October HSDFF 2022

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FRI | OCT 7 WED | OCT 12 2022 SCHEDULE

4:00PM VIP Reception & Champagne Toast | Magnolia Room 9:00AM Student Screening: Lakota Nation vs The United States |
7:00PM OPENING NIGHTCEREMONY& FILM: Patrick and the Whale | Cinema 1
Cinema 1 12:00PM Nelly and Nadine | Cinema 2
1:00PM Shorts Program: Stand Up, Fight Back! | Cinema 1
9:00PM OPENING NIGHT PARTY | Oaklawn Event Center 2:30PM Outta The Muck | Cinema 2
4:00PM Shorts Program: Social Animals | Cinema 1
SAT | OCT 8 5:00PM And Still I Sing | Cinema 2
7:00PM Boycott | Cinema 1
9:00AM HSDFF Wellness Series: Hike & Meditation: 7:30PM The Art of Making It | Cinema 2
Arlington Hotel front steps 9:00PM After Party | Grateful Head Pizza
10:30AM Butterfly in the Sky | Cinema 1
11:00AM Hidden Letters | Cinema 2 THUR | OCT 13
1:00PM Mama Bears | Cinema 1
1:30PM Shorts Program: Flora + Fauna | Cinema 2 9:00AM Student Screening: The Cave Of Adullam | Cinema 1
4:00PM You Have No Idea | Cinema 1 11:00AM Sansón and Me | Cinema 2
5:00PM Shorts Program: Experimentations | Cinema 2 12:30PM De Humani Corporis Fabrica | Cinema 1
7:00PM Retrograde | Cinema 1 1:00PM Renaud Retrospective: Off to War Part 1 & 2 | Cinema 2
7:30PM The Pez Outlaw | Cinema 2 4:00PM Growing Up Grovey | Cinema 1
9:00PM After Party | Gangster Museum of America 5:00PM I Didn’t See You There | Cinema 2
7:00PM Body Parts | Cinema 2
SUN | OCT 9 7:30PM Int’l Centerpiece Film: All That Breathes | Cinema 1
9:00PM After Party | the Rooftop - Waters Hotel
9:30AM HSDFF Wellness Series: Sound Bath Meditation: Arlington -
Magnolia Room FRI | OCT 14
10:30AM Shorts Program: This American Life | Cinema 1
11:00AM Let The Little Light Shine | Cinema 2 10:30AM Turn Your Body to the Sun | Cinema 1
1:30PM A Run For More | Cinema 1 12:00PM Shorts Program: Respect Your Elders | Cinema 2
2:00PM Midwives | Cinema 2 1:00PM Fashion Reimagined | Cinema 1
4:00PM Turn Every Page | Cinema 2 3:00PM Blurring the Color Line | Cinema 2
4:30PM Scout Master | Cinema 1 3:30PM Shorts Program: Creative Spirit | Cinema 1
6:30PM Shorts Program: Faces to Remember | Cinema 2 5:00PM US Centerpiece Film: The Exiles | Cinema 2
7:00PM Still Working 9 to 5 | Cinema 1 7:00PM Finding Her Beat | Cinema 1
9:00PM After Party | Deluca’s Pizzeria 7:30PM Tantura | Cinema 2
9:00PM After Party | The Clubhouse of Hot Springs
MON | OCT 10
SAT | OCT 15
11:30AM Mariupolis 2 | Cinema 1
12:00PM The Time of the Fireflies | Cinema 2 9:30AM HSDFF Wellness Series: Yoga | Magnolia Room
2:00PM It Runs in the Family | Cinema 2 10:00AM Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story Of The Cabbage Patch
2:30PM Reciprocity Project | Cinema 1 Kids | Cinema 1
4:30PM Skate Dreams | Cinema 2 10:30AM Framing Agnes | Cinema 2
5:00PM Pasto Bueno | Cinema 1 12:00PM The Delights | Cinema 1
7:00PM Lakota Nation vs the United States | Cinema 2 12:30PM Choy Retrospective: Who Killed Vincent Chin? | Cinema 2
7:30PM A Thousand Fires | Cinema 1 2:30PM Roots of Fire | Cinema 1
9:00PM After Party | Splash Wine Bar 3:30PM The Thief Collector | Cinema 2
7:00PM Closing Night Gala: The Return of Tanya Tucker - Featuring
TUES | OCT 11 Brandi Carlile | Cinema 1
9:00 PM Closing Night Party | Whittington Place
9:00AM Student Screening: Educational Shorts Block | Cinema 1
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12:30PM Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams | Cinema 1
1:00PM Emerging Filmmakers Program | Cinema 2
3:30PM A Decent Home | Cinema 1
5:00PM After Sherman | Cinema 2
7:00PM Bad Axe | Cinema 1
7:30PM Sirens | Cinema 2
9:00PM After Party | Superior Bathhouse Brewery

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OUR G ALA FILMS

OPENING NIGHT: PATRICK & THE WHALE
DIR: Mark Fletcher | USA | US PREMIERE
FRI | OCT 7 | 7:00PM

Dive underwater to witness the extraordinary connection between one person and the natural world.
Renowned wildlife photographer and television host Patrick Dykstra has traveled the world pursuing his
passion for marine life and the Earth’s oceans. While filming a population of sperm whales near Dominica,
Dykstra has a life-altering experience when he meets and begins interacting with Dolores, a female
whale. What begins as play transforms into attempts at communication and, ultimately, the formation of a
meaningful bond. PATRICK AND THE WHALE is a gorgeously photographed documentary that examines the
interconnected nature of life on Earth. Director Mark Fletcher’s film is a conservation tale rooted in a sense
of awe and wonder as Dykstra eagerly searches for a greater understanding of the natural world. James
Reed, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker of MY OCTOPUS TEACHER, is an Executive Producer.

CLOSING NIGHT: THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER: FEATURING BRANDI CARLILE
DIR: Kathlyn Horan | USA
SAT | OCT 15 | 7:00PM

Enter the studio with country music legend Tanya Tucker as she records her first album of new material in
nearly two decades. Under the guidance of producers Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, Tucker creates
a moving and vulnerable work that showcases her voice, both as a quintessential singer in the country
canon and as an authentic and vulnerable songwriter. With her smash hit “Delta Dawn,” 13-year-old Tanya
Tucker burst into the country music scene with her powerful voice and charisma. Grammy-winning singer-
songwriter Brandi Carlile often cites Tanya Tucker as an influential figure in her career, let alone as one of
the great voices of her generation, alongside the likes of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. Carlile is eager to
work with Tucker and a new album begins to take shape as the two artists spend time together and share
stories. Director Kathlyn Horan’s film captures an honest and thrilling look behind the scenes at the highs
and lows of the creative process.

INTERNATIONAL CENTERPIECE: ALL THAT BREATHES
DIR: Shaunak Sen | INDIA
THUR | OCT 14 | 7:30PM

An acrid fog perpetually blankets the city of New Delhi. Overcast skies shadow residents, and a dark,
smokey haze engulfs every living creature. New Delhi is the capital city with the worst air pollution in
the world, compromising the health and safety of its citizens and ecosystem. In the city, swarms of black
kites are common in the sky. While most residents rarely consider the birds’ plight, Muslim brothers
Mohammed Saud and Nadeem Shahzad have an inexplicable kinship with the raptors. The co-founders of
Wildlife Rescue, a bird hospital in urgent need of resources, work tirelessly to treat them. This captivating,
award-winning film World Premiered at the 2022 Sundance to critical acclaim, winning the World Cinema
Documentary Grand Jury Prize and designating the film as an awards season frontrunner. In a rare
occurrence, it was subsequently invited to screen at the prestigious 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it
won the top documentary prize. Shaunak Sen’s ALL THAT BREATHES captures two men’s extraordinary
devotion to a disregarded creature.

