Untitled - Ozark Foothills FilmFest

14 TH ANNUAL OZARK FOOTHILLS FILMFEST
W
elcome, film lovers!
The 14th annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest is, of course, about movies.
Movies of many themes, genres, and points of view. But it’s not just about
movies. It’s about movies making memories. Because we all know that in
2014, we can pretty much watch what we want when we want in the
privacy and comfort of our homes. A film festival, on the other hand, is
about shared experiences. About watching movies with others who share
our enthusiasm. About quizzing filmmakers about their process and
motivation. About making connections between our own lives and the lives
we see on screen.
For the past 13 years, the Ozark Foothills FilmFest has been about the
connections that cinema, viewed in the company of others, can bring to
our lives. This year continues and expands on that tradition. The 14th
annual festival will showcase 28 films and host 20 visiting filmmakers. It
will continue its tradition of screening a classic silent film with live music
accompaniment (LONESOME, page 10). And it will provide opportunities
to learn from and be inspired by both artists and fellow audience
members.
The Coffee House Conversation with filmmaker Jay Craven (page 6) and
Campus Conversation with the Doug Talley Quartet (page 9) are new this
year and provide additional opportunities to interact with guest artists. The
“From Around Here” showcases of Arkansas films will delight and amaze
with their insight and passion.
These shared experiences would not be possible without the time and
effort of our board of directors and volunteers and the financial support of
our members, business sponsors, and public funders. And we owe a
special debt to Mandy Maxwell, graphic designer extraordinaire, for the
design of this year’s branding art. They are how we do it . . . and YOU are
why we do it.
We hope you have a great cinema celebration!
CONTENTS
Venues, Tickets & Merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Program Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-11
Guest Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OZARK FOOTHILLS FILMFEST, INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Debbie Harrison, President
Melissa Bernard, Vice-President
Chuck Jones
Sarah Jones
Morgan Page
Judy Pest, Co-Founder
Ben Stroud
Keith Sturch
EMERITUS
Jane Parker
Bob Pest, Co-Founder
Nancy Thomas
© 2015 Ozark Foothills FilmFest, Inc.
195 Peel Road, Locust Grove, AR 72550
(870) 251-1189
ozarkfilm@wildblue.net
www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org
Graphic Design: Judy Pest
Cover Art: Mandy Maxwell
Printed in the USA 03/15
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WELCOME to the 14th Annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest!
We’re glad you can be here for this exciting and truly unique event. The Ozark Foothills
FilmFest, an eclectic celebration of the cinema arts, has become a staple of the cultural
landscape for residents of Batesville and our state. Events like the FilmFest are
challenging to pull off in any environment but especially so in a small rural community.
Organizers and supporters of the Ozark Foothills FilmFest have worked hard for over a
decade to assure that the event is a stimulating and enriching experience for attendees.
They take pride in the quality of the films showcased each year, insisting that programming
is on a par with festivals in large urban markets. And they provide numerous opportunities
for film lovers to interact with filmmakers and other media artists they would not otherwise
encounter. You’re in the right place!
And you’ve come at the right time. Our town is engaged in a period of revitalization.
Although the transformation is not yet complete, some major improvements are well
underway that will enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. We hope you’ll
take the time to stroll along Main Street in the historic downtown district. Stop in at the
newly expanded Batesville Area Arts Council Gallery, check out the quirky antique shops,
or enjoy a leisurely lunch at Elizabeth’s Restaurant or Big’s of Batesville, both housed in
historic structures.
But most of all, immerse yourself in the outstanding cinema experience the FilmFest
provides. The film selections, as always, will inspire and move you and the guest
filmmakers are thrilled to receive your feedback on their work. The Campus Conversation
at Lyon College and the Coffee House Conversation at MorningSide are new this year and
the festival continues its tradition of screening a classic silent film with live music
accompaniment. So many films, so little time. Better get at it!
