DCIFF 2022 Schedule

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

6:30pm – 7:00pm Happy 1/2 Hour with Filmmakers at the E Street Theater Bar

7:00pm – 9:15pm MY CHILDHOOD, MY COUNTRY directed by Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi (UK / 2021 / 90mins.) followed by a conversation with the director. A documentary covering 20 years in Afghanistan. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

Thursday, March 3, 2022

5:15pm – 6:15pm Investigative Journalism and Documentary Film: Join professional reporters Chris Halsne and Brian Collister as they discuss today’s challenges and how to address them. Venue: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington DC (Zenger Room). Free/RSVP Please

6:30pm – 7:00pm Happy 1/2 Hour with Filmmakers at the E Street Theater Bar

7:00pm – 9:00pm THE HIT directed by Christopher Jon Halsne ( USA / 2022 / 83 mins) World Premiere investigation of the tragic death of a young racing driver.

7:15pm – 9:30pm BOOTYOLOGY directed by Joe Eddy (USA / 2022 / 96 mins) World Premiere followed by a conversation with cast and crew. Comedy through mockumentary of a rap duo who try to make a comeback. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

9:30pm – 10:30pm BOOTYOLOGY Happy Hour

 Friday, March 4, 2022

2:00pm – 5:00pm Architecture and locations tour join filmmakers for one-of-a-kind tour of the district with Capital Spaces tour company

5:00pm – 6:00pm Filmmakers wine hour @ Monaco Hotel

6:00pm – 7:00pm MEET RON ENGLISH, legendary artist, over tea and cookies. Venue: TEAISM, 400 8th Street NW, Washington, DC. Limited to 20

7:00pm – 7:30pm Happy 1/2 Hour with Filmmakers

7:45pm – 10:00pm  ADAM AND THE WATER directed by Matthew Appleby (USA / 2022 / 80mins.) Key Cast: Qado, Elisa Alemparte World Premiere Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC SOLD OUT – next screening Feb 5th

7:30pm – 9:30pm LIVING IN DELUSIONVILLE directed by Constant van Hoeven (USA / 2022 / 70mins.)  World Premiere followed by a conversation with the documentary director and subject artist/muralist Ron English. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

9:30pm – 10:30pm ADAM AND THE WATER After Party/Happy Hour

Saturday, March 5, 2022

11:00am – 12:45pm Getting Your Film Distributed and Sold: A Discussion with Experts Venue: Athens Room, Hotel Monaco, Penn Quarter, DC

12:45pm – 2:00pm Marketing w Influencers & Content: Tools and Trends for Filmmakers/ Artists with entrepreneurship and marketing expert Maryann Lombardy. Venue: Athens Room, Hotel Monaco, Penn Quarter, DC

1:00pm – 3:15pm MY CHILDHOOD, MY COUNTRY directed by Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi (UK / 2021 / 90mins.) with an introduction by the director and post-screening dicsussion. A documentary covering 20 years in Afghanistan. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

1:00pm – 2:45pm  OTHER PERSPECTIVES: Documentary Shorts Program The Militiaman ( USA / 2021 / 31.22 mins.), Regreso(USA / 2021 /5 mins.) Magdalene’s Lies (South Africa / 2021 / 26mins.) My Brother is Deaf (USA / 2021 / 10mins.) Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

2:00pm – 3:00pm Bookmaking and Photography: Join photographers Charles Johnstone and Debi Cornwall and BookArts experts Stephen L. Vanilio and John Greenwald to look at and discuss the beauty, skill and tradition of custom-made photography books. Venue: Athens Room, Hotel Monaco, Penn Quarter, DC

2:45pm – 5:15pm GINI IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 (USA/2022/57mins) directed by Mathieu Mazza. Followed by a panel discussion on structural inequality in the US exacerbated by the Covid-19 Pandemic.

3:15pm – 5:15pm ARTS INTERSECT WITH LIFE documentaries: Remnants of Memory (USA / 2021 /25.20mins) Dajla: cinema and oblivion (Spain / 2020 / 15mins),  Entrance and Exit of Mascha B. (Germany / 2020 / 14 mins)   Pineland/Hollywood (USA/2021/ 10mins) Avish Khebrezadeh’s Seven Silent Songs (USA/2021/4mins) Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC  

