Alexandria Film Festival To Showcase Independent Films About Power, Passion, Resiliency and Recovery

For Immediate Release | October 3, 2022 | Contact: Jill Ray, 703-408-5310

More than 50 films selected for this year’s festival November 11-13, 2022

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Film Festival (AFF) announced it will screen more than 50 films in person over three days, November 11-13, at the AMC Hoffman theaters and The Lyceum in Old Town, Alexandria. Created by a diverse group of local and international artists, the films represent a variety of genres and tackle topics ranging from serious social issues like discrimination and racism to crowd-pleasers like drama, romance, sci-fi, comedy, and horror.

Among this year’s line-up are films that were part of major film festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, and the Toronto International Film Festival. Many will be having their D.C. metro area premieres during the festival. Others are on the festival circuit in search of new audiences hungry for original stories.

  • Dramedy Aaron with Two As follows the journey of Aaron as he starts a second career as an actor at age 65. The biggest challenge Aaron faces is getting out of his own head.

  • Documentary Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, which premiered at Sundance this year, turns the camera on cinema history itself, illuminating the patriarchal gaze behind supposedly “classic” camera angles, and demonstrates how women are frequently displayed as objects for the use, support, and pleasure of men. Producer Maria Giese will attend in person.

  • In this horror-light film Second Hand, a man finds an abandoned mirror on the side of the road. The old mirror bears much more than self-reflection, as it waits for its magical secrets to be revealed.

  • Documentary Repairing the World – Stories from the Tree of Life documents Pittsburgh’s powerful community response to hate in the aftermath of the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. Through the voices of survivors, family members, Pittsburgh residents and leaders, the film shows unity in a moment of crisis and what it means to be “stronger than hate.”

Films showing at AMC Hoffman theaters on November 11 and 12 require tickets, while films showing at The
Lyceum on November 13 are being offered free of charge to the community. All-festival passes ($75) and showcase tickets ($15) are available for purchase online. Films are being added to the AFF schedule all week. Visit www.alexfilmfest.com for more information.

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About the Alexandria Film Festival

The non-profit AFF 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.