No matter your age or interests, the Bentonville Film Festival has a movie for you. Use this schedule of Showcase, Spotlight and Competition films to put together your perfect itinerary.
TUESDAY
"3 Generations"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: "3 Generations" tells the touching story of three generations of a family living under one roof in New York as they deal with the life-changing transformation by one that ultimately affects them all.
WHEN -- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts and Susan Sarandon
COST -- Free
WEDNESDAY
"Pray for Rain"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: A woman returns to her hometown in the wake of her father's sudden death to find out that things are not how she left them -- and her father's death may not be as accidental as first thought.
WHEN -- 11:20 a.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Jane Seymour and Paul Rodriguez
COST -- $10-$15
"The Sun at Midnight"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Shot at the Arctic Circle, "The Sun at Midnight" tells the story of an unusual friendship between a hunter obsessed with finding a missing caribou herd and a teenage rebel who gets lost while on the run.
WHEN -- 11:45 a.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"Painted Woman"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: A young woman with a dark past finds wisdom and her identity in the romance of the Old West.
WHEN -- 1 p.m. Wednesday
COST -- $10-$15
"Mom's Night Out"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Hardworking mom Allyson has a crazy night out with her friends, while their husbands watch their children.
WHEN -- 1 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Patricia Heaton and Sean Astin
COST -- Free
"Homestate"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A truly homemade film about a down-and-out brother who shows up unannounced, altering the routine of his sister's family.
WHEN -- 4:15 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"Looking at the Stars"
WHAT -- Competition Film: "Looking at the Stars" is an intimate glimpse into the lives of the extraordinary ballerinas at the world's only ballet school for the blind -- the Fernanda Bianchini Ballet.
WHEN -- 2:45 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"The Battle for Brandon"
WHAT -- "The Battle for Brandon" tells the dramatic and compelling story of Jayson and Lynette Gee and their son Brandon's courageous fight against paranoid schizophrenia.
WHEN -- 3 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Record (South)
COST -- $10-$15
"The Flute of Krishna, 1926"
WHAT -- This short film is an early color film made by Eastman Kodak. Martha Graham, famed American dancer and choreographer, created this work.
WHEN -- 3 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- VUDU Lounge in the Arvest Community Room
COST -- Free
"Annie"
WHAT -- Showcase Film -- A foster kid, who lives with her mean foster mom, sees her life change when business tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a thinly veiled campaign move and takes her in.
WHEN -- 4 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx
COST -- Free
"Unbridled"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Inspired by a healing ranch for troubled girls in North Carolina, "Unbridled" tells a story of redemption and triumph, exposing the atrocities of abuse, neglect and sex trafficking and the healing and redemption experienced by girls and horses who have suffered the same types of abuse.
WHEN -- 5 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"Krystal"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: "Krystal" is an ensemble comedic drama about Taylor Ogburn, a young sheltered man from the South with a strange heart condition.
WHEN -- 5 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Rosario Dawson, William H. Macy, Kathy Bates, John Leguizamo and Felicity Huffman
COST -- $10-$15
"The Space Between"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A new father discovers his child is not his own and sets out on a journey to find answers.
WHEN -- 5:20 Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Michael Ironside and Amy Jo Johnson
COST -- $10-$15
"Dirt"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: In search of a lifeline for his struggling off-road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance. As their world's collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
WHEN -- 5:30 Wednesday
WHERE -- Record (South)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS --The cast includes Kevin Dillon.
COST -- $10-$15
"Imperfections"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A struggling actress working as a diamond courier conspires to stage a fake robbery, setting up her ex-boyfriend as the fall guy.
WHEN -- 5:45 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Marilu Henner and Ed Begley Jr.
COST -- $10-$15
"War Room"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: A seemingly perfect family looks to fix their problems with the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman.
WHEN -- 7 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
COST -- Free
"Little Pink House"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A small-town nurse named Susette Kelo emerges as the reluctant leader of her working-class neighbors in their struggle to save their homes from corporate interests bent on seizing the land.
WHEN -- 8 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn
COST -- $10-$15
"Late Blossom Blues"
WHAT -- Competition Film: a 1932-born hard-working poor black man from the Mississippi backwoods becomes an internationally acclaimed blues star after he releases his debut album at age 81.
WHEN -- 8:20 Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
COST -- $10-$15
"The Archer"
WHAT -- Competition Film: High school archery champion Lauren has just landed in Paradise Trails, a brutal juvenile correctional facility in the wilderness, after hospitalizing a boy in self-defense. But when Lauren learns how deep corruption runs at Paradise Trails, she plots her escape.
