Virginia Film Festival

Short Films: Facing Reality

Curated by our guest programmer, Joe Fab, this collection of shorts includes: Full Picture; "Hello," We…

Short Films: Being Human

Curated by our guest programmer, Joe Fab, this collection of shorts includes: Calf Rope, Feeling Through, Weep Not,…

I Don’t Fire Myself

Jeong-eun, a tenacious young woman, refuses to submit to her company’s blatant attempts to have her…

Jump, Darling

Preceded by the short film Playing the Game. Russell (Thomas Duplessie), an actor who moonlights as…

Hive

In her first feature film, writer-director Blerta Basholli delves into the true story of Fahrije Hoti,…

Fighter

Fighter follows Jin-ah, a North Korean refugee who is struggling to earn enough money to bring…

End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock

Set during the Standing Rock protests of 2015, this intimate documentary follows four women: Sky Roosevelt-Morris,…

Monkey Beach

Preceded by the short film Searching for Luke. Monkey Beach is the story of Lisa (Grave…

Not Going Quietly

When 32-year-old activist Ady Barkan is diagnosed with ALS and given four years to live, he…

Beans

In her debut feature, Tracey Deer recounts the 1990 Oka Crisis, a 78 day land dispute…

Petite Maman

After the death of her grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly joins her parents in taking stock of her…

The Raft

Four teenage die-hard soccer fans, construct a raft to sail from Israel to Cyprus to watch…

Aloners

Preceded by the short film BJ's Mobile Gift Shop. Jin-ah prefers to be on her own. She…

The Speech

This comedic film d’auteur directed by Laurent Tirard follows 35-year-old Adrien at a disastrous family dinner…

Storm Lake

In the small town of Storm Lake, Iowa, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Art Cullen and his family…

Try Harder!

Preceded by the short film In the Shadow of the Pines. The students at San Francisco’s predominantly…