Arid Lands, a documentary about the land and people near the Hanford nuclear reservation, will have its premiere showing in California in January.

First-time filmmakers Grant Aaker and Josh Wallaert spent several months in the Mid-Columbia in 2005 to film the documentary about "one of the strangest outposts of the American West," according to the description in publicity material.

The film has been entered into the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City, Calif. The filmmakers do not have a showing scheduled in the Tri-Cities, but hope to bring it here late next year.

For more information, go to www.sidelongfilms.com.