October 9-13, 2025

October 9-13, 2025
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Distancias

Subway patrons are confronted with their own humanity when a sudden void is created around a curious individual.

Eulogy

Rabbi Gold has a difficult time writing a eulogy for a friend.

Radio Silence

Confronted with her mother’s illness, radio DJ- Tracey Odelle navigates the hauntingly beautiful memories of her past and the painful realities of her present; Ultimately orchestrating a broadcast focused on reconciliation.

Just in Case

Within the ambiguous safety of a service station, a concerned father and his scared daughter take refuge. Rachel lives with bipolar disorder and the invisibility of her condition has become all too real for both herself and Mark. What happens when they realise that neither of them could save her life? In collaboration with Bipolar UK, ‘Just in Case’ explores the harsh reality of what it’s really like to live with bipolar disorder.

*Will play before the feature documentary, Long Live My Happy Head.

 

Impact // Filmmaker’s Statement

We made this film for two reasons. 1) to educate people on the nuances of bipolar disorder, and in doing so, help to  eradicate the stigma and 2) in the hopes that it’ll bring comfort to someone watching, even if that’s just one person — to make them feel less alone.

Hocus Pocus: Outdoor Family Classic

As part of Art Day at Reston Town Center, and in partnership with the Reston Town Center Association, we will host a FREE outdoor, family friendly screening of the 1993 fall classic, Hocus Pocus. Join us for a fun and spooky evening! 

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy horror film that follows a villainous comedic trio of witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a virgin teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night.

 

Everybody Loves Jeanne

Everybody has always loved Jeanne. These days, she hates herself. Up to her ears in debt, she has to go to Lisbon and sell her mother’s apartment, who passed away one year ago. At the airport, she runs into Jean, a whimsical and somewhat intrusive former high school classmate.

Preceded by the short narrative, Shark

Precious Hair and Beauty

An ode to the mundanity and madness of the high street in London, told through the window of an African hair salon.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Join us for the 40th celebration of this beloved film – come in costume, bring your Reese’s, and get ready to answer some trivia questions (and possibly win a prize!)


E.T. tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial dubbed E.T., who is left behind on Earth. Along with his friends and family, Elliott must find a way to help E.T. find his way home. Nominated for nine Oscars at the 55th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Voted the 24th greatest film of all time in American Film Institute polls.

Shark

A wickedly dark comedy about a newly married couple whose quest to outdo each other with pranks leads to an unexpected and outrageous calamity.

Followed by the feature narrative, Everybody Loves Jeanne

Warsha

A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.

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