Little Rock Film Festival 2009

12 jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager charged with murdering his stepfather.

A beautiful and evocative film about the remarkable transformation of a group of illiterate women in southern Nepal.

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't.

A lonely, autistic man, Adam, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

A toon hating executive has a hare raising experience when he meets an out of work toon rabbit.

At fourteen, they made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it.

SHADOW OF THE HATCHET MAN (1982, 26 min.) An early classic about a rampaging hatchet killer, an inept sheriff and a relentless TV reporter, complete with spaghetti western motifs. THE MR. VISIT SHOW (2002, 15 min.) Reporter Mr. Visit investigates rumors that the Bird-Mart Day Care Center for Birds is using sleeping pellets instead of seed. THE FUNERAL CENTER (2009, 21 min.) – WORLD PREMIERE! From his home in Locust Bayou (AR) Phil Chambliss has created an impressive albeit eccentric body of work that spans four decades. Art and film critics often refer to him as America’s first folk-art filmmaker. In recent years festival audiences from Nashville to Los Angeles, San Francisco to London have enthusiastically received Chambliss’ films. The Little Rock Film Festival is proud to present two of Phil’s classic films and a brand new one, which will have its world premiere here. ARAKANSAS AUTEUR: Phil Chambliss also features a Q&A with Phil and appearances by various cast members from the three films screened in the program. **Note: Director present.

The Little Rock Film Festival Music Video Competition showcases the best music videos from directors across the state of Arkansas. Judges who work in the industry choose the top videos from the submissions and the winning bands perform live as the music videos are displayed on dozens of flatscreens and big screens throughout the Rev Room. This spectacular evening of music and film is hosted by Little Rock Film Festival staffer Mike Poe, and held at The Revolution Music Room at 300 President Clinton Boulevard in the River Market downtown.

A young boy watches as his brother’s inner demons change him forever. A mother is haunted by the memory of her daughter. A swimmer must give up the terminal illness that makes her feel truly alive. New technology heralds the destruction of the old. The films in Arkansas Shorts Program #1 examine the pain of loss and the freedom of having nothing to lose.