Highlights

Bonjour Switzerland

The Lighter Side

International Comedies

A good laugh is a universal pastime and if the language of cinema is universal, then laughter is our common vocabulary.

Bonjour Switzerland (Switzerland) directed by Peter Luisi
A Difficult Year (France) directed by Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
The Nature of Love (Canada, France) directed by Monia Chokri
The Queen of My Dreams (Canada, Pakistan) directed by Fawzia Mirza
Streaker (Switzerland) directed by Peter Luisi
Thelma (USA) directed by Josh Margolin

The Undertaker

Good guys vs. bad guys (or girls)... Will she escape?... Who done it?... The heist... Mystery... Suspense... Conspiracy... Betrayal. It's probably best to trust no one. This is edge-of-your-seat movie fun.

Diabolik (Italy) directed by Antonio Manetti, Marco Manetti
The Extortion (Argentina) directed by Martino Zaidelis
Just the Two of Us (France) directed by Valérie Donzelli
Like Sheep Among Wolves (Italy) directed by Lyda Patitucci
A Normal Family (South Korea) directed by Hur Jin-ho
The Undertaker (UK) directed by Michael Wright

Inshallah A Boy

Arabian Sights

The latest from and about the Arab world

Bye Bye Tiberias (France, Palestine) directed by Lina Soualem
Chanting of the Dunes (USA) directed by Mokhless Al-Hariri
Goodbye Julia (Sudan, Egypt) directed by Mohamed Kordofani
Hajjan (Saudi Arabia, Egypt) directed by Abu Bakr Shawky
Inshallah a Boy (Jordan, France) directed by Amjad Al Rasheed
The Teacher (UK, Palestine) directed by Farah Nabulsi

Hope of Escape

DC4Reel

From the vibrant creative community of the DC Metro area filmmakers

Co-presented with the Mayor's Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment

Bring the Beat (USA) directed by Chris McDonald
Freedom Hair (USA) directed by Dianne Houston
Hope of Escape (USA) directed by Amy Gerber
The Humbler - Danny Gatton (USA) directed by Virginia Quesada
The Novelist (USA) directed by Harold Jackson III

Streaker

Sunset Cinema at The Wharf

A special outdoor event on the big screen at The Wharf

$10.00 - Directions

Streaker (Switzerland) directed by Peter Luisi
Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 PM
Thelma (USA) directed by Josh Margolin
Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 PM

Igualada

Justice Matters

Films celebrating activism & creative responses to injustice

We thank the CrossCurrents Foundation for making this series possible.

Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy (USA) directed by Stephen Ujlaki, Chris Jones
Igualada (Colombia, Mexico, USA) directed by Juan Mejia Botero
In The Rearview (Poland, France, Ukraine) directed by Maciek Hamela
Mountains (USA) directed by Monica Sorelle
Rainbow Warrior (UK, France) directed by Edward McGurn

Impact Project

As a part of Filmfest DC's commitment to encourage civic dialogue, the Impact Project facilitates connections between festival films, filmmakers, and the broader DC community, especially those constituents who may not be the usual audience for a film festival. We collaborate with producers of relevant festival films, providing access to community organizations and groups and partnering with Teaching for Change to take films and filmmakers to DC school classes.

The project is directed by Linda Blackaby, Filmfest DC Senior Programmer, and is supported by a grant from the Wyncote Foundation.

Filmfest DC Catalog

Download the 20-page catalog

Catalog cover by Alexis Thornlow
Look for the 2024 Filmfest DC catalog in the Washington Post on Friday, April 12

Filmfest DC Trailers

This year's Filmfest DC trailers were created by three very talented film students at George Mason University: Khubab Hassan, Paul Lee, and Aidan Xavier Moriarty. Our trailers will be screened prior to festival screenings. Enjoy.

Be a part of the movie buzz

Join the Washington, DC Film Society! Enjoy advance preview film screenings, discounts to Filmfest DC, and many more benefits. Go to dcfilmsociety.org for more information.

Filmfest DC on TV

The festival is partnering with Washington's popular Public Television stations. Tune in to WETA and WHUT for exciting films by some of our city's talented local filmmakers.

WETA IS THE OFFICIAL TELEVISION STATION OF FILMFEST DC. It is the leading public broadcasting station in the nation's capital. WETA Metro will screen the 2023 selection of MetroShorts films that will entertain as well as inform you.

weta.org

This program will take place on April 13

WHUT is the public television station of Howard University. It provides quality programming that is relevant and informative. WHUT will screen two of the 2024 DC4Reel films: Freedom Hair and Hope of Escape.

whut.org