
Pocahontas Reframed
The Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival honors the contributions of Native Americans and reinvigorates conversations about telling stories of indigenous life. This November, the fifth annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival returns …

2021 Afrikana Independent Film Festival
Virginia Humanities is excited to co-sponsor the annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival, September 16-19! The 2021 hybrid virtual/limited in-person experience celebrates, elevates, and further validates Black stories, Black voices, and Black …

Rock Castle Home – Blue Ridge Premiere
On May 20 and May 29, the 2021 festival-winning film Rock Castle Home, created by filmmaker Charlie D. Thompson, is hosting two premiere screening events, both open to the public with …

New Documentary Film on the Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel
Update 3/17/2021: Watch the documentary on YouTube. The Tunnel, a 35-minute documentary film about the creation and the re-creation of the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel, will be available …

Afrikana Independent Film Festival
We’re excited to co-sponsor the 5th Anniversary Afrikana Independent Film Festival, September 17-20! This year’s all-virtual Afrikana experience remains a space that celebrates, elevates, and further validates Black stories, Black …

Short Film About Virginia Slave Dwellings Receives Regional Emmy
Virginia Humanities announced today that the film, Mapping Virginia’s Slave Dwellings, has been awarded a National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Award in the category “Historical / Cultural: Program Feature.” …