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Short films get to the heart of the Ozarks

"It's actually one of my favorite segments of a film that I'm proud of," says filmmaker Larry Foley about the excerpt "A little glass chapel in the woods" from the documentary "Sacred Spaces: The Architecture of Fay Jones."

The excerpt will be shown during Ozarkumentaries, a short film festival presented in association with the Seedling Film Association today at Walker Landing at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.

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Ozarkumentaries

WHEN — 8:30-9:30 p.m. today

WHERE — Walker Landing at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville

COST — Free

INFO — 657-2355 or crystalbridges.org

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— Source: crystalbridges.org

"It's the story of Fay's vision and design and construction of Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs," Foley says.

It is one of the six films "made by Arkansas filmmakers about the Ozark region," according to crystalbridges.org. Jules Taylor, executive director of the Seedling Film Association, says by email that each of the films was selected specifically for Ozarkumentaries, noting that she had seen a few before and solicited the others.

"Through Seedling, we are so lucky to know excellent filmmakers in our region, so I knew who to ask! There also was a lot of thought put into the way the films flow and the story they tell overall about the Ozarks. We are looking to showcase the diversity and pride of our region through film," Taylor says.

Foley and Dale Carpenter created the 28-minute film "Sacred Spaces: The Architecture of Fay Jones" in 2009. The architecture college at the University of Arkansas was preparing to rename the school in honor of Fay Jones, and Foley and Carpenter were commissioned to make the film to show at the dedication, he says.

"It was one that we jumped at because he is arguably one of the two or three most famous graduates in the University of Arkansas' history," Foley says.

Foley adds he was thrilled and deeply honored to be asked to participate in the festival, and he chose this segment because he believes Thorncrown Chapel set Fay Jones apart from any other architect.

"It really propelled him to the pinnacle of the architecture field worldwide. It is considered by many his great masterpiece," Foley says.

Taylor says the compilation of films will last about 40 minutes, followed by an opportunity to have a conversation with the filmmakers.

"Ozarkumentaries is such a great way to learn about things and people in our community that you don't know about or to learn more about something you thought you did know about."

-- Ashley Batchelor

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NAN What's Up on 08/08/2014

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