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to the 8th ANNUAL LRFF | MAY 12 - 18, 2014 FESTIVAL PROGRAM HOW TO FEST
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AWARDS 8 OPENING NIGHT FILM
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GOLDEN ROCK NARRATIVES
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SPOTLIGHT FILMS
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LRFFYOUTH! 20 GOLDEN ROCK DOCUMENTARIES
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CLINTON SCHOOL SERIES
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CINEMATIC NON FICTION
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MADE IN ARKANSAS
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WORLD SHORTS
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DIAMOND STATE MUSIC REVUE
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LRFFPARTIES! 43 SPECIAL GUESTS
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CLOSING NIGHT FILM
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
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LRFF STAFF Founders Owen Brainard, Jamie Moses, Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud Executive Director Craig Renaud Artistic Director Brent Renaud Managing Director Angie Stoffer Programmers Levi Agee, Justin Nickels, Robert Greene, Faith Chonko Graphic Designer Kevin Waltermire Communications Director Mallory Nickels Marketing Director Veronica Fernandes Special Events Director J P Langston Volunteer Director Elizabeth Strandberg Production Manager Cody Riggan Hospitality Coordinator Lizzie Burnham Sponsor Liason/Marketing Manager Darielle D’Mello Music/Film Programmer Christopher Terry Diamond State Music Revue Matt White Media Team Directors Gabe Gentry Steve Taylor Media Team Assistant Director J. Cole Lansden Youth Programs Casey Sanders (LRFF Youth Director) Mami K. Renaud (Teen Filmmaker Lab Director)
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S P O N SO R S
8th ANNUAL LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SPONSORS AND FUNDERS
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The Gold Pass grants All Access Priority Admission to LRFF2014. With a Gold Pass you have access to over 100 indie films from around the country and the world along with the opportunity to interact with your favorite filmmakers and special guests at the festival one on one. If you fancy a chat with your favorite filmmaker, head over to our filmmaker lounge for a one on one with them.
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BRONZE PASS: $60
The Bronze Pass grants admission to priority seating after Silver Pass holders at all screenings and panels except for the Opening Night Film. This is a Film Pass only and does NOT include entry to LRFF parties, the Closing Night Awards Gala, the Filmmaker Lounge, or the VIP After-Parties.
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Only a character like this can take on so many different roles. Levi Agee plays a thousand parts: animator, editor, designer, amateur stand-up comedian, husband, dad, and character-actor. But his role as programmer and ambassador for our favorite film festival makes us especially proud. Great work, Levi. Now go get some sleep.
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OLD STATEHOUSE MUSEUM AWARDS GAL A
SUNDAY, MAY 18 6:00 PM
DIAMOND AWARD AWARDED TO GOVERNOR MIKE BEEBE
CHARLES B. PIERCE AWARD BEST “MADE IN ARKANSAS” FILM
EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE IN FILMMAKING AWARD
BEST DIRECTOR “MADE IN ARKANSAS”
GOLDEN ROCK NARRATIVE
BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS “MADE IN ARKANSAS” SPECIAL JURY PRIZE “CINEMATIC NON-FICTION” BEST SOUTHERN FILM AWARD
GOLDEN ROCK DOCUMENTARY ARKANSAS TIMES AUDIENCE AWARD LRFF YOUTH FILMMAKING AWARD Awards made possible by
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LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL
OPENING NIGHT FILM
HAPPY VALLEY
Director: Amir Bar-Lev Golden Rock Documentary: 100 MIN CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Mon, May 12 7:30pm
The town of State College, home to Penn State University, lies at the heart of an area known as Happy Valley. Its iconic figure for more than 40 years Joe Paterno, the head coach of the school’s football team, took on mythic national stature as ‘Saint Joe.’ But in November 2011, everything came crashing down when former Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with child sex abuse. Filmed over the course of the year after Sandusky’s arrest, Amir Bar-Lev creates a parable of guilt, responsibility, and identity for a small town caught in the glare of the national spotlight.
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GOLDEN ROCK X NARRATIVES Before I Disappear
93 MIN Director: Shawn Christensen CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Tue, May 13 6:00pm/Sun, May 18 10:30am Based on the 2013 Academy Award winning short film “Curfew.” At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours. X Audience Award: Narrative Feature, SXSW
Big Significant Things
85 MIN Director: Bryan Reisberg CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Fri, May 16 6:00pm/Sat, May 17 12:30pm 26-year-old Craig is doing pretty well for himself. He has job stability, a supportive family, and he is about to start a new chapter with his girlfriend. What better time to lie to his girlfriend and take a road trip by himself to the South?
Buzzard
97 MIN Director: Joel Potrykus CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Sat, May 17 8:30pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Sun, May 18 1:00pm Paranoia forces small-time scam artist, Marty, to flee his lousy temp job and hide out in his co-worker’s basement. Once the sugar high wears off, the horror metal slacker crashes hard, fleeing to Detroit with nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper. It’s like Albert Camus meets Freddy Krueger.
Five Star
88 MIN Director: Keith Miller The REP: Thu, May 15 6:00pm/Fri, May 16 8:30pm In a blend of fiction and reality, “Five Star” explores the relationship between, Primo, a gang leader in the East New York Bloods, and John, a young man trying to decide whether gang life is the path for him. As Primo mentors John, a secret threatens both men’s futures. The film is an intimate contemplation on manhood in the modern urban environment.
Fort Tilden
85 MIN Director: Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Rodgers CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Fri, May 16 8:30pm/Sun, May 18 3:30pm Fort Tilden is New York City’s secluded seaside nirvana where Brooklyn’s hip millennial set flocks for unbridled indulgence. Amidst the vexing stagnation of quarter-life crises, Allie struggles to prepare for the Peace Corps, while Harper awaits checks from her father. X Grand Jury Prize Winner for Best Narrative, SXSW
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GOLDEN ROCK X NARRATIVES The Heart Machine
85 MIN Director: Zachary Wigon CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Wed, May 14 5:45pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Thu, May 15 4:00pm Cody and Virginia meet online while he’s in Brooklyn and she’s in Berlin. They’re happy together—except they’ve never really met. Cody’s questions about Virginia’s life in Berlin become an obsession, leading him to doubt that she’s there at all. Through two parallel journeys, “The Heart Machine” explores how digital mediation complicates modern love.
