Arts & Entertainment
Reel revival
D.C. LGBT film festival returns as part of Center
Randy Harrison and Michael Urie in ‘Such Good People.’ (Photo courtesy of Reel Affirmations)
Friday, 7 p.m.
Friday, 9 p.m.
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Saturday, 9 p.m.
‘Just Gender’
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Human Rights Campaign
1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W.
Reel Affirmations, a program of the D.C. Center
$10 general admission
$30 VIP pass for all four films this weekend
$50 host committee tickets
Reel Affirmations, Washington’s long-running LGBT film festival, is back with a crop of new films to be shown this weekend and into next week.
The festival, now part of the D.C. Center Arts Program, is partnering with Human Rights Campaign, where its offerings will be screened. It’s re-launching its monthly film series, Reel Affirmations XTRA and offering “The Pride Film Festival,” which offers the five films slated for a Tuesday screening.
Visit reelaffirmations.org or thedccenter.org for details.
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