March 13–26
Now in its 22nd year, the New African Film Festival (NAFF), presented by the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and Africa World Now Project, brings the vibrancy of African filmmaking from all corners of the continent and across the diaspora to the Washington, DC, area.
Special thanks to NAFF co-founders Mwiza Munthali and Judith Mbuya, and media sponsor WPFW.
Highllights:
★ LAUNDRY — March 20 & 25
★ KENJA — March 22 & 25
March 19–28
Since 1993, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) has been the world’s premier showcase of environmental storytelling. Through their annual festival, year-round programs, and online resources, DCEFF seeks to advance public understanding of the environment through the power of film.
This year’s festival runs through March 28 at venues across the Washington, DC, area.
This week:
★ GHOST ELEPHANT — Fri, March 20, 8:30 p.m.
★ HEN | East Coast Premiere — Sat, March 21, 2:20 p.m.
★ OUR LAND — Sun, March 22, 1:45 p.m.
Now playing!
One of the most buzzed-about movies at Cannes, this bombastic edge-of-your-seat thrill ride follows a devoted father desperately searching for his missing daughter amid the underground rave scene in the harsh Moroccan desert. Shot in breathtaking 16mm by visionary Spanish auteur Oliver Laxe and featuring a pulse-pounding techno score, this adrenaline-filled journey through the depths of grief and destruction is a deranged masterpiece.
Oscar®-Nominated Short Films 2026
Now playing!
See the year’s most spectacular short films on the big screen for a limited time with the 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Short Films, presented by acclaimed filmmaker, writer and actor Taika Waititi.
🎬 Buy tickets for Oscar®-Nominated Short Films: Animation
Opens March 27
Selected as Palestine’s official submission to the 98th Academy Awards®, Annemarie Jacir’s sweeping, timely and deeply affecting historical epic brings to life a pivotal period in Palestinian history in the months leading up to the Arab Revolt of 1936.
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Gift cards may be used to buy tickets & concessions
at the theatre, or tickets online.
Gift cards may be used to buy tickets & concessions
at the theatre, or tickets online.
Opens March 20
GHOST ELEPHANTS
BILLY PRESTON: THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT
MY FATHER’S SHADOW
Opens March 27
PALESTINE ’36
TWO PROSECUTORS
Check back for showtimes.
