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Washington West Film Festival Presents Shorts Program: Locals
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Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse 2903 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA 22204
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Films made by the creative folks of the greater D.C.-metropolitan area and featured stories from there as well. 85 min
Run Mama Run
After the best track season of her career, elite runner Sarah Brown unexpectedly became pregnant when her IUD failed. Run Mama Run follows Brown as she trains through her pregnancy and attempts to make the U.S. Olympic Track and Field team—just 16 weeks after giving birth. 33 min
Close to U
Close To U, a short documentary film, explores the untold history and visionary future of the fast-changing U Street Corridor through the stories of two locals and their thriving careers. 10 min
Apocalypse Rock
Tom Harper is the last man alive. Surviving alone in an emergency broadcast radio station, he broadcasts a rock-and-roll–fueled radio show each and every day in hopes that someone out there might hear him. 27 min
Ghost Machines
A music video made by Paige Compton. 7 min
The Magic Trick
A wannabe magician notices a sad girl sitting across from him at a diner and attempts to make her smile. 8 min
Filmmakers will participate in a Q&A following the screening.