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Beyond the Screen: A Conversation on ‘The Neutral Ground’
** If you missed our event on August 16, you can still stream the film here through…
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Beyond the Screen: A Virtual Conversation on ‘TWO DISTANT STRANGERS’
Join the Virginia Film Festival for a virtual conversation with Travon Free, writer/director of the Academy…
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Beyond the Screen: Reflecting Reality with the cast of Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19
**Please note, pre-registration to attend this event through Zoom is no longer available. The conversation will…
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God $ Green: An Unholy Alliance
*This short film screens before FISH & MEN* God $ Green: An Unholy Alliance uncovers decades of religious…
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The Offensive Discussion
Discussion with director Luc Lemaitre and journalist Jan Antonissen, moderated by Manuela Achilles (UVA). https://youtu.be/27MRpL__z-c
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Boys State Discussion
Discussion with filmmakers Jess Moss and Amanda McBaine, and subject Steven Garza, moderated by Larry Sabato…
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The Anti-Social Network (Post Screening Discussion)
A discussion on social media's impacts on our society with Roger McNamee, the high-profile Silicon Valley…
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Transborder Blackness & Indigeneity Discussion
Discussion with Negra director Medhin Tewolde Serrano, Tote Grandfather director Marίa Sojob, and Jamaica y Tamarindo…
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The South on Screen: A Conversation with Ray McKinnon
Discussion with director and actor Ray McKinnon, moderated by Chuck Reece (Down South House & Home).…
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God $ Green: An Unholy Alliance Discussion
Discussion with director Jeanine Butler, Professor of Religion and Africana Studies at University of Pennsylvania Dr. Anthea Butler,…
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All In: The Fight For Democracy Discussion
Discussion with director Lisa Cortes and VA Congressman Bobby Scott, moderated by Larry Sabato (UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZsa7C1FJA
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A Conversation with Linda Hamilton
Groundbreaking actress Linda Hamilton gave us one of Hollywood’s most iconic action hero female characters as…
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Light House Studio Shorts Package
Once again this year, the VAFF is proud to showcase the work of the students at…
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You Will Die at 20 Discussion
Discussion with director Amjad Abu Alala, moderated by Samhita Sunya (VAFF/UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7i42vmyZ6k
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When My Time Comes Discussion
Discussion with director Joe Fab, producer Diane Naughton, and subject Diane Rehm, moderated by Jim Childress.…
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They Ain’t Ready for Me Discussion
Discussion with director Brad Rothschild and subject Tamar Manasseh, moderated by Ilya Tovbis (JxJ and VAFF).…
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Test Pattern Discussion
Discussion with director Shatara Michelle Ford, and actors Gail Bean and Amani Starnes, moderated by Soraya…
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Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team Discussion
Discussion with director Lori Shinseki, former National Security Council staff member Philip Zelikow, and former Governor…
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The Reunited States Discussion
Discussion with director Ben Rekhi; author and subject Mark Gerzon; and subjects Susan Bro, David &…
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PVT Chat Discussion
Discussion with director Ben Hozie, actor Peter Vack, actor and associate producer Nikki Belfiglio, and producer…
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Overland Discussion
Discussion with director Elisabeth Haviland James, moderated by Duane Zobrist (Falconry Academy). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujIRez7sxQA
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The Outside Story Discussion
Discussion with director Casimir Nozkowski, moderated by Chandler Ferrebee (VAFF). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYupQlVuF7g
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Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story Discussion
Discussion with directors Kevin Bright and Jeff Consiglio, editor Brad Allgood, and subject Doc Severinsen, moderated…
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Nasir Discussion
Discussion with producer Mathivanan Rajendran, moderated by Aswin Punathambekar (UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnASwU5mNj8
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Lifeline Discussion
Discussion with director Dennis Scholl and editor Konstantia Kontaxis, moderated by Matthew McLendon (UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcP4_fxx8o
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The Last Out Discussion
Discussion with directors Sami Khan and Michael Gassert, moderated by Tim Wendel (Johns Hopkins University), with…
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Lapsis Discussion
Discussion with director Noah Hutton, and actors Madeline Wise and Dean Imperial, moderated by Chandler Ferrebee…
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Heard Discussion
Discussion with filmmaker Martin Montgomery; and subjects TJ Thompson, Von Johnson, Cotina Brake, Gwendolyn Harris, and…
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Hamtramck, USA Discussion
Discussion with directors Justin Feltman and Razi Jafri, moderated by Shilpa Davé (UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz5EN-3a1XQ
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Good Ol Girl Discussion
Discussion with director Sarah Brennan Kolb and subject Mandy Dauses, moderated by Allison Pugh (UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T82mFvIbSE
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The Giverny Document (Single Channel) Discussion
Discussion with director Ja'Tovia Gary, moderated by Kevin Everson (UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQbZJqlLNSE
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Gather Discussion
Discussion with director Sanjay Rawal and subject Danielle Hill, moderated by Angelina Okuda-Jacobs (Pathkeepers for Indigenous…
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Freeland Discussion
Discussion with director Mario Furloni, producer Laura Heberton, and actors Krisha Fairchild and Frank Mosley, moderated…
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Fish & Men Discussion
Discussion with directors Adam Jones and Darby Duffin, and subject Russell Sherman, moderated by Paul Freedman…
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Filmfarsi Discussion
Discussion with director Ehsan Khoshbakht, moderated by Samhita Sunya (UVA/VAFF). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1iDyG-O6qU
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Feels Good Man Discussion
Discussion with director Arthur Jones and producer Giorgio Angelini, moderated by Siva Vaidhyanathan (UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5nYmvecEMk
