Local Filmmaker and Communication Lecturer Screens Film at Culver City Film Festival
Benjamin Meade, lecturer in the Department of Communication in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, recently directed and produced a feature film, The Cate Brothers: Arkansas Rock & Soul Royalty, a feature documentary that is currently screening at the Culver City Film Festival presented by the Los Angeles Film School.
The documentary is available on Roku Shorts Daily Channel through Thursday, Dec. 10.
The film features the story of twin brothers Earl and Earnest "Ernie" Cate, a singer/songwriter/muscian duo from Fayetteville, who performed country soul music at clubs and dances in Arkansas and other parts of the mid-South in the 1960s.
In addition to teaching film classes at the University of Arkansas, Meade is the owner of the Cosmic Cowboy Studio in Fayetteville where he strives to foster local music and film artists. Meade works with artists who have been marginalized and forgotten, which is how this film came to fruition.
"I felt a great need to let the people of NWA finally understand the remarkable music talent that resided here, and that there will never be another Earl and Ernie Cate. This is my most important piece of work," Meade said.
To access the documentary on your Roku device, search Cate Brothers: Arkansas Rock and Soul Royalty or go to www.culvercityfilmfestival.com.
In addition to the Cate Brothers: Arkansas Rock and Soul Royalty, Meade has had films in more than 177 festivals worldwide, including three at Sundance.
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Contacts
Margaret Butcher, teaching assistant professor
Department of Communication
479-575-3046,
mbutcher@uark.edu
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