Virginia Film Festival

Sauvage

22-year-old Leo works in Strasbourg as a prostitute. Working mostly on a quiet road in a…

Makala

In his third feature documentary, Emmanuel Gras captures the somber perseverance of Congolese father and makala-maker,…

Let the Corpses Tan

On a beautiful island in the Medierranean, Rhino and his gang of thieves take refuge at…

Daughter of Mine

Vittoria, a ten-year-old Sardinian girl, lives with her loving but overprotective adoptive mother Tina. At a…

Dogman

Private, unassuming Marcello lives a quiet life of dog grooming in the small town of Magliana,…

Border

Tina, ostracized for her unusual appearance, uses her unique sense of smell to sniff out contraband…

Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Returning to his hometown of Kaili after over a decade has past, Luo Hongwu cannot escape…

3 Faces

Aspiring actress Marziyeh is distraught when her father forbids her from studying at the prestigious Tehran…

Un Traductor

In the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear crisis, Malin, a professor of Russian Literature at the…

The Third Murder

What seems like a clear guilty verdict becomes more complicated when attorney Shigemori accepts the defense…

Over the Limit

Elite rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun nears the end of her competitive career, but has one final…

Iceman

In the Ötztal Alps, 5,300 years ago, Kelab serves as the leader of a Neolithic clan,…

Good Manners

At a fancy apartment in São Paulo, Ana, in search of a nanny for her unborn…

The Charmer

Esmail seems to be a successful, charming bachelor frequenting Copenhagen’s high-end nightlife establishments. In reality, however,…

El Angel

Carlitos, a 17-year-old with a baby face and movie star swagger, discovers his true calling: to…

Ruben Brandt, Collector

Ruben Brandt, a famous psychotherapist, and four of his patients become the most wanted criminals in…

Roma

As a maid caring for four school-aged children in the middle-class Roma district of Mexico City…

Never Look Away

Amidst the chaos of pre-war Germany, Kurt Barnert—based loosely on one of Germany’s most revered contemporary…

Karenina & I

When Norwegian actor Gørild Mauseth receives an offer from the Primorsky Regional Drama Theater in Russia…

An Indian Father (Bir Baba Hindu)

In this Turkish Bollywood-style musical comedy, Fadil, a fierce and renowned Turkish mobster, falls in love…

In the Last Days of the City (Akher Ayem El Madina)

Khalid, a 35-year-old documentary filmmaker, is struggling to complete a film that captures the spirit of…

Happy New Year Tijuana

When Chicano studies professor Alejandro Serna misses his flight to his hometown of Léon, Mexico, he…

Capernaum

Named after the town where Jesus was said to have healed the sick, Capernaum exposes the…

Shoplifters

Osamu Shibata and his son Shota are on a shoplifting expedition trying to make money for…

Bob Le Flambeur

Former bank robber and acclaimed gangster Bob Montagné (Roger Duchesne) is living in a dreary Parisian…

Oblivion Verses

After discovering the body of an unknown woman killed during protest, an elderly caretaker of a…

Day Shall Dawn (Jago Hua Savera)

Restored with the help of the Nauman Taseer Foundation after being lost for decades, Day Shall…

Black Kite

When political turmoil in Afghanistan jeopardizes Arian’s love for kite flying, he is forced to let…

América

When called upon to take care of their 93-year-old grandmother, three brothers from Colima, Mexico, realize…

Afghan Cycles

Following members of the National Cycling Team in Kabul and young riders in the Bamiyan region,…

1945 (Reprise Screening)

In August 1945, a rural town in Hungary is preparing for the wedding of the town…

Stalker

Based on the novel Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, this 1979 science fiction film…

Thelma

Thelma, a shy young student, has just left her religious family in a small town on…

White Sun

After a decade away, anti-regime rebel Chandra returns to his native mountain village in the wake…

Woodpeckers

In the Najayo Prison in the Dominican Republic, inmates communicate with the female prison next door…

1945

In August 1945, a rural town in Hungary is preparing for the wedding of the town…

The Wound

Every year, young men of South Africa’s Xhosa culture venture into the mountains of the country’s…

Tehran Taboo

In Tehran, prostitution, drugs, and corruption exist underneath the intense religious and social persecution. Pari, a…

Shelter

Mona, a Lebanese woman (Golshifteh Farahani), and Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent (Neta Riskin) are sent…

Oh Lucy!

Middle-aged office worker Setsuko is living a bleak life with few friends and even fewer opportunities. …

Beauty and the Dogs

During a night out with friends, young Tunisian student Mariam is brutally raped by policemen. Forced…

Summer 1993

Frida (Laia Artigas) has lost both of her parents to AIDS and is sent to live…

Serenade for Haiti

Capturing a rare look at a country scored by poverty and political strife, Serenade for Haiti…

November

Preceded by the short films Girl Becomes Snow (7 min.) and The Light That Bends (4 min.)…

Loveless

Preceded by the short film Left Undone (17 min.) Zhenya and Boris are in the midst…

A Fantastic Woman

Young waitress and aspiring singer Marina is a trans woman who is planning for the future…

The Road Movie

Preceded by the short film Solstice (3 min.) Consisting entirely of footage from dashboard cameras in…

Django

In 1940s Paris, Django Reinhardt electrified audiences with his distinctive style of “hot jazz”. Serving as…

The Challenge

Amid dune bashing contests, Lamborghinis, and private jets, director Yuri Ancarani treks across the Persian Gulf…

Kills on Wheels

Zoli and Barba are roommates at an assisted care facility. Zoli relies on a wheelchair because…

Ismael’s Ghosts

Just as the disheveled and alcoholic filmmaker Ismael (Mathieu Almaric) embarks on a difficult new film…

Blade of the Immortal

Manji is a legendary samurai who has battled dozens of men throughout his life. After his…

In Syria

The reality of life as a civilian in modern-day Damascus is explored in gripping and visceral…

In Between

Nur moves into an apartment in the vibrant heart of Tel Aviv with Lalia and Salma,…

Pop Aye

After Thana, a successful architect in Bangkok, reaches a mid-life crisis he encounters Pop Aye, the…

Happy End

Ignorant to the miserable conditions of the refugee camps in a neighboring town of Calais, a…