I Believe in Unicorns
80 MIN Director: Leah Meyerhoff The REP: Sat, May 17 6:00pm/Sun, May 18 1:00pm Davina, a strong-willed teenager, escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother, she seeks salvation in a relationship with an older boy. She is swept into a whirlwind of romance and adventure, but the enchantment fades. “I Believe in Unicorns” takes us through the complex landscape of troubled young love.
To Kill a Man
82 MIN Director: Alejandro Fernandez Almendras The REP: Wed, May 14 3:00pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Thu, May 15 2:00pm Jorge, a hardworking family man, is mugged by a neighborhood delinquent, Kalule. Jorge’s son is shot when he confronts Kalule. After a short prison sentence, Kalule continues terrorizing Jorge’s family until he must take justice into his own hands. X World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, Sundance
Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter
105 MIN Director: David & Nathan Zellner CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Fri May 16 3:30pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Sat, May 17 8:30pm A lonely Japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried in a fictional film is real. Abandoning her structured life in Tokyo for the frozen Minnesota wilderness, she embarks on a quest for her fortune. X U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Musical Score, Sundance
Little Accidents 105 MIN
Director: Sara Colangelo CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Thu, May 15 6:00pm/The REP: Fri, May 16 1:30am Disaster tears apart an Appalachian coal-mining town. The lives of three very different inhabitants become tangled in a web of secrets. As tensions rise over who to blame for the deadly mishap, the teenage son of a top executive at the coal mine goes missing.
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GOLDEN ROCK X NARRATIVES A Night in Old Mexico
103 MIN Director: Emillio Aragon CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Wed, May 14 3:15pm/The REP: Thu, May 15 11:30am Forced to give up his land and home, Texas rancher Red Bovie refuses to retire quietly. He hits the road with his estranged grandson for one last wild adventure filled with guns, women and booze.
Two Step
93 MIN Director: Alex R. Johnson The REP: Thu, May 15 8:30pm/Sat, May 17 3:30pm In this fast-paced Texas thriller the lives of James, a directionless college dropout, and Webb, a career criminal with his back against the wall, violently collide.
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SPOTLIGHT X FILMS Actress
86 MIN Director: Robert Greene CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Wed, May 14 8:15pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Fri, May 16 6:00pm “When Brandy decides to reclaim her life as an actor, the domestic world sheʼs carefully created crumbles around her. Actress is both a present tense portrait of a dying relationship and an exploration of a complicated woman, performing the role of herself, as she faces the desires that exist outside of her home.”
Devil’s Knot
114 MIN Director: Atom Egoyan CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Sun, May 18 8:15pm Starting with a personal look at the murders of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, in 1993, Devil’s Knot explores the investigation and trials that followed, as experienced by an investigator and the mother of one of the victims.
Metropolis with live score from Sound of the Mountain 70 MIN
Director: Fritz Lang CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Thu, May 15 9:15pm
In July 2008, an essentially complete copy of Metropolis had been found — a 16mm dupe negative unearthed by the curator of the Buenos Aires Museo del Cine that was considerably longer than any existing print. It included not merely a few additional snippets, but 25 minutes of “lost” footage, about a fifth of the film, that had not been seen since its Berlin debut.
Mocking Bird Don’t Screen: The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant 87 MIN Moderator: Levi Agee The Joint: Sat, May 17 8:45pm
A hilarious live comedic commentary inspired by Mystery Science Theater.
The Night the Blackbirds Fell 40 MIN Director: Brian Campbell & Will Scott The Joint: Fri, May 16 9:00pm/Sat, May 17 7:15pm
New Year’s Eve, 2010, midnight, thousands of blackbirds fall from the sky. Not far away, 100,000 drum fish wash up dead on the banks of the Arkansas River. Hazmat crews comb the region collecting the birds, while community members worry and wonder what happened. Mainstream media the world over generate curiosity and hysteria around the mysterious wildlife deaths, as internet “experts” declare it a sign of the apocalypse.
THE FUTURE OF FILM TECH LRFFTalks
Moderated By: Levi Agee 45 MIN Filmmaker Lounge at Ron Robinson Theater It’s easy to say that story is everything in filmmaking, but this panel might make you rethink how important technology can be to filmmaking. Whether you are working on a studio blockbuster or a one person crew there are lots of exciting technologies that can assist your storytelling. From Google Glass, drones, to 3D printing we will have a conversation with experts leading the industry in revolutionary gadgets and workflows that could change the way you make movies. Featuring digital media creator and strategist Brant Collins who will be in attendance demonstrating the exciting new technology Google Glass and how it could be used in filmmaking, as well as John Steward the Physics Lab Manager at Hendrix College to discuss 3D printing to discuss practical ways of integrating printing into filmmaking, Joel Gordon at the Argenta Innovation Space will give his insight on entrepreneurial aspects of innovation, and some TBD local experts on camera drones and remote helicopter systems.
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BROWN BAG LUNCH LECTURE: LOUIS JORDAN OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM MAY 14 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • FREE Arkansas-born Louis Jordan’s songs like “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “Caldonia” and “Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens” can still be heard today, decades since Jordan ruled the charts.
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ARKANSAS! EXHIBIT OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM • FREE The exhibit features the state’s ties to Hollywood, through both movies and television.
PRIMUS MAY 14 • 7:30 PM • $32, $38.50, $47 FIRST SECURITY AMPHITHEATER, RIVERFRONT PARK Spend an evening with Primus on the banks of the Arkansas River. The band’s unique sound and electrifying live performances showcase an enduring career that spans decades.
