Reel Affirmations 20

Reviews Tom Avila, Sean Bugg, Kerry Eleveld, Chris Geidner, Chris Heller, Will O'Bryan, Jonathan Padget, Tim Plant, Doug Rule, Randy Shulman and Kate Wingfield
Published on October 13, 2011, 5:44pm | Comments

Welcome to Metro Weekly's total review and guide to the Reel Affirmations film festival for 2011.

Reel Affirmations 20 runs from Thursday, Oct. 13, through Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011.

For individual tickets and festival passes, visitwww.reelaffirmations.org. Standard Festival Passes are $150 and Six Pack Passes are $60. Both allow for entry to any of the films except special events and opening and closing nights. Tickets may be purchased online, at the box offices, or at Universal Gear (1529 14th Street NW, WDC).

For more information, pick up a copy of theReel Affirmations 20 program guide, or visitwww.reelaffirmations.org, or call 202-349-7358.

Thursday, 10/13/2011

7:00 pm Dirty Girl Critic's Pick! Lisner Auditorium $20  [Buy Tickets]

Friday, 10/14/2011

5:00 pm Au Pair, Kansas Critic's Pick! Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:00 pm Four More Years Frya ar till (subtitled)   Atlas Center for the Performing Arts $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:15 pm The Night Watch   Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

9:00 pm Going Down in La La Land   Atlas Center for the Performing Arts $12  [Buy Tickets]

9:15 pm Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together   Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

Saturday, 10/15/2011

11:00 am We Were Here Critic's Pick! Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

1:00 pm I've Got the Music In Me   Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

1:00 pm Gone   GWU Documentary Center $12  [Buy Tickets]

2:00 pm An Ordinary Family Critic's Pick! Atlas Center for the Performing Arts $12  [Buy Tickets]

2:30 pm Three Veils   Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

3:00 pm I Am (subtitled) Critic's Pick! GWU Documentary Center $12  [Buy Tickets]

4:00 pm Romeos (subtitled) Critic's Pick! Atlas Center for the Performing Arts $12  [Buy Tickets]

5:00 pm Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same   Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

5:00 pm Kink Crusaders Critic's Pick! GWU Documentary Center $12  [Buy Tickets]

6:00 pm Bashment Critic's Pick! Atlas Center for the Performing Arts $12  [Buy Tickets]

6:45 pm The Green   Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:00 pm Hollywood to Dollywood   GWU Documentary Center $12  [Buy Tickets]

8:00 pm Gigola (subtitled) Critic's Pick! Atlas Center for the Performing Arts $12  [Buy Tickets]

8:45 pm August   Globe Theatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

9:00 pm One Night Stand   GWU Documentary Center $12  [Buy Tickets]

Sunday, 10/16/2011

11:00 am My Last Round Mi Ultimo Round (subtitled)   Navy Mem. Heritage Ctr. $12  [Buy Tickets]

1:00 pm Hannah and the Hasbian   Navy Mem. Heritage Ctr. $20  [Buy Tickets]

2:45 pm Out Loud (subtitled)   Navy Mem. Heritage Ctr. $12  [Buy Tickets]

5:30 pm Tomboy (subtitled) Critic's Pick! Navy Mem. Heritage Ctr. $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:00 pm   Best of the Fest: Shorts Critic's Pick! Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:15 pm Vito Critic's Pick! Navy Mem. Heritage Ctr. $12  [Buy Tickets]

9:00 pm Into the Lion's Den     Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

Monday, 10/17/2011

5:00 pm   Our Lips are Sealed   West End $5  [Buy Tickets]

7:00 pm So Hard to Forget Como Esquecer (subtitled)   West End $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:30 pm Mary Lou Tamid oto chalom (subtitled) Critic's Pick! Embassy of Israel $25  [Buy Tickets]

9:00 pm A Few Days of Respite Quelques jour de répit (subtitled)   West End $12  [Buy Tickets]

Tuesday, 10/18/2011

5:00 pm Photos of Angie / Bullied   West End $5  [Buy Tickets]

7:00 pm   Women's Shorts Oh Yes, It's ... Ladies' Nite Critic's Pick! West End $12  [Buy Tickets]

9:00 pm   Men's Shorts Let's Hear It for the Boys   West End $12  [Buy Tickets]

Wednesday, 10/19/2011

5:00 pm This Is What Love in Action Looks Like   West End $5  [Buy Tickets]

7:00 pm Anything You Want Todo lo que tu quieras (subtitled)   West End $12

9:00 pm Rosa Morena (subtitled)   West End $12  [Buy Tickets]

Thursday, 10/20/2011

5:00 pm Sweet Revenge from la Suite Noire (subtitled)   West End $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:00 pm Three Drei (subtitled)   Goethe-Institut $25  [Buy Tickets]

7:30 pm We Are the Night Wir sind die Nacht (subtitled)   West End $12  [Buy Tickets]

9:30 pm Bite Marks   West End $12  [Buy Tickets]

Friday, 10/21/2011

5:00 pm Morgan   Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

6:00 pm Harvest Stadt Land Fluss (subtitled)   GWU Amphitheatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:15 pm Longhorns   Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:30 pm Sister Smile Soeur Sourire (subtitled) Critic's Pick! Embassy of France $25  [Buy Tickets]

8:00 pm The Pulpit Pulupot (subtitled)   GWU Amphitheatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

9:30 pm Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend   Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

9:45 pm Madame X   GWU Amphitheatre $12  [Buy Tickets]

11:30 pm Suicide Room Sala Samobojcow (subtitled)   Lisner Auditorium $12

Saturday, 10/22/2011

11:00 am Wish Me Away   Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

1:00 pm The Wise Kids Critic's Pick! Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

3:00 pm Jitters Órói (subtitled)   Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

5:00 pm Pariah Critic's Pick! Lisner Auditorium $12  [Buy Tickets]

7:15 pm Loose Canons Mine Vaganti (subtitled) Critic's Pick! Lisner Auditorium $20  [Buy Tickets]