Mayor Rick Elumbaugh
City of Batesville, Arkansas
SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
BUSINESS PARTNERS
VENUE SPONSORS
MAJOR SPONSORS
SUPPORTING MEMBERS
Sandy and Nelson Barnett
Dick and Nancy Bernard
David Bogard
Bob Carius
Sarah and Mike Cumnock
Boris and Pam Dover
Deborah Frazier
Marge and Doug Glover
David and Linda Hidy
Chuck and Sarah Jones
Anne and Jack Moore
Sara and Barrett Moore
Bob and Judy Pest
Helen W. Robbins
Charlie and Ruby Schaaf
Richard and Mary Smith
Ben and Nicole Stroud
Judge Chaney and Leah Taylor
Robert and Ann Taylor
Van and Nancy Thomas
Hal and Mary Vandiver
Batesville Cardiology
Batesville Cold
Blair and Stroud
Centennial Bank
Dr. Doug and Melissa Bernard
EconoMart Pharmacy
Flowers Baking Company
FNBC
LaCroix Optical
Living Spaces
Merchants and Planters Bank
David and Kim Lindsey
Ozark Gateway Tourist Council
Southern Bank
Stanley Wood Chevrolet
Thompson’s Jewelry Store
Wilson’s Pharmacy
IN-KIND PARTNERS
Comfort Suites
Elizabeth’s Restaurant
George’s Liquor
KFFB 106.1 FM
Kroger
Mandy Maxwell Graphic Design
PUBLIC SUPPORT
National Endowment for the Arts
Arkansas Arts Council
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Independence County
City of Batesville
French Consulate, Houston
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS
BRYANT’S PHARMACY
& Health Care Center
VENUES,TICKETS AND MERCHANDISE
VENUES
TICKETS
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville (UACCB)
Independence Hall
2005 White Drive
870-612-2000
Admission for individual screenings ~
$5 Regular Admission
$4 Adults Age 55 and Over and Students All Ages
$3 Foothills Film Society Members
Lyon College
Maxfield Room, Edwards Commons Lower Level, Lyon College
2300 Highland Road
870-307-7000
“Red Eye” All Movie Pass (not including LONESOME) ~
$25 Regular Admission
$20 Adults Age 55 and Over and Students All Ages
$15 Foothills Film Society Members
MorningSide Coffee House
616 Harrison Street
870-793-3335
April 10 screening of LONESOME with Live Accompaniment by the Doug
Talley Quartet ~
$10 Regular Admission
$8 Adults Age 55 and Over and Students All Ages
$6 Foothills Film Society Members
Elizabeth’s Restaurant
231 East Main Street
870-698-0903
MERCHANDISE
14th Annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest Official Poster ~
$9, $7 Foothills Film Society Members
14th Annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest T-Shirt ~
$9, $7 Foothills Film Society Members
FOOTHILLS FILM SOCIETY
Since 2001, Ozark Foothills FilmFest, Inc. has worked to provide media-based educational opportunities and cultural enrichment experiences for residents of
Batesville and surrounding communities. Through screenings of regional and national independent films, digital media production training for kids and teens,
and professional development workshops for adult filmmakers and screenwriters, Ozark Foothills FilmFest has worked to promote understanding and
appreciation of the media arts and their roles in people's lives.
By becoming a member of the Foothills Film Society, you can support our cultural enrichment, education, and community development initiatives AND
receive festival admission discounts, official festival posters, and an invitation to a Meet the Filmmakers catered reception. Memberships begin at $25 and
may be purchased at the box office and at this year’s reception.
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SCHEDULE
Screenings take place in Independence Hall on the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB). Other locations are
noted. Addresses for all venues can be found on Page 4. Three ticket prices are listed for each screening or event: Regular Admission / Adults Age 55 and
Over and Students / Foothills Film Society members. Films are listed in the order in which they will screen.
