For Immediate Release | September 2, 2022 | Contact: Gillian Ray, 703-408-5310
ALEXANDRIA, VA –Today, the Alexandria Film Festival announced it will offer September and October events ahead of its film festival, November 10-13, which will combine in-person and virtual screenings.
“We’re excited to bring deeply engaging films to the Alexandria community and beyond ahead of our 16th annual festival,” said Dara Sanders, chair of the festival. “Our ability to offer this back-to-back programming is thanks to our generous partners Patagonia Old Town and Abramorama.”
Starting September 16,The Human Trial, a feature documentary about finding a cure for type 1 diabetes, will be available to screen virtually for $10Viewers will goon an intimate journeyinside a clinical stem cell trial as patients(including the filmmaker)and scientists put themselves on the line to be first.
The Human Trial
On Thursday, October 6 at the Patagonia Old Town Store, the festival will present an in-person screening ofLiving Wine, with the filmmaker on-hand to take questions from the audience, and a special wine tasting. The feature documentary follows natural winemakers from Northern California who create exceptional wines through innovative, sustainable,and regenerative farming and without chemical additives. Tickets are available at two price points: $20for young professionals between the ages of 21 and 30 and $35for the rest of us. Seating at this exclusive, live event is limited to 75 people. Doors open at 6:00 pm. “Capacity is very limited, so we expect the event to sell out quickly,” added Sanders.
Living Wine –Buy Tickets
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About the Alexandria Film FestivalThe Alexandria Film Festival brings high-quality short and feature-length films, documentaries, filmmaker panels, and arts presentations to the port city of Alexandria, Virginia and beyond. The festival highlights the talents of local, national,and international filmmakers in an acclaimed travel destination within eyesight of the nation’s capital.
Abramorama is the preeminent global distribution, marketing, and rights management partner for feature films and episodic programming, centered on music and social impact documentaries.
Patagonia Old Town is the company’s first store in Virginia. It carries out its mission “to save our home planet” by using the resources it has—voice, business and community –to do something about the climate crisis.