US CENTERPIECE: THE EXILES
DIR: Ben Klein & Violet Columbus USA
FRI | OCT 14 | 5:00 PM

Christine Choy is a brashly opinionated and fearlessly punk documentary filmmaker whose straight-
shooting, direct manner clashes perfectly with her provocative sense of humor. Her role as a film professor
at NYU has influenced generations of filmmakers. In 1989, Choy and her filmmaking partner Renee Tajima-
Peña headed to China in the aftermath of the June 4th Tiananmen Square Massacre to document the
leaders of the pro-democracy protests who were able to escape to political exile. Although that film project
was never completed, today Choy travels the world to share this footage with the dissidents who have
never been able to return to their home country. The film cuts back and forth between Choy’s original
footage of the Chinese exiles and their present-day ruminations. Harnessing Choy’s star-power, directed
with potent energy and precision by first-time filmmakers Violet Columbus and Ben Klein, and the winner
of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, THE EXILES speaks to
the universal power of the medium of documentary filmmaking.

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OUR FEATURE F ILMS
precedence in a martial arts program
A DECENT HOME BILLION DOLLAR BABIES: THE designed to mentor to struggling boys GROWING UP GROVEY
DIR: Sara Terry | USA TRUE STORY OF THE CABBAGE with loving discipline. DIR: Quinn Grovey &
TUES | OCT 11 | 3:30 PM PATCH KIDS Tracy Anderson | USA
As wealthy interests buy up mobile DIR: Andrew Jenks | USA DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA THUR | OCT 13 | 4:00 PM
home parks across America, residents SAT | OCT 15 | 10:00 AM DIR: Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Verena Arkansas football legend Quinn Grovey
at risk of displacement band together Neil Patrick Harris narrates this Paravel | France famously led his team in back-to-back
to protect their communities and charming profile of the Cabbage THUR | OCT 13 | 12:30 PM conference championships, but his
their right to affordable housing. Patch Kids, a beloved toy brand Using groundbreaking camera second calling in life as a caregiver
that reshaped consumer habits and technology to explore inside the human to his ailing mother may become his
A RUN FOR MORE impacted popular culture. body, this boldly visceral doc offers a greatest legacy.
DIR: Ray Whitehouse | USA deep immersion into the complex and
SUN | OCT 9 | 1:30 PM BLURRING THE COLOR LINE surreal world of surgeons. HIDDEN LETTERS
Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe runs for DIR: Crystal Kwok | USA DIR: Violet Du Feng &
city council in San Antonio, TX. If FRI | OCT 14 | 3:00 PM DECONSTRUCTING KAREN Qing Zhao | China
victorious, she’ll be the first openly In this personal documentary about DIR: Patty Ivins Specht | USA SAT | OCT 8 | 11:00 AM
transgender elected official in the family and race, filmmaker Crystal TUES | OCT 11 | 11:00 AM In contemporary China, Hu Xin and
state. Kwok explores the history of her Leveraging the polite social conventions Simu work to preserve the secret
Chinese-American family living in of a dinner party, activists moderate a historical language of Nushu, a form
A THOUSAND FIRES the American South during the Jim candid conversation about racism with of writing used by Chinese women
DIR: Saeed Taji Farouky | France Crow era of racial segregation. white women interested in learning to communicate under an oppressive
MON | OCT 10 | 7:30 PM about their unintentional complicity in patriarchal society
A modest, family-operated oil field in BODY PARTS white supremacy.
Myanmar serves as the backdrop for DIR: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan | USA I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE
a portrait of generational poverty, THUR | OCT 13 | 7:00 PM THE DELIGHTS DIR: Reid Davenport | USA
karmic power, and learning to let go. Featuring interviews with Jane DIR: Eduardo Crespo | Argentina THUR | OCT 13 | 5:00 PM
Fonda, Rose McGowan, and director SAT | OCT 15 | 12:00 PM When a circus tent goes up outside
AFTER SHERMAN Karyn Kusama, this illuminating A warm-hearted, joyful coming-of-age his apartment, a filmmaker fastens a
DIR: Jon Sesrie Goff | USA survey of film history explores how story following students who attend camera to his wheelchair and offers an
TUES | OCT 11 | 5:00 PM sex, sexuality, and nudity have a charming boarding in the Argentine unflinching reflection on disability and
Jon Sesrie-Goff explores his ancestry been portrayed onscreen through a countryside where they are taught the spectacle.
in the South Carolina Gullah slanted male gaze. trades of farm life
Geechee community, reflecting on IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
his Southern roots that shape his BOYCOTT FASHION REIMAGINED DIR: Victoria Linares
cultural heritage and racial trauma. DIR: Julia Bacha | USA DIR: Becky Hutner | USA Dominican Republic
WED | OCT 12 | 7:00 PM FRI | OCT 14 | 1:00 PM MON | OCT 10 | 2:00 PM
AND STILL I SING As state governments across the Blending fiction and non-fiction, the A budding filmmaker examines the life
DIR: Fazila Amiri | Canada country pass legislation to restrict legacy of a transgender woman dubbed of pioneering Caribbean filmmaker
US PREMIERE political boycotts of Israel, this “Agnes” is explored after discovering Oscar Torres after discovering that they
WED | OCT 12 | 5:00 PM compelling investigation presents her case file from a 1960s UCLA are related. In the process, she recovers
Before the return of the Taliban in the stories of individuals and gender clinic. a cinematic legacy erased from both
Afghanistan, two singers compete organizations impacted by the laws. his nation's history and their family's
to be the first female winner on the memory.
popular reality TV show Afghan Star. BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY FINDING HER BEAT
DIR: Bradford Thomason DIR: Dawn Mikkelson & Keri Pickett LAKOTA NATION VS
THE ART OF MAKING IT & Brett Whitford | USA FRI | OCT 14 | 7:00 PM | USA THE UNITED STATES
DIR: Kelcey Edwards | USA SAT | OCT 8 | 10:30 AM Female Taiko drummers from around DIR: Jesse Short Bull & Laura Tomaselli
WED | OCT 12 | 7:30 PM The beloved educational program the world gather in Minnesota to MON | OCT 10 | 7:00 PM | USA
What does it take to work and Reading Rainbow inspired a prepare for an unprecedented all- Directors Jesse Short Bull and Laura
survive as an artist today? Go behind generation of readers. This loving women performance of this Japanese Tomaselli confront generations of
the scenes of the art world in this and thoughtful documentary profiles musical tradition once exclusive to colonial violence, broken treaties,
carefully crafted exposé. the creation and lasting impact of men. inaccurate histories, and harmful false
the iconic television show. FRAMING AGNES narratives in LAKOTA NATION VS.
BAD AXE DIR: Chase Joynt | USA THE UNITED STATES.
DIR: David Siev | USA THE CAVE OF ADULLAM SAT | OCT 15 | 10:30 AM
TUES | OCT 11 | 7:00 PM DIR: Laura Checkoway | USA Blending fiction and non-fiction, the
An Asian-American family struggles THUR | OCT 13 | 9:00 AM legacy of a transgender woman dubbed
to keep their restaurant afloat while In Jason Wilson's Detroit dojo, the “Agnes” is explored after discovering
navigating the 2020 COVID-19 emotional maturity and mental her case file from a 1960s UCLA
pandemic and rising social tensions health of the young participants take gender clinic.
in their rural Michigan town.

