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The Fort Smith International Film Festival is showing 142 films downtown through Sat., Nov. 7
The festival spreads 142 films across downtown
- 142
- films in the festival
- 9
- downtown locations
- 3
- days of screenings, Nov. 5 to Nov. 7
Sources: KUAF Public Radio, KHBS
If you've got a free evening, the 6th annual Fort Smith International Film Festival is underway downtown with 142 films at nine locations. The first screenings were Wednesday at the Fort Smith Museum of History.
Executive director Brandon Goldsmith says the Wyndham Hotel is home base, and screenings spread out across downtown. The festival joined forces this year with the Red Autumn Art Festival and Saturday's Garrison Arts Walk, so expect "a lot of art, music and film all over the downtown area."
- Red Autumn Art Festival today: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., free
- Sat., 11 a.m.: Arkansas shorts at the Wyndham
- Sat., 1 p.m.: Ridge to River: The Arkansas Traverse at La Huerta
- Sat., 2:30-8 p.m.: free music screenings at 906 Lounge
Friday's lineup includes animation, a Cisterna program and a local feature
| Time | Venue | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Noon | Wyndham | Art films |
| 1 p.m. | Bakery District | Cisterna program |
| 2 p.m. | Wyndham | Animation |
| 3:30 p.m. | Bakery District | International shorts |
| 7 p.m. | Wyndham | 67 Bombs to Enid |
| 7:30 p.m. | Digs | The Sins of Our Sons |
| 8 p.m. | Bakery District | Odd Fellows |
Source: KHBS
Look for an Argentine band-breakup movie at 906 on Saturday where the musician, instead of just leaving the band, takes a spaceship to Mars. Cisterna, Italy, Fort Smith's sister city, also sends a block of films.
