Virginia Film Festival

THE BLACK SEA

After falling for a catfishing scam, Khalid finds himself stranded in coastal Bulgaria.

DAHOMEY

Mati Diop (Atlantics) interrogates the repatriation of 26 royal treasures to the Republic of Benin.

ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND

Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) profiles the first South African photographer to expose the horrors of Apartheid.

THE FIRE INSIDE

Claressa Shields’s inspirational journey to becoming the first American boxer to win multiple Olympic golds.

LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH

Celebrates the journey of musical performer Luther Vandross, from childhood talent to worldwide fame.

THE PIANO LESSON

In an attempt to reclaim the land of his enslaved ancestors, Boy Willie (John David Washington) seeks to sell a family heirloom in debut director Malcolm Washington’s this cinematic adaptation of August Wilson’s beloved play of the same name.

ROOTED

In this food justice documentary, a local activist and mother fights to own the land she farms.

SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT

A lively examination of Cold War Congo, and the use of US “Jazz Ambassadors.”

A Suite of Short Films by Kevin Jerome Everson

A selection of new films from Everson, including a collaboration with Claudrena Harold.