Films featured in the May 17 screening at the Riverdale Theatre include:

• “Conspiracy at Har-Ber High,” produced by Har-Ber High School in Springdale. Among those involved in the film were: Mark Matthews, photographer/director; actor Daniel Sullivan; Trevor Sites, editor/graphics; and Chad Woodard script/actor.

• “The Paperboy,” produced by an advanced art class at Mulberry High School. The class includes: Alonna Breeden, Kayla McEntyre, Cory Oxford, Elizabeth Burnett, Oscar Lin, Sullgi Choi, Joey Terrill, Amanda Steele and Brad Itorper.

• “Leafhouse,” produced by Fayetteville High School. Among those involved in the film were: Courtney Gayer, producer/director/editor; and Alice Steinkrause, Nelle Cartwright and Hanna Abuzaid, talent.

• “The Postman,” produced in Bentonville. Among those involved in the film were: Morgan Mansour, writer/director/editor; Bethany Johnson, costumer; and Kendall Dix and Lydia Thompson, actors.

• “Bad Apple,” produced by Har-Ber High School in Springdale. Among those involved in the film were: Russell LaFarlette, actor/editor/producer, and Chad Woodard, director/cinematographer.

• “Veggie Beat,” produced by Fayetteville High School student Carmen Cheadle.

• “Return to Sender,” produced by ninth grade sisters Emma and Sarah Bailin from Little Rock Central High.

• “And Die,” a music video produced by the art department of Fountain Lake School in Hot Springs. The video features Daylight and Dark members Alyssa Waldrop, Ashley Layfield and Emily Breshears. The film crew includes editors Lauren Gross, Krystle Payne and Charlie Mattei, as well as still photographers Katy Tripp and Elizabeth Rountree.

• “Skater Mistakes,” produced by Cody C. Dennis of Lakeside High School in Hot Springs.

• “Goliath,” an original fictional work from Bentonville. Among those involved in the film were: Matthew Martens and Kylan Savage who wrote, directed, produced, edited and acted in the film.

• “Random Acts,” by Fayetteville High School. Among those involved in the film were: producer/director Jessica Flynn; cinematography by John Couch, Kyle Erf, Jessica Flynn and Nathan Trucks;  edited by Kate Adkins, John Couch, Jessica Flynn, Jonelle Grace Lipscomb and Nathan Trucks; and Kyle Erf composer.

2:00 p.m. - Screenings at the Riverdale Theater (open to public):
Best of T Tauri (60 min.)
The T Tauri Film Festival and Movie Camp was created in 2005 and takes place in the small Ozark foothills community of Batesville, Arkansas. The goals of T Tauri are to use the process of digital filmmaking to encourage and facilitate technological proficiency, creativity, self-expression, collaboration and community engagement among rural youth.

The nine works in this screening are the best of the 2007 (3rd annual) T Tauri Film Festival Young Filmmakers Competition. The works are strikingly varied and include narrative, documentary, experimental, music video, and animated films.

3:30 p.m. - Mobile Film School: Pitch Session at the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
MFS is a highly collaborative, multi-disciplined film and video arts program. Administered and led by industry professionals, MFS takes film/video education on the road, bringing their comprehensive program to underserved communities, particularly in rural areas. Offering a wide variety of creative and technology-based programming, MFS foster future filmmakers who, frame by frame, will contribute to the America’s rich cinematic and cultural tradition.

In this session high school and college level students pitch their film and television ideas to a panel of industry professionals. This session is designed to be a learning experience for the entire audience.