Fri, Apr 3, NOON
MorningSide Coffee House
F R E E (complementary
coffee)
Coffee House Conversation with Director Jay
Craven
Fri, Apr 3, 6:00 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
STOMPING GROUND (80 min)
Fri, Apr 3, 7:45 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
NORTHERN BORDERS (108 min)
Sat, Apr 4, 11:00 AM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
”From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program I
“It Takes a Village: Community Collaboration
in Regional Indie Film Production”
Jay Craven Attending
Fri, Apr 10, 6:00 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
“Not from Around Here” Shorts Program
“Composing Music for the Moving Image”
BETWEEN TIMES (15 min)
AND THUS IT ENDS (9 min)
THESE WOODS (14 min)
NIRVANA (16 min)
LITTLE CABBAGE (11 min)
OUT THERE (16 min)
J. Michael Hicks, Robyn Hicks, Jen West,
James Martin Attending
LONESOME (69 min)
REQUIEM (8 min)
EUREKA! THE ART OF BEING (68 min)
HOMEFRONT (4 min)
MAIN STREET BATESVILLE (8 min)
Sat, Apr 11, 11:00 AM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
SEVEN DEADLY WORDS (97 min)
Sat, Apr 11, 1:00 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
A FEW HOURS OF SPRING (QUELQUES
HEURES DE PRINTEMPS) (108 min)
Sat, Apr 11, 3:00 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
THE FRONTIER (84 min)
Sat, Apr 11, 5:30 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
BILLY MIZE AND THE BAKERSFIELD
SOUND (100 min)
Sat, Apr 11, 7:30 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
LIFE INSIDE OUT (102 min)
”From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program III
WOKE UP THIS MORNIN’ IN THE
ARKANSAS DELTA (82 min)
”From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program IV
A MIGHTY STRUGGLE: THE WAR TO KEEP
THE BUFFALO RIVER CLEAN AND
PRISTINE (26 min)
HOG LAMENT (3 min)
13 PIECES OF THE UNIVERSE (20 min)
COURAGEOUS JOURNEY: THE STORY OF
DR. JOYCELYN ELDERS (27 min)
A MATTER OF HONOR (20 min)
Teresa Turk, Tara Sheffer, J. Scott Ramsey,
David Bogard Attending
Sat, Apr 4, 8:00 PM
UACCB
FREE
Campus Conversation with the Doug Talley
Quartet
Fri, Apr 10, 8:00 PM
UACCB
$10 / $8 / $6
Benjamin Meade, Deborah Wright Attending
Sat, Apr 4, 6:00 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
Fri, Apr 10, NOON
Maxfield Room, Edwards
Commons, Lyon College
FREE
Whitney Ransick Attending
”From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program II
Desiree Cole, L. Kai Robert, Eric White, Lyon
College Photography I Students Attending
Sat, Apr 4, 3:15 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
MISFIRE: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE
SHOOTING GALLERY
SYMPATHY PAINS (84 min)
WAR DOGS: THE BRIDGE (12 min)
FASHION PROFILE: JAN AND JANN (6 min)
Joe Dull, David Schedler, Jules Taylor, Mark
Smith Attending
Sat, Apr 4, 1:15 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
Sat, Apr 4, 8:30 PM
UACCB
$5 / $4 / $3
LIVE MUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT BY THE
DOUG TALLEY QUARTET!
Doc Benson Attending
Jim Mize (brother of Billy Mize) Attending
Jill D’Agnenica Attending
Sat, Apr 11, 9:30 PM (approx.) Meet the Filmmakers Reception
Elizabeth’s Restaurant
Visiting Filmmakers Attending
By Invitation ~ Sponsors &
Members (see pg 4 for
membership information)
“From Around Here” Arkansas Film Awards
Announcement
Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher
Crane Attending
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FILMS and PROGRAMS
Jay Craven
STOMPING GROUND
NORTHERN BORDERS
Friday, April 3, NOON
MorningSide Coffee House
Friday, April 3, 6:00 PM
UACCB
Coffee House Conversation with
Filmmaker Jay Craven
STOMPING GROUND (AR PREMIERE)
NORTHERN BORDERS (AR PREMIERE)
“It Takes a Village: Community Collaboration in
Regional Indie Film Production”
Director: Dan Riesser | 2014 | 80 min
Director: Jay Craven | 2014 | 108 min
Ben and Annie are a young Chicago couple on a
weekend trip to Annie’s small North Carolina
hometown. They run into Paul, a charming old
friend of Annie’s, and Ben learns something he
never knew about his girlfriend: she believes in
Bigfoot. Before Ben knows it, he’s off on an
impromptu Squatchin’ trip deep in the Carolina
backwoods. Amidst the Squatch calls, campfire
stories, and beers, Ben quickly realizes that Paul
may have an ulterior motive in bringing Annie to
the woods.
10-year-old Austen Kittredge is sent to live on
his grandparents’ Kingdom County, Vermont
farm. There he has wild adventures while
uncovering long-festering family secrets. Set in
1956, the film conjures a place full of eccentric
people, including his stubborn grandparents,
whose thorny marriage is known as the Forty
Years War. Initially feeling stuck in this fractured
household, young Austen plans a quick exit but
ends up stranded with no choice but to navigate
and endure.
