Virginia Film Festival

The Lears

World-renowned architect Davenport Lear (Bruce Dern) summons his dysfunctional children to a weekend family retreat to…

The Long Road Home

From Academy Award-nominated executive producer Mike Medavoy and based on The New York Times best-selling book…

Freak Show

Billy Bloom is a gay and eccentric teenage boy whose self-expression knows no bounds when it…

The Candidate

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

The Rookie

Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) let go of his dreams for a career in professional baseball after…

4 Little Girls

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

Homeland

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

Broadcast News

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

Hostiles

In 1892, Army Captain Joseph J. Blocker (Christian Bale) is ordered to escort an ailing long-time…

Harold and Maude: Shot-by-Shot Workshop Part 1

For this 30th anniversary year, the Festival is reviving its Shot-by-Shot Workshop, one of its most…

Hidden Figures

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

O.J.: Made in America Part 5

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

Krystal

Tyler Ogburn lives a sheltered life due to a heart condition that prevents him from going…

Harold and Maude: Shot-by-Shot Workshop Part 2

For this 30th anniversary year, the Festival is reviving its Shot-by-Shot Workshop, one of its most…

The Vietnam War

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