Lily Renée, Escape Artist by Margaret Oh

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.

Late Blossom Blues, directed by Wolfgang Pfoser-Almer and Stefan Wolner, written by Wolfgang Pfoser-Almer. This star-studded documentary takes us on a thought provoking and humorous journey to explore the evolution of disability portrayals in film and television. 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.Ĭinemability, directed by Jenni Gold, written by Jenni Gold and Sam Reed.

“Blood Road”īlood Road, directed by Nicholas Schrunk and written by Mark Anders. 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. 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.īogalusa Charm, directed by Stephen Richardson and written by Jennifer Harrington. 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. Narrative and Documentary CompetitionĪn Acquired Taste, directed and written by Vanessa LeMaire. The festival was co-founded in 2015 by Davis, founder and chair of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and Trevor Drinkwater, President and CEO of ARC Entertainment, and is a “commercially focused, research based platform with a mission to champion women and diverse voices in media and proactively supports content creation that inspires young minds to do great things.”Īdditionally, BFF is the only film competition in the world to award guaranteed theatrical, international, digital, retail home entertainment distribution for its winners with support from AMC, Walmart and American International Cinema. The festival takes place during the first week of May in Bentonville, Arkansas.Ĭheck out the full lineup below, with all information provided by BFF.

The Festival has become an important catalyst for change and we look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of the past year and setting the stage for years to come.” Of this year’s lineup, festival co-founder Geena Davis said, “I’m so excited to be heading into our third annual BFF. Cannes Jury Revealed: Paul Dano, Brie Larson, Julia Ducournau Join Ruben Östlund

Lily Renée, Escape Artist by Margaret Oh