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The Evening Hour Discussion
Discussion with director Braden King, screenwriter Elizabeth Palmore, and actor Michael Trotter, moderated by Jeff Sharlet…
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Electric Jesus Discussion
Discussion with director and writer Chris White; editor Scott Lansing; and actors Brian Baumgartner, Andrew Eakle,…
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Dinner In America Discussion
Discussion with director Adam Rehmeier, and actors Emily Skeggs and Kyle Gallner, moderated by Ty Cooper…
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Alice Discussion
Discussion with director Eduardo Montes-Bradley, and subject Alice Parker, moderated by Michael Slon (UVA). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu-ZkmsvKaY
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A Tribute to Thomas Newman
15-time Academy Award nominated film composer Thomas Newman will discuss his outstanding career with Benjamin Rous,…
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A Conversation with Vince Gilligan and Mark Johnson
Vince Gilligan, the creator of Emmy Award-winning series Breaking Bad and its current sequel Better Call…
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A Conversation with Pete Souza and Chris Lu
Former Obama and Reagan White House photographer Pete Souza will discuss the new documentary The Way…
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A Conversation with Nicole Kassell
VAFF Program Manager Chandler Ferrebee will moderate a conversation with award-winning filmmaker and Charlottesville native Nicole…
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A Conversation with Leslie Odom Jr.
The multi-talented actor Leslie Odom, Jr. joins the VAFF for a conversation about his role as…
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A Conversation with Annette Bening
Four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening will participate in a conversation with author and Turner Classic…
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A Conversation on Showtime and Blumhouse TV’s The Good Lord Bird
Actor, writer, director and four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke will be joined by award-winning author…
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A Conversation on Netflix’s Athlete A
Directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk discuss their process in creating Athlete A, a thorough investigation…
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Beyond the Screen: A Conversation on “The Little Things”
Join the Virginia Film Festival for a virtual conversation on the new psychological thriller The Little Things,…
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Piccolino: An Adventure In The City
*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* Piccolino is a…
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We Got This
*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* Marcus, an ethnically…
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Pastalight
*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* An eccentric Italian…
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Inhale
*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* INHALE documents the…
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Bird’s Eye
*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* When the perfect…
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Onward Adeline
*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* A young woman…
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Anna
*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* Living in Eastern…
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Meow, Meredith
*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* MEOW, MEREDITH is…
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My Brother’s Keeper
*Screens as part of the FOUR LONG-ISH Short Film Package* A former Guantánamo detainee and his…
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Lipstick and Leather
*Screens as part of the FOUR LONG-ISH Short Film Package* In a buttoned-up city like DC,…
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Something In The Water: A Kinston Basketball Story
*Screens as part of the FOUR LONG-ISH Short Film Package* An underdog tale about beautiful yet…
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The Legacy Sessions
*Screens as part of the FOUR LONG-ISH Short Film Package* Darby, a loner high school student…
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Allan Ellen
*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* Allan and Ellen are…
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What If???
*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* 2020. A scientist gets…
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Classified
*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* Will Gibbons is hired…
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Memoirs
*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* When a couple plays…
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Alienated
*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* An animated film about…
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Progeny
*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* This is a world…
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Identity Crisis
*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* A cyborg named Scott…
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Before
*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* BEFORE follows a group…
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But I Wanted to be a Cowboy
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* A teenaged kid dreams of being…
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Strange Fruit: The Necroecology of Black Subsistence Farming
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* Given the blatant exploitation of Black…
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Lolo Boy
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* This story follows the life of…
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The Koi And The Frog
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* A friendly rivalry between a Koi…
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The First.
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* Abrar, a young Muslim American woman…
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Myopia
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* This film employs the act of…
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January 13th, Richmond Va
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* *This short film also screens before FEELS…
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Welcome Home
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* This stop motion animated film follows…
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The Quarantine Experience
*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* As the stay at home order…
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Buck
*This short film screens before PVT CHAT* Caught in the throes of a depressive fugue, young…
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Reid’s Records
*This short film screens before HEARD* An interview with David Reid, current owner and inheritor of…