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Welcome to the 2022 DC Independent Film Forum!

We are excited to announce a slate of 43 short and feature films from filmmakers across the globe and welcome them to The District. All features are paired with live forums, workshops, and other events in the city. Ticket packages now available!

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ALL ACCESS PASS

Industry Seminars

Narrative Features

Adam and the Water

USA
2022
80 mins

Americanish

USA
2021
90 mins

Bootyology

USA
2022
96 mins

Sons of the Sea

South Africa
2021
82 mins

Buy Passes Now

Soul of a Beast

Switzerland
2021
110 mins

Buy Passes Now

Documentary Features

Living in Delusionville

USA
2022
70 mins

My Childhood, My Country

UK
2021
90 mins

The Hit

USA
2022
83 mins

Gini In the Time of Covid-19

USA
2021
57 mins

Documentary Shorts

Childfree

Iran
2021
83 min

Magdalene's Lies

South Africa
2021
26 mins

Pineland/ Hollywood

USA
2021
10 mins

The Militiaman

USA
2021
31 mins

Regreso

USA
2021
5 mins

Daily and Weekend Passes

Seven Silent Songs

USA
2021
4 mins

Remnants of Memory

USA
2021
25 mins

Dajla: Cinema and Oblivion

Spain
2020
15 mins

Entrance and Exit of Mascha B.

Germany
2020
14 mins

My Brother is Deaf

USA
2021
10 mins

Animation

A Poem by Alba

USA
2020
6 mins

Being A Dog

Sweden
2021
8 mins

Cokelicops

France
2021
4:36 mins

Dice and Dragons

France
2021
5:24 mins

I Will Always Love You

USA
2021
3 mins

Oyasumi - Lullaby of Flame

Sweden
2021
8 mins

One Last Wish

Israel
2021
10 mins

Pony Henge

USA
2021
5 mins

Saint Android

Germany
2021
6 mins

Squib: When All of This is Over

Rosebud - The Rest of Us

Brazil
2021
2 mins

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To the Last Drop

Germany
2021
6 mins

Buy Passes Now

Narrative Shorts

Adjustment of Status

USA
2020
11 mins

All that Glitters

UK
2021
20 mins

As de Trèfle

Break Any Spell

Canada
2021
13 mins

Diner Therapy

USA
2021
6 mins

For Good

USA
2021
16 mins

Normalized

USA
2021
23 mins

Shadows of the Dust

USA
2021
14 mins

Thank You

USA
2021
5 mins

The Wound

Iran
2021
12 mins

True Crime

USA
2021
15 mins

Daily and Weekend Passes

Welcome to Forever

USA
2021
9 mins

Event Schedule

fILM bLOCKS & eVENTS

Short Fiction
+ Panel
6 Films
$11

Six Exceptional New Short Films exploring human connections, followed by a conversation with the cast/crew on story and directing.

A Touch of Fear and Tension

Short Fiction
+ Q&A
5 Films
$11

Screening of 5 new short drama/horror films and Q&A with directors who will share their 5 tricks for building tension and fear in film.

Art Intersect with Life

Short Documentary
+ Q&A
5 Films
$11

5 documentary shorts exploring art, fiction, reality and the process of creativity. Q&A with directors and photographer Charles Johnstone.

Other Perspectives

Short Documentary
+ Panel
5 Films
$11

5 documentaries that take on the human experience and a moderated panel with directors/experts on documentary, impact and controversy.

Two New Films From Iran

Screening
+ Discussion
2 Films
$9

A child faces menstruation and couples choose to be childfree. Two new films from Iran and a post-screening discussion at the bar

Talk with professionals, ask questions, and learn about the business, industry, and art of film

Amazing Animation

Animation
+ Discussion
12 Films
$11

Exceptional new work from independent artists and their wry, rich, emotional takes on life. + discussion on the state of animation w/ artists.

