Bethesda Film Fest: What You Need to Know

BETHESDA, MD — The fourth annual Bethesda Film Fest will feature five short documentaries made by local filmmakers on Friday and Saturday, March 18-19.

Screenings will be held at 7 pm and 9 pm on March 18 and at 8 pm on March 19 at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave. in downtown Bethesda.

The Bethesda Film Fest is produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District.

The films selected for the screening include:

Chop My Money – Theo Anthony, Baltimore, MD

In the Path of My Father – RaSeph Wright, Washington, D.C.

Luchadora – River Finlay, Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles Call to Prayer – Omer Bayrakdar, Alexandria, VA

This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer – Robin N. Hamilton, Silver Spring, MD

The evening will include a discussion with the filmmakers after the screenings. Tickets are available at www.bethesda.org for $10. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door.

Films were chosen by the Bethesda Film Fest selection panel, consisting ofErin Essenmacher, Chief Programming Officer, National Association of Corporate Directors; Anna Reid Jhirad, Founder of Marigold Productions, LLC and Larry Kirkman, professor of Film and Media Arts and Dean Emeritus of the American University School of Communications.

Bethesda Film Fest is supported by Bernard Family Foundation; Bethesda Central Farm Markets; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center; EagleBank; Gallery Bethesda Apartments; Hilton Garden Inn; The Jane Fairweather Team; Jerry Morenoff; Judy Gilbert Levey; Kramer Architects; Monument Bank; Lerch, Early & Brewer; The Palisades; Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery; Stage 2 Productions; Union Hardware and Washington Property Company.

For more information, visit www.bethesda.org or call 301/215-6660.