The Arkansas Capitol has served as a set piece for two different film productions: the first, a 1986 television movie, "Under Siege;" and the second, the 2016 feature film "God s Not Dead 2."
The grant will support music researchers Jake Hertzog and Justin Hunter as the duo examines the importance of collegiate jazz programs in three U.S. cities.
Last weekend, Little Rock played host to two drastically different film festivals. At the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), the Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) presented a summer film program that included screenings of several Arkansas-connected short films and features; they also brought in filmmaker Craig Brewer ("Hustle & Flow" and "Coming 2 America") to showcase a couple of his films, and provide a lecture on filmmaking. On the other side of town, the 9th annual Kaleidoscope LGBT+ Film Festival took place at The Studio Theater, celebrating queer cinema by featuring internationally renowned and locally produced Arkansas films by emerging gay filmmakers.
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