West Virginia International Film Festival (aka WVIFF) returns next week with its annual fall film festival. The doors to Underground Cinema will open on Friday, October 20th and the festival will continue its run up through Sunday, November 5th. This year’s lineup showcases a wide variety of cinema, including documentaries (Not Film), comedies (The Square, Jeremy the Dud), horror (A Ghost Story, The Transfiguration), animation (Loving Vincent) and even a western (Zerzura)! The latest masterwork by world-renowned filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowky, Endless Poetry, will be also screened.
Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for students. 6-packs of tickets can be purchased at a discounted rate of $36. Tickets are available online at the WVIFF site, as well as on location at Taylor Books.
All films will be shown at , unless otherwise note. The full schedule is as follows…
Friday, October 20th:
6:30pm – JEREMY THE DUD (discussion after and director Q&A via Skype)
7:30pm – A GHOST STORY
9:30pm – ZERZURA
Saturday, October 21st:
7:30pm – A GHOST STORY
9:30pm – ENDLESS POETRY (preceded by Holler Presents short film)
Sunday, October 22nd:
3;30pm – THE ORNITHOLOGIST
5:00pm – A QUIET PASSION (followed by a poetry reading)
Monday, October 23rd:
7:00pm – Movies That Matter: ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
Tuesday, October 24th:
7:00pm – THE TRANSFIGURATION
Wednesday, October 25th:
7:00pm – FILM/NOT FILM (with live musical accompaniment)
Thursday, October 26th:
7:00pm – Must See Cinema: WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY
Friday, October 27th:
7:30pm – A GHOST STORY
Saturday, October 28th:
4:30pm – THE SQUARE
7:30pm – A GHOST STORY
9:30pm – THE TRANSFIGURATION
Sunday, October 29th:
3:00pm – FILM/NOT FILM
Monday, October 30th:
7:00pm – Movies That Matter: ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL
7:00pm – 11/8/16 (Capitol Theater)
Tuesday, October 31st:
8:00pm – Red Carpet
9:00pm – Horror Shorts+ (Capitol Theater)
Wednesday, November 1st:
7:00pm – ENDLESS POETRY (preceded by Holler Presents short film)
Thursday, November 2nd:
7:00pm – Must See Cinema: CAITLIN GAFFIN
Friday, November 3rd:
7:00pm – WHAT LIES UPSTREAM (Capitol Theater)
7:30pm – LOVING VINCENT
9:30pm – THE SQUARE
Saturday, November 4th:
5:30pm – ZERZURA
7:30pm – LOVING VINCENT
9:30pm – THE ORNITHOLOGIST
Sunday, November 5th:
3:00pm – A QUIET PASSION
5:30pm – 11/8/16
T-shirts and concession items will be available. WVIFF Fall Festival 2017 shirts run $20 and Underground Cinema shirts run $24. Artisinal popcorn, bottled water, soft drinks, and candy will all run $1 a piece.
