How do nature, history, economy, and culture define a state? The answers are at the heart of the American Portrait series. Each one-hour documentary film focuses on an individual state, exploring both past and present with an approach that emphasizes stunning photography and original music. Through a combination of fact, analysis, literary reference, poetry, art, and a balanced, informed narrative, viewers nationwide will come to understand Arkansas and wonder at the vast cinematic beauty of one of America’s most unsung scenic and culturally dynamic states.