SCREEN 2

Documentary

Guest appearance and Q&A with Director Mark Pellington

Follows the radical impact and lasting relevance of Buzz, an influential MTV series from the 1990s that featured notable contributors including William S. Burroughs and RuPaul as host.

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SCREENS 5 & 7

Documentary

Presented by Virginia Film Office

A rural Iowa schoolteacher becomes a national voice against racism after leading a controversial 1968 lesson in discrimination with her all-white third-grade class. Now nearly 90, she refuses to hold back amid today’s fights about race, history, and power after a lifetime of speaking out.

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SCREEN 5

Comedy / Fantasy

Presented by Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

A Ghanaian fisherman teams up with a talking fish and a few companions for an adventure to Accra. They chase the dream of owning a boat while balancing the modern world and traditions.

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SCREEN 7

Comedy / Drama

Presented by Independent School of Winchester

A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical “Godspell”, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution.

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SCREEN 5

Fantasy

Presented by Comic Book Couples Counseling

A pianist falls for a mysterious woman who vanishes into a supernatural realm. Following her through a doorway, he encounters fantastical beings and must navigate a dreamlike afterlife to find her, guided by music and memories.

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SCREEN 7

Horror / Comedy

Presented by Amye Murphy

After her beloved is killed by the Mag Mag ghost, the protagonist, Sanae, vows revenge, but soon discovers the true identity of the person she truly owes her revenge to.

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SCREEN 5

Documentary

Presented by Angry Buddha Body Care

A tale of obsession, transness and how art ages over time told through the thick spectacles of the 1990s cult character Pat from “Saturday Night Live”.

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SCREEN 8

Drama

Long-haul trucking has been CJ's entire life. When she receives a letter from the parole board, everything she has been running from finally catches up to her; forcing her to deal with her past, present, and future all at once.

SCREEN 5

Drama

Presented by Bruster’s of Winchester, right across from the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Seven strong-willed women fight to save their home from foreclosure.

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SCREEN 5

Documentary

Presented by Reel Friends

Films include: And Again I Dream and Constant Battles

SCREEN 5

Comedy / Fantasy / Romance

A woman gets three magical chances to live different lives in Ibiza, London, and Paris. Through these experiences, she finds inner harmony and learns the wizard's gift held deeper meaning than expected.

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Featuring a Jellyfish Season cast & crew vinyl listening party in the lobby and a free tasting with Henway Cider.

SCREEN 7

Presented by Ouray International Film Festival

Films include: I Saw You in the Flood, Triptrap, I’m Sorry, We Were Here, The Boys and the Bees, Born Secret, Flavor of the Month

SCREEN 5

Horror / Comedy / Sci-Fi

Presented by Lone Oak Coffee Co.

Live appearance and Q&A with special guest Brea Grant (Director)

Four interconnected stories center around the gig economy, hustle culture, and evils of late-stage capitalism.

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SCREEN 7

Documentary

Presented by Edward Jones: The Office of Mike Cesnik

Three people bound by non-disclosure agreements face extreme personal risk to expose how a simple intellectual property contract is weaponized to silence, manipulate and control.

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SCREEN 5

Horror

Presented by Shudder

Hosted by Jazzmin and Kat from the Girl, That’s Scary! Podcast. Live appearances and Q&As with various filmmakers.

Films include: The Hog Queen, Mango, Blindsided, A Fermenting Woman, Inner Demons, Everhand, Tal (Mask), Cold, Four Itchy Boys

SCREEN 7

Comedy/Drama

Presented by Lone Oak Coffee Co.

A Los Angeles based photographer navigates his way through a failing relationship.

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SCREEN 8

Comedy / Horror

Presented by Psycho Cinema

Echoing the Canadian comedy classic SCTV, crosscutting between original, low-budget TV ads to tell the sinister tale of two restaurants battling it out in the fictional town of Westridge County.

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SCREEN 5

Animation / Drama

Bouchra, a 35-year-old Moroccan coyote in New York, documents her long-distance relationship with her mother in Casablanca, as they explore together the love, pain and secrets that unite them through calls and intimate conversations.