“For me, STOMPING GROUND is a highly
successful relational drama with some Bigfoot
horror sprinkled in for good measure. I must
admit that it is a bit uneven as the switch to
horror comes a bit late in the game, but the
quality of the relationship stuff from writing to
acting to directing made me stick with it all the
way and it only built my investment in getting out
of this Squatchy situation alive. Successful in
warming the heart and chilling the bones,
STOMPING GROUND was a whole lot of fun to
watch.” —www.aintitcool.com
“…Craven has been doing this a while—it’s his
fifth adaptation of a (Howard Frank) Mosher
story since 1989, all of them made in the area
both Craven and Mosher call home. It’s a
modest but enjoyable new entry to this longstanding collaboration, and in a world where so
much entertainment is made to appeal to an
audience too broad to really be defined, there’s
something very satisfying about seeing talented
people do something this local.” —Jay Seaver,
www.efilmcritic.com
Special Jury Award, Soul of Southern Film, Indie
Memphis Film Festival
Jay Craven Attending
New England filmmaker Jay Craven's most
recent production, NORTHERN BORDERS, was
uniquely produced with 20 filmmaking
professionals and 34 students and recent grads
from 15 colleges. It is just one of numerous
collaborative strategies that Craven has utilized
in the production of six feature films and five
documentaries over twenty years. At a screening
of NORTHERN BORDERS at the Nantucket
Film Festival, he was asked "What have you
learned about filmmaking from working with
students?" His response speaks not just to his
experience working on this film but to the
collaborative, community-based approach to
filmmaking that has characterized all of his work:
"I've tried to create an environment for intensive
collaboration and dialogue where we work to
shape a creative community of people who focus
and deliberate and prepare together for what
educator John Dew calls 'intensive learning that
enlarges meaning through the shared
experience of joint action.' When working with
students, you share what you know, combine
talents, and invite them fully into this dialogue
and process where everyone participates, and
contributes substantially to something larger
than any of us."
At this informal coffee house chat, Jay will
describe his creative process and the
importance he places on community
collaboration in all stages of a regional
independent film production.
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Friday, April 3, 7:45 PM
UACCB
FILMS and PROGRAMS
SYMPATHY PAINS
EUREKA! THE ART OF BEING
WOKE UP THIS MORNIN’ IN THE ARKANSAS DELTA
Saturday, April 4, 11:00 AM
UACCB
Saturday, April 4, 1:15 PM
UACCB
“From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program I
“From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program II
“From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program III
SYMPATHY PAINS
REQUIEM (AR PREMIERE)
Director: Joe Dull | Cast: Chris Fritzges,
Courtney Bennett, Kenn Woodard, Dahren
White, Len Schlientz | 2013 | 81 min
Director: Desiree Cole | Cast: Caitlin Brackett |
2014 | 7 min
WOKE UP THIS MORNIN’ IN THE ARKANSAS
DELTA (WORLD PREMIERE)
When Danny and Stephanie find out they’re
pregnant, 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, any 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.
An experimental piece based on the poem “The
Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth” by C.
Day Lewis. An artist is faced with the realization
that her work will never live up to the standard
she’s set for herself.
EUREKA! THE ART OF BEING
Director: L. Kai Robert | 2014 | 68 min
Explores the artistry in all of us through a journey
to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a town of 2,000
people tucked away in the Ozarks that over 300
artists, musicians, and writers call home.
WAR DOGS: THE BRIDGE (AR PREMIERE)
HOMEFRONT
Director: David Schedler | Cast: Nan Bloomfield,
Dawn DuVurger | 2014 | 12 min | Animation
Director: Eric White | Cast: Johnnie Brannon,
Kirby Gocke | 2014 | 4 min
An animated short about the meeting of two
soldiers and the dangerous mission they are
sent on which tests the bond of their friendship.
A couple must question their safety as an
impending military force threatens their very way
of life.
FASHION PROFILE: JAN AND JANN
MAIN STREET BATESVILLE (AR PREMIERE)
Directors: Mark Smith, Jules Taylor | Cast: Jules
Taylor, Mark Smith, Whitney Masters, Amy
Giezentanner | 2014 | 6 min
Directors: Photography I Class, Lyon College |
2014 | 9 min
A tongue-in-cheek profile of the creative process
of Jan and Jann Chzhenkolenynroipoawkakalioious, European fashion designers, and their
new line of clothing.
