1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so where are you from? If not, How did you get here? I’m native Arkansas through and through. I’ve been here for 33 years. I grew up in Ferndale about 20 miles outside the city limits.  Its decisively country. Creeks, woods, fields things of that sort were my playground!  And I had to … Continue reading →

1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so where are you from? If not, How did you get here? I was born in Orlando, Florida but my family moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas about 10 years ago. This is essentially where I grew up. I moved to Conway when I graduated High School to enroll in the Digital Filmmaking program here … Continue reading →

1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so where are you from? If not, How did you get here? No, i was born in Memphis TN. I was adopted by a family from Arkansas when I was 6 months old. I grew up in Pine Bluff and then went to design school in Texas, eventually after working in advertising and … Continue reading →

Director Tyler Tarver 1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so where are you from? If not, How did you get here? Yes sir, graduated from Bauxite. Did college at Arkansas Tech University and my Masters’ at UCA and ASU. Currently living in Vilonia and teaching in Beebe. I’ve got all kinds of Arkansas going on. 2. What is the … Continue reading →

Film festivals are a whirl wind of excitement. In five short days I found it to be impossible to see everything I wanted to see, meet every filmmaker, and attend every event. Now that I am home and catching up on rest and the work I let slide last week I have made one observation on the LRFF both this … Continue reading →

1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so, where are you from? If not, How did you get here? I was born and raised in Arkansas. I’ve worked on films and documentaries out of state, but Arkansas is definately home. I grew up in Benton and went to school at Harmony Grove High. I then spent some time in south … Continue reading →

1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so where are you from? If not, How did you get here? Although I was born in upstate New York, I consider myself an Arkansan. My family settled in Little Rock when I was around 11 years old.    I grew up here, went to Joe T, and attended Hendrix College.  After graduation, I … Continue reading →

1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so where are you from? If not, How did you get here? I am. I was born in Springdale and I grew up in Fayetteville and Springdale. I live in Springdale again as of a couple of weeks ago, but for the past seven years I had been living in Conway working on … Continue reading →

1. Are you an Arkansas Native? If so where are you from? If not, How did you get here? Searcy, Arkansas was home from birth to High School graduation. I lived in Conway for over ten years; first as a digital film making student at U.C.A., and later as a documentary producer for the Arkansas Educational Television Network. Little Rock … Continue reading →

Over the years I have been fortunate enough to attend many film festivals around the country as a filmmaker. While all film festivals have their own unique flavor and offerings I have learned two universal strategies for enjoying a film festival. Show up early. Screenings, parties, panels. Any event at a festival has the potential to fill up fast. Show … Continue reading →