Washington West Film Festival

02/10/2026

Special Event!
📅 February 26th
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Reston
11940 Market St, Reston, VA 20190

Join us for a very special screening of ARGO, followed by an exclusive post-film Q&A you won’t want to miss.

Logline:
Under the guise of a Hollywood producer scouting a sci-fi film, CIA agent Tony Mendez travels to Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis to rescue six American diplomats.

Following the screening, Jonna Mendez—former Director of Disguise at the CIA, longtime Washington West supporter, and widow of Tony Mendez—will join WWFF President Brad Russell for an intimate talk-back. Hear firsthand insights into the real history behind the film and the remarkable story that inspired it.

Purchase tickets:
https://washwest2026.eventive.org/schedule/washington-west-winter-screening-argo-6973de0c15c1931d154c1ce4

12/23/2025

Wishing you a wonderful holiday from all of us at Washington West.

11/27/2025

11/10/2025

We are delighted to announce our Audience awards for our 2025 festival:

Best Documentary Short Film
Polar Bear Country — Directed by Andrew Ackerman

Best Documentary Film
Moses: 13 Steps — Directed by Michael WechBest

Best Narrative Film
Reading Lo**ta in Tehran — Directed by Eran Riklis

Best Narrative Short Film
In the Jungle — Directed by Ky Dickens

A huge congratulations to these incredible filmmakers — and to everyone who shared their work, their stories, and their passion with us this year.

10/06/2025

Happy festival week! 🎉 Here’s our Staff Recs!

🎟️ Get tickets:
wwfilmfest.com

10/01/2025

Check out this great article in Northern Virginia Magazine!

Cinephiles will flock to Reston Town Center for the 14th annual Washington West Film Festival, with a lineup of 38 films from October 9–13.

09/28/2025

09/12/2025

YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS... -

08/24/2025

To kick off the season, we’re thrilled to invite you to an exclusive pre-release screening of THE BALTIMORONS on Thursday, September 4 at 7:00 PM at LOOK Dine-In Reston.

Set right here in the DMV area in Baltimore City, this heart-warming and hilarious SXSW-premiere film has already made waves, winning both the Audience Award for Narrative Spotlight at SXSW and the Audience Award for Narrative Feature at the Nantucket Film Festival — and you’ll get to see it before the general public!

Come laugh, connect, and help us launch this Washington West season! We’re so excited to share this special night with you.

See you at the movies! Purchase tickets here: https://washwest2025.eventive.org/schedule/the-baltimorons-689f6fc6058a8b71510d7d8d

02/20/2025

What a fantastic night with a sold-out audience watching the Oscar-nominated film, Porcelain War!

02/12/2025

Get your tickets today--selling fast! Special Washington West Winter screening of the Award-winning, 2025 Oscar-nominated film Porcelain War on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 6:30 PM, at LOOK Dine-in Cinemas in Reston Town Center. Click here for more details:

Award-winning, Oscar-nominated film Porcelain War is a stunning tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, embodying the passion and fight that only artists can put back into the world when it’s crumbling around them. With extraordinary footage from a war-torn country, filmed by ordinary civil...

08/27/2024

We’re so happy to share that WATERSHED will be screened as one of our Feature Documentaries during our festival! This is a powerful story that we can’t wait for you to see. Save the date and keep your eye out for more festival announcements🌟🎬

WWFF | OCT 10-13 & 21
Reston & Tysons
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WATERSHED chronicles the story of Mallory Weggemann, who was paralyzed at the age of 18 and found refuge in the pool as a swimmer. Having won five Paralympic medals, Weggemann is now not only looking to reclaim her spot on the podium, but she’s trying to become a mother as well.

In this deeply personal and inspiring film, Weggemann reminds us that trauma and tragedy not only change how we are perceived by society, but how we perceive ourselves. And that if we’re brave enough, we too can write our own ending.