MAIN STREET FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS DOWNTOWN MAY 16 • 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM Each Friday the Downtown Little Rock Partnership fills the corner of Capitol and Main with the hottest food trucks in Arkansas. THE 40TH ANNUAL LITTLE ROCK FARMERS’ MARKET • RIVER MARKET PAVILIONS MAY 17 • 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM • FREE Patronized by locals and tourists, the Farmers’ Market has served as a seasonal institution and local destination favorite for four decades.
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FILMMAKER WELCOME RECEPTION FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014 4:30PM GROUNDS OF HEIFER VILLAGE AT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Join us at Heifer Village for a Filmmaker Welcome Reception, sponsored by Heifer International. Heifer International is a world hunger and poverty organization working to feed families around the world through sustainable solutions. Filmmaker, Gold, and Sponsor Badge Holders admitted. Free Drinks and Music by Luscious Spiller.
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2014 LRFFYOUTH!
A Presentation of the Arkansas Educational Television Network
LRFFYouth! and AETN’s Student Filmmaking Workshops give Arkansas students the opportunity to learn from the State’s best filmmakers, meet the nation’s finest storytellers, screen their very own films and be part of Arkansas’s fastest growing film festival.
WORKSHOPS
SCREENINGS AND RECEPTION
OPENING REMARKS 9:00am - 9:15am LR Marriott General Session
AETN STUDENT SELECTS FILM SCREENING SERIES 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday, May 14 LR Marriott 3 Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock, AR
Thursday May 15th CALS Ron Robinson Theater 100 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR
A selection of the best youth films made in Arkansas including the THEA Foundation Scholarship winning films.
MASTERCLASS – Developing Your Story 9:20am – 11:30am LR Marriott Story Development/Story Outline/Scriptwriting/Pitch Session The first part of this morning session will be a lively presentation/discussion with professional scriptwriters and content developers (HBO, Cinemax, etc.). The second part of the morning will be hands-on story development in small groups. Session ends with student lead “Pitch Sessions”.
MASTERCLASS – Acting for the Camera 9:00am – 11:00am LR Marriott
Participants learn to get comfortable in front of the lens. Instruction focuses on understanding technical and emotional adjustments required for working in front of the camera, working in a relaxed and truthful way, and developing confidence with the camera. Some exercises are performed on camera, and with emphasis on close-ups, simple scenes and basic camera moves.
MASTERCLASS 1:45pm – 4:00pm LR Marriott
AWARDS CEREMONY Thursday May 16th 12:00pm Presented by AETN, the THEA Foundation and the Arkansas Film Commission.
LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL GALA Sunday, May 18th 2014 Best LRFF!Youth Film Award and THEA Scholarship Award winners recognized.
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In this session students from the concurrent sessions will come together for a handson digital workshop designed to teach basics in directing, cinematography, interviewing with an emphasis on the director’s analysis of a scene, blocking actors, directing actors and understanding the camera as a character.
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GOLDEN ROCK X DOCUMENTARIES The Case Against 8 109 MIN
Director: Ben Cotner & Ryan White The REP: Sat, May 17 8:30pm
Five years in the making, this is a look inside the historic case to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. The high-profile trial makes headlines with the unlikely pairing of Ted Olson and David Boies, political foes who last faced off as opposing attorneys in Bush v. Gore. The plaintiffs, two gay couples, find their families at the center of the controversy. X Directing Award: U.S. Documentary, Sundance
E-Team
88 MIN Director: Katy Chevigny & Ross Kauffman Clinton School of Public Service: Wed, May 14 6:00pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Thu, May 15 1:00pm Anna, Ole, Fred and Peter are members of the Emergencies Team, the boots on the ground for an international human rights group. They investigate, document, and capture the world’s attention. Human rights abuses thrive on secrecy and silence. The work of the “E-Team” has given voice to thousands. X Cinematography Award: U.S. Documentary, Sundance
Korengal
90 MIN Director: Sebastian Junger World Premier: CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Sat, May 17 3:15pm KORENGAL picks up where RESTREPO left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war. KORENGAL explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the young men who fight it. As one soldier cheers when he kills an enemy fighter, another looks into the camera and asks if God will ever forgive him for all of the killing he has done.
Manny
106 MIN Director: Leon Gast & Ryan Moore CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Fri, May 16 12:45pm/The REP Sat, May 17 12:45pm Narrated by Liam Neeson and directed by Ryan Moore and Academy Award winner Leon Gast, “Manny” is an inspirational tale of a man who overcame insurmountable odds to become one of the most loved and respected athletes of all time. From a starving teenager who fought to feed his family, to a Congressman working tirelessly to improve the lives of his people, “Manny” explores the many triumphs and tribulations of Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao.
The Notorious Mr. Bout
90 MIN Director: Tony Gerber & Maxim Pozdorovkin Clinton School of Public Service: Thu, May 15 6:00pm/The REP: Fri, May 16 6:00pm After his 2008 arrest in Thailand, the career of international arms smuggler Viktor Bout came to an end. Veiled by the obscurity of post-Soviet Russia, he built an empire of aerial delivery so vast he was called “the merchant of death.” In sharp contrast to that super-villain persona, was another Bout: a philosophical businessman who enjoyed travel, his work, his family, and filming it all.
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GOLDEN ROCK X DOCUMENTARIES Point and Shoot
82 MIN Director: Marshall Curry Clinton School of Public Service: Sat, May 17 12:30pm/CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Sun, May 18 1:00pm In 2006, a timid 27-year-old with OCD set off on a “crash course in manhood.” Matt VanDyke bought a motorcycle and a video camera and began a three-year, 35,000-mile trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East. He struck up an unlikely friendship with a Libyan hippie and when revolution broke out in Libya, Matt fought and filmed the war until he was captured by Gaddafi forces and held in solitary confinement for six months.