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LET THE LITTLE LIGHT SHINE OUTTA THE MUCK ROOTS OF FIRE STILL WORKING 9 TO 5
DIR: Kevin Shaw | USA DIR: Ira McKinley & DIR: Abby Berendt Lavoi & DIR: Camille Hardman &
SUN | OCT 9 | 11:00 AM Bhawin Suchak | USA Jeremey Lavoi | USA Gary Lane | USA
When a school district announces the WED | OCT 12 | 2:30 PM SAT | OCT 15 | 2:30 PM SUN | OCT 9 | 7:00 PM
closure of a top-ranking elementary Director Ira McKinley returns to his In Louisiana, a group of musicians Behind the laughter of the 1980 film
school in an underserved community, hometown with his camera to capture honors the rich history and cultural classic 9 to 5 was a charged statement
parents and students challenge an the spirit of his community and in the legacyofCajun music.With electrifying about female workplace inequality
institution cowering to gentrification. process, he lovingly paints an intimate performances, this documentary that is still relevant 40 years later.
portrait of personal legacy, family, examines the intersection between
MAMA BEARS football, and Black resilience. music and tradition. TANTURA
DIR: Daresha Kyi | USA DIR: Alon Schwarz | Israel
SAT | OCT 8 | 1:00 PM PASTO BUENO SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF FRI | OCT 14 | 7:30 PM
With the goal of spreading love and DIR: Carlos Montalva & Alex Meza DREAMS Former Israeli soldiers and government
support for LGBTQIA+ youth, a group USA, Peru | WORLD PREMIERE DIR: Luca Guadagnino | Italy officials are confronted with
of mothers become activists one hug MON | OCT 10 | 5:00 PM TUES | OCT 11 | 12:30 PM controversial recordings confirming a
at a time. An Arkansas gem dealer organizes A luxurious, decadent portrait of the brutal massacre in Palestine that was
a mining expedition in Peru, but iconic Italian “shoemaker to the stars,” previously covered up by the state.
MARIUPOLIS 2 the difficult work to obtain the rare Salvatore Ferragamo, whose enduring
DIR: Mantas Kvedaravičius | Lithuania mineral proves to be dangerous. vision and craftsmanship defined an THE THIEF COLLECTOR
MON | OCT 10 | 11:30 AM era of Hollywood glamour. DIR: Allison Otto | USA
The citizens ofMariupol fight to survive THE PEZ OUTLAW SAT | OCT 15 | 3:30 PM
under unfathomable circumstances in DIR: Amy Bandlien Storkel & SANSÓN AND ME After Willem de Kooning’s painting
this urgent and vital portrait of the Bryan Storkel | USA DIR: Rodrigo Reyes | Mexico Woman-Ochre is stolen in a daring
present-day war in Ukraine. SAT | OCT 8 | 7:30 PM THUR | OCT 13 | 11:00 AM mid-day heist, a decades-long mystery
Steve Glew builds a multimillion- A documentarian recreates his vexes law enforcement and the art
MIDWIVES dollar empire by smuggling rare Pez undocumented and incarcerated world at large.
DIR: Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing | Germany Dispensers into the United States subject's childhood using letters,
SUN | OCT 9 | 2:00 PM from Europe in this quirky true crime family interviews, and creative THE TIME OF THE FIREFLIES
Two midwives, one Buddhist and documentary. reenactments to better understand DIR: Matteo Robert Morales &
the other Muslim combat volatile the events that led to his arrest. Mattis Appelqvist Dalton | Mexico
ethnic and historical conflict to work RETROGRADE MON | OCT 10 | 12:00 PM
alongside one another at a makeshift DIR: Matthew Heineman | USA SCOUT MASTER A man reflects on the loneliness of
clinic in Myanmar. SAT | OCT 8 | 7:00 PM Dir: Neil Collier New York City while working tirelessly
With unprecedented access into WORLD PREMIERE | USA to help his family back in Mexico
NELLY AND NADINE America’s longest military conflict, this SUN | OCT 9 | 4:30 PM whom he hasn’t seen in thirteen years.
DIR: Magnus Gertten | Sweden film follows soldiers during the final A rural Arkansas community grapples
WED | OCT 12 | 12:00 PM months of the war in Afghanistan. with the devastating revelation that a TURN EVERY PAGE
Nadine and Nelly fell in love while local man used his position as a scout Dir: Lizzie Gottlieb | USA
they were prisoners in a German leader to sexually assault young boys. SUN | OCT 9 | 4:00 PM
concentration camp. Once free, they The unique bond that exists between
embarked upon building a beautiful SIRENS a writer and their editor is explored in
life together. Dir: Rita Baghdadi | Lebanon this profile of the working relationship
TUES | OCT 11 | 7:30 PM between author Robert Caro and
Lilas and Shery, co-founders of the editor Robert Gottlieb.
Middle East's first all-female thrash
metal band, navigate changing TURN YOUR BODY TO THE SUN
relationships, developing identities, Dir: Aliona van der Hors
and the diverging paths that threaten The Netherlands
their pursuit of rock music fame. FRI | OCT 14 | 10:30 AM
Using his diaries and public archives,
SKATE DREAMS a daughter traces her silent father’s
DIR: Jessica Edwards | USA extraordinary life story as a Soviet
MON | OCT 10 | 4:30 PM soldier captured by Nazis in WWII.
Women's skateboarding is the fastest
growing demographic in action sports. YOU HAVE NO IDEA
This exciting and joyful documentary DIR: Alexander Jeffery & Paul
profiles female skaters who are Petersen USA | WORLD PREMIERE
ushering in a new era of inclusion in a SAT | OCT 8 | 4:00 PM
once male-dominated sport. A determined mother embarks on a
journey of advocacy when her son is
diagnosed with Autism in the early 90s,
a time when medical understanding
and treatment were limited.

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LIVE EVENTS: WELLNESS SERIES - FREE

PRESENTED BY CHI ST. VINCENT LIVE & IN-PERSON

INSPIRATION HIKE LAST YEAR’S FILM FANS ENJOYED
SAT | OCT 8 | 9:00AM-11:00AM A GORGEOUS HIKE IN THE PARK ...
Step outside and explore the trails of the Hot Springs National Park!
We invite you to stroll up to the Hot Springs Mountain Tower and
join in a meditation led by Chana Caylor to help recenter ourselves
and calm the stress of our daily lives. This is a great way to enjoy
the outdoors, mingle with other film lovers, and prepare your heart
and mind for a week of film-watching!
*Event will start and end at the steps of the Arlington Hotel
days a week.
*Event will take place in the Magnolia Room in the Arlington Hotel

THIS YEAR TRY A SOUND BATH AS WELL AS YOGA ON THE
MEDITATION TO TUNE UP YOUR SPIRIT ROOFTOP AT THE WATERS HOTEL.

