#aetn

So me and friends (mostly my sis tbh) started to use a new abbreviation quite some while ago now and I wish more people would be using it.

We all know "lol" or "lmao" but those are mostly lies cause, come on people, we just exhale most of the damn time we see/read something funny.

We all just:

When I was growing up (years before the transition to digital), this was how AETN (the local public broadcasting affiliate, Arkansas Educational Television Network) signed off at the end of the broadcast day. 

This also shows off how beautiful this state is and makes me feel...just...so connected to Arkansas. I listen to this song and get chills because it’s so true. Like, I want to live in other places. I want to go to all these different places, but I know that no matter how long I live somewhere else, I will always be from Arkansas. I will always be an Arkansan.

Clean Lines, Open Spaces | A View of Mid-Century Modern Architecture

The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) has partnered with the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF) to present a two-day, multi-phase workshop that will allow young filmmakers to learn more about documentary filmmaking. The workshop, which is free and open to all students, will be held Friday, Oct. 18, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Low Key Art, 118 Arbor Street, Hot Springs.

“Filmmaking encourages students to think analytically, communicate effectively, work collaboratively and solve complex problems.” Casey Sanders, AETN producer and workshop coordinator, said. “Student workshops and screenings are designed to immerse young filmmakers in the art and craft of the documentary form.

“Our goal is to help students use filmmaking as a way to explore their world, uncover history, understand culture and express through film the issues important to them.”

Among those presenting at the workshop will be: Myles David Jewell, an award winning filmmaker; Barton Weiss, co-founder of the Dallas Video Festival and the Video Association of Dallas; and Marek Dojs, assistant professor of digital cinema at Southern Arkansas University.

Student Selects: A Young Filmmakers Showcase short films will be screened at the HSDFF Friday, Oct. 18, at 9:30 a.m. at the Arlington Hotel, 239 Central Avenue, Hot Springs. “Student Selects” is an annual event that highlights the creativity and talent of the state’s kindergarten through 12th grade students.

Student Selects films to be screened include:

Why El Dorado? – Washington Middle School. This film defines and illustrates the many wonderful features of El Dorado, Ark. It answers questions like why someone would want to live in El Dorado, the kinds of people who live there, and what is unique and special about the town.

Three Buddies Farm – Searcy High School. This film looks at the life of a mushroom farmer. David Owens had never farmed anything until he decided to open up a business with his buddies – Three Buddies Farm in Searcy.

Shred It – Springdale District TV. This intense action sports video features filmmaker Lane McCall participating in two extreme sports: motocross and BMX racing. Viewers ride along with McCall as he jumps through the air and takes white-knuckling turns.

Precision Machining – Heritage High School (Rogers). This news story about Mr. Knight’s precision machining class was done to promote the course as students registered for the new year.

PCA Jewels – Springdale District TV. This documentary examines Power Cheer Athletics: Jewels program and tells an inspiring story of a coach who started her career in her parents’ living room.

Confidence – Heritage High School. In this short confessional, filmmaker Meagan Simmons reveals the insecurities of herself and others, and she encourages young people to accept themselves for who they are. Simmons hopes this positive message will change someone’s life.

Bike Bentonville – Bentonville High School. This film follows the story of 540 bikes, 467 hours of bike construction and more than $100,000 from the Walton Family Foundation used to provide kids more physical education in school.

Best Small Town – Marion High School. This is a music video for Bailey Bigger’s original song “Best Small Town,” written about her hometown of Marion.

Modern Knifemaking – Homeschool in Nashville, Ark. This film, made by homeschool student Logan Wilson, follows the filmmaker’s grandfather, who is a professional knifemaker.

All AETN Shorts, with the exception of Bump were created by independent filmmakers for Arkansas Educational Television Network's art program and website LOUPE. Designed to highlight the arts and artists throughout Arkansas, LOUPE is supported in part by a Cultural Regional Art Grant from the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage.

Robyn Horn (8:09) Producer: Mat Bradley Editor: Les Galusha Robyn Horn is a sculptor drawn to abstract, geometric sculpture, the volume of it, the form, the textures, the negative spaces. Her creative process is motivated by the exploration of form, texture, and geometry.

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The Music of Friends (14:08) Producer: Hans Stiritz The Music of Friends follows three young musicians Rachel Herman (violist from western Pulaski County), Jenny Nulson (pianist from Greenbriar) and Michael Stiritz (cellist from Russellville) who together form the Meadow Lark Trio. The film shows trio at the Faulkner Chamber Music Festival.

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Westland (10:11) Producer: Diana Michelle Tim West was a college educated artist from Winslow. What should have been an auspicious start when at age eighteen he mailed off a print and had it accepted into the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art was thwarted by personal demons that led Tim to return to Winslow and live nearly anonymously.

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Love You, Too (17:00) Producer: Dale Carpenter

'Love You, Too,' is a profile of Peggie Wallis, an 88-year-old ballet teacher who grew up in New Zealand, studied ballet in Europe, and now lives in northwest Arkansas, where she continues to train young dancers to amazingly high levels of technique.

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LeeNora Parlor (10:00) Producer: Hop Litzwire

LeeNora Parlor is a self-taught African-American folk artist from Arkansas. Her paintings are inspired by her ancestors and reflect glimpses into their lives and depict “who I really am.” Memories of her childhood spent on the outskirts of Camden, Arkansas drew her back as an adult to once again live in the country and paint.

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Bump Joe York/USA (14 min)

Bump is a step back into time, into a rustic wood shop that has changed little over the past century. A fourth generation artist, Dallas Bump has been making chairs all his life in the tiny community of Bear, Arkansas. His family has kept up the tradition in the area since the 1870s, using techniques that were passed down from French ancestors. The Arkansas Arts Council named Dallas Bump the 2013 Arkansas Living Treasure for his life-long commitment to his craft.

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