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NOVEMBER 7-13, 2021 WHAT'S UP! 9 FYI Fayetteville Film Fest Schedule Nov. 11 5-7 p.m. — Opening night block party at the Pryor Center, 1 E. Center St.; a selection of animated shorts and music videos open the event. 6:30-8:30 p.m. — "Rap Squad," Pryor Center "Rap Squad" is an intimate documentary about student hip hop artists who seek healing for themselves and justice for their community through their music. 7:30-9:30 p.m. — "Ludi," Global Campus, 2 E. Center St. Ludi, a hardworking and exhausted nurse, battles co-workers, clients and one impatient bus driver to learn her self-worth as she chases the American dream in Miami's Little Haiti neighbor- hood. Nov. 12 2:30 p.m. — Films for Change, Pryor Center Filmmakers will speak to the transformative power of filmmaking whether by subject matter, authorship, or impact. Panelists include Makenna Cofer ("A Part of the Kingdom"), Brooke Swaney ("Daughter of a Lost Bird"), Mike Day ("And the Winner Is") and Obed Lamy ("Once Forgotten"). 3:30-4:30 p.m. — Micheaux Award and Film Lab Recog- nition 5 p.m. — Documentary Shorts Block A, Pryor Center Films screening during this block iclude "Ale Libre," "There Was Nobody Here We Knew," "Voices of the Valley," "Her Resolve," "Mickey: The Forgotten Blockbuster" and "Part of the Kingdom." 5:30 p.m. — Narrative Shorts Block A, Global Campus Films screening during this block include "The Memory Trade," "The Proposal," "Ilsa" and "Soul of the Sea" 7 p.m. — "Daughter of a Lost Bird," Pryor Center "Daughter of a Lost Bird" follows Kendra, an adult Native adoptee, as she recon- nects with her birth family, discovers her Lummi heri- tage, and confronts issues of her own identity. 7:30 p.m. — "Drunk Bus," Global Campus Michael (Charlie Tahan) is a recent graduate whose post-college plan is derailed when his girlfriend leaves him for a job in New York City. Stuck in Ohio without a new plan of his own, Michael finds himself caught in the endless loop of driving the "drunk bus," the debauch- erous late-night campus shuttle that ferries drunk college students from parties to the dorms and back. Nov. 13 11 a.m. — Emerging Film- maker Block, Global Campus These student films include "The Hatman," "Underdogs" and "Once Forgotten" 11:30 a.m. — Documentary Shorts Block B, Pryor Center This block includes "Drawing Life," "Lost in the Sauce: The Kalvin Henderson Story" and "What's it All About : The Legend of Chef Thor." 1 p.m. — Fix it Before Post, Pryor Center This panel will give partici- pants the opportunity to hear from post-production experts on best practices to help you have successful post production. Moderated by Dan Robinson. 2:30 p.m. — Narrative Shorts Block B, Global Campus Films screening during this block include "When the Rain Sets In," "Anna," "Blood on the Risers" and "And the Winner Is." 3 p.m. — "The Neutral Ground," Pryor Center A feature-length documen- tary about New Orleans' fight over monuments and Ameri- ca's centuries-long relation- ship with the "Lost Cause." 5 p.m. — Fayetteville Film Prize Award Recognition and Screening at Global Campus Screening the 2019 and 2020 Fayetteville Film Prize Pitch winners "Glass Cages," directed by Johanna Orwiler and "Good Gorgeous Hell," directed by Reed Carson, and the announcement of the 2021 Fayetteville Film Prize Pitch Contest Winner. 6:30 p.m. — "American Cherry," Global Campus The characters in "American Cherry" come from dysfunc- tional homes. They are trying to be free — to do nothing in the world, really, but exist without pain. Teenagers doing things with a poetic curiosity and a sense of what it's like to be young, lost and in love — both futureless and free. 8:30 p.m — Closing Night Award Ceremony, Global Campus Streaming Only Films "The 8th" — Traces Ireland's campaign to remove the 8th Amendment, a constitutional ban on abortion. "The Club of Angels" — A group of friends meet a mysterious chef that may be poisoning them. Why would these men want to keep returning to the dinners? "In the Mirror" — Prolific Latvian filmmaker Laila Pakalnina riffs on the legend of Snow White to tell a profusely inventive and wit-filled contemporary tale where self-obsession and grief are countered by hope and kindness. "The Sound of Us" — "The Sound of Us" chronicles a series of wide-ranging, diverse stories that exemplify the power of music and the triumph of the human spirit. PRESIDENT Brent A. Powers EDITOR Becca Martin-Brown 479-872-5054 bmartin@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAbecca ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jocelyn Murphy 479-872-5176 jmurphy@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAJocelyn REPORTER Lara Hightower 479-365-2913 lhightower@nwadg.com DESIGNER Deb Harvell ! UP WHAT'S ON THE COVER "Ale Libre" is a narrative short documentary directed by Maya Micaela Cueva. "Alejandra is a criminalized organizer and unapol- ogetic immigrant," reads the description of the documentary. "While she prepares for one of the biggest moments of her life — her deportation case — Alejandra is forced to reckon with a past mistake and a system that could tear her apart from her family and the only home she has ever known." (COURTESY PHOTO) What's Up! is a publication of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. FAQ Fayetteville Film Fest WHEN — Nov. 11-13 WHERE — University of Arkansas Global Campus theater and the Pryor Center on the Fayette- ville square and online COST — $25-$80 passes INFO — fayette villefilmfest. org but, at the same time, be a place where filmmakers — not just from Arkansas, but also from around the country — can come and say, 'Oh, I'd like to shoot my film here. There's great crew here that I can use to make my film, there are studios, there are post production houses.' Part of our mission is to not just support local filmmakers, but also to support the local film industry. And that means growing in notoriety so that folks know that we exist and want to come out and check out what we're doing." "The 8th" traces Ireland's campaign to remove the 8th Amendment, a constitutional ban on abortion. It is among films being screened at the Fayetteville Film Festival. (Courtesy Photo) "American Cherry" is described as "a teenage emotional rollercoaster that is your first young love [and] a warning about the destruction of empathy." (Courtesy Photo)