Virginia Film Festival

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me

Sammy Davis, Jr.’s career was so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope…

Bobbi Jene

Preceded by the short film Educated Feet (16 min.) Bobbi Jene Smith makes the transformative decision…

Beuys

Joseph Beuys was a revolutionary German painter, famous for his felt hat and unique performance pieces,…

Django

In 1940s Paris, Django Reinhardt electrified audiences with his distinctive style of “hot jazz”. Serving as…

My Art

Ellie Shine lives a good life in New York City as a single artist with a…

Serenade for Haiti

Capturing a rare look at a country scored by poverty and political strife, Serenade for Haiti…

Please Stand By

When Wendy, an autistic girl with a strong independence, a keen intelligence, and a playful sense…

Rebels on Pointe

In this cinéma vérité documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo,…

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

From folk songstress Buffy Sainte-Marie to rock artist Link Wray, whose 1958 song Rumble influenced the…

Shadowman

Preceded by the short film Walkalong (8 min.) A biographical documentary about the life of artist…

Song of Granite

The resilient life story of one of the greatest traditional singers of all time, Joe Heaney,…

The Aristocats

A family of aristocratic cats in Paris lives a beautifully cultured life with their owner, retired…

The Science of Pixar

Dr. Tony DeRose, Senior Scientist and Lead of the Research Group at Pixar Animation Studios will…

Voices Beyond the Wall: Twelve Love Poems from the Murder Capital of the World

Rescued from the streets of Pedro Sula, Honduras, seventy orphaned girls have found refuge at Our…

Word is Bond

Director Sacha Jenkins (Fresh Dressed, Burn Motherf*cker, Burn!) and Mass Appeal explore the transformative power of…

Mood & Memory

A series of films from young artists and media specialists at various institutions across Austria and…

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

With 150 Academy Award nominations, Alan Ladd Jr. is one of the most successful movie moguls…

Composer Symposium

This panel discussion will focus on the art of composing music for film, featuring composers Charlie…