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2018 Virginia Film Festival Reveals Deep and Diverse Lineup of Films

The Front Runner

The Virginia Film Festival returns to Charlottesville from November 1 to 4,  with a deep and diverse program of more than 150 films and special guests  (more…)

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Napa Valley Film Festival Announces 2018 Film Line-Up

2018 Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Film Line-Up

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The Napa Valley Film Festival returns this fall with its five-day festival showcasing the year’s best new independent films from November 7 to 11 in Napa, California.   (more…)

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Napa Valley Film Festival Announces 2018 Narrative and Doc Feature Competition Films

Micah Hauptman and Ivy Matheson in Only Humans

The 8th annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF), scheduled to take place November 7 – 11, announced its Narrative and Documentary Feature Film lineups in core competition today.  (more…)

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Seattle International Film Festival Announces 2018 Golden Space Needle Awards

EIGHTH GRADE

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) today announced the winners of the 2018 Golden Space Needle Audience and Competition Awards. (more…)

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Documentary AFGHAN CYCLES to East Coast Premiere at Brooklyn Film Festival

Following a new generation of young Afghan women cyclists, the documentary Afghan Cycles uses the bicycle to tell a story of women’s rights – human rights – and the struggles faced by Afghan women (more…)

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Seattle International Film Festival Announces 2018 Lineup of Over 400 Films

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot

This year’s 44th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival revealed today the complete lineup of 433 films, plus guests and events for the 25-day Festival that runs May 17 to June 10, 2018.    (more…)

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As news posted this weekend of two members of the Afghan National Cycling Team taking the podium at their first race in Europe, I found myself battling mixed emotions.  On one hand I was elated that the girls had done so well, Massouma and her sister Zahra had taken 2nd and 3rd at a world […]

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Afghanistan's Women's National Cycling Team has been defying norms and pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable for women in Afghanistan. So far the team has competed in several international competitions and plan to keep pushing forward in spite of threats and public insults. "Nothing will stop us," says Malika Yousufi, a team member determined to become the first Afghan woman to compete in the Tour de France.

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