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Feb 16: The Wise Kids with Actress Sadieh Rifai
Little Rock, ARK- The Little Rock Film Festival (LRFF) and the Argenta Arts Foundation (AAF) will screen TheWise Kids Thursday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Argenta Community Theater as part of the Argenta Film Series. One of the film’s stars, stage and screen actress Sadieh Rifai, will be present and LRFF programmer, Levi Agee, will moderate a Q&A with Rifai … Continue reading
Huge LRFF Week with Argenta Film Series and LR Horror Picture Show Opening
A huge week is coming up in our continued mission to push forward the quality of our year round programming at the Little Rock Film Festival. On Thursday night Feb 16 join LRFF programmer Levi Agee at the Argenta Film Series, for a screening of the narrative feature film The Wise Kids, followed by a discussion with Actress Sadieh Rifai. All … Continue reading
LRFF Programmer Justin Nickels talks about starting the Little Rock Horror Picture Show
The Little Rock Film festival is continuing expanding its mission as a year round film programming organization. In addition to our flagship LRFF each June, we now host the 48 Hour Film Project, the Reel Civil Rights Film Festival, the monthly Argenta Film Series, and soon the Little Rock Horror Picture Show. In an article for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette … Continue reading
Jan 5: An evening with Writer, Director, and Actor Robert Walden
TICKETS HERE for a special evening with Writer, Director and Actor Robert Walden on January 5, 2012 at the Argenta Community Theater. Walden will show clips and discuss his more than 40 year career in Television and film, from his three time Emmy nominated role on Lou Grant to his current starring role in the TVLAND series Happily Divorced. Walden … Continue reading
Dec 7: Argenta Film Series “Kassim the Dream”
TICKETS HERE Official Selection at the Tribeca film festival and Grand Prize winner at SilverDocs, Kassim the Dream tells the story of World Champion Boxer, Kassim “The Dream” Ouma – born in Uganda, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at the age of 6. When the rebels took over the government, Kassim became an … Continue reading
LRFF Programmer Levi Agee on the Film Bellflower
I’ve been following Evan Glodell’s debut film Bellflower ever since its premiere at Sundance earlier this year in January. Something about the film really struck me as being unique in the pile of Indies that hit the festival circuit every year. Let’s face it. It’s probably the black muscle car with flamethrowers named Medusa that appears in the trailer. The … Continue reading
November 9: Bellflower with Director Evan Glodell
TICKETS HERE Offical Selection at the Sundance and SXSW film festivals, Bellflower follows two friends who spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur. The New Yorker says Bellflower is “intense and beautiful. Blasts open a a new dimension in the cinematic imagination.” Rolling Stone says “Evan Glodell’s … Continue reading
LRFF and Feedasoldier.com Team up for Fundraiser
Each year the Little Rock Film Festival brings as many as 50 filmmakers and industry professionals from around the World to Little Rock for in-depth discussions on their craft and the business of filmmaking. On Tuesday, October 25, we will be holding a fundraiser to raise money for filmmaker flights and expenses. We are proud to be partnering with Feedasoldier.com … Continue reading
LRFF Argenta Film Series Fall/Winter Schedule announced
The Little Rock Film Festival (LRFF) and the Argenta Arts Foundation along with the Mitchell, Williams Law Firm are proud to announce the fall and winter schedule for the Argenta Film Series (AFS) beginning with a screening of Marathon Boy on October 7th, at the Argenta Community Theater in North Little Rock. A reception will begin at 6:30 pm and … Continue reading
New Trailer for HBO’s Marathon Boy. Film screens Oct 7 as a part of the Argenta Film Series
We just got this trailer right from the edit room of the astonishing new HBO film Marathon Boy. You will not want to miss a special advance screening of the film on October 7, as a part of the Argenta Film Series. Director Gemma Atwal will be in town from London to present the film.