Virginia Film Festival

Cheatin’

Oscar-nominated Bill Plympton, the “King of Indie Animation,” hand-draws and directs this animated adult tale of…

Ithaca

Fourteen-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has…

An Evening with Larry Kramer

The VFF is honored to welcome the distinguished playwright and LGBT rights activist Larry Kramer for…

Coming Through the Rye

Preceded by the short film Incubus Inspired by the filmmaker’s own life story, the story follows 16-year-old…

Entertainment

Preceded by the short film Usetocould Entertainment follows a broken, aging comedian (Turkington) as he tours the…

Born on the Fourth of July

Ron Kovic enlists in the Marines and, by 1968, is a sergeant fighting in the Vietnam…

I Saw the Light

I Saw the Light tells the story of the iconic singer-songwriter Hank Williams, who revolutionized country…

Last Days in the Desert

Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in the reimagination of Christ’s 40 days in…

Bound: African vs African Americans

The divide between Africans and African Americans is complex and seldom explored. Opening with personal testimonials…

H8RZ

Preceded by the short film Rogue Taxidermy (7 min.) Alex, the lone survivor of a massive…

Project Greenlight: The Leisure Class

The Leisure Class is the end product of the current season of HBO’s Project Greenlight, which…

Mercy Street

This new PBS Civil War drama produced in and around Richmond, Virginia, takes viewers beyond the…

Larry Kramer in Love and Anger

This powerful documentary candidly peers into the life of visionary author and playwright Larry Kramer, the…

Songcatcher

After being passed up for a well-deserved promotion, fearless musicologist Dr. Lily Penleric ventures into the…

The Maltese Falcon

Considered by many historians to be the first Film Noir, The Maltese Falcon stars the legendary…

Employees’ Entrance

Kurt Anderson is the unscrupulous general manager of a department store, and although his ruthless devotion…

The Looking Glass

After losing her mother, a troubled 13-year-old moves to Indiana to live with her grandmother Karen,…