Virginia Film Festival

1945 (Reprise Screening)

In August 1945, a rural town in Hungary is preparing for the wedding of the town…

3 Faces

Aspiring actress Marziyeh is distraught when her father forbids her from studying at the prestigious Tehran…

55 Steps

When Eleanor Riese (Helena Bonham Carter) discovers that the medication she receives at St. Mary’s Psychiatric…

6 Love Stories

Over the course of one afternoon in different areas of Los Angeles, six couples connect, reconnect,…

About Dry Grasses

Official Oscar© Selection—Turkey 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Winner: Best Actress, Merve Dizdar A bored, prideful art teacher…

An Acceptable Loss

When former U.S. security advisor Elizabeth “Libby” Lamm leaves politics to pursue a university teaching position,…

The Adderall Diaries

Based on the bestselling memoir by Stephen Elliot, this film examines the life of the once-successful…

After the Storm

Ryota, a struggling novelist, spends too much time dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning…

Alcarràs

Official Oscar© Selection—Spain | Golden Bear Winner, 2022 Berlin Film Festival For as long as the…

The Alchemist Cookbook

Setting out on alchemic pursuits, young outcast Sean has isolated himself in a trailer in the…

Aleksi

After returning home from college to live with her parents, 28-year-old Aleksi struggles to fight off…

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

A visually stunning and emotionally rich debut from poet-turned-filmmaker Raven Jackson, All Dirt Roads Taste of…

All of Us Strangers

Adam (Andrew Scott) is a screenwriter in the first phase of an existential depression: he can’t…

All the Way

All the Way offers a riveting look at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s tumultuous first year in…

ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

Two nurses in Mumbai navigate societal expectations in this exquisitely crafted and lyrical Cannes Gran Prix winner.

Allan Ellen

*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* Allan and Ellen are…

Aloners

Preceded by the short film BJ's Mobile Gift Shop. Jin-ah prefers to be on her own. She…

Always Shine

Preceded by the short film Empty Bed (7 min.) Two actresses, each with differing degrees of…

American Dreamer

A former computer programmer, Cam (Jim Gaffigan) is now struggling to make ends meet as a…

American Fiction

People's Choice Award Winner, Toronto International Film Festival Thelonious “Monk'' Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) is a down…

Ammonite

Past her prime of famed discoveries, fossil hunter Mary Anning spends her days working alone on…

Animalia

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award, Sundance Heavily pregnant Itto enjoys new affluence following her marriage…

Anna

*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* Living in Eastern…

ANORA

A exotic dancer gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she impulsively marries the son of an oligarch.

Apprentice

Aiman, a 28-year-old Malay correctional officer, is a recent transfer to the territory's top prison. At…

As I Open My Eyes

On the eve of the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, young Farah must decide whether to accept…

Asog

Jaya is a non-binary comedian whose life upends after a natural disaster devastates the Philippines and…

At Eternity’s Gate

The renowned painter, Vincent van Gogh (Willem Dafoe), spends his prolific period in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise,…

Atlantics

In a suburb of Dakar, Senegal, many souls have been lost to the sea in an…

Bacurau

Teresa returns to her village of Bacurau, located in Brazil’s semi-arid sertão, following the death of…

BAD SHABBOS

An interfaith couple’s boisterous Shabbat dinner is rudely interrupted by an uninvited dead body.

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Official Oscar© Selection—Mexico The latest film from five-time Academy Award-winner Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel, Birdman, Amores…

Beanpole

In 1924 two women, Iya, a nurse, and Masha, a recently returned soldier, struggle to reassemble…

Beans

In her debut feature, Tracey Deer recounts the 1990 Oka Crisis, a 78 day land dispute…

Beautiful Beings

2023 Oscar® Selection, Iceland Addi, a teenage boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, is the nominal…

Beauty and the Dogs

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

Before

*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* BEFORE follows a group…

Before the Fall

Set in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, an unexpected love story emerges in this modern take…

Being 17

Preceded by the short film Reckless (9 min.) Being 17 is a moving exploration of adolescent…

Belfast

Belfast, the 2021 winner of the Toronto International Film Festival Audience Award, is set in Northern…

Ben is Back

When Holly’s (Julia Roberts) 19-year-old addict son, Ben, returns home one fateful Christmas Eve, she must…

Bernard and Huey

Long-time friends Bernard and Huey reunite after 25 years without contact. Bernard, now a successful New…

BIRD

12-year-old Bailey and her single dad Bug (Barry Keoghan) invent ways to get by in North Kent.

