FilmFest DC ’17 | Festival Winners
The 31st Annual FilmFest DC has officially come to a close and this year’s edition featured a bevy of tantalizing choices.
FilmFest DC
Reel Reviews | Play the Devil
by Charles Kirkland, Jr. This drama is a Bahamian import from director Maria Govan that is another coming-of-age story.
Reel Reviews | Two Trains Runnin’
by Charles Kirkland, Jr. Producer Common narrates this stirring, emotional documentary about the search for two “Country” blues legends, Skip James and Eddie “Son” House [read more]
Reel Reviews | The House on Coco Road
by Charles Kirkland, Jr. The House on Coco Road is a documentary that ties Angela Davis to the Grenada Invasion. It tracks the story of [read more]
Reel Reviews | Zoology
by Charles Kirkland, Jr. “A tale about a tail” focuses on Natasha, a worker at the zoo. Her co-workers despise and torment her. Natasha tolerates [read more]
Reel Reviews | The Patriarch
by Charles Kirkland, Jr. Simeon Mahana is a smart young boy. He speaks with knowledge and integrity and earns the respect of all around him. [read more]
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]