press release

March 23, 2006: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Southern Sidebar: Katrina for 2006 Fest

World Premieres of First Docs From the Gulf Coast Region

(Durham, North Carolina) Full Frame Documentary Film Festival announces the Southern Sidebar: Katrina films. The screenings, sponsored by Turner South for the 2006 festival will show for audiences in Durham, North Carolina on April 6-9th this year. Traditionally showcasing regional films in the Southern Sidebar program, this year the program will feature documentaries shot of the Gulf region and its people following Hurricane Katrina. Full Frame is the first festival to feature films from Hurricane Katrina and all nine films are World Premieres.

In addition to the films, Southern Sidebar: Katrina will include a panel entitled The Katrina Experience, where representative filmmakers will talk about the challenges of filming after the hurricane.

FFDFF Founder, CEO and Artistic Director Nancy Buirski states, “It is the commitment of the documentary filmmaker to delve deeper than the news media to excavate the stories underneath the rubble and between the broken slats. First person testimony was available as soon as the waters cleared, but even those testaments to heartache and destruction were told before the deeper impact was felt. The stories we present to you in the nine films making up our Southern Sidebar approach the tragedy from unusual, often surprising angles."

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is produced by Doc Arts Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The presenting sponsors are The New York Times and Duke University.

Contact:

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
919.687.4100
info@fullframefest.org