The American Documentary Film Festival

Showing Best Films from the 2025 Festival including Oscar Qualifiers. Festival passes and tickets at fineartscamp.org.

The community of Sitka is proud and excited to welcome visitors to the first American Documentary Film and Animation Festival in Alaska! (AmDocSITKA). This beautiful coastal town of 8,500 people is located on Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska, the traditional home of the Lingit people for thousands of years. Sitka is the center for the cultural arts in Alaska, hosting many musical and theatrical productions through the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Sitka Music Festival and the Greater Sitka Arts Council.

The Sitka Performing Arts Center will host Opening Night on Friday evening, Oct. 10, 7:00 p.m. This state-of-the-art auditorium seats 600. Address: 1000 Lake St., a short distance from downtown.

Saturday and Sunday’s films, on Oct. 11-12, will be screened at the newly renovated Coliseum Theater at 315-319 Lincoln St. in downtown Sitka.

Sitka Public Library, at 320 Harbor Drive, will host a free Filmmaker Forum with our visiting filmmakers on Saturday morning, Oct. 11, at 10:00 a.m.

Weather permitting, a wildlife cruise is planned for Sunday morning, Oct. 12, for filmmakers, locals and visitors, with proceeds to benefit the Sitka Fine Arts Camp. Come on board and look for humpback whales!