The Virginia Film Festival

Thursday, October 23

Expanded Festival
Dog Day Afternoon: Opening Night Screening with guests Frank Pierson, Pierre Huyghe, Ron Nyswaner and "Sir John" S. Wojtowicz (6:30 PM Culbreth)
Opening Night Gala Party (9:30 PM University Art Museum)

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7:00 PM Stroke with filmmaker Rob Nilsson Direct Animation with filmmaker Devon Damonte

10:00 PM Films by Kevin Everson / An Injury to One with artist Kevin Everson Force of Evil / John Garfield

Friday, October 24

Expanded Festival
The Grapes of Wrath (10:00 AM Culbreth)
Three Kings with guest producer Paul Junger Witt and panelists Abdulaziz Sachedina, Helena Cobban, and Ruhi Ramazani (1:30 PM Culbreth)
Panel: The Future of Hollywood: Creators, Conglomeration and Culture Presented by The Center for Social Media (4:00 PM Regal 5 Downtown)
The Killing with Walter Korte (4:30 PM Culbreth)
The Tracker with actor David Gulpilil (7:00 PM Culbreth)
The Cooler (10:00 PM Culbreth)
Free Exchange vs. The Umbilical Cord of Gold with Pierre Huyghe, Tim Rollins, Ruby Lerner and Johanna Drucker (9:30am) (Various University Art Museum)

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10:00 AM Maids / Isle of Flowers Bums' Paradise / Billy

1:30 PM Reconstruction In This World

4:00 PM Scheme C6 with filmmaker Rob Nilsson Long Art with director David Williams and artists Bill Fisher, David Freed, and Amie Oliver

7:00 PM This So-Called Disaster War / Proverbial Road Movie Action Flick with directors Jake Mahaffy and Johnny St. Ours Soldier's Girl with director Frank Pierson

10:00 PM Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property / When it Rains with director Charles Burnett. Presented by The Independent Television Service and the Southern Humanities Media Fund Italian Job (2003 version) Speedo presented by P.O.V. with director Jesse Moss, Cara Mertes and Speedo

Saturday, October 25

Expanded Festival
Collecting Movie Posters for Fun and Profit with Morris Everett (10:00 AM Culbreth Lobby)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre with Mike Mashon of the Library of Congress (10:00 AM Culbreth)
Panel: Filming the "American Ruling Class" with Libby Handros, John Kirby, and Barbara Ehrenreich (12:00 PM Regal 5 Downtown)
Panel: Meet the Producers with Mark Abraham, Glenn Williamson, and Mark Johnson (1:15 PM Regal 5 Downtown)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1:30 PM Culbreth)
Panel: Public Culture at Risk? Supporting Media Arts in Trying Times Presented by The Center for Social Media (2:30 PM Regal 5 Downtown)
Seven Chances / Big Business with live accompaniment by Anne Watts & Boister and Donald Sosin. Co-sponsored with WTJU. (4:00 PM Culbreth)
The Company with dancers Suzanne Lopez and John Gluckman and producer Josh Astrachan (7:00 PM Culbreth)
One Red Blood: David Gulpilil Performance at the Fringe Festival with David Gulpilil and Darlene Johnson (7:00 PM IGA Building)
The Closing Night Dance Party at the Fringe Festival (9:30 PM IGA Building)
Scarface (10:00 PM Culbreth)

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10:00 AM Shot by Shot Workshop on Dog Day Afternoon Part 1 with screenwriter Frank Pierson Tycoon: A New Russian

1:30 PM The Blues: Warming by the Devil's Fire with director Charles Burnett Stopping Shopping featuring Knock Off: Revenge On the Logo with Reverend Billy and filmmakers Alexandria Searls and Katharina Weingartner

4:00 PM Nothing So Strange / Counterfeit Film Pour Down Like Silver with filmmaker Phil Solomon

7:00 PM The Barbarian Invasions Italian Job (1969 version) James's Journey to Jerusalem introduced by Nancy Gerstman

10:00 PM Game Engine with Graham Leggat and Ze Frank Italian Job (2003 version) Noise with director Rob Nilsson

Sunday, October 26

Expanded Festival
The Philadelphia Story / Scrooge McDuck and Money (10:00 AM Culbreth)
Panel: The Art of the Deal with Kirk Schroder and Barry Sisson (11:00 AM Regal 5 Downtown)
Panel: Where's the Money? with Temple Fennell, Janet Graham Borba, Julie Lynn, and Rita McClenny (12:30 PM Regal 5 Downtown)
Citizen Kane (1:30 PM Culbreth)
An Emergency Sermon by Reverend Billy of The Church of Stop Shopping at the Fringe Festival (1:30 PM IGA Building)
Panel: Finding a Distributor with Nancy Gerstman and John Vanco (2:00 PM Regal 5 Downtown)
Foolish Wives with live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton (4:00 PM Culbreth)

Time The Paramount Regal Downtown #4 Regal Downtown #3 Newcomb Hall Vinegar Hill Expanded Festival

10:00 AM Shot by Shot Workshop on Dog Day Afternoon Part 2 with Frank Pierson Rififi

1:30 PM Scarface Man With A Million with archivist Ray Regis

4:00 PM The Barbarian Invasions The Spook Who Sat By The Door with Martin Jones and Sam Greenlee

7:00 PM The Cooler