FRIDAY 10/17

7:15 p.m.: “The Buffalo Flows,” and Q&A with filmmaker, Theater 1. Buffalo River history and conservation.
7:00 p.m.: “Salesman.” Theater 2. On the road with a modern-day door-to-door salesman.

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SATURDAY 10/18

10:00 a.m.: “New Urban Cowboy: Toward a New Pedestrianism,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Michael E. Arth works to reshape our ideas about what is possible in interior and urban design.
10:05 a.m.: “I Can Tell the World” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. A choir struggles to keep the songs of slavery alive.
Noon: “No End in Sight.” Theater 1. An examination of the Bush administration’s conduct of the Iraq war and subsequent occupation.
12:05: “Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Behind the scenes film about competitive wiener dogs.
2:00 p.m.: “Nelly Don: A Stitch in Time,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. The life and times of a dress manufacturer.
2:05 p.m.: “Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. The history and legacy of a defining New Orleans neighborhood.
4:00 p.m.: “Where the Water Meets the Sky,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. Women in a remote region of Zambia fight for their voices against local tradition.
4:15 p.m.: “Today the Hawk Takes One Chick,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. In HIV-ravaged Swaziland, three grandmothers offer new solutions and hope.
6:00 p.m.: “The Artist: Johann Eyfells,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. The story of prolific Icelandic artist.
6:00 p.m.: “Creative Nature,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. Exploration of the life, work and inspiration of glass artist William Morris.
6:05 p.m.: “Devil Plays Hardball,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. A mentoring program reaches out to homeless population.
8:00 p.m.: “Speed and Angels,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Two enthusiastic fighter pilots are tested by the realities of war.
8:05 p.m.: “The Linguists,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. Scientists work to preserve languages threatened by institutionalized social problems.
10:05 p.m.: “Red Hot Chili Peppers,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. A film following the development and success of the L.A.-based band.
10:15 p.m.: “Boom!” Theater 2. Hollywood’s role in the uranium boom of the 1950s.
10:15 p.m.: “I’m Like This Every Day,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. The the extraordinary story of songwriter Peter Stubb.

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SUNDAY 10/19

10:00 a.m.: “(Un)Veiled,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Ten Muslim women currently living in Dubai, discuss their opinions regarding the hijab (headscarf).
10:00 a.m.: “Stairway to Heaven.” Theater 2. The cultural consequences of the destruction of an ancient and sacred work of Islamic art.
10:05 a.m.: “Devil Plays Hardball,” Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. A mentoring program reaches out to homeless population.
12:00 p.m.: “Today the Hawk takes One Chick,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. A look at the Lubombo region of Swaziland, which has the world’s highest prevalence of HIV and the lowest life expectancy.
12:05 p.m.: “My Winnipeg.” Theater 1. Personal reflections on the city.
2:00 p.m.: “Speed and Angels,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Two enthusiastic fighter pilots are tested by the realities of war.
2:05 p.m.: “A Journey Through the Blues,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. The turbulent life of songwriter, Son Seal.
4:00 p.m.: “Return to Sender,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Three thousand boats, filled with 125,000 people, sailed over a small 90-mile patch of sea, with repercussions for their own lives and Arkansas as well.
4:00 p.m.: “Ubergangszeit,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. A man whose identity is his work, set in the disappearing farmlands of Northern Wisconsin.
4:00 p.m.: “Turn the Machine On,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Interviews with Arkansas actors, directors, producers and film instructors about tax incentives needed for movie makers.
4:00 p.m.: “Los Tabaqueros,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Short documentary about handmade cigars.
4:00 p.m.: “Faubourg Treme,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. The history and legacy of a defining New Orleans neighborhood.
4:05 p.m.: “Where the Water Meets the Sky,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. Women in a remote region of Zambia fight for their voices against local tradition.
5:45 p.m.: “Circus Rosaire,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. A circus family who’ve been active for nine generations.
8 p.m.: “New Urban Cowboy,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1.
8:15 p.m.: “Is You Is,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. A biography of jump blues great Louis Jordan.
9:55 p.m.: “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai.” Theater 2. Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate’s simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy.
10:05 p.m.: “A Life in Hashistan,” Theater 1. One American’s 40-year adventure in Afghanistan.

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MONDAY

10:00 a.m.: “The American Ruling Class.” Theater 1. A discussion of class and power in America today.
10:05 a.m.: “Two Worlds — One Planet,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Highlights the oft-overlooked capacity for learning and growth in the autistic community.
12:00 p.m.: “Uno Degli Ultimi.” Theater 2. An Italian peasant farmer shares the wisdom he’s taken from living with the earth.
12:00 p.m.: “Of the Air, of the Earth: The Story of the Portland Aerial Tram.” Theater 2. The challenges of designing a mass-transit system around an already bustling American city.
12:00 p.m.: “In the Company of Trees.” Theater 2. Exploring the affinity people feel for trees, including tree-climbing and tree houses.
12:00 p.m.: “The Linguists,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Scientists work to preserve languages threatened by institutionalized social problems.
12:05 p.m.: “Life. Support. Music.” Theater 1. Guitarist Jason Crigler’s road to recovery from a traumatic brain injury.
2:00 p.m.: “Wiener Takes All,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. The world of competitive weiner dogs.
4:00 p.m.: “Creative Nature,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Exploration of the life, work and inspiration of glass artist, William Morris.
4:05 p.m.: “Armed for the Challenge.” Theater 1. The humorous story of Willie, a man who challenges the notion that disability means inability.
4:05 p.m.: “Run for Life.” Theater 1. A woman’s fight against leukemia.
4:05 p.m.: “An Extraordinary Chance,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. After being shot and losing the use of his legs, Chance Worley turns to China’s growing stem cell technology.
4:05 p.m.: “Bevel Up.” Theater 1. Nurses hit to the streets to provide outreach and preventative care to communities at high risk for contracting AIDS and other STDs.
4:05 p.m.: “La Curacion,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. Intriguing narratives on healing and body-mythology.
6:05 p.m.: “The Perfect Cappucino.” Theater 2. An American woman’s quest for the perfect cappuccino.
8:00 p.m.: “American Outrage,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Elderly sisters reflect on their lives spent grazing livestock on their Nebraska ranch.
8:10 p.m.: “Garrison Keiler,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. Intimate look at the man behind one of America’s most popular radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion.”
10:00 p.m.: “Mississippi Chicken.” Theater 2. Latin American workers, often undocumented, in Southern poultry plants.
10:05 p.m.: “Dear Zachary.” Theater 1. Story of friendship, murder and injustice.

