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In Scream Therapy, five best friends, all struggling in their personal lives, head to the desert for a girls weekend of drinking, drugs, and restorative scream therapy.

This film draws upon interviews collected from the five major Arkansan regions: the Ozarks, the Arkansas River Valley, the Ouachitas, the Coastal Plain, and the Delta.

"The Hill We Climb" Follows two residents' efforts to revitalize a 100-year-old historically African American community in a predominantly white town in Arkansas as documented by their classmate from growing up.

A screening of Craig Brewer's debut film, The Poor & Hungry.

Join award-winning filmmaker Craig Brewer in a filmmaking workshop focused on the art of writing and directing.

In "New West," Trigger and Gene were Hollywood legends and the best of friends, but years after a falling out the two must team up once again to fight a villain from their past.

Created by a group of students from Arkansas State University, "Legacy" is a short documentary about the history of Black excellency in Jonesboro.

"Racer's Nature" is an intense and captivating documentary that follows a son's relentless journey to surpass his father's legendary track record.

A screening of the film HUSTLE & FLOW followed by a Q+A with writer/director Craig Brewer

Coded Bias explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.

Join us in welcoming Little Rock native John-Michael Powell, the writer and director of The Send-off, for an Arkansas Filmmaker Spotlight of his debut feature.

Join us for a virtual screening of Breaking Bread followed by a Q+A with Christina Basham, owner of Boulevard Bread Co.

Join us for a screening of BlacKkKlansman with Ashlie Atkinson.

Diane Ladd & Laura will be in town promoting their book Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding).

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

A young poet who faces crippling writer's block amidst an unexpected pregnancy.

This documentary explores the living, breathing ecosystem all around us and what Arkansas farmers are doing to preserve or reinvigorate the soil, water and other natural resources.

The adventurous lifestyle of Piph is enviable to many, but his past choices and failures have left him feeling trapped. Unsatisfied with that, he decides to ambitiously revamp his career to chase “the dream”...again.

GBA Arkansas vividly paints a picture of the reality of the postpartum experience. More than half of all maternal deaths take place during the postpartum period, yet this stage of pregnancy is often overlooked.

Driving home to her secluded estate after meeting at a local bar, a player out to score thinks his beautiful, mysterious date will be another casual hook-up.

Marta, a mother awaiting the arrival of her son Neno, attempts to smuggle him to the states to reconnect once again.

When Beth’s son Evan James was diagnosed with Autism in the early 90s, treatment options were limited.

A troubled teenager spends the summer with his grandfather in the Ozarks, where he’s free from his mother, but not her painful past.

Official Selections from Filmland: Arkansas 2022 screening virtually at Filmland 5

Official Selections from Filmland: Arkansas 2022

Official Selections from Filmland: Arkansas 2022

Official Selections from Filmland: Arkansas 2022

Official Selections from Filmland: Arkansas 2022 screening in person at Filmland 5

A vibrant and nostalgic music documentary that showcases the beginnings of techno music and how Detroit, Michigan was the creative and cultural hub for the creation and development of these beats.

Official Selections from Filmland: Arkansas 2022

Official Selections from Filmland: Arkansas 2022

The Arkansas Cinema Society's annual celebration of cinema

Ted’s dream prom date with Mary never happens due to an embarrassing injury at her home.

Mei Lee is a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence.

Official Selection from Filmland: Arkansas 2022

Official Selection from Filmland: Arkansas 2022

Celebrating its 70th year, the world famous Memphis BBQ restaurant The Rendezvous faces unprecedented change when the legendary waiters retire and the family institution moves into a third generation.

Driving home to her secluded estate after meeting at a local bar, a player out to score thinks his beautiful, mysterious date will be another casual hook-up.

In Elegance Bratton’s deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.

An intimate and moving story about love, friendship, and connection, set in a coastal town in Southern England against the social turmoil of the early 1980s.

Aisha is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City.

In 1866, a young doctor is summoned by his uncle to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover upon his arrival that the utopian paradise is not all that it seems to be.

Redd, Evelyn and their son, Kane, find a strange door, bound in padlocked chains, standing upright in the woods.

ACS kicks off the fall spooky season with Ghosts of the Ozarks, a tale of suspense set in post-Civil War Arkansas., on Sept. 22nd at Jonesboro Towne Cinema Grill.

Arkansas Cinema Society and Micheaux Award and Film Labs presents a weekend screening of DREAMLAND, filmmaking workshop, and a networking social.

Taborian Hall is the only remaining historic structure on West 9th Street and stands as a living witness of the street's former glory days.

The premiere of Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts short films, DELTA VOICES: ARTISTS OF THE MID-SOUTH.

Trigger and Gene were the best of friends, but years after a falling out the two must team up once again to fight a villain from their past.

In a divided America, Van Jones attempts to bring people together to pass a landmark criminal justice bill — and finds himself under fire from all sides.

Part of the ACS Film Development Conference. Directed by Jeff Nichols and produced by Sarah Green, Loving is the story of Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred Loving (Ruth Negga), a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.

Part of ACS' Film Development Conference. Writer/director Jeff Nichols sits down with producer Sarah Green in a focused exploration of the top things to know about pre-production.

Part of ACS' Film Development Conference. Join us for a discussion with New York-based attorney Matthew Rogers that will help you navigate the legalese of pre-production!

