Hindsight Film Festival

08/28/2026

Armadillo Olympics Film premiered at Hindsight earlier this year and will screen at the prestigious Sidewalk Film festival this Sunday! Congratulations to student filmmaker Bae Allen and we wish you much success with your next films. Watch our Q&A with the director on our YouTube channel to learn more about the making of this uniquely entertaining short. https://youtu.be/nzGfHqjCAtA

08/19/2026

Another big 50th anniversary screening!

Join America250KY, the Kentucky Historical Society, Appalshop, and Harlan County Tourism for a special 50th anniversary screening of the landmark 1976 documentary Harlan County, USA.

08/06/2026

On this day 178 years ago, Susie King Taylor was born into slavery in coastal Georgia. She became the first African American nurse during the Civil War, the first black woman to publish a memoir, and an educator of the formerly enslaved, founding several schools in Savannah.

“What a Wonderful Revolution,” a new play about her life, can be seen August 6th, 7th and 8th at 40 Acres and a Mule Playhouse.

“The Making of Taylor Square” is a short documentary about the campaign to rename Calhoun Square in honor of Susie King Taylor. Hindsight Film Festival hosted a special screening last year, followed by a performance from reenactor Rosalyn Rouse and a panel discussion with the filmmakers and subjects of the film - Patt Gunn DOC Savannah. Watch it now on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/QEBj6M8lct4

08/02/2026

45 years ago today, Johnny Mize was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The new documentary "Stalking the 'Big Cat' of Georgia" takes a fresh look at Mize's legacy. Inspired by the book written by North Georgia author Jerry Grillo, the film uncovers the highs and lows of Mize's career, as well as the discovery that during the off-season he played against some of the best players in the Negro Leagues. Mize's recognition in the Hall of Fame stands in contrast to James "Red" Moore, another first baseman from Georgia in the same era, who famously played for the Atlanta Black Crackers, but was never given the chance to join the Major League.

Watch the film at https://www.hjacobscreative.com/mize

And watch our interview with director Hal Jacobs on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/5YGPStVcqHg

08/01/2026

The Blues Society is a re-evaluation of the 1960s seen through the lens of the Memphis Country Blues Festival (1966-1969). The film encourages viewers to ask questions about race, music, and American culture and to reconsider their preconceptions about Blues music and Blues history. This panel discussion includes director Augusta Palmer, legendary Savannah radio broadcaster Ike Carter, and Savannah State University Student Media Advisor Kareem McMichael. Watch the full discussion on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/ggC3Tnfcwsg

Watch the film at https://www.thebluessocietyfilm.com

07/31/2026

"Our Mr. Matsura" is a feature documentary about photographer Frank Matsura, who journeyed from his native Japan to live in rural Washington State in the early 1900s. Director Beth Harrington and Cinematographer Scott Ballard were interviewed by Savannah-based cinematographer Evan Griffith about their process of uncovering the trail of photos Matsura left behind and capturing his expansive legacy on film. Watch the full discussion on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/arx_5DH6lmw

Learn more about the film and Frank Matsura at https://ourmrmatsura.com

07/30/2026

Happy 80th birthday to Barbara Kopple! The two-time Oscar-winning director joined us during the festival to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and to attend the first 50th Anniversary screening of "Harland County, USA". The film is a classic American documentary that follows a combative miners strike in Eastern Kentucky. Barbara began filming the mine workers in her early 20's, at first on her own and then with a small crew for several years. The film went on to win the 1976 Academy Award for Best Documentary and it is still widely studied in film schools today. After our screening in Savannah, Barbara answered questions from the audience and had a discussion with George Dawes Green, a celebrated award-winning author and founder of The Moth on NPR

Watch the full conversation on our YouTube https://youtu.be/jwmUlnLgHBk?is=IpFvsly0GmbDtCsV

Cabin Creek Films

07/17/2026

Celebrate Disability Pride Month with RENEGADES, a PBS American Masters series of short films that showcases the lives and cultural contributions of little-known historical figures with disabilities. All 6 films were shown throughout the Hindsight Film Festival. In this panel discussion, we hear from the writers, directors, producers and crew about managing a wide network of artists who collaborated from around the world to create these singular, yet creatively cohesive, films. Watch the full discussion on our YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/Km23ZEfPoKM
Watch the films on PBS - https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/shorts/renegades/

07/14/2026

Congrats to Diamond Diplomacy on their New York Premiere at Japan Cuts presented by Japan Society Film, and for their planned theatrical release this fall. Director Yuriko Gamo Romer sat down with Peabody-winning Savannah-based filmmaker Matthew Hashiguchi (also a Japanese-American) to discuss the making of the film, her inspirations, and how cultural perceptions can change through sports. See the full conversation on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/DNqrkLsEXh8

Diamond Diplomacy won the Hindsight Film Festival award for Best Reframing of a Well-known Story, and was the 2025 Runner-up for the Lavine / Ken Burns Prize for Film, presented by The Better Angels Society.