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SCREEN 7

Comedy/Drama/Fantasy Shorts

Presented by Film Pittsburgh

Live music from Julian Velard and Q&A hosted by Shanna Carrick of Film Pittsburgh

Films include: Björn, Georgette in the Garden, In The Middle Of Something, Last Minute, Sticks

SCREEN 5

Drama / Foreign Language

Presented by Ariel Baska

Lithuania's Oscar Entry for 2026

Marija chooses the worst moment to discuss divorce with husband Vytas - one day before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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SCREEN 5

Comedy / Drama

Presented by Anne Helzer

Guest appearance and Q&A with Lilian T. Mehrel (Director)

June and her Persian-British mom Lela travel to the romantic Azores for a grief anniversary, with contrasting ways of coping. A hot-and-deep surfer takes them on a tour as we surf the waves of life, loss, flirting - an unforgettable ride.

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SCREEN 8

Thriller / Crime

Presented by Paul DiFranco

30th ANNIVERSARY SCREENING with Lilly Wachowski video intro

Tough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.

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SCREEN 5

Documentary

Presented by DocWeek Middleburg

Includes exclusive video intro from Director Poh Si Teng

Three American doctors-Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian-enter Gaza to save lives.

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SCREEN 7

Documentary

Presented by Access:Horror

Films include: Becoming Benjamin Lay, Who Will Love Me When You Die?, and Monstrous Me

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SCREEN 5

Romance / Comedy

Presented by Barbara Sadhana

Across three decades, Nino and Yasmina are bound by a magnetic relationship. Torn between love and survival, they must decide whether to build a family in Lebanon, or leave their home amid the country's unfolding tragedies.

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SCREEN 5

Comedy

Presented by Wines Bookkeping, LLC

Three best friends, attempting to escape the dregs of life, force themselves on a beach vacation, where cosmic visitations, heartbreak and out of body experiences all lead them back to what is most important, human connection.

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SCREEN 8

Horror / Comedy

Presented by Mirandum Pictures

Films include: A Wizards Guide To The Gas Station, The Inheritance, Long Pork, Hide, Whitch, Flipped, Mold, Mort, PU EKAW TOND, Physical Touch

SCREEN 5

Musical / Fantasy / Romance

Presented by Steve Nerangis

A struggling artist living in Los Angeles meets a girl who may hold the key to his happiness.

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SCREEN 5

Documentary

The story of the rise, fall, redemption of arguably the greatest flamenco dancer of all time. It is a journey into the troubled, magical spirit of dance and destiny of a flamenco icon. Also includes the documentary short Oh Yeah! about the band Yello and their classic hit.

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SCREEN 5

Drama/Music

Guest Appearance and Q&A with Director Danny Madden

A troubled drummer crashes with his sister in Boston and rediscovers his passion through street performing. As his music soars, his reckless choices threaten both his newfound stability and his closest relationships.

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SCREEN 5

Comedy / Drama

Guest appearance and Q&A with Director/Actor Onur Tukel

A modern take on the Pinocchio fable.

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SCREEN 5

Comedy/Drama/Fantasy Shorts

Presented by The Film Studio at Shenandoah

Films include: River Maid, A Peculiar Morning, Burial Permit, Welcome to ESL, Where We Left Off, Fine Tuning, My Dead Dad's Funeral, Susana, Less Than Nothing

SCREEN 7

Music / Documentary

Presented by Joseph Neff

Through performances at the Newport Folk Festivals 1963 to 1966, Newport and the Great Folk Dream revels in a generation's discovery of its voice through their rediscovery of American musical traditions.

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SCREEN 5

Comedy / Music / Drama

Presented by The Levy Family

A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band.

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SCREEN 2

Horror / Comedy

Presented by Fangoria

The metal band ‘JUMP SCARE’ retreats to a remote cabin to write their next album only to be terrorized by the family of cannibals next door.

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SCREEN 2

Comedy / Drama

Freshly tossed into a private Catholic high school by his devout mother, John falls for a devious classmate ready to push his faith (and morals) to the brink with a series of increasingly uncomfortable actions, all in the name of love.

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