Posts Tagged ‘DC Independent Film Festival’
DC Independent Film Festival is Just Around the Corner
Posted by Geoff Nelowet / Friday, February 24th, 2012
Shutterstock/Noel Powell, Schaumburg
The DC Independent Film Festival is a non-profit event that has been going strong for 13 years. It’s the longest-running DC film festival, and they’re back again this year beginning this coming Wednesday.
Not just for cinephiles, the DCIFF presents cutting edge features, documentaries and short films on a variety of subjects from across the world, representing a large assortment of countries and cultures. There is something for everyone at the festival, whether you’re an avid film enthusiast or a casual movie-goer. And if sitting and watching isn’t your thing, the DCIFF hosts seminars and workshops on a wide range of film-related topics.
The DCIFF, though, was not conceived solely for the viewer experience. The festival believes that they offer independent filmmakers opportunities for their voices to be heard in a way that no other festival can provide, and they state that the festival was created to “nurture” independent films. The independent filmmaker players an integral role in the development and maintenance of this event, and the festival functions as a chance for filmmakers to enjoy their own works on the work of their peers.
The Festival is from Wednesday, February 29 – 7:00pm to Sunday, March 4 – 11:30pm at the US Navy Heritage Center off Pennsylvania Ave. Each film program is $10 or $7, depending on the screening room. Special events are $12-$16. Filmmakers will be available for a post-screening discussion for almost all our programs. The full schedule can be found here.
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
By now you may be thinking I’m obsessed with movies about food, seeing as how this is my third post on the topic. That may be the case.
If you are interested in more food related films at an affordable price, you can catch them at the DC Independent Film Festival, which goes until March 14th.
Image: DCIFF
All films can be seen at the Navy Memorial Museum/Heritage Center/Burke Theatre in DC (701 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W). Sessions are typically $10 (less for students/seniors) and include several movies. You can also attend 10 sessions for $50.
Tuesday, March 9
Bananas!* Watch the case of a banned pesticide between Nicaraguan banana workers and Dole Foods unfold in this suspenseful documentary. Part of the Politics of Food theme session. 7pm.
Calzone. An 11 minute film about a Mafia godfather eating dinner in an Italian restaurant. When he orders a calzone he realizes there isn’t an egg inside it and makes a big ordeal out of the matter. Part of the Politics of Food theme session at the festival. 7pm, right after Bananas!*
Image: Bananas!*
Thursday, March 11
Beyond the Pole. A film about two guys trying to be the first Carbon Neutral, Vegetarian, Organic expedition to attempt the North Pole. Can they finish the expedition without any experience, is it a dream, or did they die and go to heaven? Find out at 7pm. It’s part of the Green Room theme session of the festival.
Saturday, March 13
Between Grass and Sky: Rhythms of a Cowboy Poem. Images of the American West are portrayed in poems by three cowboy poets in this short documentary. The 6 minute film is part of the Artistic Expressions theme session. 1:30pm.
A Drop in the Bucket. A documentary about good people providing clean water in rural Cambodia. The filmmaker spent the last two years building fifteen wells with the help of Sambrothers Clean Water Project and Journeys Within Our Community. The 23 minute film is part of the Asian Pearls theme session. 4:45pm. Visit the non-profit organization’s website for information on how you can help.
The last film is included because World Water Day is coming up on March 22nd. And last I checked you can’t make food without water. More information on that in an upcoming blog.
Speaking of water and food…today is National Crabmeat Day. And The Cove won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
–Aisha Salazar