Filmfest DC ’16 | Circle Award
3000 NIGHTS Mai Masri Palestine, France, Qatar, Jordan, UAE, Lebanon, 2015 103 minutes, Color In Person: Director Mai Masri Documentary filmmaker Mai Masri (Beirut
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Festival News
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
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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
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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
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NAFF ’16 | Festival Recap
After a week of African cinema, the 12th Annual New African Film Festival has concluded. The festival spotlighted a collection of films and
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New African Film Festival
Cinema from the continent will be on display this weekend as the 12th Annual New African Films Festival kicks off later this weekend
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DuVernay’s Passionate Opening Address at SXSW
This morning at the SWSX festival, four-time Black Reel Award winner Ava DuVernay delivered a passionate, emotional address imploring filmmakers of color to
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Tribeca ’15 Preview | Spotlight
The 40 movies filed under Spotlight, which tend to feature the highest proportion of prominent creatives and star performers in Tribeca lineup, this year
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