From Oscar winners, to comedians, television series and feature films, Northwest Arkansas is seeing its fair share of celebrity sightings.

What’s the draw to our community?

“True Detective”, “F.R.E.D.I.”, “Max Winslow and the House of Secrets”, the upcoming “Squeaky Clean Mysteries: Hazardous Duty” and a film starring Martin Lawrence are just a few examples of television shows and movies using Northwest Arkansas as a backdrop.

We spoke with the filmmakers of "F.R.E.D.I.", Director & Writer Sean Olson, Writer & Producer Johnny Remo and Executive Producer Christian Beckman. This film was shot locally in and around the Bentonville area. Skipstone Pictures movie "F.R.E.D.I." was entered as a Competition - Feature Narrative film in the Bentonville Film Festival. Click on the video below to watch interviews.

F.R.E.D.I. was filmed at many of Bentonville’s iconic sites.