Bird’s Eye

*Screens as part of the WE CAN RELATE TO THAT Short Film Package* When the perfect…

Birds of Passage

In 1970s Colombia, a narco-trafficking era known as “la Bonanza Marimbera” pulls an indigenous Wayuu family…

Black Kite

When political turmoil in Afghanistan jeopardizes Arian’s love for kite flying, he is forced to let…

THE BLACK SEA

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

Blade of the Immortal

Manji is a legendary samurai who has battled dozens of men throughout his life. After his…

Bleed for This

Bleed for This recounts one of the greatest and most unlikely comeback stories in sports history.…

BOB TREVINO LIKES IT

Searching for her estranged father, Lily accidentally befriends a stranger with the same name.

Bonnie and Clyde

The infamous depression-era true crime romance between Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow begins when Clyde attempts…

Border

Tina, ostracized for her unusual appearance, uses her unique sense of smell to sniff out contraband…

Bori

Bori, an 11-year-old girl who lives in a sea village, is the only hearing family member.…

Breakwater

After serving a grueling prison sentence, young ex-con Dovey (Darren Mann) savors the taste of freedom…

Breath

This directorial debut from Simon Baker (The Mentalist, The Devil Wears Prada) is based on the…

Broadcast News

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

Broker

2022 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winner, Song Kang-ho Hirokazu Kore-eda presents a humanistic, humorous, and philosophical…

Buck

*This short film screens before PVT CHAT* Caught in the throes of a depressive fugue, young…

Burning Cane

Preceded by the short film Easter Snap. God-fearing Helen Wayne’s faith is quietly tested when the relationships…

But I Wanted to be a Cowboy

*Screens as part of the VIRGINIA STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK Film Package* A teenaged kid dreams of being…

But Not For Me

Will is a young writer living in the big city, barely scraping by on his copywriter’s…

C’mon C’mon

Preceded by the short film Blush. When Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix), a burnt out radio journalist, is left…

Café Daughter

Yvette Wong, a young Chinese and Cree heritage girl, lives in a small 1960s Saskatchewan town.…

Call Me by Your Name

In 1983, gifted 17-year-old Elio Perlman spends his days in the north of Italy transcribing classical…

The Candidate

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

Capernaum

Named after the town where Jesus was said to have healed the sick, Capernaum exposes the…

Carol

In 1950s New York City, young department store clerk Therese meets Carol, an alluring woman trapped…

The Charmer

Esmail seems to be a successful, charming bachelor frequenting Copenhagen’s high-end nightlife establishments. In reality, however,…

Cheatin’

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

La Chimera

For a film chronicling a group of grave-robbers, La Chimera is markedly full of life and…

Christine at the Crossroads

Christine, a young married woman, already feels detached from her husband and rebuffed by her mother…

Christmas, Again

For a fifth consecutive December, a heartbroken Noel returns to New York City to work the…

Chronically Metropolitan

Fenton, a promising author, lost the love of Jessie when he published a thinly-veiled story about…

Classified

*Screens as part of the OUT OF THIS WORLD Short Film Package* Will Gibbons is hired…

Clemency

Preceded by the short film Slave Cry Prison warden Bernadine Williams has objectively carried out several…

The Client

Based on the John Grisham bestseller, The Client revolves around Mark, a street-smart 11-year-old boy who…

Close

Official Oscar© Selection—Belgium | 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Grand Prize Winner Thirteen-year-old neighbors Léo and Rémi…

Cobweb

In this film-within-a-film, Kim Yeol is a filmmaker haunted by the desire to reimagine the conclusion…

Coming Through the Rye

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

Concerned Citizen

Things are going well for Ben and Raz, a well-to-do gay couple from Tel Aviv. After…