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Washington West Film Festival Presents Shorts Program: Leading Ladies
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Bow Tie Cinemas Reston Town Center 11 & BTX 11940 Market Street Reston, VA 20190
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We think ladies are pretty cool. And creative. And powerful. These films tell some of those stories. 86 min
Presented in partnership with Kendra Scott.
ONLY FOR FRIDAY SCREENING: By purchasing a ticket to this event, you will receive one drink ticket as part of our Happy Hour special from 4:30 - 7:30pm on Friday, October 27 and the opportunity to be entered into a Kendra Scott jewelry giveaway.
Kendra Scott will be on-site for your jewelry shopping pleasure — 20% of all sales will be donated to support Washington West.
Alternative Math
A well-meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America. 9 min
Theatreland
Theatreland takes a thoughtful and darkly humorous look at the lives of a group of actors forced for financial reasons to take jobs as ushers in a West End theatre while they wait for their dreams of becoming professional actors to take wing. 15 min
Peace of Heart
A non-verbal autistic girl hasn’t communicated with her family in 18 years, but technology and society’s new perspective on her condition may change the face of autism forever. 13 min
Home
Home explores a woman’s return home to her husband after spending 20 years in prison. 14 min
DeKalb Elementary
The film is Inspired by an actual 911 call placed during a school shooting in Atlanta, GA. DeKalb Elementary won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at SXSW. 20 min
Love The Sinner
Love the Sinner is a personal documentary exploring the connection between Christianity and homophobia in the wake of the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Queer filmmaker Jessica Devaney grew up deeply immersed in Evangelical Christianity in Florida. After breaking with her youth as a nationally recognized activist and leader among conservative Evangelicals, Jessica left Florida and didn’t look back. She built a life that took her as far away from home as possible. Over time, her daily life became a progressive echo chamber. The mass shooting at Pulse was a wake up call. By avoiding hard conversations with church leadership, had she missed opportunities to challenge homophobia? Love the Sinner probes our responsibility to face bias in our communities and push for dignity and equality for all. 15 min
Filmmakers will participate in a Q&A following both screenings.