Tea Hour with Film Producers

Seminar
March 6th
FREE

Join Seasoned Film & TV Producers in an Informal Discussion to Really Understand The Scope of a Producer's Work in Film/TV/Web Series

Tea with Ron English

Event
March 4th
$17

Meet Ron English, legendary artist, over tea and cookies at Teaism

Bookmaking and Photography

Event
March 5th
$17

Join photographers Charles Johnstone and Debi Cornwall and BookArts experts Stephen L. Vanilio and John Greenwald over tea and cookies

Marketing w/ Influencers & Content

Seminar
March 5th
$15

Maryann Lombardi leads a discussion on how marketing for creatives really works

Thank You to Our 2022 Sponsors!

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Our 2nd annual high school filmmaking program is r

Our 2nd annual high school filmmaking program is right around the corner. Stay tuned to see how the students progress throughout the 5 weeks. During the final week we will have a screening of each film created with more information to come. Applications are still open but there are limited spots! Look for the application, link in our bio 🎬🎥 #dciff #dcindependentfilmfestival #dc #film #highschool @highschooldciff

Stupendous that we could all meet again to show, d

Stupendous that we could all meet again to show, discuss and celebrate films and filmmaking. Thanks to the many filmmakers who joined us, to the strong audience attendance and engagement and to the energy and enthusiasm of our core staff and volunteers.

The Award Winners for the 2022 DCIFF Festival/Forum are:

Best of Fest: ADAM AND THE WATER @adam_thewater directed by @matthewtappleby (USA/2022)

Best Feature Film: AMERICANISH @americanishfilm directed by @imanzawahry (USA/2021)

Best Documentary Feature: LIVING IN DELUSIONVILLE directed by Constant van Hoeven @mr_kaleidoscope @ronenglish (USA/2022)

Best International Film: MY CHILDHOOD, MY COUNTRY directed by Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi (UK/2021/documentary)

Best Documentary Short: MY BROTHER IS DEAF directed by Peter Hoffman Kimball (USA/2021)

Best Narrative Short: NORMALIZED directed by Ziad Foty @normalized_productions (USA/2022)

Best Animation (Short Form): ONE LAST DROP directed by Simon Schnellman (Switzerland/2021)

Best of Metro DC: THE HIT directed by Chris Halsne (USA/2022)

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The confusion of adolescence, desire, heartbreak,

The confusion of adolescence, desire, heartbreak, and the limits of freedom are at the center of director Lorenz Merz's Switzerland-based drama. SOUL OF A BEAST charts the paths of early fatherhood and doomed young love that portray the turbulence and chaos of the transition into adulthood.

"Belonging to a rich cinematic lineage that includes the likes of Wong Kar-wai and Larry Clarke, Soul of a Beast is an electric, gorgeously shot, and richly empathetic ode to the violence and beauty of youth." - Giovanni Marchini-Camia

This coming-of-age feature has earned eight Swiss Film Award nominations and three awards at the Max Ophüls Festival, including best director.

Watch the SOUL OF A BEAST on Sunday, March 6 at 4:15 PM EST at Landmark's E Street Cinema.

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There are many different ways that film companies,

There are many different ways that film companies, publishers, artists and producers market and promote themselves.

@iammaryannlombardi and Lauren @bobbypen Williams, come together to discuss how it all really works at the 'Marketing with Influencers & Content: Tools and Trends for Filmmakers/ Artists' workshop at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC on Saturday, March 5 at 12:45 PM EST.

With over 20 years of experience in marketing, Maryann Lombardi works with impact entrepreneurs and change makers to clarify and simplify so they can take bold action to solve big problems without all the noise. Maryann is also the author of the book "It's Your Story to Tell: Essays on Identity from a Messy Life Well Lived" published by New Degree Press.

Lauren “Bobby Pen” Williams, M.A. is a rising force in media. Over the past decade, Bobby Pen has established space in print, digital and broadcast media and producing local and nationally syndicated radio shows. Currently, Bobby Pen is a freelance reporter for P. Diddy’s cable network REVOLT, theGrio, and HELLOBEAUTIFUL.

This is a can’t-miss opportunity to learn from successful women in the marketing industry.

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