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The new documentary “We Have Just Begun” about the 1919 Elaine Massacre and Dispossession in Phillips County, Arkansas, will be screened a week from tonight at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams visited with film creators Michael Wilson and Tonga Eisen-Martin about how this tragic incident of violence on Black citizens still acts as a continuing influence on the present.
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On this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, host Paul Gatling discusses how the arts power Northwest Arkansas' economy, another record-setting year for the Walmart AMP and a documentary from Bentonville outdoor apparel company LIVSN.
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Makenna Cofer made a pair of short documentaries while attending John Brown University. One was called “Part of the Kingdom” and shared the stories of queer students attending southern religious schools. Now based in New York, Cofer is creating a feature-length film of the same name. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about how old projects are informing her new film.
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"The Arkansas Accent Project" by Ben Corbett will be screened this autumn at film festivals in Hot Springs, Fayetteville and across the country. Corbett, an Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting in the University of Arkansas Theater Department, initiated the project four years ago.
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On today's show, filmmakers explore accents across Arkansas and what they mean. Also, the NWA Business Journal dives into why certain areas experience economic success. Plus, Little Rock Public Radio has a conversation with Maureen Corrigan.
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Maliya Gurel will be among those representing Arkansas next month at the National History Day National Competition in Washington D.C. Her documentary about Louise Thaden, an aviation pioneer and Bentonville native, won first place in its division in Arkansas.
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The Arkansas PBS documentary "Dirt" concentrates on how farmers in the state are working to preserve soil, water and more. The movie will be shown tomorrow night at the Fayetteville Public Library.
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Catching up: Arkansas legislature debates synthetic marijuana and pornography, two local film screenings approach, and Willie Nelson schedules show for Walmart AMP in June.
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TheatreSquared will host FEED THE CULTURE on Saturday August 6th at 5pm. The event meets at the intersection of food and film, with four documentary films from Womxn and BIPOC that explore foodways in Northwest Arkansas, the state and surrounding regions. Neba Evans is one of the featured filmmakers in Saturday night's screening.
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TheatreSquared will host FEED THE CULTURE on Saturday August 6th at 5pm. The event meets at the intersection of food and film, with four documentary films from Womxn and BIPOC that explore foodways in Northwest Arkansas, the state and surrounding regions. Neba Evans is one of the featured filmmakers in Saturday night's screening.