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City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts Join us at the Underground Cinema by WVIFF for August’s feature film: City of...
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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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Check out this month's movie at the Underground Cinema - City of Ghosts!
This Friday and Saturday at 7:30 come to see "City of Ghosts" the award winning documentary by Matthew Heineman! This film follows a group of Syrian rebels who call themselves "Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently" as they risk their lives to document the atrocities committed by ISIS in their homeland. Charlie Phillips of The Guardian gave this film five stars and called it "the definitive contemporary documentary about the tragedy of Syria." We're fortunate enough to have this film while its playing only in select cites! Don't miss it!