Virunga
101 MIN Director: Orlando von Einsiedel Clinton School of Public Service: Sat, May 17 5:45pm/The REP Sun, May 18 3:30pm In the forested depths of eastern Congo lies Virunga National Park, one of the most bio-diverse places in the world and home to the last of the mountain gorillas. In this wild, but enchanted environment, a small and embattled team of park rangers - including an ex-child soldier turned ranger, a carer of orphan gorillas and a Belgian conservationist - protect this UNESCO world heritage site from armed militia, poachers and the dark forces struggling to control Congo’s rich natural resources.
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CLINTON SCHOOL SERIES
The Clinton School of Public Service sidebar at the Little Rock Film Festival features documentary films that deal with pressing international and humanitarian issues.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 6PM
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NOTORIOUS MR. BOUT THURSDAY, MAY 15, 6PM
POINT AND SHOOT SATURDAY, MAY 17, 12:30PM
LIFE AFTER DEATH SATURDAY, MAY 17, 3:15PM
VIRUNGA
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 5:45PM
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CINEMATIC X NON FICTION A special sidebar celebrating films that challenge the rules and conventions of the documentary form in new and interesting ways. Guest currator Robert Greene.
Fish Tail
61 MIN Director: Andrew Renzi CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Thu, May 15 12:30pm/Sat, May 17 10:45am The iconic voice and noble philosophies of Harry Dean Stanton accentuate this look at life on the edge of wilderness. Cowboys, roaring campfires, and vast landscapes punctuate this glimpse into a lifestyle few Americans pursue. With rustic beauty, this atmospheric documentary honestly observes an idealized occupation. This is a film for “those of earth-born passion.”
Killing Time
54 MIN Director: Jaap van Hoewijk Historic Arkansas Museum; Thu, May 15 11:30am/Sat, May 17 10:45am Filmed in a cinema direct style, the film witnesses how a family is killing time while waiting for the execution of their loved one in Huntsville, Texas. “Killing Time” is a naked film: no music, no effects, nothing to amplify or influence the images.
Life After Death
74 MIN Director: Joe Callander Clinton School of Public Service: Sat, May 17 3:15pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Sun, May 18 3:30pm Somewhere in Kigali, Rwanda, best friends Kwasa and Fils try to navigate life in the wake of genocide. Fils offers Kwasa prudent advice on work and life, while Kwasa, the hilarious, savvy, heart-broken hustler howls at the ghosts of his past while grasping for a stable future.
Living Stars
63 MIN Director: Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat The REP: Thu, May 15 4:30pm/Stickyz: Sat, May 17 9:00pm From the creators of the mythic and avant-garde TV show, “Televisión abierta” which broke into Argentine television in the 90s, this film focuses on one of the central aspects of the show: common people dancing to popular music in their own homes.
Manakamana
118 MIN Director: Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez Historic Arkansas Museum: Fri, May 16 8:30pm/Sat, May 17 12:15pm High above a jungle in Nepal, pilgrims make an ancient journey by cable car to worship Manakamana. X Golden Leopard: Cinema of the Present, Locarno Film Festival
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CINEMATIC X NON FICTION Ne Me Quitte Pas
107 MIN Director: Sabine Lubbe Bakker & Niels van Koevorden CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Thu, May 15 2:00pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Fri, May 16 1:30pm With surprising humility and hilarity, follow the downward spiral of two Belgian farmers’ mid-life crises. Left by his wife for another man, Marcel falls into a deep depression and alcoholism, with only his friend Bob, also an alcoholic, to look after him. “Ne Me Quitte Pas” is a tender, funny, and disturbing examination of the fragile male ego.
The Overnighters
100 MIN Director: Jesse Moss CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Sat, May 17 5:50pm Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor risks everything to help them. X U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival
Rich Hill
91 MIN Director: Tracy Droz Tragos & Andrew Droz Palermo The REP: Fri, May 16 4:00pm/Sun, May 18 10:30am In rural Missouri, Andrew works on his bike, talks about dreams, and practices dance moves. Harley lives with nine other family members because his mom is in prison. Still, he is the first to crack a joke. Appachey finds solace in skateboards and, despite his intelligence, has to repeat a grade. They walk with clenched-jaw stares like they have nothing to lose, but they are insightful and determined to survive. Despite isolation and brutality, they imagine they can live the American dream.
Stop the Pounding Heart
101 MIN Director: Roberto Minervini Historic Arkansas Museum: Thu, May 15 8:30pm/Sat, May 17 5:45pm Sara’s parents homeschool their twelve children, rigorously following the precepts of the Bible. Sara is taught to be a devout woman, subservient to men while keeping her emotional and physical purity intact until marriage, but when she meets a young bull rider she questions everything.
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SHORTS
FEATURES Valley Inn
119 MIN Director: Kim Swink & Chris Spencer CALS Ron Robinson Theater: Tue, May 13 8:30pm/The REP Thu, May 15 1:45pm Emily Mason, a New Jersey college student, finds herself in a dusty dying small southern town, a thousand miles from home, selling Christian books door-to-door for the summer. Through a series of misadventures in “the Bookfield,” and her growing friendships with the endearing and often comical local residents, Emily begins to discover what is most valuable in life, at the Valley Inn.
Man Shot Dead
73 MIN Director: Taylor Feltner Historic Arkansas Museum: Fri, May 16 4:00pm/Historic Arkansas Museum: Sun, May 18 10:30am Man Shot Dead is an intimate portrait of a family living with the legacy of an unexplained murder. Deftly weaving archival imagery with revealing interviews, the film is at once a search for answers and a timely perspective on the cataclysmic, long-lasting effects of gun violence decades after the fact.
Sympathy Pains
90 MIN Director: Joe Dull The Joint: Thu, May 15 8:30pm/Sat, May 17 12:30pm When Danny and Stephanie find out they’re pregnant (surprise!), Danny can’t stop his own morning sickness. Every mention of the baby sends him running for a bathroom, except when he’s on stage. Even though he’s the worst comedian in the room, no matter the room, Danny lives to be on the stage. Danny’s symptoms only get worse when the impossible occurs- his terrible act starts getting laughs. Fighting a battle between his family and his dream job, Danny chooses both and succeeds at neither.
