IN ATTENDANCE:

• Director, Producer and Writer Yuriko Gamo Romer

• Featured Cast Masanori “Mashi” Murakami (first Japanese player in the MLB ‘64-’65)

• Producer Loi Ameera Almeron

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:

Deep within the Ouachita Mountains, in what Native Americans have named the Valley of the Vapors, amidst turn-of-the-century bathhouses and on the doorstep of a national park lies the unforgettable spa city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, host to North America’s longest running documentary film festival.

Established in 1991, HSDFF is an Oscar® qualifying festival for ‘Documentary Short Subject’ by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Produced by a small staff and with the tireless efforts of dedicated volunteers, the film festival benefits the region by providing an affordable arts festival that offers the best in documentary film, inspiring educational programs, and exposure to internationally acclaimed filmmakers and special guests. Through strategic outreach, HSDFF seeks to discover, support and inspire diverse documentary filmmakers and champion a southern film community that reflects the full breadth of experience and story in the American South.

Check out the full HSDFF34 program here.