WHEN -- 8:45 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
THURSDAY
"Cinemability"
WHAT -- Competition Film: This star-studded documentary takes us on a thought-provoking and humorous journey to explore the evolution of disability portrayals in film and television.
WHEN -- 10 a.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
COST -- $10-$15
"Girl Flu"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when -- in the worst week of her life -- she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free-spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
WHEN -- 11 a.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Jeremy Sisto and Heather Matarazzo.
COST -- $10-$15
"Women of the Silk Road"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Four women. Four countries. Four stories. Stories of love, struggle and art portraying the unknown faces of the East. "Women of the Silk Road" explores the diversity of individual lives under the broad banner of the Middle East and Central Asia; and the simple truth that all lives are about love.
WHEN -- 11:20 a.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
COST -- $10-$15
"Blood Road"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Although she's used to pushing her body to its limit, nothing could prepare ultra-endurance mountain biker Rebecca Rusch for the emotional journey she took in 2015 when she pedaled 1,200 miles of the Ho Chi Minh trail in search of the crash site that claimed the life of her father, a US Air Force pilot shot down during the Vietnam War.
WHEN -- 11:45 a.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"Paris Can Wait"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with a business associate of her husband's.
WHEN -- 1 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin
COST -- Free
"The Smurfs"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City.
WHEN -- 2 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters and Julia Roberts
COST -- Free
"The Red Turtle"
WHAT -- The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
WHEN -- 2:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- The Record (South)
COST -- Free
"Losing Sight of Shore"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: "Losing Sight of Shore" follows the extraordinary journey of four brave women known as the Coxless Crew that set out to row the Pacific Ocean from America to Australia unsupported.
WHEN -- 2:45 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"Leap!"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: 11-year-old orphan Félicie has one dream -- to go to Paris and become a dancer, while her best friend Victor, an imaginative but exhausting boy with a passion for creating, has a dream of his own -- to become a famous inventor. In a leap of faith, Victor and Félicie leave their orphanage in pursuit of their passions.
WHEN -- 4 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Elle Fanning, Carly Rae Jepsen, Mel Brooks and Kate McKinnon
COST -- Free
"Mom's Night Out"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Hardworking mom Allyson has a crazy night out with her friends, while their husbands watch their children.
WHEN -- 4:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Patricia Heaton and Sean Astin
COST -- Free
"Wexford Plaza"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A misunderstood sexual encounter unravels the life of a lonely female security guard and her deadbeat paramour in this slice-of-life comedy set in a dilapidated Scarborough strip mall.
WHEN -- 5 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"Hamlet"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Danish silent movie-star Asta Nielsen formed her own production company to make this film, in which new elements are combined with features and lines familiar from Shakespeare's version of the legend. The most important of these changes sees Hamlet made into a female character -- a princess forced to masquerade as a man by her scheming mother.
WHEN -- 5 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Record (South)
COST -- Free
"The Relationtrip"
WHAT -- Competition Film: At an age when everyone around them is settling down and finding love, Beck and Liam are self-proclaimed loners. After bonding over their mutual disinterest in relationships, they decide to go away together on a "friend" trip. And that's when things get weird.
WHEN -- 5:20 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Linda Hunt and Sally Struthers
COST -- $10-$15
"Parker's Anchor"
WHAT -- Competition Film: When her plans for marriage and a family fall apart, Krystal finds herself back in her hometown, re-evaluating her life. Krystal soon discovers that you're never starting over; every step of the journey seems destined in hindsight.
WHEN -- 5:45 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Sarah Colonna and Brandon Keener
COST -- $10-$15
"Band Aid"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, turning their fights into songs and starting a band.
WHEN -- 6:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE --Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Fred Armisen, Adam Pally, Retta, Brooklyn Decker and Colin Hanks
COST -- $10-$15
"The White Raven"
WHAT -- BFF Legacy Programming Series: Nan Baldwin (Ethel Barrymore) finds herself as a dance hall singer in a Western town after the death of her father, who was swindled by an unscrupulous partner. She's in misery over her fate and auctions herself off to the highest bidder. The winner is a stranger (William B. Davidson) who realizes she's not hard and bitter like the other dance hall girls and offers to stake her operatic ambitions for an I.O.U.
WHEN -- 7 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Record (South)
COST -- Free
"The Karate Kid"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.
WHEN -- 7 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith
COST -- Free
"Blood Stripe"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A dramatic psychological thriller about a female Marine veteran and the struggle to come home.
WHEN -- 8 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Record (South)
COST -- $10-$15
"Letters from Baghdad"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day, shaped the modern Middle East after World War I in ways that still reverberate today. More influential than her friend and colleague Lawrence of Arabia, Bell helped draw the borders of Iraq and established the Iraq Museum. Why has she been written out of history?
