Immigration Film Pre-Fest - Local DMV Stories: Special Community Screening

Connect with your DMV community at this special screening taking place at The Festival Center in Adams Morgan. Enjoy delicious, locally-made food (included with ticket) and connect with organizations working right now in DC to support, protect, and champion our migrant communities. We'll be screening three short films showcasing immigrants in the DMV and hear from all three filmmakers after the screening. Don't miss out on this incredible community event!

Beyond Borders: Charros of Northern Virginia:

Documentary
Short Films
Local DMV
Hispanic Heritage

Beyond Borders: Charros of Northern Virginia is a documentary that captures the spirit and tradition of Charrería through the lives of the Charros El Amanecer team. Set against the backdrop of Northern Virginia, this film explores how a group of passionate horsemen preserves Mexico's national sport far from its origins. 

The Test:

Documentary
Short Films
Local DMV
Africa

With dreams of becoming an American citizen to provide a better life for his family he hasn't seen in eight years, a Ghanaian maintenance worker enlists the help of two elderly residents of a Virginia retirement community with a groundbreaking initiative to prepare for the biggest test of his life: the US Citizenship exam.

Taha's Theorem:

Documentary
Short Films
SWANA

As Iraqi-Kurds, Taha Muhammad and his family escaped the persecution of Saddam Hussein in the 1990s and made the harrowing journey to the United States. Today, Taha focuses on trying to solve the world's hardest math problems, both to bring recognition to the Kurdish people and to heal old wounds.

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