SOUND BATH MEDITATION
SUN | OCT 9 | 9:30AM-11:00AM
The unique Sound Bath Meditation will offer you a window of
time for self-care – allowing you to quiet your mind, connect to
your higher self, and activate your vibrational being. We invite
you to begin your day with some light breathwork, light heart-
opening movement, and vocal toning to prepare your mind, body,
and spirit for a powerful sound journey guided by sacred and rare
instruments. Erika Muelle creates a blissful sonic universe with
Crystal Singing Bowls, Sacred Drums, Flower of Life Gong, and
other rare instruments.
*Event will take place in the Magnolia Room in the Arlington Hotel

YOGA
*SPONSORED BY THE YOGA PLACE
SAT | OCT 15 | 9:30-10:00AM
Grab your mat (or towel) and meet us at the Arlington Magnolia
Room for a free yoga class taught by Karen Reeves of The Yoga
Place. Karen began practicing yoga soon after her doctor gave the
diagnosis of extreme osteoarthritis in both knees in 2004 and said
“no more impact exercise.” She knew the physical and emotional
benefits of being physically active and felt lost when she could no
longer do the things that made her feel better. Soon after, she took
her first yoga class and developed a passion for it. Through regular
practice, she realized she was becoming healthier, stronger, and
more flexible. But unlike other exercise routines, this practice made
her feel calmer, less anxious, more focused, and more spiritually
connected to God and other people. Along with her teaching
partner mat mate, Sharon Stickney, Karen opened the doors to
The Yoga Place on July 1, 2013. With gratitude to Sharon, Kristine
Artymowski, the current building owner, and countless students
and friends, their doors are still open and they offer classes seven
days a week.
*Event will take place in the Magnolia Room in the Arlington Hotel

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CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

BRENT RENAUD Brent Renaud Retrospective Screening: Off to War (2005)

Before being killed while covering the war in Ukraine in March of 2022, Dir: Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud
Brent Renaud had spent over two decades traveling the world making THUR | OCT 13 | 2PM | Cinema 2
character-driven verité documentaries.
In 2004, Arkansas filmmakers Brent and Craig Renaud arrived in Iraq
Along with his brother Craig, Renaud won almost every major award alongside a National Guard deployment from their home state.
in television journalism. He won a Peabody for the Vice series Last
Chance High, a Columbia Dupont Award for a New York Times story that OFF TO WAR examines the realities of America’s War on Terror throughout
followed the lives of children injured by the earthquake in Haiti, and the entire eighteen month tour.
another Columbia DuPont Award the following year for a documentary
about the drug war in Mexico.

The Renaud Brothers’ ten-part series Off to War was the first time a
group of soldiers had been filmed for an entire deployment at war and
won an Overseas Press Club Award and an International Documentary
Association Award. Brent Renaud served as a visiting distinguished
professor of journalism ethics at the University of Arkansas and was a
Harvard Nieman Fellow.

Having grown up in Arkansas, and as a co-founder of the Little Rock Film
Festival and alumnus with multiple films at the Hot Springs Documentary
Film Festival (starting with Off to War in 2005), Renaud had strong ties
both to HSDFF and the state.

An award presentation will be held with special guests on Friday, October
7th at the Opening Night Ceremony and going forward the award will be
known as the “Brent Renaud Career Achievement Award”.

IMPACT AWARD

CHRISTINE CHOY

A pioneer Asian American filmmaker, Christine Choy has made more than 85 films and received over
sixty international awards, including her Oscar nominated film Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987).

She has been a recipient of numerous fellowships, among them: John Simon Guggenheim, Rockefeller,
Asian Cultural Council, Fulbright Senior Research, and an award for best cinematography from the
Sundance International Film Festival. Choy’s latest collaborative documentary film, The Exiles, won
the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2022.

Her work has been broadcasted on HBO, PBS, Sundance Channel, Lifetime, NHK, and many other
stations. Her works have also been featured at Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, Chicago, Montreal, Hong
Kong, and Pusan International festivals, as well as the Asian American International Festival in San
Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. She is the founding director of Third World Newsreel and
School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, a member of Project Vetting committee of
the Film Development Fund, Hong Kong, and an International Trustee Member of the Asia Society
from 1995 to 2002. She is a member of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Pictures and Science of the
United States of America).

Christine Choy will be in attendance to accept the award on Friday, October 14 at 5:00 PM before the
screening of The Exiles.

Christine Choy Retrospective: Who Killed Vincent Chin (1987)
Dir: Christine Choy & Renee Tajima-Peña
SAT | OCT 15 | 2:30PM | Cinema 2

When a Chinese-American automative engineer is assaulted and killed in 1982, civil rights advocates
fight to prove he was coldly murdered in a racially motivated hate crime.