Saturday, April 4, 3:15 PM
UACCB
Director: Benjamin Meade | Editors: Deborah
Wright, Jermaine Thomas | 2015 | 82 min
Chronicles a filmmaker from Missouri who
travels with a crew from north to south in the
Arkansas Delta with a fresh pair of eyes and
discovers the humor, hardship, music, and art
that lies along the Mississippi River. Racism and
the Elaine Massacre of 1919 are examined, a
filmmaker is shot at, great food is consumed,
and multilevel generational poverty is revealed in
a system that many believe is designed to keep
people from working. An original soundtrack
alongside a serendipitous structure make for an
amazing kitchen sink film.
Benjamin Meade, Deborah Wright
Attending
A portrait of the community and historic
architecture on Main Street in downtown
Batesville. The director of Main Street Batesville
and local historians talk about the street’s past
and efforts to revitalize the historic district.
Desiree Cole, L. Kai Robert, Eric White,
Lyon College Photography Students
Attending
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FILMS and PROGRAMS
A MIGHTY STRUGGLE
13 PIECES OF THE UNIVERSE
MISFIRE
Saturday, April 4, 6:00 PM
UACCB
Saturday, April 4, 6:00 PM (continued)
UACCB
“From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program IV
“From Around Here” Arkansas Films,
Program IV and Awards Announcement
MISFIRE: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE
SHOOTING GALLERY (AR PREMIERE)
A MIGHTY STRUGGLE: THE WAR TO KEEP
THE BUFFALO RIVER CLEAN AND PRISTINE
COURAGEOUS JOURNEY: THE STORY OF
DR. JOYCELYN ELDERS
Director: Whitney Ransick | 2013 | 78 min
Director: Teresa Turk | 2014 | 26 min
Director: J. Scott Ramsey | 2014 | 27 min
A documentary about the C & H facility that
contains 6,500 hogs in a concentrated animal
feeding operation (CAFO) in Mt. Judea,
Arkansas. Recent information suggests that this
operation is leading to algal blooms and
increasing the likelihood of contamination to the
Buffalo River.
Follows the life story of former Surgeon General
Dr. Joycelyn Elders from the cotton fields of rural
Arkansas to the halls of power in Washington,
D.C. The film focuses on Dr. Elders’
controversial work while serving as the Director
of the Arkansas Health Department in the late
1980s to establish school-based clinics and
comprehensive sex education.
HOG LAMENT
Director: Teresa Turk | 2014 | 3 min
A MATTER OF HONOR
In this music video, over 20 women from
northwest Arkansas sing the Hog Lament, a
song about the perils of corporate hog
operations near the Buffalo River.
Director: David Bogard | Cast: Tom Kagy, Ed
Lowry, Elliot Gilmartin, Scott McEntire, Jason
Willey | 2014 | 20 min
13 PIECES OF THE UNIVERSE
Director: Tara Sheffer | Cast: Emily Cotton,
Gracie Fuhrman | 2014 | 20 min
Within the quiet universe of the Arkansas Delta,
a sixteen-year-old girl is forced to confront grief
and grace while navigating the complex nature
of adulthood.
“After seeing it, I asked myself questions such as
what are the little things I enjoy in my own life
and do I take them for granted; whom can I rely
on; what made me the person I am today; and
so on. That it can bring out such a reaction from
me convinced me that this short film worked
wonderfully, and I recommend it sincerely.”
—Tanner Smith, www.smithsverdict.wordpress.
com
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On the night of June 2, 1864 with the American
civil war still raging, two Confederate and one
Union soldier meet for an exchange of goods.
Their friendly banter grows serious when a surly
Confederate officer interrupts and attempts to
arrest the Yankee.
Teresa Turk, Tara Sheffer, J. Scott Ramsey,
David Bogard Attending
Saturday, April 4, 8:00 PM
UACCB
“From Around Here” Arkansas Film
Awards Announcement
Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane
will announce the winners of the “From Around
Here” Arkansas Film Awards.
Saturday, April 4, 8:30 PM
UACCB
In 1991, a group of young filmmakers banded
together to make films and found great success
producing Billy Bob Thornton’s Academy Award
winning SLING BLADE. But the company’s
success came at a cost and it eventually
collapsed under massive debt and questionable
business practices. This is a story of passion,
hubris, and missed opportunity, where the
question of “What happened?” is asked not just
of the company but of independent film itself.
