Cosplay contest, artists, vendors, video and table top competition.
Leah Clark is an American voice actor primarily associated with FUNimation productions. She has done voices such as Mavis from Fairy Tail/Fairy Tail Zero, Mari on Yuri on Ice, Blair from Soul Eater, played voice of Carlita from the Pokemon movies and many more! You can click here to find out more about Leah Clark.
Musical Guest: International Rock Band from Japan, Kazha!
Kazha is a 3 piece rock band from Japan. Members of the band are lead singer and bassist Kazuha Oda, guitarist Hideki Matsushige and drummer Masaya Kondo. Kazuha Oda has worked with world wide performers including Grammy award winner Bob James. The band's work has appeared in iTunes top 100 charts in several different countries. The band's first album was released in 2010 "Overture" and released a second album "Evolution" in 2013. Click here for more on the band.
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Ben Reeder is the author of a popular Demon's Apprentice series, the Zompoc Survivor series and Ash Fall. You can find out more about Ben Reeder by clicking on this link.
Amy Elizabeth loves to write! She is the admin of several Harry Potter themed fanfiction groups as well as a beta reader for other writers. At A2F she will be talking about how you can begin writing fanfiction and what it takes to make a great fanfiction story and much more. For more about Amy go to http://arkansasanimefestival.com . The Arkansas CW Crew!
Meet the Arkansas CW Crew, get a free picture at our Superhero Photo Booth and chance to win prizes! The Arkansas CW is also the home of hit shows such as Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Supernatural, Arrow, Flash, Reign, Originals, iZombie, Riverdale and The 100. You can Click Here to find out more about The Arkansas CW.
We would like you to meet our two new street team members, Dustin Lynch and Jenna Farris! We want to thank everyone who applied and tried out for the crew auditions! We would have loved to have you all on the team but we could only pick two! Welcome to the team!
As part of our Do The Ozarks Series, We had a chance to check out the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is Free to the Public and Handicap accessible. The Museum is located at 202 SW O Street in Bentonville.
The museum is divided into to five different time periods that will guide you through the changing lives of the Native American, seen through their artifacts. There are relics that date back as far as 14,000 years.
Dustin spoke with the Museum of Native American History Director Charlotte Buchanan-Yale. Check out what she had to tell us about the museum!
From June 2nd through the 4th, 2017, The museum will be hosting a Native American Cultural Symposium. They will have writers, performers, storytelling and outdoor film series. Guest will include Bobby Bridger, John Inmon, Joseph Marshall III, Jr. Mathews, Gayle Ross, Sam Scinta and Fulcrum Publishing. There will also be a Native American Fashion Show. More information to come on this event. You can check out their website at www.monah.us .
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Check out some of the photos from the museum below. You can check out other Do The Ozarks Series by going to Dotheozarks.com
We had a chance to catch up with Charlotte Buchanan-Yale the Director of the Museum of Native American History here in Bentonville. We spoke to her about their involvement and some of the jewelry worn during during the Northwest Arkansas Fashion Week runway shows.
The Museum of Native American History is Free to the public to visit. They are open Monday- Saturday 9 AM to 5PM. It is located at 202 SW O Street Bentonville, Arkansas.
The NWA Naturals opened up the season last night in Springdale at Arvest Ballpark. It was a great night for baseball, unfortunately the Naturals fell to the San Antonio Missions 4-0. The night was capped off by The Arkansas CW Fireworks spectacular.
If you missed the fireworks last night don't worry, a second night of fireworks is schedule for tonight. So cheer on the Naturals as they take on the San Antonio Missions, then end your night with a bang with The Arkansas CW Fireworks Spectacular. If you can make it tonight there will be chances this season to catch The Arkansas Cw Fireworks Spectacular. To find out when the next fireworks show is click here!
