{"id":4883,"date":"2025-05-23T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T21:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:01:01","slug":"upcoming-dc-film-fests-worldpride-and-dc-dox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2025\/05\/23\/upcoming-dc-film-fests-worldpride-and-dc-dox\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming DC Film Fests: WorldPride and DC\/DOX!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Film festival season is upon us once again! In the next few weeks, DC\/DOX and WorldPride are screening shorts and features in cinemas all over town. If you like documentaries or are passionate about LGBTQ+ topics, then you&#8217;re in luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2062\" height=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/2025-05-20_16-21.jpg\" alt=\"DC\/DOX film festival promotional header.\" class=\"wp-image-4884\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From June 12th to 15th, the third annual <a href=\"https:\/\/dcdoxfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DC\/DOX festival<\/a> is showcasing over 90 short and feature-length international documentaries across various DC theaters. Post-screening Q&amp;A sessions with the films&#8217; directors will be held after every showing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival is also hosting the Reality Check Forum, offering panels, workshops, master classes, and legal clinics on topics is documentary filmmaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DC\/DOX is an independent event organized by Sky Sitney, former director of and current professor at Georgetown University\u2019s Film and Media Studies program, and Jamie Shor, president of the DC-based public relations firm PR Collaborative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1090\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/worldpride.jpg\" alt=\"WorldPride Washington, DC 2025 film festival, titled &quot;freedom to view,&quot; promotional header.\" class=\"wp-image-4885\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 50th annual WorldPride celebration is happening now through June 8th in Washington, DC! As part of the festivities, the <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpridedc.org\/events\/film-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WorldPride Film Festival<\/a> takes place next week, from May 27th through the 29th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This three-day festival will screen 13 shorts and 8 features exploring LGBTQ+ themes, featuring a mix of documentaries and narrative films. Screenings are scheduled at Alamo Drafthouse venues in Edgewood and Crystal City, plus the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H St. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival is presented in collaboration with the Queer Film Institute and sponsored by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Film festival season is upon us once again! In the next few weeks, DC\/DOX and WorldPride are screening shorts and features in cinemas all over town. If you like documentaries or are passionate about LGBTQ+ topics, then you&#8217;re in luck. 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