Bentonville Film Festival: Features
These feature-length films will screen at the 2018 Bentonville Film Festival, May 1 to May 6, 2018.
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- DirectorMarisol Gómez-MouakadStarsKisha Tikina BurgosYamil CollazoWillie DentonAngelica has spent her whole life escaping from her mixed racial identity, but a family crisis forces her to look inside and rethink her life.Narrative Competition
- DirectorSanghoon LeeStarsJames KysonPancho MolerBrenann StackerBanana Season tells the story of a pivotal point in time for two individuals in the endless season of their lives. Peter is a little person with a big dream of flying like the bird species his dwarfish body most closely resembles. He is hired to paint the town's water tower, a place he comes to see as his very own perch in which to take flight. Sun is a talented cage fighter who loves the energy and excitement of fighting but finds inflicting harm on others more unbearable than just absorbing the pain himself. A tale of true love, friendship and taking flight, Banana Season is a glimpse into the lives of ordinary souls, all at the point in their lives when they flower or fade.Narrative Competition
- DirectorKevin ArbouetStarsGerald JonesBlake BergmanEli TokashA tender tale of four boys rapidly coming to terms with growing up, school, bullies, friendship and loyalty.Narrative Competition
- DirectorMarianna PalkaStarsChristina HendricksAlysia ReinerDavid Alan BascheConceptual artist Tina (Reiner) introduces her eight-months-pregnant art-school rival (Hendricks) to her non-traditional surrogate Kiki (Camp). The truth comes out and the patriarchy fights to hang on.Narrative Competition
- DirectorTom HuangStarsSara AminiKrizia BajosTom HuangAn emotionally wounded accountant decides to break away from routine and find his missing friend, who has left clues for him of her whereabouts throughout National Parks across the West.Narrative Competition
- DirectorSean OlsonStarsKelly HuAngus MacfadyenCandace Cameron BureWhen James needs a topic for his high-school science project or he'll fail his class, he finds an AI robot in the woods near home.Narrative Competition
- DirectorAnne-Marie HessStarsMaddie HassonBilly BurkeDabierThe film follows the relationship between bullied student Shelly, whose home life is in shambles, and wealthy eccentric Wes, with no friends and issues with women. Things take a turn when Wes offers to become Shelly's guardian.Narrative Competition
- DirectorJenna LaurenzoStarsJenna LaurenzoCaitlin MehnerDeirdre O'ConnellA still closeted young woman brings her girlfriend home for Thanksgiving, only to have her coming out efforts thwarted by the unexpected arrival of her male roommate.Narrative Competition
- DirectorMolly McGlynnStarsAya CashLeslie SeilerAaron PooleMary is a substance abuse counsellor with a drinking problem. After getting arrested for drunk driving and losing her job, Mary returns to her hometown where she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister she's never met.Narrative Competition
- DirectorAutumn McAlpinStarsJohanna BraddyKyle HowardBlake McAlpinFormer pageant queen Rose Raynes (Johanna Braddy) makes a getaway with four unlikely friends when trouble shows up at their women's shelter. They embark on a wild all-night adventure through L.A.'s darkest streets and wildest drag club.Narrative Competition
- DirectorVashti AndersonStarsAnthony BlackburnKeston DickVanna GirodA gothic punk Caribbean love story arises in the ruins of a coconut plantation in rural Trinidad. Asha is drawn to Roger, the boy next door. Their taboo attraction grows despite family disapproval, political turmoil, a clash between Indians and Africans, and mysterious hauntings by unnaturally tall ancestral spirits. If you follow your heart in the Land of Sugar, you might find MOKO JUMBIE.Narrative Competition
- DirectorSantiago RizzoStarsLou Diamond PhillipsLaKeith StanfieldBetsy BrandtA true non-romantic love story highlighting a path to healing and empathy in a world of fear that's withholding. "Lying might get you what you want in the short run but honesty will get you what you need in the long run." -Tim MoelleringNarrative Competition
- DirectorAlex RanariveloStarsSasha AlexanderKathleen WilhoiteChristina MooreThe inspiring story of a BMX champion who overcame an abusive childhood through the love and life lessons of his interracial foster family.Narrative Competition