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OUR SHORT S PRO GRAM

FLORA + FAUNA EXPERIMENTATIONS ADJUSTING DADDY BUSINESS

SAT | OCT 8 | 1:30PM SAT | OCT 8 | 5:00 PM DIR: Dejan Petrović DIR: Christopher Stoudt
USA | 19 min USA | 21 min
AMERICAN SCAR BLUE ROOM A stray dog held in an animal shelter Christopher “Tattoo” Fontes reforms
refuses to submit to its trainer, his life of petty crime when his son
DIR: Daniel Lombroso Dir: Merete Mueller reflecting our complicated societal is born, but can he reconcile long-
USA | 13 min USA | 11 min expectation of total submission to suppressed childhood trauma to be
A photographer captures the Incarcerated individuals are shown authority figures. the best father possible?
devastating impact ofthe construction videos of wildlife and beautiful
of the US-Mexico border wall on the outdoor scenery by researchers in THIS AMERICAN LIFE ELSA
region’s ecosystem. this meditation on isolation and
humanity’s relationship with the SUN | OCT 9 | 10:30 AM DIR: Cameron S Mitchell
TO THE BONE natural world. USA | 8 min
STRANGER AT THE GATE Elsa Sjunnesona is a force of nature—
DIR: Andy Sarjahani SIGNAL AND NOISE she is a professor, media critic,
USA | 6 min DIR: Joshua Seftel accomplished fencer, avid hiker, and
An Arkansas hunter reflects on the DIR: Jess Shane, Katie Mathews USA | 30 min published author. She also happens
nature of mortality in this poetic and USA | 14 min A former US Marine, fueled by hate to be DeafBlind.
beautifully filmed short documentary. The strict media censorship of and racism, plans to attack an Islamic
Guantánamo Bay is bypassed by Center, but instead finds belonging THE BUNKER BOOM: BETTER
SONORA mixing ambient field recordings with and hope in the faith community. SAFE THAN SORRY
a former detainee’s recollections,
DIR: Johnny Holder, Pablo Camacho offering a visceral portrait of a CANS CAN’T STAND DIR: Arianna LaPenne
USA | 24 min notoriously secret place. USA | 25 min
Juan Pablo Culasso is a birder, DIR: Matt Nadel, Megan Plotka Doomsday preppers from around
exploring the natural world in KICKING THE CLOUDS USA | 18 min the United States are profiled in this
Colombia. Because of his visual A group of New Orleans activists led documentary that explores the desire
impairment, he utilizes his other DIR: Sky Hopinka by Black trans women fights to repeal to prepare for the worst while still
senses to connect with nature. USA | 16 min an antiquated Louisiana law targeting maintaining human connection.
A filmmaker reflects on language, the queer and trans community.
ECO-HACK! ancestral knowledge, place, and IN SEARCH OF BOOZERS
identity as she reviews audio YOU’LL BE HAPPIER AND SCHMUCKS
DIR: Josh Izenberg and Brett Marty cassettes recorded by her mother and
USA | 16 min grandmother. DIR: Daniel Lombroso DIR: Hrag Yedalian
To protect a species of desert USA | 21 min USA | 13 min
tortoises from ravens, a conservation LISTEN TO THE BEAT OF Jennifer hasn’t achieved “true beauty” Joshua Morris has amassed quite the
biologist looks to modern technology OUR IMAGES despite multiple cosmetic surgeries. unique sports card collection. Morris
to find long-lasting solutions. But now that she’s receiving a Brazilian seeks out humor as he acquires cards
DIR: Audrey and Maxime Jean- Butt Lift, a high-risk procedure and for pro athletes like Dick Paradise,
FROM DREAMS TO DUST Baptiste viral trend, will she finally be content? Emerson Boozer, and Harry Colon.
USA | 15 min
DIR: Stephanie Tangkilisan, Archival footage and lyrical editing THE FLAGMAKERS IRON SHARPENS IRON
Muhammad Fadli combine to give voice to the 600
USA | 9 min Guyanese people displaced from DIR: Cynthia Wade, Sharon Liese DIR: John Gallen
The devastating environmental their homelands when the French USA | 35 min USA | 10 min
impact of a nickel mining operation government established a space A diverse group of employees, many A look at the jaw-dropping physical
transforms the ecological and center in Kourou. immigrants and refugees, ponder prowess and athletic excellence of
financial realities of an Indonesian American patriotism and the flag’s two of the world’s most decorated
fishing village. MEMORIA(L) meaning while working in the nation’s wheelchair basketball rivals, Steve
largest American flag factory. Serio and Patrick Anderson.
HOLY COWBOYS DIR: Ian Kelly
USA | 9 min FACES TO REMEMBER STAND UP, FIGHT BACK!
DIR: Varun Chopra In 1937, 10 people are killed by police
USA | 24 min at a demonstration outside Republic SUN | OCT 9 |6:30 PM WED | OCT | 12 | 1:00 PM
Preying on their love of the holy cow, Steel. Archival footage and animation
a group of young boys is covertly are used to investigate the Memorial FREE TO CARE
indoctrinated by a Hindu nationalist Day massacre.
extremism sect in rural India. FULL PICTURE DIR: Chris Temple and Owen Dubeck
USA | 11 min
DIR: Jacob Reed When an Illinois law prohibiting
USA | 12 min formerly incarcerated individuals from
With life now on Zoom, a woman pursuing certain careers prevents Lisa
in a wheelchair finds herself in the Creason from becoming a nurse, she
new position of being able to choose works to change the law.
whether or not she discloses her
disability.

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WE ARE HERE SOCIAL ANIMALS THE PANOLA PROJECT CREATIVE SPIRIT

DIR: Doménica Castro, WED | OCT 12 | 4:00 PM DIR: Rachael DeCruz & FRI | OCT 14 | 3:30 PM
Constanza Castro Jeremy S. Levine
USA | 9 min ELSA USA | 17 min LONG LINE OF LADIES
Young undocumented immigrants After arranging a pop-up COVID-19
reflect on their experiences living in DIR: Julia Jansch vaccination clinic in her rural Alabama DIR: Rayka Zehtabchi,
the United States in this harrowing USA | 15 min community, Dorothy Oliver works Shaandiin Tome
blend of abstract animation and first- The Kenya-born internet sensation tirelessly to convince her neighbors USA | 22 min
person testimony. Elsa Majimbo opens up about her to sign-up for the shot. A Karuk community joyfully celebrates
wild meteoric rise from anonymous a girl’s transition to womanhood in
WINN Nairobi teenager to social media SUSAN & LESLIE practicing their matriarchal tradition
superstar. of “Ihuk.”
DIR: Joseph East, Erica Tanamachi DIR: Claire Barnett
USA | 17 min WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? USA | 5 min LOST ART
Pamela Winn exposes inhumane Leslie and Susan navigate the world
prison conditions and advocates DIR: Liberty Smith together as they each live with visual DIR: Leif Ramsey
against the shackling of incarcerated USA | 15 min impairments. In this Arkansas-set USA | 16 min
pregnant women after a shackling Assembled using audio descriptions documentary, the married couple Robert Garren amassed a staggering
incident in jail caused her miscarriage. and captions, a visual artist shares gets ready to run errands. collection of Russian paintings after
her experience of coming out as blind the fall of the Soviet Union. This
I ESCAPED A CHINESE after hiding it from the public for FAVORITE DAUGHTER quirky documentary goes behind the
INTERNMENT CAMP years. scenes of his unconventional gallery
DIR: Dana Reilly space in Tennessee.
DIR: Anthony Del Col PARTY POSTER USA | 20 min
USA | 13 min Three generations of women DICKS THAT I LIKE
This animated account of Zumrat DIR: Rishi Chandnna strengthen familial bonds and get
Duwat’s shocking 11-month USA | 20 min to know each other better while DIR: Johanna Gustin
imprisonment intimately details her In Mumbai, the practice of funding quarantined together in a Manhattan USA | 14 min
merciless interrogation and torture and designing large public posters to apartment during the COVID-19 After an artist receives unsolicited
while revealing a hidden state-led celebrate various occasions—or even pandemic. “dick pics,” she starts a women’s
campaign against China’s Uyghur one’s self—is curiously explored in sculpting class that encourages open
people. this wry, comic romp. THE ORIGINALS discussions about trauma, gender,
and sexuality while molding phallic
BLIND ANGELS: RICHMOND, THE ACT OF COMING OUT DIR: Cristina Costantini & pottery.
VIRGINIA Alfie Koetter
DIR: Alexandra Stergiou USA | 10 min SOUTH
DIR: Umbreen Butt USA | 11 min Five friends recall their childhood
USA | 11 min The line between reality and days as the rambunctious Union DIR: Kyle Gibbins
The American South is the new performance is blurred when a Street Boys in South Brooklyn. This USA | 13 min
epicenter of the HIV epidemic. In collection of queer actors audition for energetic, animated doc is a charming South, a young Arkansas artist on the
Virginia, Zakia McKensey works as an a role where they are asked to reenact homage to a neighborhood and tight- autism spectrum, utilizes his abilities
advocate to increase access to HIV coming out. knit community. as a sculptor to express himself and
testing and awareness. build community.
MY DISABILITY ROADMAP FREEDOM SWIMMER
CLARISA BAD HOMBREWOOD
DIR: Samuel Habib and Dan Habib DIR: Olivia Martin-McGuire
DIR: Philip Knowlton USA | 23 min USA | 15 min DIR: Guillermo Casarin
USA | 16 min With guidance from the nation’s In a conversation with his USA | 24 min
After Clarisa develops Type 2 most renowned disability activists, granddaughter, a man recounts his Using archival footage and interview
diabetes, she embarks on a personal a 21-year-old wields a 350-pound experience as a political refugee and subjects including Guillermo Del Toro,
fitness journey to improve her health electricwheelchairand communication shares the story of his harrowing a young Mexican filmmaker traces
and address the health disparities in device, determined to blaze his path. escape from China during the Cultural Hollywood’s complicated history
her Bronx neighborhood. Revolution. of subjugating Latinx films and
RESPECTYOUR ELDERS characters onscreen.
FOR LOVE AND LEGACY AFTER FRED
FRI | OCT 14 | 12:00 PM KYLIE
DIR: A.K. Sandhu DIR: Rachel Meyrick
USA | 20 min DEERWOODS DEATHTRAP USA | 20 min DIR: Master Sterling Hamptom
To honor Huey P. Newton and his Charlotta is a survivor of more than
legacy, sculptor Dana King partners DIR: James P. Gannon forty years of domestic violence. At USA | 5 min
with activist Fredrika Newton, the USA | 9 min 82, she has begun a new chapter in Kylie Jefferson, a Black ballerina,
late Black Panther leader’s widow, to Fifty years after their car was hit by her life: working as an advocate for reflects on her experience navigating
create a statue. a train at a railroad crossing, Betty other survivors. the ballet world’s rigid beauty
and Jack return to the scene of the standards in this candid portrait of
accident to discuss their memories. a skilled artist challenging outdated
conventions.

