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The first-ever ethnographic acid Western! A young nomad from drought-stricken Niger leaves home to...
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The WVIFF’s mission is to encourage, support, and promote the Film Arts; to plan, organize, and present an annual Fall Film Festival of critically acclaimed and culturally diverse domestic and foreign language feature films unlikely to be exhibited theatrically in West Virginia; to plan, organize, and present an annual Spring Film Festival of critically acclaimed and culturally diverse domestic and foreign language feature films and documentaries, West Virginia-produced/related films, and educational programming; to conduct these activities for entertainment, educational, and audience-development purposes; to encourage local and statewide film and video production; and to carry on any business connected therewith.
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Don’t forget to come out tonight for Underground Cinema’s Must See Movie for October, Wristcutters: A Love Story! Selected and presented by Lance Wheeler, the film is set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.
Doors at 6:30pm and show at 7:00pm
Come check out this unique, provocative film!
Great event last weekend from our friends at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, West Virginia FILMmakers Festival, and other great organizations!
"Matewan" Mine Wars Film Screened in W.Va. for 30th Anniversary
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500 people attended a special screening of the film Matewan in South Charleston on Saturday, including screenwriter and director John Sayles, to celebrate
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Don't miss the premiere of The Underground Cinema's October film: A Ghost Story! Now playing every Friday and Saturday in Oct at 7:30! Buy tickets here:https://www.showclix.com/event/a-ghost-story In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife. What the critics are saying: This ingenious and affecting film is strange and intense, but not exactly scary in the expected horror-movie manner. A. O. Scott The NYTimes It demands patience and an open mind, but Lowery’s return to his indie roots after Pete’s Dragon is a highly unusual and, at times, emotionally shattering fable. Phil De Semlyen Empire I ended up thinking that “A Ghost Story” is deeply affecting, and I won’t forget it for a long time to come. Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal