NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) presents its annual line-up DocuSlate documentary program, spotlighting documentary filmmakers and stories from around the world with a selection of features and short documentaries across six programs, beginning on Friday evening and continuing on Sunday afternoon. 

DocuSlate begins on Friday evening with the Los Angeles premiere of Impossible Town from co-directors Meg Griffiths and Scott Faris. Impossible Town is a beautifully nuanced portrait of a West Virginia community in crisis after decades of exposure to cancer-causing chemicals and massive population loss, and a radical plan to help those who remain. 

NFMLA showcases films by filmmakers of all backgrounds throughout the year, across both our general and InFocus programming, which celebrates diversity, inclusion and region by spotlighting communities of filmmakers within our filmmaking community as part of our monthly program.

The Footcandle Film Festival is designed to bring unique, challenging and entertaining films to Western North Carolina every September. The festival is being held by the founders and members of the Footcandle Film Society, a 600-member group dedicated to screening and discussing films on a monthly basis.

RIFF, one of the largest international competitive film festivals in the Mid-Atlantic, brings cutting edge film & music to the beautiful historic city of Richmond, Virginia.

The Brooklyn Film Festival’s mission is to provide a public forum in Brooklyn in order to advance public interest in films and the independent production of films. To draw worldwide attention to Brooklyn as a center for cinema.

The 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival presented by Associated Bank, April 11-25, promises to be a celebration of cinematic excellence, featuring a diverse lineup of local, national, and international films.

The screening is sponsored by community partner, the Sierra Club - Great Waters Group.

RiverRun International Film Festival is a non-profit cultural organization in Winston-Salem, NC dedicated to the role of cinema as a conduit of powerful ideas and diverse viewpoints.

The screening is sponsored by Stephanie Nelson.

RiverRun International Film Festival is a non-profit cultural organization in Winston-Salem, NC dedicated to the role of cinema as a conduit of powerful ideas and diverse viewpoints.

The screening is sponsored by Stephanie Nelson.

The 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival presented by Associated Bank, April 11-25, promises to be a celebration of cinematic excellence, featuring a diverse lineup of local, national, and international films.

The screening is sponsored by community partner, the Sierra Club - Great Waters Group.

The 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival presented by Associated Bank, April 11-25, promises to be a celebration of cinematic excellence, featuring a diverse lineup of local, national, and international films.

The screening is sponsored by community partner, the Sierra Club - Great Waters Group.

Founded in 1977, the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is a leader in helping the world discover the power of the film arts to educate, entertain, and celebrate an inclusive human experience. Drawing more than 100,000 film enthusiasts annually, CIFF is an Academy® qualifying festival, and one of seven Resident Companies of Playhouse Square.

This screening is sponsored by community partners the Sierra Club Northeast Ohio Group, Drink Local Drink Tap, and FaCT.

Founded in 1977, the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is a leader in helping the world discover the power of the film arts to educate, entertain, and celebrate an inclusive human experience. Drawing more than 100,000 film enthusiasts annually, CIFF is an Academy® qualifying festival, and one of seven Resident Companies of Playhouse Square.

This screening will be followed by a special panel featuring the filmmakers and community partners the Sierra Club Northeast Ohio Group, Drink Local Drink Tap, and FaCT.

The Environmental Film festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) is the world’s premier showcase for environmentally themed film. It has been an honor to reach countless audience members across the world. We continue to build an adventurous, collaborative, and diverse network of film lovers and film makers through our dedication to excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. When we are united, we truly have the power to make a difference.

Harpers Ferry Parks & Recreation is sponsoring their annual family friendly Film Festival on Friday, March 22nd from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm and on Saturday, March 23rd from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm featuring films.

The West Virginia International Film Festival inspires a love of cinema through diverse and inclusive films. IMPOSSIBLE TOWN will screen at the historic Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema on December 6 and December 13 at 7:30PM.

The West Virginia International Film Festival inspires a love of cinema through diverse and inclusive films. IMPOSSIBLE TOWN will screen at the historic Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema on December 6 and December 13 at 7:30PM.

