the opening night of the 2024 American documentary and animation Film Festival was headlined with a special screening of actor sha Penn's film superpower News Channel 3's Bianca Ventura is in Palm Springs with more on the festival that's attracting filmmakers from around the world Bianca hi Karen good evening we had the chance to speak with filmmakers and directors here at the 13th annual American documentary and animation Film Festival over 2,000 film were reviewed and screened for this film fe
stival and the crowds that lined up today throughout this entire block were highly anticipating Shawn Pen's film superpower that captured the moments when Russia invaded Ukraine take a look I think our hearts all break when we look at the Ukraine and what's happened Sandy Applebee is visiting Palm Springs from Canada and says attending the American documentary and animation Film Festival made the perfect birthday gift although the conflict in Ukraine is a heavy topic she's thankful for an opport
unity to learn more I think it's really touching the whole idea that sea pen was there to record something completely different and the war broke out Palm Springs resident Steve Pompeo says he's been attending the amdoc film festival since it first debuted over a decade ago you know one of the sandal films from the past was the salt and sea cuz that's a big issue in this Valley so I really that was a standout film from all these years and I I know they're doing again this this season so going tr
y to get to that one too one of the films highlighting the salt and sea this year includes passing through which focuses on Bombay Beach the resort Town turn No Man's Land most people thought of it as like an abandoned ghost town for a while and now it's been revived by a community of artists that have are breathing new life into this town and bringing awareness to the environmental issues surrounding the salt and sea from environmental issues the Arts to Wellness and Politics the film festival
offers a variety of screenings for inquisitive viewers including a deep dive of Governor Gavin nome's early career as then mayor of San Francisco his own brother-in-law shot the pursuit of equality capturing nome's work 20 years ago to legalize same-sex marriage in California for that younger generation who wasn't around in 2004 2010 it's a great opportunity to come and see the film and see it was like 20 years ago and see how Brave uh Gavin Newsome was and how determined these couples were to g
et married and have equal rights a variety of films will be screened through Monday featuring films that focus on entrepreneurship human rights food and so much more and kq's very own Emmy award-winning series Troubled Waters will also be screened at the film festival tomorrow you can find more details at kesq.com I'm live here in Palm Springs Bianca Ventura back to you
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