Movie Industry

The Bentonville Film Festival is continuing through the weekend, and this week, we’ve been attending some of the panel discussions. In this excerpt, we hear actor Melissa Navia talk about how she was influenced by watching STEM portrayals and how she channeled that influence for her role as Erica Ortegas in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."

The Bentonville Film Festival, promoting underrepresented voices, runs through the weekend with screenings, workshops, and panels. Fawzia Mirza's film, "The Queen of My Dreams," screened last night, and she spoke on the panel "The Power of Women Investing in Women."

The Bentonville Film Festival is underway. The event is not limited to film screenings but also includes workshops and panel discussions about film and how film can be an agent of change. Yesterday afternoon’s panel, “The Power of Women Investing in Women, " explored navigation through male-dominated industries and included a reflection from Shannon Baker, the president of Gatesman Agency.

On today's show, we lace up our shoes for Global Running Day. Also, celebrating freedom at the 2024 Northwest Arkansas Juneteenth observation. Plus, how three legends battled Jim Crow from the bandstand to change America.

Comedy writers Maddy Kelly, Ryan Beil and Mark Chavez work together to write a romantic comedy film. Through the magic of podcasting, we get to ride shotgun and listen in to their process, hear from experts, and see how hard it actually is to write something that has not already been done before.

The Arkansas Cinema Society began in Central Arkansas, but is establishing a presence around the state, including in Northwest Arkansas. Kathryn Tucker, a…