---
title: 'Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kelly Duda'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/factor-8-the-arkansas-prison-blood-scandal-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0782849/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal (2005)

2005 · 91 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal is a feature-length documentary by Arkansas filmmaker and investigative journalist, Kelly Duda, released in 2005. Through interviews and the presentation of documents and footage, Duda alleged that in the 1970s and 1980s, the Arkansas prison system profited from selling blood plasma from inmates infected with viral hepatitis and HIV. The documentary contends that thousands of victims who received transfusions of blood products derived from these plasma products, Factor VIII, died as a result.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kelly Duda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-duda)
- **Producer:** [Kelly Duda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-duda)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kelly Duda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-duda)
- **Editor:** [Kelly Duda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-duda)

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