Bethesda Film Fest Goes Virtual: June 25

BETHESDA, MD — The Bethesda Film Fest is going virtual this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The event kicks off Thursday at 7 p.m. and will feature four short documentaries made by local filmmakers.

Films were picked by the Bethesda Film Fest selection panel, consisting of award-winning documentary filmmakers Monica Lee Bellais, Cucillo Consad, and Ben Crosbie.

The films selected for the festival include:

• CRI: The Story About Juan Pineda – Film by Gabriel Veras, Washington, D.C.
• Deathly Silent – Film by Eman Alghamdi, Vienna, VA
• Gun Show – Film by Richard Chisolm, Baltimore, MD
• Sage – Film by Gabe Dinsmoor and Rebecca McCutcheon, Baltimore, MD

A link to view the films is available here. Those wishing to participate in the filmmaker Q&A can register here.