Reston Community Center will screen News & Documentary Emmy-nominee AMERICAN BOMBING: THE ROAD TO APRIL 19th on Monday, 10/13/25 as part of the Washington West Film Festival. Producer Mahra MacIntyre will participate in a Talk Back session after the screening.

On April 19, 1995, the Oklahoma City bombing became the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism against the government in U.S. history. “An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th” examines the details of that day, the experiences of the people there, the hunt for the perpetrators, the pivotal moments of the trial and its effects still felt today.

Highly decorated Navy SEAL Marcus Capone returns from Afghanistan and attempts to readjust to civilian life. But years of unprecedented warfare have left Marcus with treatment-defiant PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, and severe depression beyond what current government treatment options can effectively address. Fearing for Marcus’ life, his wife, Amber, finds hope in a groundbreaking therapy combining two powerful psychedelics unapproved for use in the U.S., but with seemingly limitless applications.

Filled with warmth and humor, this buddy film follows two unlikely allies working to bring curiosity, connection, and compassion to a broken healthcare system – one patient at a time.

Betty Clark is an 80-year-old, African American chaplain on staff at The Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus, the level-one trauma center in Oakland, California. Jessica Zitter is a white Jewish physician who has been Betty’s colleague on the Palliative Care service for over a decade. The two women are an unlikely team: chaplains and doctors do not usually pair up within the hierarchical and siloed halls of the hospital. Dr. Zitter, trained to believe in medical interventions and science, was not seeking a relationship with a chaplain. And Chaplain Clark never expected the doctor to take interest in her work. But with time, the two women’s shared values and history overcome the forces that keep them apart, and they go on to do their best work together.

APOLLO 1 is the personal story of three exceptional astronauts who were part of America’s great quest to reach the Moon. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were the first crew selected to fly an Apollo Mission, buoyed by NASA’s earlier success with Gemini in 1965-66. But their prototype Apollo spacecraft was riddled with design and manufacturing issues, and a disaster was waiting to happen. The events that followed shook the US space program to the core, and left a lasting impact on the crew’s families – and on all space flights since.

Allyson Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete of all time. At the peak of her career, Felix happily discovers she is pregnant with her first child. But the pinnacle of Felix’s personal and professional life turns into a public flashpoint when she takes on Nike’s stance on maternal protections. She never intended to become another Norma Rae or Erin Brokovich; nonetheless she had to do what she knew was right regardless of the personal risk.

Preceded by the short film THE LIFE WE HAVE

In a country where eligible men outnumber women by 30 million, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches in a last-ditch effort to find a girl, and love.

Five top-ranked high school oratory students spend a year crafting spellbinding spoken word performances with the dream of winning one of the world’s largest and most intense public speaking competitions.

Preceded by the short film POW!

Track legend Edwin Moses will be joining us for the screening and a post-screening Q&A!

Moses – 13 Steps tells the inspiring story of one of the most extraordinary athletes in the history of sport. Edwin Moses finds his discipline by chance and teaches himself one of the most difficult track events in athletics — the 400-meter hurdles. A historic winning streak follows: nine years, nine months, and nine days unbeaten. The film illuminates Moses’ journey from his childhood in segregated America and his formative years at Morehouse College to his iconic victories at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Edwin Moses is a scientist, engineer, and humanitarian, an advocate of equality, fairness and integrity in sport — and one of the greatest athletes of all time.

These captivating selections from our Executive Board will take you on a journey through the intricate tapestry of the human experience, weaving together themes of grief, identity, magic, and beauty.

An emerging crisis in one of the last remaining rainforests in Central America ignites a heroic mission in PATROL. When illegal cattle ranchers decimate large swaths of rainforest, indigenous rangers join forces with an American conservationist and undercover journalists to expose the dark world of conflict beef.