2025 LIGHTREEL FILM FESTIVAL

The LightReel Film Festival (LFF) is the area’s preeminent celebration of cinema. Our 4-day festival presents over 70 films from all over the world, representing 15+ countries, selected from over 100 submissions. Each year, 90 to 95% of LFF’s program is composed of submitted films. LFF actively strives to provide a diverse slate of programming with spotlights on filmmakers of color, LGBTQ+ films, women and gender non-conforming filmmakers, and filmmakers from the District of Columbia. For the 2024 festival, 48% of the program selected from submissions was directed by women and gender nonconforming directors and 41% by BIPOC directors.