Virginia Film Festival

My Kid is Not Crazy

More than 30 years ago, Susan Swedo, a doctor with the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…

Mood & Memory

A series of films from young artists and media specialists at various institutions across Austria and…

The Samaritans

A snarky, scripted series centered on the absurdities of a dysfunctional, fictitious non-governmental organization (NGO) called…

Loveless

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

Green White Green

Three friends–Uzoma, Segun, and Baba–are biding their time in their hometown of Lagos, Nigeria, before heading…

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

From folk songstress Buffy Sainte-Marie to rock artist Link Wray, whose 1958 song Rumble influenced the…

The Graduate

Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has just graduated from college and now lives at his parents’ house,…

The Lodger

Directed by “Master of Suspense” Alfred Hitchcock, this silent film follows a London serial killer, known…

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool

Divulging the vibrant affair between Peter Turner (Jamie Bell) and the legendary Academy Award-winning actress Gloria…

The Rookie

Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) let go of his dreams for a career in professional baseball after…

A Fantastic Woman

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

Light House Studio Shorts

A nonprofit filmmaking center dedicated to teaching students self-expression through filmmaking, Light House Studio’s work has…

The Leisure Seeker

Embracing the iconic Americana of road trips and campgrounds, a runaway couple goes on an unforgettable…

Downsizing

A technological advance promises to reduce a person’s environmental impact and allow them to live a…

The Road Movie

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

The Lears

World-renowned architect Davenport Lear (Bruce Dern) summons his dysfunctional children to a weekend family retreat to…

Double Dummy

When players of the card game bridge play as if they know how the entire hand…

Last Flag Flying

Former Navy corpsman Larry “Doc” Shepard reunites with old military friends, Marine Sal Nealson and Reverend…

Django

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

Requiem for a Running Back

The director’s father, Lewis Carpenter, was a World Championship running back for the Detroit Lions and…

The Challenge

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

Krystal

Tyler Ogburn lives a sheltered life due to a heart condition that prevents him from going…

The Candidate

Political operative Marvin Lucas persuades a young lawyer and son of a former governor, Bill McKay,…

Kills on Wheels

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

Call Me by Your Name

In 1983, gifted 17-year-old Elio Perlman spends his days in the north of Italy transcribing classical…

Broadcast News

Revealing foresight about the fate of news media, this romantic comedy follows the interconnected lives of…

Ismael’s Ghosts

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

Breath

This directorial debut from Simon Baker (The Mentalist, The Devil Wears Prada) is based on the…

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…

Birth of a Movement

Preceded by the short film Legacies of Slavery (10 min.) When D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a…

In Between

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

Rebels on Pointe

In this cinéma vérité documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo,…

Best of Film at Mason

Best of Film at Mason, formerly known as the Best of Favs Program at GMU, returns…

The Immigrant

A special 100th Anniversary screening of Charlie Chaplin’s The Immigrant, which features Chaplin in one of…

Pop Aye

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

Hostiles

In 1892, Army Captain Joseph J. Blocker (Christian Bale) is ordered to escort an ailing long-time…

Bernard and Huey

Long-time friends Bernard and Huey reunite after 25 years without contact. Bernard, now a successful New…

Please Stand By

When Wendy, an autistic girl with a strong independence, a keen intelligence, and a playful sense…

Homeland

Former CIA agent Carrie Mathison is living in New York, working for a foundation that offers…

Bending the Arc

An extraordinary team of doctors and activists work to save lives in a rural Haitian village.…

Hidden Figures

Nominated for three Academy Awards, Hidden Figures is the true story of three brilliant African-American women…

Permanent

Based on the writer/director’s own experience while attending E.B. Stanley Middle School in Virginia, Permanent is…

Beetlejuice

In this 1988 classic comedy-horror directed by Tim Burton, a newly deceased couple, Barbara and Adam…

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Written by children’s author J.K. Rowling, the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone celebrates its…

Harold and Maude

When a young death-obsessed Harold Chasen meets Maude Chardin, a 79-year-old woman who shares his hobby…

Happy End

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

Adrenaline Film Project Reprise

The Adrenaline Film Project is a 72-hour, highly-caffeinated filmmaking competition where three-person teams of filmmakers work…

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Life Itself) follows the story of the Sung…

4 Little Girls

Preceded by the short film I Can't Breathe (45 min.) On September 15, 1963, four black…