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Bentonville Film Festival Co-Founder Geena Davis Speaks With 5News

Bentonville Film Festival Co-Founder Geena Davis Speaks With 5News

by The Daily Eye Team May 8 2017, 3:52 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 39 secs

The third annual Bentonville Film Festival kicks off Tuesday (May 2). "I just arrived today for my film festival," an excited Geena Davis told 5NEWS. "What!? You have a film festival?" she joked, "Yes, I co-founded the Bentonville Film Festival." Davis is thrilled to be in Bentonville. She calls it the quintessential American town. "It's the perfect town for a film festival despite not originally having any movie theaters." The festival begins Tuesday with events opening for the public Wednesday (May 3). It'll include celebrities like Terry Crews, Meg Ryan and members of the cast of 'A League of Their Own', gathering for the 25 year anniversary of the movie. "We made so many improvements last year and you just learn every year. And our attendance more than doubled."

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