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EPISODIC 2022 MARKS 31 YEARS!
SERIES
This year marks the 31st year of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
RECIPROCITY PROJECT and as the longest running non-fiction film festival in North America, we plan
MON | OCT 10 | 2:30 PM to celebrate! HSDFF will return to the Arlington Resort Hotel as our main venue
with two screens hosting in-person screenings. The 2022 festival is embracing an
expansive hybrid approach and making films also available on our virtual platform
following the in-person screenings.

DIIYEGHAN NAII TAII TR’EEDAA (WE WILL WALK TWO Every film in the festival will have an in-person
THE TRAIL OF OUR ANCESTORS) screening. All screenings will be hosted at the
GREAT WAYS Arlington Resort Hotel on the 2nd floor in either
DIR: Princess Daazhraii Johnson Cinema 1 (The Crystal Ballroom) or Cinema 2
(Conference Room C).
ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (WHAT THEY’VE BEEN TAUGHT)
Aside from a few exceptions, every film will be
DIR: Brit Hensel
TO ATTEND available on the virtual platform which will open
SŪKŪJULA TEI (STORIES OF MY MOTHER) up following the in-person screenings, October
16 - 21. Once you have “unlocked” the film, you
DIR: David Hernández Palmar will have a window of 48 hours to finish viewing it.

WECKUWAPASIHTIT (THOSE YET TO COME) in person virtually

DIR: Geo Neptune, Brianna Smith with your person with your tech

WECKUWAPOK (THE APPROACHING DAWN)

DIR: Jacob Bearchum, Taylor Hensel, Adam Mazo, Chris Newell,
Roger Paul, Kavita Pillay, Tracy Rector, Lauren Stevens

MA'S HOUSE

DIR: Jeremy Dennis

PILI KA MO'O

DIR: Justyn Ah Chong

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VOLUNTEERING

Interested in volunteering for the 31st Annual Hot

Springs Documentary Film Festival? Volunteers are
absolutely instrumental in enabling HSDFF to produce
our annual October film festival, and provide the
connection between the Hot Springs Documentary
Film Institute and our community.

Visit www.hsdfi.org/volunteer-3 to learn more about
volunteering.

TRAINING FOR

VOLUNTEERS

It is VERY IMPORTANT for all new volunteers to attend at least one of the training sessions. The volunteer training will be

held at the Arlington Hotel on the Mezzanine Floor. We will do a venue walk-through on THURS | OCT 6 | 6PM.

SAT | OCT 1 | 3PM or

TUES | OCT 4 | 6PM

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FESTIVAL alongside filmmakers and special guests.

EVENTS & PARTIES AFTER PARTY AT DELUCA’S PIZZERIA

VIP RECEPTION AND CHAMPAGNE TOAST SUN | OCT 9 | 9PM – 11PM
(All Access Pass Holders & Red Carpet Only) 831 Central Ave
DeLuca’s Pizzeria Napoletana has become a region-wide destination for
FRI | OCT 7 | 4 – 6PM foodies. Each pie is handcrafted by owner Anthony Valinoti, with locally
239 Central Ave supplied organic ingredients. Experience Anthony’s authentic New York-style
The Magnolia Room at the Arlington Resort Hotel pizza for yourself, alongside filmmakers and friends. Discover for yourself why
One of the longest-standing festival traditions is the opening reception the name DeLuca’s is fixed on everyone’s lips.
champagne toast. Join us to kick off our 31st festival as we acknowledge our
past and celebrate our future. AFTER PARTY AT SPLASH WINE BAR

MON | OCT 10 | 9PM – 11PM
325 Ouachita Ave
Splash Wine Bar is one of the newest and hottest additions to downtown Hot
Springs. Equipped with an expansive outdoor patio and fireside seating, Splash
provides a taste of paradise right in the heart of downtown.

OPENING NIGHT PARTY AFTER PARTY AT SUPERIOR BATHHOUSE BREWERY

PRESENTED BY OAKLAWN RACING CASINO RESORT TUES | OCT 11 | 9PM – 11PM
329 Central Ave
FRI | OCT 7 | 9PM – MIDNIGHT Located on historic Bathhouse Row, Superior Bathhouse Brewery is the nation’s
2705 Central Ave only craft brewery headquartered inside a National Park. Long-time Festival
Presenting sponsor, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort invites you to celebrate supporter and head brewer, Rose Schweikhart, welcomes visiting filmmakers
the opening night of the 31st Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in their and festival guests to the only brewery in the world that uses thermal spring
new Oaklawn Event Center. water as the main ingredient for craft beer.

AFTER PARTY AT THE GANGSTER MUSEUM OF AMERICA AFTER PARTYATGRATEFUL HEAD PIZZAOVEN & BEER GARDEN

SAT | OCT 8 | 9PM – MIDNIGHT WED | OCT 12 | 9PM – 11PM
510 Central Ave 100 Exchange St
Transport yourself back in time to the 1930s, when mineral water, gambling, Occupying a historic building once known as The Exchange, Grateful Head
bootlegging, and a very fragile ceasefire brought gangsters from all across boasts the most spacious and inviting mountainside patio in Hot Springs, only
America to Hot Springs. Rich in historic photos and casino ephemera from the a few steps from Bathhouse Row and cradled on the steep slope of National
town’s freewheelin’ past, TGMOA is a fascinating glimpse into a forgotten era Park’s West Mountain.
of made men and shady ladies. Try your luck at blackjack, craps, and roulette
AFTER PARTY AT THE ROOFTOP AT THE WATERS HOTEL

THUR | OCT 13 | 9PM – 11PM
340 Central Ave
More than 100 years after it was built, the Thompson Building has been
renovated and reborn as The Waters Hotel. Join us at this unforgettable
rooftop bar and take in the scenic view of bathhouse row as you enjoy some of
the best this renowned restaurant has to offer.

