Monday, June 8, 2015

Indep Arts & Film Festival | Interview with Ya'Ke Smith

KLRN is proud to support the upcoming Indep Arts & Film Festival taking place June 11-14, 2015. The Indep Arts & Film Festival “is committed to supporting artists and filmmakers in their abilities to create, inspire and share within our community. By providing a space to celebrate the artists’ talents, we will strive to enhance our community’s public awareness and appreciation of all arts.”

Filmmaker and film professor at the University of Texas at Arlington Ya’Ke Smith will participate in Indep’s Film Festival on Thursday, June 11 from 6-10PM at Santikos Rialto. Smith has received worldwide acclaim for his films which have screened at over 80 film festivals. NPR called his debut feature, WOLF, “an impressive piece by a young director,” and his most recent short, dawn., premiered on HBO in February 2015.