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    Radical Grace

    In 2011 the Vatican was reprimanding American nuns for “radical feminism”—for focusing on social justice work…

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    Polyfaces

    Set amid the stunning Shenandoah Valley, this joyful documentary details the innovative agricultural techniques of Polyface…

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    Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship

    Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship takes the viewer on an…

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    My Friend Victoria

    Victoria, a young girl from a humble background, spends the night with the bourgeois family of…

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    Lost Colony

    While navigating life with his hyperprotective mother, teenaged Loren struggles with his pregnant girlfriend’s ambivalence toward…

  • Lamb

    Lamb

    Superbly shot and movingly acted, Lamb traces the disturbing yet intimate friendship between a middle-aged man…

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    I Saw the Light

    I Saw the Light tells the story of the iconic singer-songwriter Hank Williams, who revolutionized country…

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    Cheatin’

    Oscar-nominated Bill Plympton, the “King of Indie Animation,” hand-draws and directs this animated adult tale of…

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    Bound: African vs African Americans

    The divide between Africans and African Americans is complex and seldom explored. Opening with personal testimonials…

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    Return to Cuba: In the Footsteps of Walker Evans

    Just weeks before the American and Cuban governments reconciled, a group of renowned photographers traveled to…

  • Looking Glass

    The Looking Glass

    After losing her mother, a troubled 13-year-old moves to Indiana to live with her grandmother Karen,…

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    Teen Press

    Seven years ago, two optimistic Santa Barbara Middle School teachers, David Teton-Landis and John Seigel Boettner,…

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    Son of Saul

    Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of Auschwitz-Birkenau’s Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from…

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    Some Beasts

    Sal abandons the modern world and leaves his troubled past behind, finding solitude on an isolated…

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    Projections of America

    Narrated by John Lithgow, the film uncovers the lost “Projections of America”—a series of 26 short…

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    Night of the Living Deb

    Preceded by the short film Soccer Moms in Peril After the endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in…

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    Men Go to Battle

    A truly distinctive and sparse period piece, Men Go to Battle imagines the different paths that…

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    Inspired to Ride

    Inspired to Ride follows cyclists from around the world as they prepare and race unsupported—no crew,…

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    Daydreaming

    Set in Prato, Tuscany, this episodic film is split into the parallel stories of two men…

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    Adrenaline Film Project

    The 12th annual Adrenaline Film Project has arrived! The AFP is a competition where teams pitch,…

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    A Light Beneath Their Feet

    A Light Beneath Their Feet follows a family coping with the mother’s bipolar disorder. Gloria (Manning,…

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    Krisha

    Following a prolonged battle with addiction and self-destruction, Krisha returns for a holiday celebration with the…

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    In Transit

    In Transit takes you on a journey into the hearts and minds of everyday passengers aboard…

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    Harry & Snowman

    Preceded by the short film Mr. Balloon's Wild Ride Snowman was an old Amish plow horse…

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    Hallowed Ground

    Amid the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Hallowed Ground explores Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, site of the…

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    Entertainment

    Preceded by the short film Usetocould Entertainment follows a broken, aging comedian (Turkington) as he tours the…

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    Counting

    In 15 linked chapters, Counting merges city symphony, diary film, and personal/political essay to create a…

  • James and Kyssi

    Until 20

    This touching documentary from Emmy Award–winning producers chronicles young James Ragan’s fight to live after a…

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    Most Likely to Succeed

    Director Greg Whiteley examines the history of education in the United States, revealing the growing shortcomings…

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    Last Days in the Desert

    Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in the reimagination of Christ’s 40 days in…

  • THE LADY IN THE VAN

    The Lady in the Van

    Preceded by the short film Elemental (11 min.) Academy Award winner Maggie Smith brings to life…

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    Jackrabbit

    Set after a catastrophic event known as The Reset, this film examines humanity’s attempt to rebuild…

  • Imba Means Sing FINAL Image

    Imba Means Sing

    In the slums of Kampala, Uganda, education is a luxury most families cannot afford. As the…

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    Grand Street

    Camilla’s elegant life as a fast-track film executive has come undone. Just as she is about…

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    Generation A: Portraits of Autism in the Arts

    Through eight compelling portraits, Generation A celebrates the talents of youths with autism, and provides them…

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    The Forbidden Room

    The Forbidden Room is Canadian auteur Guy Maddin’s epic phantasmagoria. Paying homage to the films and…

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    Coming Through the Rye

    Preceded by the short film Incubus Inspired by the filmmaker’s own life story, the story follows 16-year-old…

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    Actor for Hire

    Aspiring actor Jesse thinks he’s not landing parts because he’s bald. After several failed auditions, Jesse…

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    The Adderall Diaries

    Based on the bestselling memoir by Stephen Elliot, this film examines the life of the once-successful…

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    Late Night Wrap Party

    Before the credits roll on the 2015 Festival, meet us at the Late Night Wrap Party…

