Virginia Film Festival

4 Little Girls

Preceded by the short film I Can't Breathe (45 min.) On September 15, 1963, four black…

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Life Itself) follows the story of the Sung…

Beauty and the Dogs

During a night out with friends, young Tunisian student Mariam is brutally raped by policemen. Forced…

Bending the Arc

An extraordinary team of doctors and activists work to save lives in a rural Haitian village.…

Broadcast News

Revealing foresight about the fate of news media, this romantic comedy follows the interconnected lives of…

The Candidate

Political operative Marvin Lucas persuades a young lawyer and son of a former governor, Bill McKay,…

Django

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

Happy End

Ignorant to the miserable conditions of the refugee camps in a neighboring town of Calais, a…

Hidden Figures

Nominated for three Academy Awards, Hidden Figures is the true story of three brilliant African-American women…

Homeland

Former CIA agent Carrie Mathison is living in New York, working for a foundation that offers…

In Between

Nur moves into an apartment in the vibrant heart of Tel Aviv with Lalia and Salma,…

In Syria

The reality of life as a civilian in modern-day Damascus is explored in gripping and visceral…

The Lavender Scare

The longest witch-hunt in American History began in 1953 when President Eisenhower deemed homosexuals to be…

O.J.: Made in America Part 1 & 2

The 1994 murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman not only put the spotlight on…

O.J.: Made in America Part 3 & 4

The trial of O.J Simpson captivated a nation, and called into question racial politics, legal system,…

O.J.: Made in America Part 5

After months of testimony, the jury for the O.J. Simpson trial returned with a verdict in…

An Outrage

Preceded by the short film An Act of Terror (16 min.) A documentary film about lynching…

The Road Movie

Preceded by the short film Solstice (3 min.) Consisting entirely of footage from dashboard cameras in…

Serenade for Haiti

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

Sollers Point

After a year of incarceration for dealing drugs, Keith is on probation, living under house arrest…

Tehran Taboo

In Tehran, prostitution, drugs, and corruption exist underneath the intense religious and social persecution. Pari, a…

Tom of Finland

After heroically serving his country in World War II, a decorated officer, Touko Laakonsen, returns home…

The Vietnam War

Featuring a glimpse at the ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick recount…

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…

What Lies Upstream

This investigative political thriller watches Cullen Hoback unearth the causes of the largest chemical contamination of…