Washington West Film Festival
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, October 31st, 2011
Monday, Oct. 31, 2011
Northern Virginia has a major film festival. Called the Washington West Film Festival, it occurs this weekend, Nov. 3-5 in Reston and Herndon.
The region’s cultural profile, which has always been rich in the hearts and minds of its residents, now gets international recognition. Washington West includes feature-length films and over a dozen short films.
Adding to the festival’s allure is its charitable nature. The festival’s motto is “Story Can Change the World,” and to that end, proceeds go directly to charity. In this case, the charity is associated with one of the festival’s films–”Sun City Picture House.”
“Sun City Picture House,” produced by Maria Bello and Olivia Wilde, is about a community who comes together to build the first post-earthquake movie theater in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. All proceeds go toward the building of a second theater.
The festival itself kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Bow-Tie Cinemas in Reston Town Center with “The Loving Story,” co-produced by HBO. “The Loving Story” is a documentary about an interracial couple in the 1950s who ended up playing a significant role in the civil rights movement.
Washington West continues throughout Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 with a series of screenings at the Center for Innovative Technology in Herndon. “Sun City Picture House” concludes the festival on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Washington West’s website features a full schedule and list of films.
We’ll be featuring more on this festival and some of its other fantastic films all week for you.
–Matt Basheda
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