- DirectorJen McGowanStarsHermione CorfieldJay PaulsonSean O'BryanAn overachieving college student gets lost on her way to a job interview. A wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the Kentucky forest.Narrative Competition
- DirectorMegan GriffithsStarsSophia Mitri SchlossMelanie LynskeyJohn Gallagher Jr.SADIE is the story of a girl who will stop at nothing to preserve her father's place on the home front. Sadie (Sophia Mitri Schloss) is the daughter of a soldier and models herself after his military example. When her mom (Melanie Lynskey) begins dating a new man (John Gallagher, Jr.), Sadie vows to drive him out by whatever means necessary. He is the enemy, and if she's learned anything from the world she inhabits, it's that the enemy deserves no mercy. The film also stars Tony Hale, Danielle Brooks, Tee Dennard and Keith L. Williams.Narrative Competition
- DirectorAnthony NardolilloStarsDavid ZayasMusetta VanderAlysia ReinerTwo Puerto Rican brothers from New York's Spanish Harlem and the street's best Salsa dancers, are separated after a tragedy only to reunite years later on opposing sides of gentrification.Narrative Competition
- DirectorRamaa MosleyStarsLeven RambinJim ParrackTaylor John SmithAn army veteran who returns home to the Ozarks finds an abandoned young boy in the woods, and as she searches for clues to the boy's identity, discovers the local folklore about a spirit, which comes in the form of a child.Narrative Competition
- DirectorMark DennisBen FosterStarsReiley McClendonCassidy GiffordBrianne HoweyA professor enters a cave and goes missing. Some of his students come looking for him and get trapped in the cave as well.Narrative Competition
- DirectorTeddy SmithStarsBrighton SharbinoLou Diamond PhillipsC. Thomas HowellA troubled young girl must choose between a carefree and exciting life in the city and a hard-work, no-frills country lifestyle in order to learn who she really is and what she wants out of life.Narrative Competition
- DirectorKendall GoldbergStarsJon HederBrendan MeyerAnna KonkleWhen the manager of an old-school bowling alley discovers the owner's plans to sell, saving Winky's World means pulling himself out of the gutter, too.Narrative Competition
- DirectorSuzi YoonessiStarsCharlene deGuzmanJohn HawkesMelissa LeoA sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.Narrative Competition
- DirectorNadine TruongStarsIk Jo KangMike FaistEllie LeeA bullied teen is rehabilitated enough to walk again and finds redemption with the help of a Taekwondo Grandmaster.Narrative Competition
- DirectorMarvin BlunteStarsRajani DhgonchaiPibhop DhongchaniArunee BunyoSet in the remote jungle of Thailand, 150 underprivileged and orphaned students attending the country's first democratic school prepare a special celebration to honor their remarkable adoptive Mother on Mother's Day.Documentary Competition
- DirectorJoanna JamesStarsMichael AnthonyElena ArzakMashama BaileyTelling the story of top female chefs and their battle for recognition in a male dominated world.Documentary Competition
- DirectorRobin HauserStarsMahzarin BanajiIris BohnetJoanna BrysonBias' challenges us to confront our hidden biases and understand what we risk when we follow our gut.Documentary Competition
- 20181h 18m6.6 (258)63MetascoreDirectorDana Adam ShapiroStarsCindy BennettMuhammad AliVonciel BakerThe never-before-told story of Suzanne Mitchell, the fiercely-loyal den mother of the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.Documentary Competition
- DirectorLuis PrietoStarsStephen BatesBonnie BolithoPatricia CameronAn insight into the lives and minds of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton supporters, a portrait of their fears and beliefs in the months leading up to the unparalleled 2016 election.Documentary Competition
- DirectorBrian Tetsuro IvieStarsGeorge Howard AdamsA.R. BernardNadine CollierAn inside look at the tragic event that took place in Charleston, South Carolina at the Emanuel AME Church, where 9 innocent churchgoers were gunned down.Documentary Competition
- DirectorDan HabibStarsNaieer ShaheedNaomie MonplaisirMicah Fialka FeldmanFrom award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib comes INTELLIGENT LIVES, a catalyst to transform the intellectual disability label from a life sentence of isolation to a life of possibility for the most systematically segregated people in America.Documentary Competition
