AmDocs SITKA 2025 OCT. 10-12
The community of Sitka is proud and excited to welcome visitors to the first American Documentary Film and Animation Festival in Alaska! (AmDocSITKA). This beautiful coastal town of 8,500 people is located on Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska, the traditional home of the Lingit people for thousands of years. Sitka is the center for the cultural arts in Alaska, hosting many musical and theatrical productions through the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Sitka Music Festival and the Greater Sitka Arts Council.
AmDocs SITKA is honored to partner with the Sitka Fine Arts Camp in hosting this October weekend festival featuring 20 of the best films recently screened at the 14th Annual American Documentary Film and Animation Festival held in Palm Springs.
The Sitka Performing Arts Center (listed as PAC in the film program) will host Opening Night on Friday evening, Oct. 10. Located at Sitka High School, this state-of-the-art auditorium seats 600. Address: 1000 Lake St., a short distance from downtown.
Saturday and Sunday’s films, on Oct. 11-12, will be screened at the newly renovated Coliseum Theater at 315-319 Lincoln St. in downtown Sitka.
Sitka Public Library, at 320 Harbor Drive, will host a free Filmmaker Forum with our visiting filmmakers on Saturday morning, Oct. 11, at 10:00 a.m.
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Weather permitting, a wildlife cruise is planned for Sunday morning, Oct. 12, for filmmakers, locals and visitors, with proceeds to benefit the Sitka Fine Arts Camp. Come on board and look for humpback whales!
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Festival tickets will go on sale through Sitka Fine Arts Camp beginning in September www.fineartscamp.org. Old Harbor Books will also sell paper tickets beginning in September. Tickets at the door too.
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Hotel Festival Discounts are available with our resort partner, Southeast Resort, conveniently located next to the Coliseum Theater, in the heart of Sitka near many good restaurants.
Festival Rate is $115 per night plus tax. Book now!
Call 907-747-6241 or visit www.southeastresort.com
We are pleased to have arranged a discount code for festival attendees, just go to www.alaskair.com and enter and enter the code: ECMO495 when searching for flights.
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SCHEDULE:
Fridy, Oct. 10 – Opening Night – PAC –
Program 1:
The Grace USA 13 min.
The Birds UK 40 min.
Intermission: 10-15 min.
The Hobbit Hole USA 8 min.
Kaete Brazil 48 min.
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Saturday, Oct. 11, 11:30 a.m– Coliseum Theater – Program 2:
Swimming with Butterflies USA 8 min.
Dear Simone INDONESIA 8 min.
Through Thin Ice USA 11 min.
Expiration Date USA 14 min.
Kanenon: Original Seeds USA 27 min.
The Life We Have USA 24 min.
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2:30 p.m. – Coliseum Theater – Program 3:
Born of the Ice USA 16 min.
Farmacy of Light USA 86 min.
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Sunday, Oct. 12, 11:30 a.m. – Coliseum Theater – Program 4:
Castro Balbi & Nuevo Tango, USA 7min.
The Human Component SWITZERLAND 6min.
Where Earth Meets the Sky USA 21 min.
Jumpman USA 20 min.
The Art Whisperer USA 44min.
Sunday, Oct. Closing Night, 2:30 p.m. – Coliseum Theater – Program 5:
Bound UKRAINE 4 min.
A Little Beetle Returns GEORGIA 4 min.
Black Snow USA 90 min.
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(If you are interested in more details​​ related to the individual film titles you can find them under the alphabetized listings within the website, scroll until you find the film.)
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