Part of ACS' Film Development Conference. This panel discussion features Clint Bentley, writer, director, and producer; Greg Kwedar, writer and producer; and Jeff Nichols, writer and director.

Part of the ACS Film Development Conference. Directed by Clint Bentley and produced by Greg Kwedar, Jockey tells the story of an aging jockey who aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son. 

Director Douglas Tirola details the rise of craft beer’s popularity and follows two enthusiasts chasing their American brewing dreams. Brewmaster captures the craftsmanship, passion, and innovation within the beer industry.

Premiering last year on HBO to overwhelmingly positive reviews, The Legend of the Underground captures the violent discrimination against LGTBIQ+ individuals in Nigeria. Even as the documentary portrays heartbreaking moments of police brutality, there are also scenes of lighthearted humor, joy, and communal bonding.

ACS will host an Arkansas Filmmaker Spotlight with Northwest Arkansas-based producer Kristin Mann during a special screening of the award-winning film To the Stars, which she produced.

ACS is collaborating with Fort Smith International Film Festival and the River Valley Film Society to screen this fashion documentary, produced by Northwest Arkansas arts non-profit INTERFORM.

ACS is excited to once again team up with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art for a Neo-noir Double Feature of Arkansas-made short "Pillow" and Guillermo del Toro's NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021).

The Arkansas Cinema Society presents a free virtual screening of THE POLLINATORS as part of the Coolidge Corner Theatre's Science on Screen® series.

During this speed dating style workshop participants will have the opportunity to glean expert insight from professional filmmakers about their role on a film set.

During this engaging writing-for-film workshop for Middle School students, Graham Gordy will walk them through how to develop a story idea and how to write a scene.

Veteran Arkansas filmmakers join together to discuss the state of women in the film industry and how to break into the industry from Arkansas.

During this workshop, Emmy Award Winning filmmaker and Director of Film and Media Ecosystems at CACHE Mario Troncoso will discuss how to take your project to the big screen.

Join us for a conversation between director Jeff Nichols and his cinematographer Adam Stone as they discuss their working relationship and their process of bringing a script to the screen.

Filmland: Arkansas Audience Award winners of the shorts blocks join us for an exciting Q+A.

This Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Winner tells the story of Rahim, who is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay.

During this unique workshop you will get inside secrets from a casting director on how to improve your audition.

Directed by Michael Showalter and written by Abe Sylvia, this 2021 Toronto International Film Festival selection is an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

A panel discussion on Criminal Justice Reform in our time between Little Rock Mayor Scott Jr., Executive Director of F.E.L.O.N. and Dream Corps Justice Organizer Ruby Welch, State Senator Clarke Tucker, and producer Christina McLarty Arquette and one of the Executive Producers of The First Step, led by Dr. Johanna Rahman.

True Detective Season 3 co-writer Graham Gordy will teach you how to take a story idea and begin building a script.

During this panel discussion led by ACS co-founder and Executive Director Kathryn Francis Tucker, producers will delve into their specific wheelhouse as they discuss how a producer's role is different depending on genre and budget.

Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau and his life in this 2021 Toronto International Film Festival selection.

ACS teams up with the Murphy Arts District for a special presentation.

The Arkansas Cinema Society presents a free virtual screening of SPACESHIP EARTH as part of the Coolidge Corner Theatre's Science on Screen® series.

The Arkansas Cinema Society presents a free virtual screening of PICTURE A SCIENTIST as part of the Coolidge Corner Theatre's Science on Screen® series.

The Arkansas Cinema Society presents a free virtual screening of KISS THE GROUND as part of the Coolidge Corner Theatre's Science on Screen® series.

Join us for a free virtual screening and Q&A.

The Arkansas Cinema Society presents a free virtual screening of the animated short film "If Anything Happens I Love You."

The Arkansas Cinema Society and Bentonville Film Festival Co-present a virtual and drive-in screening of Sundance 2020 Audience Award Winning film MINARI.

Gather your family, light up the fireplace, and join the Arkansas Cinema Society and the Arkansas Arts Center for a discussion of It’s A Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra.

The Arkansas Cinema Society and Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Co-present a virtual screening of "YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE"

An official selection of Tribeca Film Festival 2019, Dreamland is set in dust bowl era Texas amidst dust storms and the Great Depression, when a teenager's adventures as a bounty hunter takes an unexpected twist.

Winning the top prize at the Venice Film Festival and the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, Nomadland is the first film to win both honors in a single year, solidifying its place as an Oscar frontrunner.

FROM VENICE TO TORONTO AND NOW…LITTLE ROCK! REGINA KING’S ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI COMING TO FILMLAND

ACS is thrilled to announce the FILMLAND: Arkansas Program featuring films made in Arkansas or by an Arkansan.

ACS is thrilled to announce the FILMLAND: Arkansas Program featuring films made in Arkansas or by an Arkansan.

Official 2020 selection of both the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom has completed her newest documentary, The Great American Lie. The film aims to expose social and economic immobility, viewed through the lens of our gendered values.

ACS is pleased to announce on August 29th a webinar discussion with “Arkansas” Cinematographer Steven Meizler.

The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity.

ACS Co-Founder Jeff Nichols wants to talk to you about making movies in your hometown.