ARKANSAS UP CLOSE 67 MIN The REP: Wed, May 14 5:00pm/The Joint: Sun, May 18 3:00pm
Explore the struggles and triumphs of your fellow Arkansans through the eyes of those portrayed in these documentary shorts. Whether the subjects are being pushed aside by an internal struggle or by one of the largest corporations in the country, each individual finds the strength to stand up and take charge of their pursuits.
The 21 Mile Marathon 11 MIN Director: Tyler Tarver
Red Octopus
7 MIN Director: Johnnie Brannon
An Uncertain Bill of Health 34 MIN Director: Eric White
Glass Eyes of Locust Bayou 15 MIN Director: Simon Mercer
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SHORTS
UNBROKEN SPIRITS 76 MIN The REP: Tue, May 13 5:00pm/The Joint: Sat, May 17 5:00pm
Each journey runs into obstacles, but in the case of these short films, the overwhelming odds each subject faced are not enough to deter them. Natural and personal disasters reiterate the importance of the intangibles of life, as is seen here. A simple change of perception is enough to change the path traveled.
A Broken Road To Hope
After The Tsunami
True Athlete
Blowing Smoke
8 MIN Director: Nathan Willis
9 MIN Director: Tyler West
30 MIN Producer: Larry Foley
29 MIN Director: Mike Holifield
FACE TO FACE 70 MIN The REP: Wed, May 14 7:00pm/The Joint: Sun, May 18 1:00pm
Confronting enemies and facing fears is a part of life for high school students and soldiers alike. While the stakes may be higher in some situation, for each of the characters in these shorts, the potential downfall would be earth-shattering.
ARKANSAS
Watch The Rhine
Homefront
Man Of God
Sacred Hearts, Holy Souls
11 MIN Director: Taylor Dan Lucas
16 MIN Director: Matthew Aughtry
3 MIN Director: Eric White
40 MIN Director: Mark Thiedeman
ALTERED STATES 68 MIN The REP: Wed, May 14 9:00pm/The Joint: Sun, May 18 11:00am
Confronting enemies and facing fears is a part of life for high school students and soldiers alike. While the stakes may be higher in some situation, for each of the characters in these shorts, the potential downfall would be earth-shattering.
Origin
Strangers
Mal
An Ode To Angeline
20 MIN Director: Caleb Fanning
9 MIN Director: Joshua Harrison & Michael Armstrong
14 MIN Director: Justin Nickels
4 MIN Director: Sarah Jones
Collection Day 21 MIN Director: Scott Eggleston
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ADVENTURE TIME 65 MIN The REP: Tue, May 13 7:15pm/The Joint: Sat, May 17 3:00pm
Come along for the ride as the characters in each of these films takes us an exciting voyage. You’ll catch glimpses of international intrigue, wacky family drama, and twisting journeys through space and time.
In Borrowed Time
Stuck
Spontaneous History Lesson By Evan
Citizen Noir
17 MIN Director: Dustin Barnes
1 MIN Director: Douglas Bankston
19 MIN Director: John Hockaday
11 MIN Director: Michael Ferrera
Undercover
SHORTS
17 MIN Director: Marcel Guadron
LESSONS IN LOSS 65 MINS The REP: Tue, May 13 9:15pm/The Joint: Sat, May 17 10:45am
The times that test us most are those that shape us. When faced with tragedy and death, the characters in these films each react in their own way. A study of the multifaceted world of human emotion and heartache, these stories are sure to offer audiences new insights into one another.
Shoes Of Hayim
A Matter Of Honor
Sidearoadia
13 Pieces Of The Universe
12 MIN Director: Kenn Woodard
15 MIN Director: Bruce Hutchinson
19 MIN Director: David Bogard
19 MIN Director: Tara Sheffer
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WORLD X SHORTS PIECES OF LIFE 120 MIN The Joint: Thu, May 15 11:30am/Sticky Fingers: Sun, May 18 3:30pm Six films, six pieces of life. These small glimpses tell amazing stories.
The Bravest, the Boldest
Looms
Lambing Season
The King of Size
Ghosts on the Mountain
June July August
17 MIN Director: Moon Molson
15 MIN Director: Jeannie Donohoe
26 MIN Director: Jared Jakins
14 MIN Director: Funk Brothers
18 MIN Director: Peter Dowd
5 MIN Director: Jason Affolder
CINEMATIC STORIES 120 MIN The Joint: Thu, May 15 2:00pm/Sticky Fingers: Sat, May 17 6:30pm hese six films tell big stories through time and space.
Cinephilia
The Spymaster
Last Shot 11 MIN Director: Greg Popp
Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier
Lomax
A Stitch in Time
19 MIN Director: Leah Chen Baker
12 MIN Director: Jesse Kreitzer
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23 MIN Director: Ben Powell
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WORLD X SHORTS ASKEW 120 MIN The Joint: Thu, May 15 4:30pm/Sticky Fingers: Sun, May 18 1:00pm Things are a little off in these seven films, where will you stand in the end?
Where the Red Fox Lies
Songs From The Outside
The Cyclist
Minimus
Cherry Pop: The Story of the World’s Fanciest Cat
Tin & Tina
36 MIN Director: Jeff Ray
7 MIN Director: Christopher Bryan
28 MIN Director: Michael Van Ostade
6 MIN Director: Jonathan Hopkins
12 MIN Director: Rubin Stein
11 MIN Director: Kareem Tabsch
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
120 MIN The Joint: Fri, May 16 11:00am/Sticky Fingers: Sat, May 17 1:30pm Seven films showing the limits of the mind, body and soul.
