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Reelpolitik
With movies on dictators, deadbeat dads, and Dracula, Filmfest DC reaches out to the masses. Here's our guide to getting down with the people.

Cover Story

In the '90s, we were told that history was over, politics had become irrelevant, and Americans were withdrawing for a nice, isolationist snooze. Filmfest DC never bought that. It has always presented fare from the less-touristed regions of the globe, offering glimpses of unfamiliar places, cultures, and issues that were intriguing even when the movies that contained them weren't artistically outstanding. Whether looking at developmentally disabled children in the school system of Montgomery County, Va., the hardscrabble lives of Moroccan street kids, or the international reaction to a natural disaster in a small Italian town, Filmfest selections have presented a range of social problems with which many U.S. filmgoers might not have been familiar.... Continued

Issue of Apr. 25 - May. 1, 2003

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    With movies on dictators, deadbeat dads, and Dracula, Filmfest DC reaches out to the masses. Here's our guide to getting down with the people.
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