“MISFIRE is an incredibly personal story, and as
such several of the key members of the original
Shooting Gallery were responsible for the film’s
creation, among them founding members
Whitney Ransick (who directed and produced
the film) and Bob Gosse (a longtime figurehead
for the studio, one of the movie’s chief
interviewees, and a producer). It’s got a spirited,
can-do energy that reminds you of those original
Shooting Gallery movies; they might not be the
best thing ever, but they were singular, often
confessional works and you could feel the
amount of time, energy, and heart that went into
them.” —Drew Taylor, www.blogs.indiewire.com
Whitney Ransick Attending
FILMS and PROGRAMS
The Doug Talley Quartet
THESE WOODS
LITTLE CABBAGE
Friday, April 10, NOON
Maxfield Room, Lyon College
Friday, April 10, 6:00 PM
UACCB
Campus Conversation with the Doug Talley
Quartet
“Not from Around Here” Shorts Program
“Not from Around Here” Shorts Program
“Composing Music for the Moving Image”
BETWEEN TIMES (AR PREMIERE)
LITTLE CABBAGE (AR PREMIERE)
Saxophonist Doug Talley and the other
members of the Doug Talley Quartet will talk
about their process for creating music to
accompany silent films, using their experience
composing the score for the film LONESOME.
They will also explain how the resulting score is
then tailored for a live performance.
Directors: Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata | Cast:
Petra Schmidt-Schaller | 2014 | 15 min |
Animation
Director: Jen West | Cast: Eleanore Pienta,
Hannah Gross, Christopher Watson | 2014 | 10
min
From the wall of a small town bakery, a cuckoo
clock recounts a day when bread was sliced one
second thick, lovers fell in sync, and time rarely
flowed at an even rate. The film combines
traditional stop-motion techniques with new
innovations in computer graphics.
An eccentric composer in the 1950s is given a
musical instrument that when played distorts her
perception of reality and her relationships.
Topics touched on will include the selection of
instruments, matching the rhythm of the music to
the pace of the editing, and utilizing music and
sound effects that reinforce the story and
complement the feeling and tone of the film.
This project is supported in part by an award
from the Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National
Endowment for the Arts, the Arkansas Arts
Council, and foundations, corporations, and
individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
AND THUS IT ENDS (AR PREMIERE)
Director: Robb Rokk | Cast: Benjamin Beam,
Matthew Bosley | 2015 | 9 min
Friday, April 10, 6:00 PM (continued)
UACCB
OUT THERE (AR PREMIERE)
Director: Jennifer Cho Suhr | Cast: Jaden
Michael, Sean Weil, Carra Patterson, Casey
Drogin, Steven Ogg | 2014 | 17 min
A street-level apocalyptic thriller where the last
survivor only thinks he is alone.
Abandoned by his mother in a small, strange
town, eight-year-old Ollie makes an unlikely
connection when he discovers mysterious lights
in his backyard.
THESE WOODS (AR PREMIERE)
Spike Lee Film Production Grant, Clive Davis
Award for Excellence in Music in Film
Director: Tatiana Bears | Cast: Avery Kristen
Pohl, Cody Sullivan | 2013 | 14 min
Reese believes all she needs is within the walls
of her secluded community. When she befriends
Geo, she finds her perspective of the world, and
her image of herself, changing.
J. Michael Hicks, Robyn Hicks, Jen West,
James Martin Attending
NIRVANA (AR PREMIERE)
Director: J. Michael Hicks | Cast: Robyn Hicks,
Barry Nash | 2015 | 16 min
Inspired by a true story. A young cancer patient,
after running from home, meets a grieving
widower in a rundown cemetery.
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FILMS and PROGRAMS
LONESOME
SEVEN DEADLY WORDS
A FEW HOURS OF SPRING
Friday, April 10, 8:00 PM
UACCB
Saturday, April 11, 11:00 AM
UACCB
LONESOME with Live Music
Accompaniment by the Doug Talley Quartet
SEVEN DEADLY WORDS (AR PREMIERE)
A FEW HOURS OF SPRING (QUELQUES
HEURES DE PRINTEMPS) (AR PREMIERE)
LONESOME
Director: Doc Benson | Cast: Roy Lynam, Mark
A. Ginther, Shane Willimon, Guisela Moro, Linda
Ward | 2014 | 97 min
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Vincent Lindon,
Emmanuelle Seigner, Hélène Vincent, Olivier
Perrier | 2012 | 108 min | French w/subtitles
Inspired by actual events, this docudrama
follows the congregation of Egypt Valley Church
as they try to overcome the seven deadly words:
“We’ve never done it that way before.” The
church is out of funds and out of touch with the
community. New pastor Evan Bennett sets out to
change things for the better with the help of
some folks in and out of the church. But there’s a
problem. The Haman family has been running
things a long time, and they don’t like change.
