Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF) is the longest running all-documentary festival in North America and is an Oscar® qualifying festival for ‘Documentary Short Subject’ by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. With the help of a small paid staff and over 100 dedicated volunteers, the film festival benefits the region by providing an affordable arts festival that offers the best in documentary film, educational panels and workshops, exposure to internationally acclaimed filmmakers, special guests, and access to some of the best special events in central Arkansas. 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.