Virginia Film Festival

A DIFFERENT MAN

Sneak preview courtesy of A24. This program is free-to-attend, with RSVP (space allowing). Sebastian Stan, winner…

In the Summers

Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize—Dramatic Sundance Film Festival Directing Award—U.S. Dramatic In this poignant debut…

Janet Planet

This program is free-to-attend, with RSVP (space allowing). Thank you to A24 for providing this advanced…

EUREKA

Followed by a conversation with director Lisandro Alonso. Traversing time, space and genre, Argentinian filmmaker Lisandro…

Ennio

Introduction and post-screening discussion led by Benjamin Rous, Music Director of the Charlottesville Symphony at UVA.…

The Mother of all Lies

Young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir wants to know why she only has one photograph from…

Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros

Founded in 1930 in central France, the Troisgros family restaurant has been holding 3 Michelin stars…

The Gilded Age: Season 2 Sneak Preview

Season two of HBO's The Gilded Age begins on Easter morning 1883, with news that Bertha…

Light House Studio Shorts

Light House Studio is a nonprofit film center where Charlottesville-area youth from elementary school through college…

A Suite of Short Films by Kevin Jerome Everson

Program followed by discussion with filmmaker Kevin Everson, moderated by Claudrena Harold (UVA). Marbled Golden Eyes…

Short Films: Our Wealth in Common

A collection of short films from talented Virginia filmmakers, ranging from inventive fictions to clear-eyed reckonings…

OnBoard

In the summer of 2020, Merline Saintil, a former tech COO, and Robin Washington, a former…

The Disappearance of Shere Hite

In 1976, Shere Hite's groundbreaking bestseller, The Hite Report, delved into women's private experiences through an…

Stamped from the Beginning

Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (The 1619 Project) brings Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's acclaimed book of…

The Space Race

Preceded by the short film For the Moon In a gripping account of the race against…

Tapawingo

This lighthearted coming-of-age comedy follows one awkward teenager's path through adolescence, showcasing the unique and unconventional…

Faulkner: The Past is Never Dead

History regards William Faulkner, the 1949 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, as one of the greatest…

Breakwater

After serving a grueling prison sentence, young ex-con Dovey (Darren Mann) savors the taste of freedom…

Booger

Preceded by the short film Tooth Life has not been easy for Anna since the unexpected death…

Black Barbie: A Documentary

In 1955, Beulah Mae Mitchell landed a toy testing job with Mattel and packed her bags…

Anselm

A triumphant follow up to his 2011 tour-de-force Pina, Wim Wenders’ latest 3D documentary is another…