Virginia Film Festival

United Skates

Late at night, unbeknownst to many Americans, roller-skating rinks across the country come alive, featuring a…

The Last Race

Once the hub of American stock-car racing, Long Island is now home to a single track,…

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Full of experimentation and social critique, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One remains fresh and radical in its 50th…

Spider Mites of Jesus: The Dirtwoman Documentary

When Donnie “Dirtwoman” Corker passed away in 2017, the city of Richmond, Virginia, lost one of…

A Soldier’s Dream: The Milt Feldman Story

In 1944, Private Milton Feldman was captured by Nazi soldiers. The Jewish GI’s imprisonment at Battle…

Seats at the Table

At the University of Virginia, Andrew Kaufman has taught the acclaimed class Books Behind Bars: Life,…

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…

Rodents of Unusual Size

Preceded by short film The Alligator Hunter  Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, putting 80%…

Road to Kabul

After four unemployed Moroccans suffer harassment from a crooked former cop, they set out for Holland…

Revolutionizing Dementia Care

After being diagnosed with dementia, many people’s lives change dramatically. Revolutionizing Dementia Care explores how those…

The Other Side of the Wind

Nearly half a century after production commenced on renowned director Orson Welles’ unfinished movie, producer and…

Never Look Away

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

Looking for Oum Kulthum

Mitra is an Iranian filmmaker living in exile, who has long yearned to make a film…

Light House Studio Shorts

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

The Last Resort

Miami’s South Beach, while now a popular party destination for college students, was once home to…

Kinesthetic Montage Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s thriving film culture is a direct product of the physical reality of the city.…

Karenina & I

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

Jason and Shirley

In response to Shirley Clarke’s 1967 Portrait of Jason, filmmaker Stephen Winter offers an imaginative look…

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…

Hell in India (Gahim Fel Hend)

When the Egyptian ambassador to India and his family are kidnapped by an evil billionaire, the…

Happy New Year Tijuana

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

Green Book

When Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian American neighborhood in the Bronx, is…

God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut

In a career spanning over 50 years, author Kurt Vonnegut became an icon of American literature,…

Fiddlin’

Each year in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, musicians converge at the Old Fiddler’s Convention…

Feast of the Epiphany

Abby hosts a get-together for a group of old friends. Their conversations, at times superficial, take…

F for Fake

After agreeing to edit François Reichenbach’s documentary about renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his…

Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

Before #MeToo became the mass movement it is today, Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News,…

The Defiant Ones

This four-part HBO documentary series follows the partnership of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, from their…

Capernaum

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

Charlottesville

Produced by University of Virginia Center for Politics and the Community Idea Stations, this documentary revisits the…

Bride of Frankenstein

In this classic horror film, author Mary Shelley reveals to her husband that the tale of Frankenstein…

Up to Snuff

Featuring personal anecdotes and insights from luminaries of television, Up to Snuff recounts the journey of the…

Shoplifters

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

Science Fair

Delving into the lives of the teenagers responsible for future scientific and technological advancements, Science Fair follows nine…

Run While You Can

In 2011, Sam Fox embarked on an unbelievable challenge: to run along the Pacific Crest Trail…

Relaxer

Unaware of the imminent Y2K apocalypse, Cam convinces his brother, Abbie, to remain on the couch…

The Providers

In rural America, many people struggle to find adequate access to healthcare. Set in northern New…

Bob Le Flambeur

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

Black in Blue

Before 1967, the American Southeastern Conference boasted a roster composed entirely of white athletes. In the…

The Biggest Little Farm

Preceded by short film Half a Chicken  When John and Molly Chester’s dog refuses to stop…

Ben is Back

When Holly’s (Julia Roberts) 19-year-old addict son, Ben, returns home one fateful Christmas Eve, she must…

Another Slave Narrative

Preceded by the short film Anna As part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal in 1936-1938, the…

An Acceptable Loss

When former U.S. security advisor Elizabeth “Libby” Lamm leaves politics to pursue a university teaching position,…

American Dreamer

A former computer programmer, Cam (Jim Gaffigan) is now struggling to make ends meet as a…

55 Steps

When Eleanor Riese (Helena Bonham Carter) discovers that the medication she receives at St. Mary’s Psychiatric…

1968: The Year that Changed America

Mapping the tumultuous events of the entire year, 1968 highlights monumental shifts in the modern landscape of…

Oblivion Verses

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

Into the Okavango

In an effort to save the Okavango Delta, a World Heritage site in Africa, a conservation…

Inside Job

In 2008, the United States saw the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Millions of…

The Independents

A chance encounter of three unintentional collaborators reignites their aspirations of making it in the music…

Day Shall Dawn (Jago Hua Savera)

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

Coco

Preceded by the short film Steamboat Willie In the small town of Santa Cecilia, Mexico, aspiring…

Circles

After being displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Eric Butler moves to Oakland, California, in an impassioned effort…

Black Kite

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

Best of Film at Mason

Best of Film at Mason returns for a fourth year to present a selection of recent…

The Ballad Of Shirley Collins

Considered an icon of English traditional song, Shirley Collins gained national recognition during the epicenter of…

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,…

16 Bars

Following three inmates at the city jail in Richmond, Virginia, 16 Bars offers a glimpse at…