WHEN -- 8 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Tilda Swinton
COST -- $10-$15
"Quality Problems"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Family To-Do-List: throw perfect 8-year-old's birthday party, find wandering grandpa and deal with cancer.
WHEN -- 8:20 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
COST -- $10-$15
"Let Me Go"
WHAT -- Competitive Film: The film is set in the year 2000 following not only Helga and Traudi's journeys but the next two generations and how Beth, Helga's daughter, and Emily, her granddaughter, are confronted with the unraveling of the darkest of family secrets.
WHEN -- 8:45 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"Like Cotton Twines"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: Micah Brown (Jay Ellis) is an African-American volunteer who takes a teaching job in a remote Ghanaian village. There he meets Tuigi, a 14-year-old girl who is to become a slave to the gods through a practice of religious slavery called Trokosi. Locked in a battle between history, church and state, Micah is determined to give Tuigi a life outside tradition.
WHEN -- 9 p.m. Thursday
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
COST -- $10-$15
MAY 5
"Miracles from Heaven"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: A young girl suffering from a rare digestive disorder finds herself miraculously cured after surviving a terrible accident.
WHEN -- 10 a.m. May 5
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Jennifer Garner.
COST -- Free
"Despite the Falling Snow"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: In 1950s Moscow, communist Katya secretly spies for the Americans in the Cold War arms race. When she lands her biggest assignment, stealing secrets from rising government star Alexander, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with him.
WHEN -- 10 a.m. May 5
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
COST -- Free
"H.O.M.E."
WHAT -- Competition Film: As Danny (Jeremy Ray Valdez), a runaway with Asperger's Syndrome, wanders the subway's labyrinth, unnoticed by 3 million riders, a Chinese mother (Angela Lin) desperate to arrive home convinces Gabriel, an Ecuadorian taxi driver (Jesus Ochoa) to help her navigate the streets of New York. Through the lens of a city in constant motion, H.O.M.E. explores communication and meaningful encounters despite cultural, language and emotional barriers.
WHEN -- 11 a.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"The Black Prince"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: The tragic yet fascinating true story about the last King of the mighty Kingdom of Punjab.
WHEN -- 11:20 a.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
COST -- $10-$15
"Vegas Baby"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Some think an in vitro fertilization contest sounds crazy, but countless Americans desperate to start a family believe this social media experiment is their only hope.
WHEN -- 11:45 a.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"Lowriders"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: A young street artist in LA is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother, and his need for self-expression.
WHEN -- 1 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Eva Longoria
COST -- Free
"Stuart Little"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.
WHEN -- 1:30 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Geena Davis, Michael J. Fox and Hugh Laurie
COST -- Free
"Bogalusa Charm"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A loving portrait of a small Louisiana town created at the site of the world's largest lumber mill that we examine through the lens of a 27 year old charm school for girls run by Miss Dixie Gallaspy.
WHEN -- 2 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"Pure Country: Pure Heart"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: When Ada and her sister Piper discover a letter about their late father, a marine who died in Iraq, they embark on a secret quest beyond their life in rural Tennessee to discover the truth about the man they never knew. As they uncover his remarkable past as a musician, the sisters find their own voice, beginning their journey as singers/songwriters.
WHEN -- 2:45 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"6 Below"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: When a snowstorm strands former professional hockey player Eric LeMarque atop the Sierra Nevada Mountains for eight days, he is forced to face his past and come to terms with his personal demons and rediscover the power of faith within him in order to survive.
WHEN -- 5 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
COST -- Free
"Sanctuary"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: Larry has Down's, Sophie has epilepsy, in a world that conspires to keep them apart, will love triumph?
WHEN -- 5 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"A Different Sun"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A Chinese family moves from their native land to a town in Germany and struggle to adjust to the different culture. Marriage hangs in the balance....
WHEN -- 5:20 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
COST -- $10-$15
"In Search of Fellini"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: A shy small-town Ohio girl who loves movies but dislikes reality, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of Federico Fellini, and sets off on a strange, beautiful journey across Italy to find him.
WHEN -- 5:45 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Maria Bello and Mary Lynn Rajskub
COST -- $10-$15
"A League of Their Own"
WHAT -- Spotlight Movie: Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
WHEN -- 7 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Tom Hanks and Geena Davis
COST -- Free
"A Happening of Monumental Proportions"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: During the course of one day, a group of students at a school in Los Angeles find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies and dead bodies.
WHEN -- 8 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Common, Bradley Whitford, Allison Janney and John Cho
COST -- $10-$15
"Unrest"
WHAT -- Competitive Film: Jennifer Brea is an active Harvard PhD student about to marry the love of her life when suddenly her body starts failing her. Hoping to shed light on her strange symptoms, Jennifer grabs a camera and films the darkest moments unfolding before her eyes as she is derailed by M.E. (commonly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), a mysterious illness some still believe is "all in your head.
