COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

BFF works with local community groups and organizations to reach all audiences and groups for inclusion in festival and year-round community screenings and events. Year-round programs are in partnership with organizations like Thaden School, The Momentary, NWA Council, and Downtown Bentonville, Inc.

WELCOMING WEEK 2024

COMPLIMENTARY ON DEMAND SCREENINGS

We are thrilled to bring back two crowd favorites from this year’s Bentonville Film Festival for the Welcoming Week audience: Family Tree (director, Jennifer MacArthur, screening Sept 13-22) and All Happy Families (director, Haroula Rose, screening Sept 13-19). Arkansas residents can click HERE to sign up for a complimentary, on-demand virtual pass to view both films, subject to capacity.

For additional information on Welcoming Week 2024 , please visit their website at https://welcomingweeknwa.org/

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Family Tree

Screening Sept 13-22 / Geoblock to Arkansas / 150 viewer maximum

Director: Jennifer MacArthur

97 minutes

Synopsis: A documentary exploring sustainable forestry in the American South through the stories of two Black families fighting to preserve their land and legacy. Family Tree’s cinéma vérité approach reveals the vast task of maintaining the land while navigating challenging family dynamics, unscrupulous developers, and changing environmental needs. The forest itself and the beauty of its changing seasons become a primary character in this family drama.

All Happy Families

Screening Sept 13-19 / Geoblock to Arkansas / 150 viewer maximum

Director: Haroula Rose

Cast: Josh Radnor, Becky Baker, Chandra Russell, Rob Huebel, John Ashton, Colleen Camp

90 minutes

Synopsis: Graham is an actor/writer struggling for recognition and moping in the shadow of much more successful older brother Will. Finding themselves reunited unexpectedly to spend the weekend clearing out the family home under the watchful eyes of their equally complicated parents, the family finds itself uncovering secrets and airing old grievances, as they prepare for Graham’s college crush to assume tenancy.