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 Courtesy ofMedia Services The University of Arkansas at Monticello, in conjunction with the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute, will host its fifth annual UAM Documentary Film Festival Jan. 26-27 in the UAM Fine Arts Center auditorium. The free festival is open to the public and part of the outreach program of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute. There will be screenings of 23 films from the 14th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, which was held in October. “We are pleased to be able to bring this selection of internationally renowned documentaries to a wider audience in the state of Arkansas,” said Brenda Hawkes, executive director and board president of the HSDF Institute. “The UAM Documentary Film Festival will screen a wide variety of films with both local and global significance, ranging from the history of body percussion to vigilante patrols on the U.S.-Mexico border.” Also highlighted in this year's festival will be Monticello resident and UAM graduate Randy Kelly's new documentary "Main Street Monticello: The Making of the City Park Courthouse Mural” (8 minutes). The filmmaker will be present to talk about the making of his film and to answer questions. This year's feature film will be "Off To War (part II): Welcome to Baghdad" (100 minutes), which will be screened Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. This documentary film follows the Arkansas 39th Regiment through its first year in Iraq and is a continuation of last year's feature, which showed this group of young Arkansas men and women preparing to leave home to go to war. A reception will follow the screening. The UAM Documentary Film Festival is hosted by the school of Arts and Humanities. Documentary films will begin showing at 8 a.m. Thursday morning and run throughout the day. On Friday, films will run from 8:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 8 a.m. "This Black Soil" (58min): An impoverished Virginia black community finds new vision of prosperity. 9 a.m. "Parents of the Year" (21m): Mexican parents support their kids’ education through
unlikely work. Noon: "Among Garbage & Flowers" (24m): Life–Love–Work–Death–TRASH! 2:38 p.m. "Dave Holland" (22m): The world’s leading acoustic bass player
who's played with most of
the greats 4:05 p.m. "Rwanda Alive: Those Who Listen" (30m): filmed in 10th year after Rwandan genocide, with young survivor 2005 Feature Film (reception follows immediately). 7 p.m. "Main Street Monticello: The making of the City Park Courthouse mural: A Randocrates Film" (8 min.): Local filmmaker and former UAM student Randy Kelley’s current documentary film project, with filmmaker present to speak. 7:30 p.m. "Off To War: Welcome To Baghdad" (100m): Sequel to last year’s film which followed the Arkansas 39th Division as they left for Iraq; this film follows them through their first year in Iraq. Friday, Jan. 27 8:10 a.m. "The Human Hambone" (47m): celebrates use of human body as musical instrument:
traces emergence of body percussion in US to Africans brought over as slaves 9:40 a.m. "Arkansas’ Forgotten" (15m): Over 1,200 Japanese-Americans sent to internment camps in Arkansas in WWII: one view of a major crime against U.S. citizens 9:55 a.m. "Devil’s Teeth" (10m): sea urchin diver among Great White Sharks off coast of
N. California 10: 33 a.m. "Living With Slim: Talk About HIV/AIDS" (29m): Seven African children living with
HIV/AIDS discuss their lives 11:38 a.m. "Something Other Than Other" (8m): racial identity through conversation with parents of multi-racial child 11:46 a.m. "Light Year: A Trip Around the Sun" (4m): explores the Sun and its central position
in all life 1:40 p.m. "Brambitt" (14m): Artist John Brambitt’s refusal to give up painting despite his
blindness; the profound emotional and physical process he goes through with each new
painting
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