18th Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
- When: Sunday, October 18, 2009, time TBA
- Where: 819 Central Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901 and 817 Central Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901
- Cost: $5 - $150
- Age limit: All ages
- Categories: Film, Community
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute (HSDFI) will present the 18th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF) at its facilities based at 819 Central Ave. in Hot Springs, Arkansas beginning Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 25, 2009.
One of the first and the oldest documentary film festivals in the world (second only to Amsterdam) dedicated solely to documentary film, the 18th annual HSDFF will premier Food, Inc., which lifts the veil on the U.S. food industry an industry that has often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihoods of American farmers, the safety of workers and our own environment. Other world premiers include the Ron English documentary, Abraham Obama, and a documentary about the life of legendary bluesman Bobby Rush.
Known as "the filmmaker's festival" for its non-competitive focus, HSDFI is finalizing the 100 films to be screened this year, which include entries from countries throughout the world. Tickets for the festival are $5 per film, $50 for a three-day pass and $150 for a ten-day pass.
For more information about HSDFI or this year's documentary film festival, contact Malinda Herr-Chambliss, executive director of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute, at 501-321-4747 or e-mail MHerrChambliss@hsdfi.org.
About the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF) began in 1992, launched by a small group of arts activists in Hot Springs. That year, 10 Academy Award-nominated documentary films were screened to the public free of charge.
HSDFF was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization that year and was renamed the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute (HSDFI) in 1996. HSDFI remains the only film institute in the United States dedicated solely to the documentary film genre, deeming Hot Springs the documentary capital of the world, and it offers a complete slate of year-round educational and cultural programs. Each year with the help of more than 700 dedicated volunteers, board and staff members, HSDFI presents the annual HSDFF.
