FilmFest DC ’16 | Trust No One
600 MILES (600 Millas) Gabriel Ripstein Mexico, 2015 85 minutes, Color In Person: Bestselling author George Pelecanos (April 17 only) Gripping and gritty, 600 Miles [read more]
FilmFest DC ’16 | The Lighter Side
21Â NIGHTS WITH PATTIE (Vingt et une nuits avec Pattie) Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu France, 2015 115 minutes, Color Caroline arrives in a village in the [read more]
FilmFest DC ’16 | Justice Matters
GUANTANAMO’S CHILD: OMAR KHADR Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard Canada, 2014 80 minutes, Color In Person: Director Michelle Shephard Arrested at age 15 in Afghanistan, Canadian-born-and-bred [read more]
FilmFest DC ’16 | First Feature
BANATÂ (Il Viaggio) Adriano Valerio Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, 2015 85 minutes, Color An old-fashioned arthouse film that will summon memories of Antonioni, Tarkovsky, and Leviathan, [read more]
Filmfest DC ’16 | Circle Award
3000Â NIGHTS Mai Masri Palestine, France, Qatar, Jordan, UAE, Lebanon, 2015 103 minutes, Color In Person: Director Mai Masri Documentary filmmaker Mai Masri (Beirut Diaries) turned [read more]
FilmFest DC’ 16 | Cine Cubano
BEHAVIOR (CONDUCTA) Ernesto Daranas Cuba, 2014 108 minutes, Color A breakout hit in Cuba, Ernesto Daranas’ Behavior has galvanized audiences with its willingness to tackle [read more]
FilmFest DC ’16 | Rhythms On and Off the Screen
AKOUNAK: RAIN THE COLOR OF BLUE WITH A LITTLE RED IN IT (Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai) Christopher Kirkley Niger, 2015 75 minutes, Color The title [read more]
Conversations | Tony Gittens
Three decades after creating the largest international film festival in the Nation’s Capitol, FilmFest DC founder Tony Gittens stopped by the BIG show to reflect [read more]