Bethesda Film Fest

The 5th annual Bethesda Film Fest will feature five short documentaries made by local filmmakers on Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, 2017. Screenings will be held at 7pm on March 17th and at 6pm and 8pm on March 18th at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave. in downtown Bethesda. The Bethesda Film Fest is produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District.

The evening will include a discussion with the filmmakers after each screening. Tickets will be available beginning January 4, 2017 at www.bethesda.org for $10. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door.

Films have been chosen by the Bethesda Film Fest selection panel, consisting of award-winning documentary filmmakers Sam Hampton, co-founder of Docs In Progress and Hampton Consulting & Film; Chithra Jeyaram, Founder and Creative Director of Real Talkies production company and Robin Smith, Founder and President of production company Video/Action.

Selected Films:
Charlie & Sam – Film by Ben Powell & Taylor Powell
The Culture of Collards – Film by Vanina Harel & Aditi Desai
Encaustic – Film by Joe Dzikiewicz & Jaclyn O’Laughlin
Frogman – Film by Tyler Trumbo
The Sandman – Film by Lauren Knapp

For more information, please visit www.bethesda.org or call 301/215-6660.