When their control and ministry comes under
scrutiny, the Hamans decide to fight back. Evan
and his family learn how far one family is willing
to go to preserve the status quo.
Recently released from prison, the stubborn and
penniless Alain temporarily moves in with his
emotionally detached elderly mother, Yvette.
The mother and son, both weary of life’s battles,
have never been close and start to get on each
other’s nerves. Alain discovers that his mother is
terminally ill and, with the wish of dying with
dignity, has arranged an assisted suidice with a
Swiss euthanasia organization. Despite their
difficult past, Alain and Yvette set out on a
journey of reconciliation in the face of imminent
tragedy.
Director: Paul Fejos | 1928 | 69 min
A buried treasure from Hollywoods’s golden age,
LONESOME is the creation of a little-known but
audacious and one-of-a-kind filmmaker, Paul
Fejos. While under contract at Universal, Fejos
pulled out all the stops for this lovely, largely
silent New York City symphony set in antic
Coney Island during the Fourth of July weekend.
The film employs color tinting, superimposition
effects, experimental editing, and a roving
camera (plus three dialogue scenes, added to
satisfy the new craze for talkies).
“It has often been said that the art of the silent
film achieved a certain perfection of expression
immediately before sound came in and made
that art a thing of the past. LONESOME is, in
may ways, a classic example of this. Paul Fejos’
film is a near-perfect amalgam of American
filmmaking technique and energy combined with
a rich heritage of European influences—ranging
from French Impressionism through German
Expressionism to the techniques of montage
developed by the Russians.” —Jonathan
Rosenbaum, THE MOVIE
This project is supported in part by an award
from the Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National
Endowment for the Arts, the Arkansas Arts
Council, and foundations, corporations, and
individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
“Unlike a lot of outreach focused Christian films,
SEVEN DEADLY WORDS focuses instead on
problems within the church. I really appreciated
the uniqueness of this film and the way it
addresses hypocrisy and flawed reasoning and
the adherence to tradition for tradition’s sake.
The true message of Christianity, of loving your
neighbor and loving Jesus, was clearly stated
throughout the film. Overall, this was a unique,
thought provoking film that I would recommend
to people looking for a fresh perspective on the
difficulties within the church or a reminder of
what it really means to be a good church.”
—Ellery Sadler, www.insideoutcultureandnews.
wordpress.com
Doc Benson Attending
10~
Saturday, April 11, 1:00 PM
UACCB
“The haunting ending is not overwhelmed by last
minute confessions or, worse, plagued by
soaring violin strings, but instead leads to an
implicit understanding between the pair and an
emotional catharsis of sorts. It’s one of the most
wrenching endings I’ve ever seen, underscored
by Vincent’s brave, elegant turn as a woman
who’s decided to take her devastating fate into
her own hands.” —Laura Swanbeck,
www.tft.ucla.edu/mediascape
With the support of the Institut Francais; the
Cultural Service at the French Consulate in
Houston; and Beatrice Moore, Honorary Consul
of France for Arkansas
FILMS and PROGRAMS
THE FRONTIER
BILLY MIZE AND THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND
LIFE INSIDE OUT
Saturday, April 11, 3:00 PM
UACCB
Saturday, April 11, 5:30 PM
UACCB
THE FRONTIER (AR PREMIERE)
BILLY MIZE AND THE BAKERSFIELD
SOUND (AR PREMIERE)
LIFE INSIDE OUT and Meet the Filmmakers
Reception
Director: Matt Rabinowitz | Cast: Max Gail,
Coleman Kelly, Anastassia Sendyk | 2013 | 84
min
Director: William J. Saunders | With Merle
Haggard, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Billy Mize |
2014 | 100 min
Director: Jill D’Agnenica | Cast: Maggie Baird,
Finneas O’Connell, David Cowgill, Lori Nasso,
William Dennis Hunt | 2013 | 103 min
Sean, a retired literature professor and civic
activist, writes a letter to his estranged son,
Tennessee, a ranch hand. Tennessee is
uncertain how to respond but, knowing he
should see his aging father, he decides to go
home. Tennessee arrives just as Nina, Sean’s
personal trainer fresh off a bad breakup, accepts
Sean’s offer to move in and help him write his
memoirs. The tension between father and son is
ever present. As Sean and Nina work,
Tennessee avoids his overbearing father with fix
up projects around the house. One evening after
Nina has gone out, Sean and Tennessee find
themselves alone in the house for the first time.