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TUESDAY

10:00 a.m.: “Circus Rosaire.” Theater 2. A circus family who’ve been active for nine generations.
10:05 a.m.: “Bent.” Theater 1. Recumbent cyclists.
10:05 a.m.: “A Kite Tale.” Theater 1. The artistry of kite flying and its enthusiasts.
10:05 a.m.: “Duckpin.” Theater 1. Duckpin bowling sub-culture.
10:05 a.m.: “Fighting for Life.” Theater 1. American military medical personnel working and healing in the Iraq War.
12:25 p.m.: “Two Worlds — One Planet,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Highlights the oft-overlooked capacity for learning and growth in the autistic community.
2:00 p.m.: “If a Body Meets Body.” Theater 1. Realities of working in the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
2:00 p.m.: “Under My Own Power.” Theater 1. Tale of three Arkansans and their love of cycling.
2:00 p.m.: “Ubergangszeit,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. A man whose identity is his work, set in the disappearing farmlands of Northern Wisconsin.
2:00 p.m.: “25 to Life.” Theater 1. This documentary takes California’s three strikes law to task.
2:00 p.m.: “America’s Heartland,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Protests by an anti-gay hate group from Kansas collide with the compassion of the students and other citizens of Fayetteville.
2:05 p.m.: “Resting Places,” and Q&A with filmmaker, Theater 2. Follows three mothers who maintain roadside crosses.
4:00 p.m.: “Garrison Keiler,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Intimate look at the man behind one of America’s most popular radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion.”
6:00 p.m.: “Sync or Swim.” Theater 1. Inside the world of synchronized swimming.
6:05 p.m.: “Return to Sender,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Three thousand boats, filled with 125,000 people, sailed over a small 90-mile patch of sea, with repercussions for their own lives and Arkansas as well.
6:05 p.m.: “Turn the Machine On,” and Q&A with the filmmaker. Theater 2. A look at the lack of tax incentives for films in Arkansas.
7:50 p.m.: “Trying to Get Good,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. One man works to “get good” at life and jazz horn-playing.
8:00 p.m.: “War Child.” Theater 1. Story of Emmanuel Jar, former child soldier of Sudan turned rap star.
10:05 p.m.: “Frank & Cindy.” Theater 2. An ’80s one-hit wonder musician and his relationship with his wife.

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WEDNESDAY

10:00 a.m.: “A President to Remember.” Theater 1. A look at John F. Kennedy’s life and legacy.
10:05 a.m.: “Ghosts and Gravel Roads.” Theater 2. Moody piece set in Saskatchewan.
10:05 a.m.: “Love Refugees.” Theater 2. A Native American’s international search for connection.
10:05 a.m.: “Montana de Luz.” Theater 2. Honduran children dream of their future.
10:05 a.m.: “(Un)Veiled.” Theater 2. Ten Muslim women currently living in Dubai, discuss their opinions regarding the hijab (headscarf).
10:05 a.m.: “Stairway to Heaven.” Theater 2. The cultural consequences of the destruction of an ancient and sacred work of Islamic art.
Noon: “Constantine’s Sword.” Theater 1. The story of former Catholic priest James Carroll and the terrible consequences of religion’s influence on America’s foreign policy.
1:30 p.m.: “Boom!” Theater 2. Hollywood’s role in the uranium boom of the 1950s.
1:30 p.m.: “Get Happy,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Coming of age story of childhood performer Mark Payne.
1:30 p.m.: “Looking for Miss Locklear.” Theater 2. Two best friends seek out their first grade teacher.
1:30 p.m.: “Bloodlines.” Theater 2. Two women, one the daughter of Holocaust victims, the other a descendant of the president of the Reichstag, come together to confront their shared past.
1:30 p.m.: “Samuel Goldwasser,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Concentration camp survivor Samuel Goldwasser remembers.
2:05 p.m.: “American Outrage,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. Elderly sisters reflect on their lives spent grazing livestock on their Nebraska ranch.
4:00 p.m.: “An Extraordinary Chance,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. After being shot and losing the use of his legs, Chance Worley turns to China’s growing stem cell technology.
4:00 p.m.: “This Dust of Words,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. A Stanford English professor’s ruminations on the death of a former student.
6:00 p.m.: “Is You Is,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. A biography of jump blues great Louis Jordan.
6:00 p.m.: “Lifelong Road Trip,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. Follows the Nace Brothers Band as they tour virtually non-stop.
6:15 p.m.: “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. A group of Liberian women work to bring peace to their country.
8:15 p.m.: “Capturing a Short Life,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 2. Explores how families cope with the death of an infant.
9:30 p.m.: “Red Hot Chili Peppers,” and Q&A with filmmaker. Theater 1. A film following the development and success of the L.A.-based band.
10:05 p.m.: “Life. Support. Music.” Theater 2. Guitarist Jason Crigler’s road to recovery from a traumatic brain injury.

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