By the Sea
Le Plongeon
Insomniacs
Strike: The Greatest Bowling Story Ever Told
13 MIN Director: Robert Machoian
15 MIN Director: Charles Chintzer Lai
10 MIN Director: Delphine Le Courtois
13 MIN Director: Joey Daoud
Dog Food
18 MIN Director: Brian Crano
The Lipstick Stain 10 MIN Director: Dagny Looper
Into The Silent Sea 25 MIN Director: Andrej Landin
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WORLD X SHORTS MULTIFARIOUSNESS
120 MIN The Joint: Fri, May 16 1:30pm/Sticky Fingers: Sat, May 17 4:00pm None of these seven films is like the other and we like it that way.
Sketch
X-Ray Man
Breaking Night
Yearbook
Master Muscles
Pity
28 MIN Director: Stephen T. Barton
10 MIN Director: Yolonda Ross
14 MIN Director: Efrén Hernández
9 MIN Director: Kerri Yost
5 MIN Director: Bernardo Britto
7 MIN Director: John Pata
One Armed Man 27 MIN Director: Tim Guinee
OUR TIMES 120 MIN The Joint: Fri, May 16 4:00pm/Sticky Fingers: Sat, May 17 11:00am Are you ready to discuss issues from today and tomorrow?
The Usual
10 MIN Director: Dawn Higginbotham
21 MIN Director: Vivian Kleiman
Confusion Through Sand
Distance
Little Black Fishes
Broke
12 MIN Director: Danny Madden
27 MIN Director: Azra Deniz OKYAY
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Families Are Forever
25 MIN Director: Aimee Long
15 MIN Director: Benham Jones
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THE DIAMOND STATE X MUSIC REVUE ADAM FAUCETT
The Arkansas born and bred Adam Faucett is most known for his powerful, almost operatic voice and intricate fingerpicking. A true road runner, Adam has been steady criss-crossing the country for six years in support of his three albums, sharing the stage with the likes of Lucero, Calexico, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Vetiver, Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music, Damien Jurado, Elf Power and Malcom Holcombe. Faucett’s latest release, Blind Water Finds Blind Water, is out now on Little Rock’s own Last Chance Records.
AMOS COCHRAN
Amos Cochran is an American musician and award-winning composer for film, theater, and television, possessing a 2010 Kennedy Center Excellence in Composing award. Growing up, Cochran played Bass and Piano in Jazz, Rock, and Experimental bands in his home town of Fayetteville, Arkansas. In 2011, he scored his first Arkansas film, The Orderly, directed by Daniel Campbell, which won the Charles B. Pierce Award at the Little Rock Film Festival. Amos continued on to score many Arkansas films including The Bloodstone Diaries, Calamari Sunset pt IV, Death of a Super Hero, Mary, The Discontentment of Ed Telfair, 45RPM, Champion Trees, Strangers, and Valley Inn.
BONNIE MONTGOMERY
Arkansas born and bred Bonnie Montgomery is a classically trained composer and opera singer by day and country queen by night. Bringing her raucous spin on traditional southern music to honky-tonks throughout the U.S. and Europe, Bonnie’s catalog hails from a place where outlaw country saddles up with Americana and folk.
FOLIAGE
Relatively new to the Little Rock music scene, Foliage combines the harmony and improvisational approach of modal jazz with the intensity and syncopated textures of drum and bass.
JOSHUA ASANTE
Musician, photographer, a sometimes poet; art informs most aspects of Joshua Asante’s life. Joshua is a guitarist and lead vocalist for two bands, Velvet Kente and Amasa Hines. The latter of two released their first full length album, All The World There Is, to wide spread critical acclaim in early 2014. Whether he is behind a camera lens or onstage with a band, or even alone a poet; the aim remains the same. Clarity, positivity, and ascension through art.
RONDEY BLOCK
Rodney Block, a Dumas native who has been thriving in the local music scene years, is a trumpeter who has performed in various venues across the region, building a niche in the genres of jazz and hip hop. Notable artists he has shared the stage with include Dwele, Jonathan Butler, Dave Hollister, Wynton Marsalis, and Eric Roberson. In 2007, Block’s televised jazz feature, AETN Presents: Front Row with Rodney Block, was nominated for a Regional Emmy. He can often be found performing with his stellar backing unit, The Real Music Lovers.
RUNAWAY PLANET
Founded in 2001, Little Rock bluegrass band Runaway Planet evolved out of a long-time friendship between members and a mutual love for traditional string-band music. Their music is a mix of hard-driving bluegrass, three-part harmonies, complex arrangements and original songs.
WALTER HENDERSON
Walter Henderson, trumpeter, flugel hornist, puccolist and vocalist, is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. He served with the 60th U.S. Army Band and studied music at Little Rock University and at Governors State University, where he gained popularity with the GSU Jazz Sextet. The group toured Europe, the Far East, and was twice winner of the Notre Dame Col- legiate Jazz Festival. Upon different occasions, he has appeared with Redd Foxx, The Four Tops, and Buddy Guy. He was a principal in the Little Rock Brazilian jazz-pop band, Circo Verde, and in more recent times, plays with such acts as The Funkanites and Amasa Hines.
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LRFFPA RTIES!
7th ANNUAL | MAY 12 - 18, 2014
MONDAY, MAY 12 LRFF KICKOFF PARTY 9:30pm CALS Ron Robinson Theater Join us in and around the Cals Ron Robinson Theater for the Little Rock Film Festival 2014 Kickoff Party following the screening of Amir BarLev’s “Happy Valley”. Gold, Sponsor and Filmmaker Passes admitted. Food by The Fold and music by Trey Johnson.
TUESDAY, MAY 13 STICKYZ “VALLEY INN” POST PARTY 10:30pm Sticky Fingerz Following the screening of the Arkansas Made Feature “Valley Inn”, head across the street for a party at Sticyz Rock’N”Roll Chicken Shack, celebrating the music from the film. Filmmaker, Sponsor, Gold, and Silver badges admitted free. Live Music performances from Randall Shreve and the Sideshow Audrey Dean Kelly Korey Danley Jeff Colman Salty Dogs Amy Garland Clancy Ferguson
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 MADE IN ARKANSAS PARTY 10:00PM The Fold Don’t Miss this Party Celebrating Filmmaking in Arkansas inside one of our cities coolest spaces: A Vintage Motorcycle and Service Station themed Taqueria called The Fold. Filmmaker, Sponsor, Gold, and Silver Badges admitted for free. Enjoy music from Seth Baldy’s Vinyl collection.
