Now in its fourth year, the Northern Virginia International Film & Music Festival, or NoVA Fest, aims to bring “a slice of Hollywood” to the Metro-D.C. area, with a lengthy lineup of international films, swanky parties and an awards ceremony. New this year is the festival’s Capital Film Market, a two-day event where filmmakers can sell their craft to representatives from traditional distribution companies and the likes of Netflix and Amazon. Michael Uslan, producer of Batman films both new and old, will deliver the market’s keynote address. Below, find four of the featured films, all of which have ties to NoVA.
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Wireless
April 2
A selection in this month’s Richmond International Film & Music Festival, Wireless is a short film that connects a baby boomer with a cellphone store employee in “hopes of finally finding closure.”
Trouble Is My Business
April 10
In this film noir feature-length film, a humiliated private investigator becomes entangled with crooked cops and two sisters, with at least one of them turning up dead.
Othello-San
April 12
The recipient of several screenplay awards, short film Othello-San follows an African-American actor who attends a Japanese theater school to star in Shakespeare’s Othello but faces unexpected trials from his teacher.
I Am …
April 12
The short film I Am … explores life from a bicycle (featuring several shots of Arlington) and asks just how long our rides would take if they represented the adventure that is life.
Notes:
When: April 1-14
Where: Angelika Film Center, Fairfax
What: More than 100 films and screenplays, the Capital Film Market, taiko drumming, a reunion of the Hogs (Redskins’ offensive line from the 1980s-’90s), panel discussions and an awards ceremony