5:15pm – 7:30pm AMAZING ANIMATION Short Film Program: A Poem by Alba (USA / 2020 / 5.38 mins), Being A Dog (Sweden / 2021 / 8.03 mins.),  Cokelicops (France / 2021 /4.36mins),  Dice and Dragons  (France / 2021 / 5:24 mins), I Will Always Love You ( USA / 2021 /3.27 mins), Oyasumi~Lullaby of Flame (Japan / 2021 / 6.46mins), One Last Wish (Israel / 2021 / 10mins) Pony Henge (USA / 2021 /5.15 mins) Saint Android (Germany / 2021 / 6.10mins)   Squib: When All of This is Over ( UK / 2021 / 2.20 mins)   Rosebud – The Rest Of Us  (Brazil / 2021 / 2mins), To the last Drop (Germany / 2021 / 5.46 mins) Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC  

5:15pm – 6:00pm  Two New Films From Iran: Childfree (Iran / 30mins) and The Wound (Iran / 2021 / 12mins.)  Followed by a conversation at the E Street Theater bar. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

6:00pm – 8:00pm   CONNECTING: Short Fiction Program. Break Any Spell ( Canada/2021/13 mins), For Good (USA / 2021 /15.58 mins); Diner Therapy: Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures  (USA / 2012 / 6.17mins); As de Trèfle  (France/2021 / 9.34mins), Adjustment of Status ( USA/ 2021/11mins ) Normalized ( USA/ 2021/ 23mins) Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC SOLD OUT – Go to next Screening Sunday March 6th at 2.30pm

7:30pm – 9:30pm  SONS OF THE SEA an award-winning new “environmental” thriller from South Africa directed by John Gutierrez (South Africa /2021 /82mins) followed by a conversation with the director. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

8:15pm – 10:30pm ADAM AND THE WATER directed by Matthew Appleby (USA/ 2022/80mins) Premiere followed by a conversation with cast and crew. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

9:30pm – 11:30pm A TOUCH OF FEAR & TENSION: 5 New Short Fiction Films and Q&A w/ directors True Crime (USA/ 2021/15 mins), Welcome To Forever (USA / 2021 / 9.22mins), Thank You (USA/2021/ 5.30mins),  All that Glitters (UK / 2021 / 20mins), Shadows of the Dust (USA /13.43mins) Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

Sunday, March 6, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm “Film Producers Share What They Do versus What We think they Do“ Tea Hour. Venue: TEAISM, 400 8th Street NW, Washington, DC. FREE/RSVP Please

12:30pm – 2:30pm LIVING IN DELUSIONVILLE directed by Constant van Hoeven (USA / 2022 / 70mins.) followed by a conversation with the director and artist Ron English. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

12:30pm – 2:30pm SONS OF THE SEA an award-winning new “environmental” thriller from South Africa. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

2:30pm – 5:00pm  OTHER PERSPECTIVES: Documentary Shorts Program The Militiaman ( USA / 2021 / 31.22 mins.), Regreso (USA / 2021 /5 mins.)  Pineland/Hollywood ( USA / 2021 / 10 mins ),  Magdalene’s Lies (South Africa / 2021 / 26mins.)  My Brother is Deaf (USA / 2021 / 10mins.) followed by a discussion on Impact Filmmaking, Neutrality and Advocacy moderated by Yi Chen and presented in partnership with Docs in Progress.

2:30pm – 4:15pm CONNECTING: Short Fiction Program: Break Any Spell ( Canada/ 2021 / 13 mins), For Good (USA / 2021 /15.58 mins), Diner Therapy: Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures (USA / 2012 / 6.17mins.), As de Trèfle (France / 2021  / 9.34mins), Adjustment of Status  ( USA / 2021 / 11mins) Normalized ( USA / 2021 / 23mins). Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

4:15pm – 6:30pm SOUL OF A BEAST directed by Lorenz Merz,(Switzerland / 2021 / 110mins) turns expectations upside down in this romantic drama. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

5:00pm – 6:30pm A TOUCH OF FEAR & TENSION: 5 New Short Fiction Films followed by How Filmmakers Build Tension. True Crime (USA/ 2021/15 mins), Welcome To Forever (USA / 2021 / 9.22mins), Thank You (USA/2021/ 5.30mins),  All that Glitters (UK / 2021 / 20mins), Shadows of the Dust (USA /13.43mins). Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC

7:00pm – 9:15pm AMERICANISH directed by Iman Zawahry (USA /2021 /90mins.) Move Over “Coming to America”! An Asian rom-com. Venue: E Street Theater, Penn Quarter, DC SOLD OUT – SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!

9:15pm – 11:00pm Closing Night Awards and Celebration at Dirty Habit, Hotel Monaco