Below are two more of the festival’s multi-film showcases; the links provide more information about the films and tickets. This year’s Alexandria Film Festival – our 16th! -- has a line-up of more than 50 films including 14 with premiere status. Complete description of all festival films are here.
SHOWCASE: "BEHIND THE CAMERA" films explore the power of film in terms of gender politics as well as art. Saturday, November 12, 2022 7:30-11 PM EST,
AMC Hoffman 22 Theater 1. For more information, trailers, and tickets go here: https://alexfilmfest.eventive.org/schedule/6339de8bce714000d209a03f
BEHIND THE CAMERA films:
BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER. 107 minutes, Nonfiction, Feature, USA Filmmaker: Nina Menkes. A striking cinematic essay on the gendered nature of film language, this documentary incorporates 175 clips from celebrated films exploring a simple notion about who gets looked at on screen, and who does the looking. Premiered at Sundance 2022. Q&A with Maria Giese, producer. For a recent extended review of this powerful film in The Washington Post go here.
EXPERIMENTAL CURATOR: THE SALLY DIXON STORY. 60 minutes, Documentary, Feature, USA. Filmmaker: Brigid Maher. Experimental film curator Sally Dixon is known as a trailblazer in the “film as art” movement. She promoted a greater understanding and appreciation of film as an art form and the filmmaker as an artist. Q&A with Brigid Maher.
SHOWCASE: "MEN AND MASCULINITY" films explore the different ways men relate to cats, parents, career dreams, hamsters, and each other. Saturday, November 12, 2022 noon-3:30pm PM EST, AMC Hoffman 22 Theater 2. For more information, trailers, and tickets go here: https://alexfilmfest.eventive.org/schedule/633a5778e0aa1000bc7be1c3
MEN AND MASCULINITY films:
AARON WITH TWO A’S. 17 minutes, Fiction, Short, USA Filmmaker: Michael Goldburg. Aaron starts his second career at age 65 as an actor, but when he finally manages to land a major role, he discovers he’s his own worst enemy as his inner doubts threaten to derail his lifelong dream and his marriage. Q&A with Michael Goldburg and Steve Lichenstein, writer and producer.
LOOSE CHANGE. 8 minutes, Fiction, Short, USA Filmmaker: Andrew Bateman. A man-child sets off to buy a new cage for his beloved hamster, but is enticed into a world of hedonism. He must become resourceful to make ends meet. Q&A with Andrew Bateman.
RENT-A-FRIEND. 30 minutes, Nonfiction, Short, USA Filmmaker: Carson Tappan. In 1986, a novelty VHS tape titled Rent-A-Friend intro- duced the world to friendship on demand. Over 30 years later, the man behind the tape reflects on the experiment and his own personal views on friendship
CAT DADDIES. 89 minutes, Nonfiction, Feature, USA Filmmaker: Mye Hoang. D.C. PREMIERE.
A heartwarming and tender portrait of a diverse group of men whose lives are forever changed by their love of cats. The film explores the varying degrees of pres- sure these men feel from societal expectations of what masculinity means, namely that bonding with cats is an inherently feminine trait.
RUSTLING. 9 minutes, Fiction, Short, New Zealand Filmmaker: Tom Furniss. D.C. PREMIERE. In a family of sheep rustlers, a 15-year-old boy must go up against his domineering father in order to help his younger brother keep the baby lamb left orphaned by their latest slaughter.
THANK YOU. 5 minutes, Fiction, Short, USA Filmmaker: Mike Kravinsky. What if you learned you would be famous in the future? Q&A with Mike Kravinsky.
CABARRUS. 9 minutes, Fiction, Short, USA Filmmaker: Andrew Huggins. Set in a trailer park in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, the film delves into the misfortune of two brothers and their ailing mother while exploring themes of addiction, poverty, illness, and criminality.
The above are just a few of the 2022 festival’s films! For tickets and information about the Alexandria Film Festival, please explore our website: https://alexfilmfest.com
See you there!
Dara Sanders, Chair, Alexandria Film Festival
