Alexandria Film Festival
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Pass the popcorn!
The 16th annual Alexandria Film Festival starts rolling on Nov. 11 and continues through Nov. 27 this year with in-person and online screenings.
The Alexandria Film Festival shows innovative, independent films from here in Alexandria and all over the world, including premiers of full-length feature films. More than 50 films have been selected for this year’s festival.
The festival kicks Nov. 11 and 12 off with in-person screenings, filmmaker discussions and more at the AMC Hoffman, and events on Nov. 13 at The Lyceum. The festival continues Nov. 13 through Nov. 27 online with screenings through Eventive.
The Alexandria Film Fest will be bringing back it’s the popular Burke & Herbert Bank Family Showcase, which features films by and about young people. The annual “Salute to Service Members” Showcase will be offered free of charge to active and retired service members to celebrate the Veteran’s Day Weekend falling on the same dates as the festival.
Highlights of this year’s festival include films that were part major film festivals such as Sundance and Tribeca. This includes the dramady Aaron with Two As, the documentary Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, and a horror-light film Second Hand.
A complete schedule, tickets and passes to all screenings are available now through alexfilmfest.com.
This year’s major sponsors include: Burke & Herbert Bank, Connection Newspapers, Alexandria Times, Zebra Press, Visit Alexandria, Alexandria Living Magazine, the West End Business Association, Jim Connelly Real Estate, Alexandria Commission for the Arts, and Alexandria Hyundai. The festival also gratefully acknowledges support from the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, the City of Alexandria, Spring2Action and ACT for Alexandria.
