2008 Documentary Film Festival Campus Theatre hosted its sixth annual Documentary Festival from Oct. 17th - Oct. 23rd. The festival, which has grown increasingly popular, screened 12 films in seven days and hosted four visiting filmmakers. The 2008 Documentary Film Festival began with a special showing of Brotherhood: Life in the FDNY, a tribute to those who came to fight the Campus fire and to all local area fire fighters and EMS personnel who volunteer to keep their communities safe. Peter Wiley, a filmmaker who is making a documentary about firefighters, said, "I was here the night of June 29th when the fire occurred and, if it hadn't been for their quick response, things could've been much worse. This is a great civic-minded event for the Campus. I hope a lot of people attend to support our local firefighters." Another highlight is the festival's final night on Thursday, Oct. 23rd with the first-ever screening of Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House, the academy-award nominated documentary about the Lewisburg Penitentiary, one of only two federal maximum security prisons in the country. Additionally, the filmmakers, Alan and Susan Raymond, will be present for a Q & A after the film. In 1990 the Raymonds were granted exclusive access to the penitentiary which hadn't been given before or since. The resulting film stirred some controversy. Moderating the Q & A will be the academy-award nominated director of Murderball and previous Campus Theatre artist-in-residence, Dana Adam Shapiro. Following their discussion, the Raymonds' latest film, Hard Times at Douglass High, a view of the controversial No Child Left Behind Act through the experiences of staff and students of Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School, will be shown and also followed by a Q & A. Daniel Karslake, the director of For the Bible Tells Me So, will also entertain questions after the screening of his film at 7pm on Sunday, Oct. 19. The movie examines the intersection between the Bible, religion and homosexuality. Fran McDaniel, director of Bucknell's Office of LGBT Awareness, explains, "The film clears up a lot of confusion surrounding biblical interpretation of certain passages which may refer to homosexuality. It's really quite fascinating and eye-opening." American Teen (Nanette Burstein, 2008, PG-13, 100 min.) A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques. OCTOBER 18 - 7PM Brotherhood (Lilibet Foster, 2005, NR, 90 min.) A documentary following firefighters in the "Brotherhood" of the New York City Fire Department. OCTOBER 17 - 7PM Chris and Don: A Love Story (Guido Santi & Tina Mascara, 2007, NR, 90 min.) The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 - 1PM and TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 - 9PM The Dhamma Brothers (Jenny Phillips, Andrew Kukura, & Anne Marie Stein, 2008, NR, 76 min.) The story of how a maximum security prison is dramatically changed by an ancient meditation program. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 - 3PM and MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 - 9:30PM Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House (Susan Raymond, 1991, NR, 60 min.) A documentary detailing the conditions at Lewisburg Prison: one of the most brutal and feared prisons in the United States. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 - 7PM Q & A with directors, Alan and Susan Raymond, Moderated by "Murderball" director, Dana Adam Shapiro Encounters at the End of the World (Werner Herzog, 2007, G, 99 min.) Filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica to capture its landscape's rarely seen beauty on film. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 - 3PM and WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 9PM For the Bible Tells Me So (Daniel Karslake, 2007, NR, 101 min.) An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 - 7PM Q & A with director Daniel Karslake Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Alex Gibney, 2007, R, 119 min.) A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 - 9PM and MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 - 7PM Hard Times at Douglass High (Susan Raymond & Alan Raymond, 2007, NR, 112 min.) A critical view of the controversial No Child Left Behind Act through the experiences of staff and students of Baltimore's Frederick Douglas High School. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 - 9PM Q & A with directors, Alan and Susan Raymond, Moderated by "Murderball" director, Dana Adam Shapiro Man on Wire - (James Marsh, 2008, PG-13, 94 min.) A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century." SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 - 5PM and TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 - 7PM Moving Midway - (Godfrey Cheshire, 2008, NR, 98 min.) An eye-opening drama about a man who discovers the truth about his ancestral family home, Midway Plantation. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 - 9PM and SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 - 5PM Up the Yangtze (Yung Chang, 2007, NR, 93 min.) At the edge of the Yangtze River young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront rising waters and a radically changing China. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 - 1PM and WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 7PM