Director Elissa Downʼs The Honor List will serve as opening night film at the Bentonville Film Festival, which will be held May 1-5 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The film, a world premiere from Lionsgateʼs Studio L, was written by Marilyn Fu from a story by Fu and Meghan Rienks and stars Rienks, Sasha Pieterse, Karrueche Tran, and Arden Cho in a story about former best friends who reunite when tragedy strikes before their graduation. It was produced by sisters Mariel, Zoe, and Cisely Saldanaʼs Cinestar Pictures, along with PopSugar Films, and had a crew made up of more than 60 percent women.
"Weʼre thrilled to be hosting these trailblazing women in the beautiful region of Northwest Arkansas at the fourth installment of BFF,” said Geena Davis, who co-founded the festival with Inclusion Companies CEO Trevor Drinkwater. “This is the Year of the Woman, and BFF is proud to be at the forefront of this seismic change. If they can see it, they can be it!”