AFTER PARTY AT THE CLUB HOUSE

FRI | OCT 14 | 9PM – MIDNIGHT
118 Arbor Street
Join us for a dance party at The Club House, the newest event venue in Hot
Springs. Where downtown meets uptown, the newly renovated Club House
invites you to put on your dancing shoes and show off your skills on the dance
floor.

CLOSING NIGHT PARTY AT WHITTINGTON PLACE
PRESENTED BY SAM’S PIZZA AND BOURBON ON THE BAY

SAT | OCT 15 | 9PM – MIDNIGHT
301 Whittington Ave
Hot Springs just got hotter! Step inside this historic church to dance it up and
enjoy a delicious spread. Flanked by breathtaking stained glass windows and a
church organ of truly Biblical proportions. Join us as we celebrate the closing
night of the 31st Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.

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CODE OF CONDUCT

Attending any HSDFF confirms that you
and your guests will abide by the HSDFF
Code of Conduct, and understand that
not following the Code of Conduct could
result in removal from the festival, as
well as future events: 

The Hot Springs Documentary Film

Festival champions nonfiction
storytelling by providing a platform
for storytellers to entertain,
educate, and broaden perspectives.
In this spirit, we are committed to allowing
attendees, volunteers, and staff to experience the
festival free of harassment, discrimination, sexism, and threatening
or disrespectful behavior. We reserve the right to revoke the badge, ticket,
or access to events and venues of any attendee violating this policy without
notice or refund.

COVID-19 HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS
In accordance with Arkansas Department of Health guidelines, proof of vaccine
is not required for venue entry, and we will continue to update our policies as
necessary. Please look over updated state guidance here: https://www.healthy.
arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-health-guidances 

While attending HSDFF, please follow the directions of staff and volunteers. 
For the safety of all of our patrons, we reserve the right to ask you to leave
the premises if you are unable or unwilling to follow these guidelines in their
entirety. Thank you for your full support!

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
Closed captions and audio descriptions: HSDFF makes best efforts to ensure
that films screening virtually have closed captions available and encourages
films to provide audio descriptions, and will update our website with that
information accordingly.

ASL interpreters: ASL interpreters may be available by request for select events
by emailing [email protected] at least seven days prior to the event.

Venue accessibility: Our cinemas at The Arlington are accessible to patrons
who use wheelchairs and other mobility devices. Our Box Office, Concessions,
and Merch Sales are located on the Mezzanine, accessed via a small number of
steps. Please ask for the Theater Manager or another Festival staff member for
assistance.

Questions and special requests: For any additional questions, requests, or
suggestions regarding accessibility, please contact [email protected]. 

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F E S T I V A L TICKETS • PASSES
AND THE FINE PRINT
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION* PASS PICK-UP

*There is a 3.5% service fee on all orders. Passes are available at Pass Pickup at the Arlington Hotel at the Box Office starting on
Thursday, October 6 from 4 – 6 PM, and during normal Box Office hours, shown here.
SINGLE TICKET PRICES
Regular In-Person Screenings: $12 - Includes admission to a single screening. Does • OCT 7: NOON — 7:30 PM
not include Opening or Closing Nights, or specially priced screenings. Does not • OCT 8 - 15: 9 AM — 7:30 PM
include access to VIP Lounge.
Virtual Single Tickets: $10 - Includes access to a single virtual screening. The virtual PICKING UP SOMEONE ELSE’S PASS OR TICKETS
screening window is from October 16 - 21. To pick up a festival pass or tickets for someone else, you must provide a hard copy of
one of the following items in order for our staff to release any purchase to you:
OPENING NIGHT FILM & GALA: $75 (includes awards ceremony + film + party)
Film-only tickets for Opening Night will be available for $20 • A release letter signed by the Pass/Ticket Holder indicating the specific
name of the person who will be picking up the purchase.
CLOSING NIGHT FILM & GALA: $75 (includes film + party)
Film-only tickets for Closing Night will be available for $20 • A copy of the confirmation email that was sent from HSDFF to the
original Pass/Ticket Holder.
ALL-ACCESS PASS $400 – All-Access Passholders must RSVP for their in-person
films and events in advance. The all-inclusive pass for the festival includes admission • A copy of the photo I.D. of the original Pass/Ticket Holder
to all films and parties with priority admission up to 20 mins before screening. Includes • The individual picking up the Pass/Tickets must have a photo I.D. and
Opening Night Gala (Red Carpet Reception & Champagne Toast, Film, and After Party)
and Closing Night Gala (Awards Ceremony, Film, and After Party). Includes access to the name on I.D. must match name mentioned in release
exclusive VIP Lounge. Also includes access to every film available on our virtual platform.
Virtual screening window is from October 16 - 21. PASS IS NON-TRANSFERABLE. STANDBY LINES
Often a film that no longer has tickets available for presale will have available spots in
Film Buff Pass $225 – Film Buff Passholders must RSVP for their in-person events the theater. We like to make sure anyone who wants to see a film will be able to, so
in advance. Includes admission to all regular screenings during the festival. Does not prior to the start of each film we sell the open seats to people who have waited in the
include Opening and Closing Nights, added special events, receptions, parties, or access standby line. It’s a very successful way to see some of the films that have closed for
to the VIP Lounge. Also includes access to every film available on our virtual platform. advanced sale early.
The virtual screening window is from October 16 - 21.
Standby tickets will be sold to the Standby Line on a space-available basis, beginning
OPENING OR CLOSING WEEKEND ALL-ACCESS PASS $150 – The all-inclusive anytime from 15 minutes before the scheduled screening time up until the start of the
pass for the festival includes admission to all in-person films and parties with priority film. As soon as the number of unoccupied seats has been determined, those tickets
admission up to 20 mins before screening for either opening weekend (October 7 - 9) will be sold to individuals in the standby line. Standby lines form approximately one (1)
or closing weekend (October 13 - 15). Includes access to the VIP Lounge during the hour prior to scheduled start time. There is a limit of one (1) ticket per person. Card is
dates of eligibility. recommended for standby sales.

ARLINGTON SPA PACKAGE $579 THE FINE PRINT
2 HSDFF OPENING OR CLOSING WEEKEND ALL-ACCESS PASSES
• 2 Two nights stay in a standard room for 2 adults All orders are final. No refunds or exchanges are given, regardless of weather, traffic,
• 2 mineral water whirlpool baths and massages (30 minutes per adult) or other unexpected phenomena, except in the case of program cancellations. Refunds
are not given for unredeemed tickets. Lost, stolen, forgotten, or damaged tickets and
passes are non-replaceable and non-refundable.

Day Pass $50 – Includes admission to all regular in-person screenings for a single day • A ticket does not guarantee seating. We recommend ticket holders be in line at
of the festival as well as the after party for that evening. Only available for purchase at least thirty (30) minutes prior to screening start time in order to guarantee a seat.
the HSDFF Box Office (Arlington Hotel Mezzanine)
• Admission is not permitted thirty (30) minutes after the screening start time.
Virtual Only Pass $125 – Includes access to every film available on our virtual platform. • All seats are general admission and multiple seat saving is not permitted.
The virtual screening window is from October 16 - 21. • There is a 3.5% service fee for all orders. Service fees are non-refundable.
• Please be aware that some films may not be suitable for youth. Parental discretion
General Admission $12 – Includes admission to a single screening. Does not include
Opening/Closing Nights, or specially priced screenings. See the program for a list of is advised as all of these films are not rated.
special screening events. Does not include access to Filmmaker & Special Guest Lounge. • Film length, as listed in the program does not include introductions or Q&A

Virtual Individual Screening $10 – Includes admission to a single virtual screening.  sessions following the screening.
• Please silence all mobile devices when in the theaters. Cameras and recording

devices are not permitted in the theaters.

