Bentonville Film Festival Returns for 12th Year, Championing Underrepresented Filmmakers
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Carole Horst
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Summary
The Bentonville Film Festival, founded by actress Geena Davis to amplify underrepresented voices in cinema, celebrates its 12th year running June 15-21 in Bentonville, Arkansas. The festival focuses on broadening perspectives through diverse storytelling and supporting regional filmmaking talent. Artistic director Drea Clark emphasizes the festival's commitment to building change rather than just discussing it, highlighting the thriving cinematic community in the heartland.
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· 3 pulledGeena Davis has never been interested in simply talking about making change, she's always interested in building it.
I think in Bentonville, we are definitely at the core of building it. The mission remains at the heart of everything we do.
So we seek out stories that broaden perspectives and help...
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