MPI Original documentary short The Dying Business will screen as an official selection at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival on October 15 at 3:30 p.m. in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The festival is the oldest documentary film festival in North America and an Academy Award–qualifying event, known for showcasing powerful nonfiction storytelling from around the world. Get your tickets here.

Developed through the MPI Documentary Storytelling Workshop and produced in MPI’s Production Lab, The Dying Business, from MPI filmmaker Joe Duca, follows a quirky Italian American family in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as they navigate the challenges of keeping their third-generation funeral home running in a changing town.