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"We wanted to show Arkansas in a different light," says Campbell. "There are amazing films shot here, but a lot of those films show the kind of poverty- stricken areas of Arkansas. They're very dark. They're wonderful films, but Graham and I wanted to show Arkansas [as] a kind of whimsical world that we know — Eureka Springs, and these wonderful, eccentric characters that are warm and welcoming." Many of the exterior shots were filmed in Eureka Springs and Hot Springs, while a two- story flea market in Argenta served as one of the primary interior settings. "When we filmed outside, we were trying to show the most Arkansas natural beauty that we could," says Gordy. Having lived both in Los Angeles and New York City, he says he's used to people being surprised by the beautiful vistas Arkansas has to offer. "When I show pictures of Northwest Arkansas, in particular, the question is always, 'That's Arkansas?' So I think, between that and 'True Detective' filming here, my hope is that people will walk away and have a different perspective of what it looks like here." SEPTEMBER 9-15, 2018 WHAT'S UP! 9 Fayetteville Film Fest Schedule Sept. 20 1:30 p.m. — Focus on Young Fimmaker Block, Global Campus Theatre 3:30 p.m. — Emerging Filmmaker Block, Global Campus Theatre 5 p.m. — Virtual Reality Film Block, Axis Lounge 5:30 p.m. — Red Carpet Opening Night Street Party, Center Street 5:30 p.m. — Fayetteville Film Prize Pitch Event, Stage Eigh- teen 7 p.m. — Feature Film: "All Square," Global Campus Theatre 9 p.m. — Narrative Shorts: Horror and Sci-Fi Block, Global Campus Theatre 10:30 p.m. — After Party, Pinpoint Pinball Bar Sept. 21 2 p.m. — Feature Film: "Wild Nights With Emily," Global Campus Theatre 3:30 p.m. — Documentary Feature: "Fail State," Pryor Center Screening Room 5 p.m. — Documentary Block, Pryor Center Screening Room 5:30 p.m. — Animation Block, Stage Eighteen 6 p.m. — Narrative Shorts: Crime and Punishment Block, Global Campus Theatre 6:30 p.m. — Experimental Film Block, Stage Eighteen 8 p.m. — Feature Film: "Antiqui- ties," Global Campus Theatre 10 p.m. — After Party, Axis Lounge Sept. 22 10 a.m. — Documentary Block, Pryor Center Screening Room 1 p.m. — Documentary Block, Pryor Center Screening Room 1:30 p.m. — Feature Film: "Thun- der Road," Global Campus Theatre 3 p.m. — Documentary Block, Pryor Center Screening Room 3:30 p.m. — Narrative Shorts: Comedy Block, Global Campus Theatre 5:30 p.m. — Narrative Shorts: Drama Block, Global Campus Theatre 7:30 p.m. — Feature Film: "Blood Fest," Global Campus Theatre 9:30 p.m. — Awards and Closing Ceremony, Global Campus Theatre 10:30 p.m. — Closing Night VIP After Party, Axis Lounge Locations The Global Campus Theatre, 2 E. Center St. Pryor Center Screening Room, 1 E. Center St. Axis Lounge, 25 E. Center St. Stage Eighteen, 18 E. Center St. Pinpoint Pinball Bar, 23 N. Block Ave. Courtesy Photos FEATURE FILM — "Blood Fest," 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, Global Campus Theatre. Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolic agenda. Direc- tor Owen Egerton and actor Tate Donavan will be in attendance. FEATURE FILM — "Wild Nights With Emily," 2 p.m. Sept. 21, Global Campus Theatre. The poet Emily Dickinson (played by Molly Shannon) has the reputation of a reclusive spinster — a delicate wallflower, too sensitive for the world. This film explores the viva- cious, irreverent side of her that was covered up for many years and only recently uncovered. FEATURE FILM — "All Square," 7 p.m. Sept. 20, Global Campus Theatre. A down-on-his-luck bookie, played by Emmy-nominated Michael Kelly ("House of Cards"), befriends an ex-girlfriend's son and begins taking bets on his little league games, creating chaos in the community. FEATURE FILM — "Thunder Road," 1:30 p.m. Sept. 22, Global Campus Theatre. Jim Cummings writes, directs and stars in the uncanny tale of a middle American cop who's a funny, crazy moving and indelibly authentic lost soul. "Thun- der Road" won the 2018 SXSW Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. In fact, she says, the organizers of the festival work hard to keep ticket prices accessible. "The reason we're creating this festival is for the community," says Hicks. "We don't want to keep anyone from coming. We want to invite everyone. Most of the tickets are 5 or 7 dollars, or a $50 pass will get you into all of the movies and workshops." In its 10th year, the festival has been in existence long enough to see the ripple effect it's had on the local film-making community. "We see people meeting at the Fayetteville Film Fest," she says. "We see them getting excited to collaborate, and we see films being born at the fest and coming to fruition. That community is really important to us, having that option for people to socialize, get to know each other's work and getting to collaborate. Later, we get to be the beneficiary of that collaboration as they get to show the work they're doing at the festival. That's really exciting to us." This year, she says, the fest will take more than a passive role in getting films made: The organization is introducing the Fayetteville Film Prize, designed to help aspiring filmmakers get their ideas off the ground. "We're going to have a pitch contest," says Hicks. "We'll have 33 filmmakers lined up to pitch their films. They'll come in, and they'll have four minutes to pitch to a panel of film industry professionals and distributors. The panel will pick one filmmaker to win a cash prize of $2,000, and there will be other perks, like casting assistance from the Actors Casting Agency and location scouting services." The $2,000 will be used as funding to get a short film off the ground, says Hicks, with the only requirement that it be shot in Northwest Arkansas. "They'll make the film in the next year, and that film would have a guaranteed slot in the next year's Fayetteville Film Festival," she says. Hicks also notes that this year's schedule includes a whopping 86 films. "There's an insane amount of variety," she says. "Films that were made by a 10-year-old, films made by Academy Award winners, films with people that you will recognize from the grocery store and films from people you'll recognize from 'Saturday Night Live' or 'House of Cards.' The films are all challenging, exciting, interesting, funny, beautiful. We have documentaries, experimental films, animated films, horror, science fiction. If you like films — and I don't know anyone who doesn't watch films — and you have a very special thing that you like, you're going to be able to find it." FFF Continued From Page 7 Collaborate Continued From Page 8 COVER STORY