The Virginia Film Festival, now in its 36 year, is a program of the University of Virginia and is widely recognized as one of the leading regional film festivals in America and is known for its commitment to taking audience beyond the screen to explore some of the most important issues of our time. IMPOSSIBLE TOWN will screen on Saturday, October 28 at 4:00PM at the Violet Crown Charlottesville (4).

Each October the Pickford showcases Doctober—a month-long documentary film festival dedicated to one of Bellingham’s proven favorite genres. Doctober is the largest documentary festival in the Northwest, screening over 35 films in one month. IMPOSSIBLE TOWN is presented by the Sierra Club, and will be screening twice during Doctober — Friday, October 20 at 5:15PM and Thursday, October 26 at 5:15PM the Pickford Film Center, Theater 2.

Each October the Pickford showcases Doctober—a month-long documentary film festival dedicated to one of Bellingham’s proven favorite genres. Doctober is the largest documentary festival in the Northwest, screening over 35 films in one month. IMPOSSIBLE TOWN is presented by the Sierra Club, and will be screening twice during Doctober — Friday, October 20 at 5:15PM and Thursday, October 26 at 5:15PM the Pickford Film Center, Theater 2.

The Appalachian Film Tour will bring IMPOSSIBLE TOWN to seven locations across West Virginia and Pennsylvania from September 30 - October 8. This event is sponsored by the Beckley Human Rights Commission, and the screening series is made possible with support from Anonymous Was a Woman in partnership with The New York Foundation for the Arts, Real WV, and Universe Creative. All screenings are free and open to the public.

The Appalachian Film Tour will bring IMPOSSIBLE TOWN to seven locations across West Virginia and Pennsylvania from September 30 - October 8. This screening series is made possible with support from Anonymous Was a Woman in partnership with The New York Foundation for the Arts, Real WV, and Universe Creative. All screenings are free and open to the public.

The Appalachian Film Tour will bring IMPOSSIBLE TOWN to seven locations across West Virginia and Pennsylvania from September 30 - October 8. This screening series is made possible with support from Anonymous Was a Woman in partnership with The New York Foundation for the Arts, Real WV, and Universe Creative. All screenings are free and open to the public.

The Appalachian Film Tour will bring IMPOSSIBLE TOWN to seven locations across West Virginia and Pennsylvania from September 30 - October 8. This screening series is made possible with support from Anonymous Was a Woman in partnership with The New York Foundation for the Arts, Real WV, and Universe Creative. All screenings are free and open to the public.

The Appalachian Film Tour will bring IMPOSSIBLE TOWN to seven locations across West Virginia and Pennsylvania from September 30 - October 8. This event is sponsored by the West Virginia University Film Club, and the screening series is made possible with support from Anonymous Was a Woman in partnership with The New York Foundation for the Arts, Real WV, and Universe Creative. All screenings are free and open to the public.

Join us Sunday, October 1st, 7:00 PM for the third and final evening of the three-day Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Festival.

Produced by The California Capital Arts Foundation and supported in part by the Measure H Community Enhancement & Investment Fund from the City of Rancho Cordova, CA the 2nd annual California Capital International Documentary Film Festival will feature 59 films, 33 Shorts, and 26 long-form documentaries. The festival will occur in Rancho Cordova, CA from September 30 - October 1, and IMPOSSIBLE TOWN will play at 1:15pm on October 1, 2023.

The Mtn Craft Film Festival at the historic Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center is West Virginia's newest film festival featuring long and short documentary and scripted narrative films created by Appalachians, about Appalachia, or featuring Appalachian locations/crew. We're excited to invite you to Clarksburg for two days of learning, networking, and of course... great films!

Come to Vidiots, LA's only nonprofit video store, to watch IMPOSSIBLE TOWN in their newly renovated historic theater in Eagle Rock. Drinks and concessions will be available for purchase, so arrive at 7:00pm to snap a photo with the filmmakers and peruse one of the most extensive DVD libraries in the city before the screening begins at 7:30pm.