American Film Renaissance
american film renaissance afr nonprofit film institute best known conservativelibertarian film festival held annually different location afrs mission celebrate timeless american value producing showcasing distributing film promoted freedom including free speech free enterprise freedom worship rugged individualism triumph human spirit afr founded small business owner jim hubbard attorney wife ellen hubbard first afr festival premiered september dallas texas received extensive press coverage aside dallas afr also hosted festival hollywood california traverse city michigan washington dc festival afr screened feature film world fastest indian starring anthony hopkins documentary bituminous coal queen pennsylvania produced patricia heaton film afr film festival screened several wellknown venue graumans chinese theatre los angeles john f kennedy center performing art washington celebrity appeared afr event included heaton gary sinise robert davi tony shalhoub afr expanded documentary film production first film museum government waste filmmaker training program one notable afr training graduate rich middlemas producer academy award winner best documentary undefeated motion picture alliance preservation american ideal official website organizational profile archived wayback machine – national center charitable statistic urban institute