The Bentonville Film Festival in Arkansas will kick off June 16 with the drama East of Wall, one of many highlights of the 11 th edition of the cinematic showcase led by Oscar winner Geena Davis. “We ...

The Bentonville Film Festival co-founder reflects on a decade of gathering DEI data and how progress is being made for many underrepresented groups except for the disabled. By Stacey Wilson Hunt ...

When Geena Davis launched the Bentonville Film Festival 11 years ago, it was a bold leap into uncharted territory. A festival in a town with no movie theaters? It sounded wild. But for Davis, it was ...

Davis is being modest. In addition to her acting, producing and writing work, she’s been a tireless advocate for representation. In 2004, she launched the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, a ...

LOS ANGELES | An Olympic dream isn’t as farfetched as you might think. Actress Geena Davis took up archery at 41 and landed in the U.S. Olympic Trials just before the 2000 Games in Sydney. “I did it ...

BENTONVILLE -- Geena and Friends, the annual Bentonville Film Festival event in which Academy Award winning actor Geena Davis and an all-star group of actors reimagine memorable movie scenes through a ...

The 10th edition of the event, chaired by Davis, runs June 10-16 in Bentonville, Arkansas. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital The program, led by Geena Davis and moderated by The Hollywood ...

As the Oscar-winning actor looks back on the Bentonville Film Festival's growth since 2015, festival chair Geena Davis knows this year is all about "staying true" to its roots while spotlighting local ...

The Geena Davis Institute has unveiled a new study showing how menopause and aging are portrayed in the 100 top-grossing domestic films from 2009 to 2024 that prominently feature women ages 40 and ...

Thelma & Louise remains a critically acclaimed feminist classic, but Ridley Scott thinks he directed a better pro-female ...