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    Opening Night Gala

    Join us for the start of the 28th annual Virginia Film Festival at the Opening Night…

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    The Theory of Everything

    Starring Eddie Redmayne (Les Misérables) and Felicity Jones (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), this is the extraordinary…

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    The Exhibitor

    screens before the feature film Fishing Without Nets Follow Dave Mead, projectionist at the Wellfleet Drive-In, as…

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    Fifth Street

    screens before the feature film 5 to 7 Adèle always wanted to become a famous writer. After…

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    I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

    Caroll Spinney has performed Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for over forty years.…

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    Short Narrative Films

    The craft of acting is front and center in this collection of short narrative work. Ranging…

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    The Learning Tree

    Based on his book of the same name, Gordon Parks’ The Learning Tree follows Newt, a…

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    From Grain to Growler

    Filmmakers Aaron Stanley and Megan Troy travel throughout the Commonwealth to beer festivals, breweries, bars, hop…

  • The Natural

    The Natural

    An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs (Redford) with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere…

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    Ringtone + Fire in Our Hearts

    From ancestral clan songs, to 80s hip hop artists and local gospel tunes, ringtones are the…

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    Shaft

    Richard Roundtree’s iconic, gritty performance as self-reliant private detective John Shaft continues to resonate decades later.…

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    Mark Twain Tonight!

    Featuring Hal Holbrook in a special live theatrical performance The Virginia Film Festival is giving its audiences…

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    Low Down

    Based on Amy-Jo Albany’s memoir, Low Down brings the audience into the life of 1970s jazz…

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    SlingShot

    SlingShot focuses on the extensive efforts by noted inventor Dean Kamen, renowned for the development of…

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    The Sound and the Fury

    Set in Mississippi at the turn of the 20th century, The Sound and the Fury portrays…

  • WhatWeDointheShadowsFINAL

    What We Do in the Shadows

    Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi, breathe new life, and laughs, into the…

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    Landscapes of Longevity

    What qualities of our everyday places help us live long, healthy lives?  The Landscapes of Longevity…

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    Wild

    Director Jean-Marc Vallée (Dallas Buyers Club), Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line), and Academy…

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    The Winding Stream

    The heart of country music can be found in the hills of Virginia, nestled in the…

  • ImObsessedWithYouFINAL

    I’m Obsessed With You

    Four collegiate comedians and one magnetic movie star venture to live their lives according to the…

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    Wish You Well

    In the wake of the tragedy of the loss of their father, young Lou Cardinal and…

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    The Humbling

    Barry Levinson’s film adaptation of Philip Roth’s penultimate novel lays bare the dwindling acting career of…

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    The Wizard of Oz

    Celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the most beloved films of all time with a…

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    How I Got Over

    Before taking the stage for a groundbreaking one-night-only performance at The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts,…

  • HolbrookTwainFINAL

    Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

    Since first walking onto stage in 1954, Hal Holbrook has performed his award-winning one-man show as…

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    The Hip-Hop Fellow

    Patrick Douthit, better known as the artist 9th Wonder, is a Grammy Award winning producer, record…

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    Gray Matters

    Through her unique vision, imagination, and sensibility, 20th century architect Eileen Gray changed the way we…

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    Frost/Nixon

    Based on a series of 1977 interviews between television personality David Frost (Sheen) and former President…

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    Freedom Summer

    In the hot and deadly summer of 1964, the nation’s eyes were riveted on Mississippi. Despite…

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    Foxcatcher

    Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum) is summoned by wealthy John du Pont’s (Carell)…

  • FishingWithoutNetsFINAL

    Fishing Without Nets

    preceded by the short film The Exhibitor (8 min.) Abdi, a principled but struggling young Somali fisherman,…

  • FedUpFINAL

    Fed Up

    Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up…

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    Famous Nathan

    Photo by Daniel Farrell / Courtesy Loquat Films Thirty years in the making, Famous Nathan chronicles…

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    Drunktown’s Finest

    Three young Native Americans -- a college-bound student, a father-to-be, and a promiscuous transsexual -- struggle…

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    Dead Poets Society

    Twenty-five years ago, Robin Williams surprised audiences with an unconventionally restrained and dramatic performance as Professor…

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    Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign that Changed it All

    Looking back a half-century to the 1964 White House contest between President Lyndon Johnson and Senator…

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    Big Stone Gap

    Based on her best-selling novel of the same name, writer/director Adriana Trigiani presents the story of…

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    41on41

    41 storytellers weave a multidimensional profile of President George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of…

  • 5to7FINAL

    5 to 7

    preceded by the short film Fifth Street (13 min.) Aspiring young writer Brian (Yelchin) first encounters the…

  • DrStrangeloveFINAL

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    Political satire abounds in this Cold War era, Oscar-nominated black comedy. Chaos ensues in the War…

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