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This year’s Virginia Film Festival features a documentary about Hispanic migrants in Central Virginia – a very personal movie written and directed by a resident of Charlottesville.
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This year’s Virginia Film Festival features some big names in the industry, but it’s also a showcase for younger filmmakers. Sandy Hausman talked with one of them about finding work in Hollywood and making his first big film in Charlottesville.
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Dorothy Papadakos visits WVTF on her silent film tour
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Below ground in the basement of the Radford University Art Museum, students are at work cataloguing 2,500 pieces of art from the museum’s permanent collection for a new online database.
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The ongoing labor dispute between the TV and film writers guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers may seem miles away from Virginia, but the Commonwealth’s cinematic footprint has grown in recent years.
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The film “King Coal” is screening at three southwest Virginia theaters over the next week. The movie is a documentary about the strong cultural power coal mining has in Appalachia.
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The American Shakespeare Center is known for its authentic performances. The Blackfriar’s Theatre in Staunton is a replica of the place where the bard’s plays were staged in 17th century London. As was the custom back then, shows are performed with the lights on, and there’s one other feature that defines productions.
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The mentorship between Bernadette "BJ" Lark and Alanja Harris has gone on for nearly 15 years.
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In addition to the tragic human toll of COVID-19, nearly all businesses were also affected to varying degrees by the pandemic. Sadly, many older, beloved establishments could not weather the hardships and closed their doors permanently.But some businesses found a way to adapt.