Posted by DEAN SKIP RUTHERFORD – Films are an important part of the public programming at the Clinton School. When the Clinton Library, School and Park opened in November 2004, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival hosted a student film competition with the winning film earning a special Little Rock screening during the week of the library’s opening. More than 150 films from 19 states and 10 countries competed for the honor.
The winning film was “Miss Lil’s Camp,” the story of a Georgia summer camp where girls were taught segregation was wrong. It was originally produced by University of Florida students Suzanne Niedland and Anberin Pasha for a graduate thesis project. It screened on November 16 only two days before the Clinton Center opened.
Since that time, the Clinton School has supported the Little Rock Film Festival and with Movies in the Park, a free summer film series in downtown Little Rock. In addition, several times throughout the year, films are shown at the Clinton School.