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Alexandria Film Festival offers virtual film screenings

By Alexandria Times staff The annual Alexandria Film Festival returned this year in virtual format, allowing viewers to enjoy a collection of works without going...

AFF Review: ‘Kite’ and score both soar

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] One striking feature of the Alexandria Film Festival is the breadth of experience many participants bring to the event. For...

AFF Review: ‘Archie: An American Journey’

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Filmmaker John Sullivan told Alexandria Film Festival Executive Director Patti North that he made “Archie: An American Journey” because he...

AFF Review: ‘Bluebirds of Antietam’ features Alexandria resident

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] “Bluebirds of Antietam” is a beautifully filmed short documentary that has special significance for Alexandria. The documentary is about how Alexandria...

AFF Review: ‘Dancing is an Old Friend’ tells a COVID-19 era...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] “Dancing is an Old Friend,” a short film by director Marta Renzi, is the COVID-19 era piece of art we...

Our View: A local treasure

The Alexandria Film Festival has grown during the past 14 years from a creative idea to a firmly entrenched part of our city’s burgeoning...

AFF Review: ‘Her Name was Jo’ celebrates a sisterhood of scarred...

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] “Her Name was Jo” was included as part of the Alexandria Film Festival’s Girlpower Showcase, and while the film features...

Alexandria Film Festival announces schedule

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The Alexandria Film Festival will take place virtually this year from Nov. 12 to 15, according to a news release. This...

Our View: Alexandria ingenuity

Necessity is the mother of invention. Never has that old saying been truer than this year. The coronavirus pandemic had been brewing for two months,...

13th Alexandria Film Festival brings record numbers

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] More than 1,000 cinephiles flocked to the Charles Beatley Library and AMC Hoffman Center 22 for the 13th annual Alexandria...