WHEN -- 8 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"Woman on Fire"
WHAT -- Competitive Film: Brooke Guinan is the first openly transgender firefighter in New York City. As a third-generation firefighter, Brooke has a passion for heroism that runs in her blood.
WHEN -- 8:20 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
COST -- $10-$15
"Axis"
WHAT -- Competitive Film: On the day he is set to star in a career-changing blockbuster, an Irish actor with a rocky past confronts a series of devastating events that threaten his sobriety, his loved ones, and possibly his life.
WHEN -- 8:45 p.m. May 5
WHERE --
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Aisha Tyler and Sam Rockwell
COST -- $10-$15
"Resident Evil: The Final Chapter"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Alice returns to where the nightmare began: The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse
WHEN -- 11:59 p.m. May 5
WHERE -- VUDU Lounge -- Arvest Community Room
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Milla Jovovich
COST -- $10-$15
May 6
"Spider-Man"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.
WHEN -- 9 a.m. May 6
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willen Dafoe
COST -- Free
"Animal Crackers"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a run-down circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
WHEN -- 10 a.m. May 6
WHERE -- Sam m. Walton Auditorium
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Emily Blunt, Sylvester Stallone, John Krasinski, Ian McKellen, Patrick Warburten and Danny DeVito
COST -- Free
"Mully"
WHAT -- Spotlight Film: Mully depicts the extraordinary rags-to-riches story of Charles Mully, whose meteoric rise from orphaned poverty in Kenya leads him on an unimaginable journey of selflessness.
WHEN -- 10 a.m. May 6
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
COST -- $10-$15
"Served Like a Girl"
WHAT -- Five women veterans who have endured unimaginable trauma in service create a shared sisterhood to help the rising number of stranded homeless women veterans by entering into a competition that unexpectedly catalyzes moving events in their own lives to bring them full circle in a quest for healing and hope.
WHEN -- 11 a.m. May 6
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"Spider-Man 2"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.
WHEN -- 11 a.m. May 6
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Alfred Molina
COST -- Free
"The Gateway Bug"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Over 2 billion people on earth eat insects for protein. The Gateway Bug explores how changing daily eating habits can feed humanity in an uncertain age, one meal at a time.
WHEN -- 11:20 a.m. May 6
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
COST -- $10-$15
"Saving Sally"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A teenage comic book artist who secretly sees unpleasant people as cartoon-like monsters struggles to save his eccentric best friend (and love of his life) from her abusive foster parents--but she becomes involved with an older man who happens to be a monster too.
WHEN -- 11:45 a.m. May 6
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"The Eagle Huntress"
WHAT -- Thirteen-year-old Aisholpan trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle huntress.
WHEN -- 1 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- Louise Thaden Theatre (21c Museum Hotel)
COST -- Free
"Spider-Man 3"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.
WHEN -- 1:30 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
CELEBRITY CONNECTIONS -- The cast includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Topher Grace
COST -- Free
"STEP"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: STEP chronicles the senior year of a girls' high-school step dance team against the background of inner-city Baltimore.
WHEN -- 1:30 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- Sam M. Walton Auditorium
COST -- Free
"An Acquired Taste"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Why kill your own food? A new mindful generation of teens defy factory farming and turn to hunting as a way of connecting with the source of their sustenance. To make a humane kill, these animal lovers confront tormenting ethics and their worst nightmares, partly to eat dinner, and partly to carve out their own identities in a world increasingly at odds with reality and nature.
WHEN -- 2 p.m.-4 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Mockingbird
COST -- $10-$15
"Mothers in the Middle"
WHAT -- Competition Film: Five middle-class working mothers juggle parenting and demanding jobs while contemplating major life decisions.
WHEN -- 2:20 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Honey Bee
COST -- $10-$15
"A Witches' Ball"
WHAT -- Competition Film: A young witch is ready to jump in feet first to the Witching World but not before overcoming some magical hurdles.
WHEN -- 2:45 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- Cinetransformer Apple Blossom
COST -- $10-$15
"DC Super Hero Girls"
WHAT -- Showcase Film: Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Bumblebee and Katana square off against Korugar Academy in the Intergalactic Games, but trouble is in the air as Lena Luthor takes advantage of the gathering of the Supers to enact her villainous plan.
WHEN -- 4:30 p.m. May 6
WHERE -- A League of Their Own Ballpark (outdoor screening)
COST -- Free
-- Lara Hightower
lhightower@nwadg.com
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