For generations, people have come to Hot Springs, Arkansas to enjoy its thermal springs and elegant bathhouses.
And both things have happened.
Weve got some amazing audiences and weve had great guests and just a terrific level of excitement and energy.
Hot Springs Documentary Film FestivalMatt Carey/Deadline
Its really just blown me away.
The 33rdedition of HSDFF featured two world premieres rooted in the South.
This year we hadAmerican Coup: Wilmington 1898by Brad Lichtenstein and Yoruba Richen.
Ken JacobsonHSDFF
Its a story that people just dont know I didnt know it.
We had a really amazing and emotional Q&A with everyone, says Jacobson.
It was really a very emotional evening and an enlightening one as well.
I love that film and what I love about it is its a story that I knew nothing about.
I think most people knew nothing about that, Jacobson tells Deadline.
And I think its brilliantly made, and I consider it one of the gems of the festival.
The two filmmakers, Maisie Crow and Abby Perrault, were our Impact Award winners.
And that film had a tremendous audience response, Jacobson notes.
Its executive produced by Chelsea and Hillary Clinton, so there is an Arkansas connection.
We had Abby here to receive the award in person, and she brought with her Amanda Zurawski.
Zurawski v Texasisnt the only film with a political dimension to screen at the 33rdHot Springs Documentary Film Festival.
Thats another goal of mine.