THURSDAY, MAY 15 LRFF HOOTENANNY 9:30pm WT Bubba’s Celebrate all things Southern at the LRFF Hootenanny and Crawfish Boil at WT Bubbas. Filmmaker, Sponsor, Gold, and Silver Passes admitted free. Live Bluegrass from Brother Andy and his Big Damn Mouth
FRIDAY, MAY 16 FILMMAKER WELCOME RECEPTION 4:30pm Heifer International
JUNCTION BRIDGE PARTY 9:00pm The Junction Bridge Join us for a spectacular party on the old Junction Train Bridge spanning the Arkansas River. Feel the wind blow through your hair as we party to the projected video mixes of G-Force. Filmmaker, Sponsor, Gold, and Silver badges admitted free. Non-pass Holders $10
ARGENTA ROOFTOP VIP PARTY 11:00pm Argenta Arts Rooftop A special VIP outdoor roof party above the Argenta Arts District in North Little Rock. Filmmaker, Gold, and Sponsor Passes admitted. Free Drinks. Karoake!
SATURDAY, MAY 17 WAREHOUSE PARTY: ACE GLASS 10:30pm ACE Glass Joshua Asante of Amasa Hines will DJ this late night warehouse dance party on the outskirts of downtown Little Rock. “Booyah! Dad” Arkansas’ Seediest Party Band will play between sets. This is gonna be one to remember. Filmmaker, Sponsor, Gold and Silver Badges admitted free.
SUNDAY, MAY 18 LRFF AWARDS GALA 6:00pm Old Statehouse Museum Join us at the Old State House, famous as the site of Bill Clinton’s victory speech in 1992, for a party and Awards Gala. Dress up for drinks on the lawn and food provided by Trios. Filmmaker, Sponsor, and Gold Passes admitted free.
CRUSH WINE BAR WRAP PARTY 10:30pm Crush Wine Bar Celebrate the winners and say goodbye to our visiting filmmakers at the closing night party at Argenta’s Crush Wine Bar. Filmmaker, Gold, Silver and Sponsor badges admitted.
Join us on the beautiful campus of the headquarters for the Aid Organization Heifer International, for a special welcome party for our visiting filmmakers. Filmmaker, Gold, and Sponsor Badge Holders admitted. Free Drinks and Music by Luscious Spiller.
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SPECIAL X GUESTS AMIR BAR-LEV
Amir Bar-Lev is a producer and director, known for The Tillman Story (2010), My Kid Could Paint That (2007) and Fighter (2000). Amir’s film Happy Valley, about the Penn State Coach Sandusky controversy, will open the 2014 Little Rock Film Festival.
BRANDY BURRE
Brandy Burre is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Theresa D’Agostino on the HBO series The Wire. Burre was born in Sandusky, Ohio. She is the star of Robert Greene’s new documentary Actress, which chronicles her struggles juggling motherhood and an acting career.
ELA BITTENCOURT
Ela Bittencourt is a writer, critic and arts professional, specializing in European, art-house and documentary film. She has written on film for publications including Art Forum, Frieze Magazine, Cineaste and Senses of Cinema. Frequent contributor on film to Slant Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine, Reverse Shot, The L and Guernica.
ERIC HYNES
Eric Hynes is a New York-based film critic and reporter whose outlets include the New York Times, Time Out New York, Film Comment, Slate, the Village Voice, Cinema Scope, and IndieWire.
JACOB LOFLAND
Jacob Lofland is an Arkansas native and an actor best known for his role as Neckbone in Jeff Nichol’s Mud. Jacob comes to the Little Rock Film Festival this year with the film Little Accidents.
JASON MACE & MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM
Jason Mace and Michael Cunningham are members of the Army Platoon that fought in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan and were featured in the Academy Award nominated documentary Restrepo. They come to the Little Rock Film Festival for World Festival Premiere of the Restrepo sequel “Korengal”
LAUREN WISSOT
Lauren Wissot is a film critic and journalist, filmmaker and programmer, and a contributing editor at “Filmmaker” magazine. She’s also the programming consultant for the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival and a member of the Bermuda International Film Festival’s international advisory board.
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SPECIAL X GUESTS GOVERNOR MIKE BEEBE
Governor Mike Beebe, since taking office in 2007, has made improving education, expanding Arkansas’s economy and cutting taxes his top priorities. He has also helped usher in new tax incentives for television and film production. Along with his wife Ginger, the governor has been an unapologetic champion of the Arts and the Little Rock Film Festival, appearing every years since its inception. Governor Mike Beebe will receive the LRFF Diamond Award at the Gala at the Old Statehouse Museum.
ROBERT GREENE
Robert Greene is a filmmaker and writer. His most recent film is ACTRESS. His last film, FAKE IT SO REAL, was named one of the best documentaries of the year by Roger Ebert. Robert has written movie reviews and essays on documentary film for outlets such as Sight & Sound, Filmmaker Magazine, Hammer to Nail, Nonfics and the Indiewire blog Press Play. He is a special guest programmer of the LRFF “Cinematic Non-Fiction” sidebar.
TIM BASHAM
Tim Basham is a film critic and entertainment writer for Paste Magazine and was a consultant for the film Before the Music Dies.
Arkansas Living Treasure Film Series Wednesday, May 28th • 5:30 reception • 6:30 screening At Ron Robinson Theater in downtown Little Rock, 100 River Market Ave. • Free
11 short films, 11 fascinating people, 1 night.
