The 48 Hour Film Project
The 48 Hour Film Project is a competition for local filmmakers, from beginner to pro! They are given a genre, a prop, a character and a line of dialogue; the rest is up to them. AFI Silver welcomes back the wildly popular 48 Hour Film Project with this year's Washington, DC-area films screening on May 14, 15 and 17! For more information, visit 48hourfilm.com. Approx. runtime: 120 min.
Group A: Thurs, May 14, 7:00 p.m.
Group B: Thurs, May 14, 9:30 p.m.
Group C: Friday, May 15, 7:00 p.m.
Group D: Friday, May 15, 9:30 p.m.
Group E: Sunday, May 17, 6:45 p.m.
Run Time: 120 Minutes
Opening Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Genre: Short films
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Showtimes
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Sunday, May 17, 2026
6:45 p.m. 