For Immediate Release | November 3, 2022 | Contact: Jill Ray, 703-408-5310
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Over three days, November 11-13, the Alexandria Film Festival will screen more than 50 films and host nearly 30 directors, producers and actors taking part in 25 interactive “Meet the Filmmaker” events. Film Q&As are a hallmark of film festivals across the country, offering audiences direct communication with artists – an experience audiences cannot get at home while streaming films. For artists, it’s a way to gain valuable insights from audiences sharing their interpretations of the films and ways they’re presented.
“This year we are screening more than 50 films, and it’s great to be back in person, in theaters and hosting discussions with filmmakers,” notes Dara Sanders, chair of the festival.
In addition to 25 “Meet the Filmmaker” events, the festival features 14 premieres across 13 showcases consisting of two or more films per showcase. Films will be screened in person at AMC Hoffman Center 22 on November 11 and 12. On November 13, the festival offers a day of family friendly, free cinema at The Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria.
This year’s festival includes locally made films such as Guest House and Barry Farm: Community, Land, and Justice in Washington, D.C. – with filmmaker Q&As for both – as well as films accepted by such world-renowned festivals as Sundance, Tribeca, and the Toronto International Film Festival. One such film, Brainwashed, was named a top-five film to see this fall by National Public Radio and was recently featured in The Washington Post.
All-festival passes and showcase tickets are on sale now HERE.
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About the Alexandria Film Festival
The 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.