Clockwise from top: Dallas Bump • James R. Cook • Peter Lippincott • Violet Hensley • Leon Niehues • Robyn Horn • Doug Stowe • Irma Gail Hatcher • Larry Williams • Winston Taylor • Jim Larkin
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8th ANNUAL
LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL
CLOSING NIGHT FILM
DEVIL’S KNOT
Director: Atom Egoyan Sunday, May 18, 2014. 8:15pm/Ron Robinson Theater Directed by Academy Award® nominee Atom Egoyan and starring Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth, Devil’s Knot is based on the nonfiction book about the West Memphis 3 trial by award-winning Arkansas author Mara Leveritt. Starting with a personal look at the murders of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, in 1993, Devil’s Knot explores the investigation and trials that followed, as experienced by an investigator and the mother of one of the victims.
* TICKETS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT Limited tickets to Closing Night Film are now available for purchase. LRFF2014 pass holders do not need a separate ticket for this screening
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FILM SCHEDULE 2014 MONDAY, MAY 12 Time/Venues
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TUESDAY, MAY 13 Time/Venues
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6:00pm: Before I Disappear
CALS Ron Robinson Theater 5:00pm: Arkansas Shorts: Unbroken Spirits
The REP
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8:30pm: Valley Inn
7:15pm: Arkansas Shorts: Adventure Time
9:15pm: Arkansas Shorts: Lessonsin Loss 10:30pm: “Valley Inn” Post Party
Stickyz
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 Time/Venues
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3:15pm: A Night in Old Mexico
CALS Ron Robinson Theater
3:00pm: To Kill a Man
5:30pm: Arkansas Shorts: Arkansas Up Close
The REP
7:00pm
7:00pm: Arkansas Shorts: Face to Face
9:00pm: Arkansas Shorts: Altered States
9:00am: LRFF Youth Workshop
10:00pm: Made in Arkansas Party
The Fold
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8:15pm: Actress
6:00pm: E-Team
Clinton School of Public Service
Museum of Discovery
6:00pm 5:45pm: The Hearth Machine
10:00am
SPOTLIGHT
11:00am
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LRFF YOUTH
1:00pm
DOCUMENTARY
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CINEMATIC NON FICTION
4:00pm
5:00pm
LRFF TALKS
6:00pm
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MADE IN ARKANSAS
8:00pm
WORLD SHORTS
9:00pm
10:00pm
PARTIES
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FILM SCHEDULE 2014 THURSDAY, MAY 15 Time/Venues
9:00am
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10:00am: LRFF Youth Films
CALS Ron Robinson Theater
11:30am: A Night in Old Mexico
The REP
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2:00pm: Ne Me Quitte Pas 1:45pm: Valley Inn
The Joint
12:30pm: World Shorts 1
Historic Arkansas Museum
12:30pm: Killing Time
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6:00pm: Little Accidents
4:30pm: Living Stars
6:00pm: Five Star
8:30pm: Two Step
6:00pm: World Shorts 3
8:30pm: Sympathy Pains
3:00pm: World Shorts 2
2:00pm: To Kill a Man
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4:30pm: Fishtail
4:00pm: The Hearth Machine
6:30pm: E-Team
Clinton School of Publice Services
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9:15pm: Metropolis with Live
8:30pm: Stop the Pounding Heart
6:00pm: The Notorious Mr. Bout 9:30pm: LRFF Hootenanny
WT Bubba’s 9:00am
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FRIDAY, MAY 16 Time/Venues
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12:45pm: Manny
CALS Ron Robinson Theater
The REP
3:15pm: Kumiko
1:30pm: Little Accidents
4:00pm: Rich Hill
1:30pm: World Shorts 5
4:00pm: World Shorts 6
1:30pm: Ne Me Quitte Pas
4:00pm: Man Shot Dead
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6:00pm: The Notorious Mr. Bout
8:30pm: Five Star
11:00am: World Shorts 4
6:00pm: Actress
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The Joint
Historic Arkansas Museum
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6:00pm: Big Significant Things
8:30pm: Manakamana
4:30pm: Filmmaker Welcome Party
Heifer International
9:00pm: Junction Bridge Party
The Junction Bridge
11:00pm: ArgentaVIP Party
Argenta Arts Rooftop 11:00am
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FILM SCHEDULE 2014 SATURDAY, MAY 17 Time/Venues
10:00am
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CALS Ron Robinson Theater
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12:45pm: Manny
The Rep 10:45am: Arkansas Shorts: Lessons in Loss
The Joint
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3:00pm: Arkansas Shorts: Adventure Time
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6:00pm: I Believe in Unicorns
1:30pm: World Shorts 4
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8:30pm: The Case Against 8
5:00pm: Arkansas Shorts: Unbroken Spirits
3:15pm: Life After Death
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7:15pm: The Night the Blackbirds Fell
5:45pm: Stop the Pounding Heart
12:30pm: Point and Shoot 11:00am: World Shorts 6
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12:15pm: Manakamana
Clinton School of Public Service Stickyz
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3:30pm: Two Step
12:30pm: Sympathy Pains
10:45am: Killing Time
Historic Arkansas Museum
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2:30pm: 3:15pm: The Korengal Future of Film Tech
8:45pm: Mockingbird Don’t Screen
8:30pm: Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter
5:45pm: Virunga
4:00pm: World Shorts 5
6:30pm: World Shorts 2
8:30pm: Living Stars 10:30pm: Warehouse Party
ACE Glass 10:00am
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SUNDAY, MAY 18 Time/Venues CALS Ron Robinson Theater The Rep
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1:00pm: Point and Shoot
3:30pm: Fort Tilden
10:30am: Rich Hill
1:00pm: I Believe in Unicorns
3:30pm: Virunga
11:00am: Arkansas Shorts: Altered States
The Joint
Historic Arkansas Museum
11:00am
10:30am: Before I Disappear
10:30am: Man Shot Dead
Stickyz
1:00pm: Arkansas Shorts: Face to Face
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3:00pm: Arkansas Shorts: Arkansas Up Close
1:00pm: Buzzard
3:30pm: Life after Death
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3:30pm: World Shorts 1 6:00pm: LRFF Awards Gala
Old State HouseMuseum
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Crush Wine Bar 10:00am
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