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1500 MILES

Film 1500 MILES Directed by Chris Duncan Adaptive athlete Nicole Ver Kuilen takes on a 1,500 mile race that involves swimming, running, and biking despite…
Southern Features

17 BLOCKS

Film 17 BLOCKS Directed by Davy Rothbart The Sanfords struggle with addiction, poverty, and gun violence when an unexpected tragedy leads to a journey of…
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808: HOW WE RESPOND

Film 808: HOW WE RESPOND Directed by Ian Bell Unfiltered, in our age of social media: live streamers in Hawaii inadvertently record their responses to the 2018…
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A BOLT AT A TIME

Film A BOLT AT A TIME Directed by Dwight Chalmers A tender and nostalgic exploration of times gone by.
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A LINE BIRDS CANNOT SEE

Film A LINE BIRDS CANNOT SEE Directed by Amy Bench A young woman recounts her harrowing saga in the U.S. while fleeing a violent home life in Guatemala.
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A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA

Film A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA Directed by Sophia Nahli Allison A radical act of remembrance for Latasha Harlins, whose death sparked the 1992 LA Riots, through her cousin…

AETN STUDENT SHORTS

Program AETN STUDENT SHORTS HSDFF and AETN share a mission to support and educate Arkansas’s student documentary filmmakers with a goal of...

FESTIVAL PASSES

Special Event FESTIVAL PASSES ALL-ACCESS PASS ($400) Includes: Admission to all screenings and parties Priority seating up to 15 mins before screening One ticket...
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ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY

Film ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY Directed by Michal Pietrzyk Desmond becomes the Big Chief of his tribe of Mardi Gras Indians in this sumptuous study of a…
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ALL SKINFOLK AIN’T KINFOLK

Film ALL SKINFOLK AIN’T KINFOLK Directed by Angela Tucker The race for mayor of New Orleans comes down to two very different black female politicians resulting in…
Parties

Arkansas Homecoming at Superior Bathhouse Brewery

Special Event Arkansas Homecoming at Superior Bathhouse Brewery Arkansas Homecoming Superior Bathhouse Brewery 329 Central Ave. (9:00 PM to 11:00PM) Located on historic Bathhouse Row, Superior...
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EXIT 12

Film EXIT 12 Directed by Mohammad Gorjestani Former U.S. Marine Roman Baca starts a dance company that offers veterans and individuals affected by war a…

ARTIKO

Film ARTIKO Directed by Jesus Mari Lazkano, Josu Venero Renowned Spanish Basque painter Jesus Mari Lazkano journeys to the Svalbard archipelago, near the Arctic Circle, to find…
US Features

AUTONOMY

Film AUTONOMY Directed by Alex Horwitz A brave new world awaits in this engrossing investigation of technology and the ethics of self-driving cars.
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BALLET AFTER DARK

Film BALLET AFTER DARK Directed by B.Monét In the aftermath of an attack, a ballet teacher develops a program that heals survivors of abuse with…
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BALLHAWKS

Film BALLHAWKS Directed by Samantha Sanders A group of Chicagoan baseball fans hunt for home runs — but they have to stand outside of…
US Features

BEDLAM

Film BEDLAM Directed by Kenneth Paul Rosenberg Over a period of five years, a psychiatrist tracks the lives of individuals suffering from debilitating mental illness.
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BEING WITH ELEPHANTS

Film BEING WITH ELEPHANTS Directed by James Martin A profile of the Elephant Aware Conservancy in the Siana region of the Massai Mara and the Elephant…
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BETTY FEEDS THE ANIMALS

Film BETTY FEEDS THE ANIMALS Directed by James P. Gannon Twice a day, the elderly Betty places bowls of food out for the stray cats, raccoons, foxes, possums,…
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BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY

Film BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY Directed by Emily Thomas In Detroit, a community of pro-Trump Christian Iraqis find themselves at the mercy of ICE raids and dangerous…
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BLOODKIN

Film BLOODKIN Directed by Ramin Bahrani Austin Eversole, age 15 at the time, who had suffered a long period of psychological and sexual abuse...