Billy Mize was instrumental in defining the
Bakersfield Sound, the exhilarating, innovative
movement that forever changed country music.
An incredibly gifted musician and lyricist well
loved and respected by his peers, Mize, a
product of the Dust Bowl, was also a committed
family man and the rare artist who traded in the
road—and the wider fame that comes with it—for
home. Even those who love fiercely are subject
to tragedy, however, and Mize’s life is equal
parts triumph and pain.
LIFE INSIDE OUT tells the story of Laura, the
mother of three teenage boys, and her youngest
son Shane, the family misfit and a
disappointment to his father. When Laura
stumbles upon her long forgotten guitar, she is
taken under its spell and rediscovers her love for
songwriting. When she impulsively flies off to her
first open-mic night, she takes an unhappy
Shane along for the ride. Despite a rocky entry
into the late night mélange of musicians and
unusual characters that populate the club, Laura
starts to blossom and Shane seems oddly at
home. Soon, following his mother’s lead and with
a little help from YouTube, Shane begins to
discover musical gifts of his own.
“I am a passionate believer in Matt Rabinowitz
and an equally fierce supporter of Matt’s first
feature film THE FRONTIER…a story with such
vibrant and deep characters and such rich
emotional scope.” —Jonathan Demme, Director
Now his little known story, along with a
fascinating history of the Bakersfield Sound, is
brought to light with exquisite archival footage,
rare photos, a thrilling soundtrack of Bakersfield
hits, and interviews with country legends like
Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, and
Mize himself. [From the website of the 2014 LA
FilmFest]
Jim Mize (brother of Billy Mize) Attending
Saturday, April 11, 7:30 PM
UACCB
“LIFE INSIDE OUT is a gentle, poignant drama
whose heart and head are squarely in the right
place. Engaging, naturalistic performances and
nicely explored real-world issues add to this
absorbing film’s down-to-earth appeal.”
—Gary Goldstein, www.latimes.com
Saturday, April 11, 9:30 PM (approx.)
Elizabeth’s Restaurant
Meet the Filmmakers Reception
Share good food, fine wine, and scintillating
conversation at a reception in honor of our
guest filmmakers, sponsors, and Foothills Film
Society members.
Memberships start at $25 and may be
purchased at the box office or at the reception.
11~
ATTENDING FILMMAKERS
Doc Benson
SEVEN DEADLY WORDS
(pg 10)
David Bogard
A MATTER OF HONOR (pg 8)
Desiree Cole
REQUIEM (pg 7)
Jay Craven
NORTHERN BORDERS and
Coffee House Conversation (pg 6)
Jill D’Agnenica
LIFE INSIDE OUT (pg 11)
Joe Dull
SYMPATHY PAINS (pg 7)
J. Michael Hicks
NIRVANA (pg 9)
Robyn Hicks
NIRVANA (pg 9)
James Martin
LITTLE CABBAGE (pg 9)
Benjamin Meade
WOKE UP THIS MORNIN’ IN
THE ARKANSAS DELTA
(pg 7)
J. Scott Ramsey
COURAGEOUS JOURNEY:
THE STORY OF DR.
JOYCELYN ELDERS (pg 8)
Whitney Ransick
MISFIRE: THE RISE AND
FALL OF THE SHOOTING
GALLERY
(pg 8)
L. Kai Robert
EUREKA! THE ART OF BEING
(pg 7)
David Schedler
WAR DOGS: THE BRIDGE
(pg 7)
Tara Sheffer
13 PIECES OF THE
UNIVERSE (pg 8)
Mark Smith
FASHION PROFILE: JAN
AND JANN (pg 7)
Jules Taylor
FASHION PROFILE: JAN
AND JANN (pg 7)
Teresa Turk
A MIGHTY STRUGGLE and
HOG LAMENT (pg 8)
Jen West
LITTLE CABBAGE (pg 9)
Eric White
HOMEFRONT (pg 7)
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 Two swimming pools
 Fitness center
 Massages available by appointment
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THOMPSON’S JEWELRY STORE
255 E. Main Street
Batesville
870.793.7136