AARP Member Discount: AARP Members receive a 20% discount on all tickets. Must HSDFF BOX OFFICE -
show proof of membership to qualify. LOCATED ON THE MEZZANINE AT THE ARLINGTON

Special Thanks to Our Presenting Sponsor • OCT 7: NOON — 7:30 PM
• OCT 8 - 15: 9 AM — 7:30 PM

You may purchase tickets in person at our Box Office. However, the easiest and best

way to purchase tickets for the festival is to visit hsdfi.org and follow the link to our
festival Eventive site. Tickets may be purchased on our website up to 15 minutes
prior to showtime. Afterward, tickets must be purchased in person at the Box Office.

NO REFUNDS. NO EXCHANGES. NO RESALE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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OH, MY! DO WE EVER! VENUES
M E R C H shop online
or in person THE HOT SPOTS
Start your holiday shopping early while supporting a great cause... IN TOWN

HSDFI Vacuum Tumbler $20 mugs HOT SPRINGS • ARKANSAS
HSDFF Baseball Cap $20
Festival Sweatshirt $50 Festival Headquarters
HSDFF Yoga Mat $25 Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
329 Central Ave
HSDFF Bandana $12 coolies
Oaklawn Racing and Gaming
Festival T-shirt $25 Event Center
HSDFF Masks $10 2705 Central Ave
HSDFF Stickers $3
HSDFI Coolie $8 The Gangster Museum of
America
hats 510 Central Ave
T-shirts
DeLuca’s Pizza
831 Central Ave

Splash Wine Bar
325 Ouachita Ave

Superior Bathhouse Brewery
329 Central Ave.

Grateful Head Pizza
100 Exchange Street

The Rooftop at The Waters
Hotel
340 Central Ave

The Clubhouse of Hot Springs
118 Arbor St

Whittington Place
301 Whittington Ave

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THANK YOU TO ALL THE
GENEROUS FOLKS WHOSE TALENT,

DONATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND
RESOURCES HAVE HELPED US

REACH OUR 31ST YEAR!

A VERY SPEC IAL THANKS!
PRESENTING SPONSOR HSDFF STAFF 2022 BOARD OF
DIRECTORS 
VIRTUAL PLATFORM HOST SPONSOR FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
PRESENTING Sheryl Santacruz Margaret McLarty, Board Chair
SPONSOR Neal Gladner, Co-Vice Chair
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Mary Zunick, Co-Vice Chair
PRODUCER SPONSOR Annie Gerber Lesley Nalley, Treasurer
Arvest Foundation • Gail Pratt Fraiser
Dorothy Morris Leadership Fund • Lisenne Rockefeller and Family PRODUCTION MANAGER Stephanie Alderdice, Secretary
Maggie Piazza Carroll Joan Botts
WELLNESS SERIES SPONSOR
CHI ST. Vincent HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR Brad Burleson
Justin Hamilton Lisa Cole
DIRECTOR SPONSORS Amy Hale
AEDC • Mickey & Larry Drennan • Riser Ford • Anne Goodman PUBLICIST Ra Hearne
John Wildman
KLAB Development and Design • Visit Hot Springs Kerri Jackson
PROGRAMMERS Jean Lacefield
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SPONSORS Robin Robinson
Advanced Advertising & Marketing • Ray Dillon • Martin Eisele Colleen Thurston Scott Lauck
Happy Hollow Hotel • Raborn Wealth Management of Raymond James JoAnn Mangione
Robert John Torres Matthew Rogers
Kerri Jackson • Eugene Shelby • Whittington Place Sean Volk
Joel Rush
FOUNDATION & COMMUNITY PARTNERS TECH DIRECTOR Kate Schaffer
Arkansas Arts Council • C. Louis and Mary C Cabe Foundation Travis Bird Ben Walters
Garland County Library • The Grace Foundation • Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance Angie Wilson
PRINT TRAFFIC DIRECTOR
Hot Springs Sister City Foundation • Murphy Foundation Justin Dean SCREENING
National Endowment for the Arts • Reel South •Rosenzweig Fund for Interfaith Activities COMMITTEE
PROJECTIONISTS
The Ross Foundation • Windgate Foundation San Chavis Cecilia Blankenship
Daniela Leal Fran Brown
EVENT PARTNERS Linda Brown
Bleu Monkey Grill • Blind Bandit Media • Bourbon in the Bay • Central Distributors Alice Williams Suli Chen
The Clubhouse • Deluca’s Pizzeria • Dj Courier • The Gangster Museum of America John Gale
Grateful Head Pizza Oven and Taproom • The Rooftop at The Waters Hotel • Sam’s Pizza BOX OFFICE MANAGER
Missy Fowler Katelyn Howard
Splash Wine Bar • Superior Bathhouse • The Vault • Whittington Place Judy Johnson
THEATER MANAGERS Christine Kay
VIP LOUNGE SPONSORS Ryan Mullins Keri Lane
Arkansas Furniture • Coca-Cola Bottling Co • Copper Cane Vineyards Molly Wheat Nancy Little
Crystal Ridge Distillery • Kollective Coffee & Tea • Stella Artois • Titos Handmade Vodka
EVENTS COMMITTEE Stephanie Rainwater
MEDIA PARTNERS Brad Burleson - Chair Dianne Rogers
103.7 The Buzz • Arkansas Times • AY Magazine • 105.9 KLAZ Kala Rogers - Co-Chair Carole Ryavec
SixtyOne Celsius • The Springs Magazine • UALR Public Radio Rhonda Shook
Susan Bariola Martina Stauffer
EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS Teresa Clow
Arkansas PBS • Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts Amanda Jackson Bryant Stringfellow
Alexis Hagen Cherry Urch
Hot Springs Giving Circle Angie Wilson John Vallejo

RED CARPET CIRCLE EVENTS PRODUCTION See you at the MOVIES!
Donna Casparian & Preston Ross Bandy • Dennis & Natalie Berry • Courtney Crouch Jr Mike Poe
Dexter Doyne • Jennifer Eckert • First Security Bank • Tina & Craig Hendrix • Kerri Jackson
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Karen Lauck • Scott Lauck • Margaret McLarty • Quapaw Baths & Spa Maryan Caldwell
Brenda & Lee Richardson • Sarah Robbins •Matthew Rogers • Martha M Smither Avery Heering
Anthony Taylor & Michele Strause • Wayne & Kelly Thomason-Hot Springs 1st Choice Belle Overstreet
Valerie Polston
The Waters Hotel • White Horse Productions • Mary & Robert Zunick Danny Price
Ryan Wisely

EVENT BARTENDERS
Drew Farley

Drew Wilkerson

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Kim Everhart

FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Aaron Brewer

MEDIA
Brynn Prewitt

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Whitney Butler

KEY ART DESIGN
RayShaun McNary

AR PBS EMERGING FILMMAKERS COORDINATOR
Casey Sanders