Our City Film Festival
Presented by Yachad
· Meet & Greet with Filmmakers (dinner and drink included)
· Reserved Seats for All Film Screenings
· First Access to Filmmakers During Q&A
· VIP Area Access in Lobby All Day Sunday
· Complimentary Beer (throughout festival)
· Access to Opening Night Party (open to public)
· Access to Champagne Toast (open to public)
· First Access to Silent Auction
· Special Edition Our City Film Festival Swag (TBA)
· Line Listing in Our City Film Festival Program Book
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, Mar 9th Opening Night Festivities
The Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE, Washington, DC
Our City Film Fest’s Opening Night Party
9:30-midnight
The festival will officially kickoff with live musical performances, drinks and all around celebration.
Free Admission (cash bar)
Sunday, Mar 10th Film Screening Blocks
The Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE, Washington, DC
Our Body
Doors open at 11:30 for complimentary jazz and mimosas in the lobby
Noon-2pm
Oxygen for the Ears
Stefan Immler, Director
Feature Documentary
A history of Jazz music’s past, present, and promising future as told through the lens of Washington DC’s lively Jazz scene.
Q&A with Filmmakers and Subjects
Our Mind
2:30-4:30
A Silence in My Mind
Jes Therkelsen, Director
Experimental
Kerry Klein finds peace in her violin… can she expand this state of mind into other aspects of her life?
Forgiving All My Enemies
Caitlin Carroll & Brad Forder, Filmmakers
Short Documentary
Three boys from a DC neighborhood that destines them for prison, rise up by creating a Go-Go band at Sasha Bruce Youthwork, their local community center. While they face issues that put the band in jeopardy, they also must deal with their own complicated personal circumstances.
Walk with Me
Tanisha Christie & Ellie Walton, Directors/Producers
Best Feature Documentary
This film follows three generations of women who use theater to inspire, stir, and animate social change in our democracy.
Q&A with Filmmakers and Subjects
Our Heart
Starting at 4pm in the lobby and continuing after the Our Heart film block, ticketholders have a chance to work with a professional muralist on a gift inspired by Our City films for a local community center.
5-7pm
73 Cents
Ben Crosbie & Tessa Moran, Filmmakers
Best Short Documentary
After losing her husband to cancer, a grieving widow advocates for easier access to patient information through her art in this heartfelt story about how love can inspire change.
Vuela, Vuela
Meridian Hill Pictures & Mundo Verde Public Charter School Students
Best Short Student Documentary
Kindergarteners from a bilingual DC Charter School partner with filmmakers to make a short film about the life of monarch butterflies.
The Red Line DC Project
Saaret Yoseph, Director
Short Documentary
A two part documentary that explores the Metro’s Red Line route and the challenging line between graffiti and communal art.
Q&A with Filmmakers and Subjects
Our Soul
Starting at 7pm in the lobby: Taste and sample food discussed in the Our Soul film block before the screenings.
7:30-9pm
Locating U
Kyle Pienaar, Director
Short Documentary
A history and analysis of the ongoing gentrification of DC’s diverse U Street neighborhood.
Sweet Potato Pie
Nina Seavey, Director
Short Documentary
At the age of 82, Pearl Mallory, has lived nearly her entire life in working in the kitchens of senior citizen homes, but Pearl's cuisine is not the traditional beige and grey offerings normally found in institutional walls. Her specialty -- Sweet Potato Pie-- inspires the most extraordinary and unexpected effect on the normally sober and otherwise staid residents of DC’s St. Mary's Home.
Muralismo DC/DC Muralism
Alberto Robles, Director
Short Documentary
An exploration of DC’s rich Latino mural making tradition and its contrast in our changing neighborhoods, told through interviews with the artists and community.
Chinatown
Yi Chen, Director
Short Documentary
The last native residents remaining in the now gentrified Chinatown neighborhood struggle to find affordable housing, authentic Chinese grocery stores, and a sense of community.
Q&A with Filmmakers and Subjects
Closing Celebration with complimentary dessert and coffee catered by La Mano (of Takoma Park) in the lobby.