- DirectorSusan KuceraStarsJeff BridgesPiers SellersWesley ClarkWhat kind of future do we want to live in? Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed 4K tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the life challenges we face. This film upends our way of thinking and provides original insights into our subconscious motivations, the unintended consequences, and how our fundamental nature influences our future as mankind.Documentary Competition
- DirectorTricia RussoTrish GonnellaCraig E. ShapiroA stage 4 cancer survivor's journey to start a family.Documentary Competition
- DirectorSébastien PaquetStarsJames 'Munky' ShafferBrian 'Head' WelchJonathan DavisA young man born with Cerebral Palsy battles a paralyzed left hand, bullies and stereotypes about the disabled to defy the odds and make it as a rock and roll guitarist -- Ultimately, sharing the stage with the very band that inspired him to start (or to achieve the impossible).Documentary Competition
- DirectorRob HerringRyan WirickStarsErik CutterRosario DawsonDouglas GayetonThe Need To GROW follows pioneers of cutting edge technology as they fight to localize sustainable food systems and regenerate Earth's dying soils.Documentary Competition
- DirectorKulap VilaysackStarsKulap VilaysackScott AukermanCasey WilsonTwenty years after learning about her biological father, Kulap Vilaysack finally asks the questions that will lead her to him.Documentary Competition
- DirectorKate HickeyStarsMadSara MessengerTerrell FergusonIt's 1984 and Venice Beach, CA, is at the epicenter of a pop culture explosion. Young people of color seeking refuge from the turmoil of inner city life flock to the eclectic ocean community to create a brand new phenomenon: roller dancing. The talent and vibrant personality of this multicultural roller 'family' draws massive crowds and influences Hollywood. But just as roller dancing flourishes, politics, money and gentrification conspire to take their dreams away.Documentary Competition
- DirectorMark HayesStarsDavid AskewJoan BysRafael CabreraA criminal court judge starts a running club on L.A.'s skid row, where he trains a motley group of homeless people to run international marathons.Documentary Competition
- DirectorRobin BerghausStarsCheryl AndersonCarolyn BeaganMarie José BenjaminWhen filmmaker Will Lautzenheiser's limbs are amputated, his life is derailed and he turns to stand-up comedy as therapy. Meanwhile, a world-famous medical team is performing transplants that restore bodies to unprecedented levels. Despite grave risks, Will agrees to undergo an experimental double-arm transplant in the hope of reclaiming his independence.Documentary Competition
- DirectorJillian MoulMatthew MoulStarsTracey Cooper-HarrisRichard GreenRobert HenlineThey survived war, yet over the years, U.S. military veterans from four generations must find their own unique bridge of connection in order to survive and thrive back home.Documentary Competition
- DirectorMaya WashingtonStarsSterling ArmstrongClinton JonesAlan PageIn 1963 Michigan State Head Coach Duffy Daugherty gave 23 African American young men the opportunity of a lifetime. The daughter of football legend Gene Washington uncovers how the first fully-integrated college football team in America changed the face of the game forever.Documentary Competition
- DirectorPJ MarcellinoHermon FarahiStarsDon AmeroCarmen BradenIan CampeauA remarkable generation of established and emerging Indigenous musicians soars in a moment of cultural resurgence - from Idle No More to Standing Rock - channeling the pain of the past into a stirring, hopeful vision of the future.Documentary Competition
- DirectorSally Colon-PetreeStarsSally Colon-PetreeSherri ShepherdMobyWomen Like Us is a story about women who are changing the world.Documentary Competition
- DirectorSkye BorgmanStarsJan BrobergBob BrobergMary Ann BrobergThe twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.Documentary Competition
- DirectorT CooperStarsMason CaminitiDominic ChilkoKennie StoryThis documentary explores the world of transgender bodybuilding, tracking the path of four hopefuls as they prepare for the Trans FitCon competition in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.Documentary Competition