Huge thank you to the Alexandria Film Festival and the Four Mile Run Conservancy for sponsoring the premiere of my new film, Becoming Wild … a meditation on beauty in the natural world. We had a full house at The Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria. Jeremy Tidd of Bona Terra sold native plants to audience members!
https://aff2026screenings.eventive.org/schedule/698cd6511e467480f63ead88
April 11, 2026: 2PM – The Lyceum, Alexandria, Virginia
My good friend Sheila B. likes to say “quit your meaness”. We are enveloped in a sea of mean these days. Come to my new documentary and focus on the beautiful. Who knows? You might even go wild yourself!
With her community transforming and biodiversity slipping away, a filmmaker sets out to reimagine beauty – not in manicured lawns, but in the wild, breathing world just beyond the back door – her own backyard.
The world premiere is set for April 11, 2026 at The Lyceum. Sponsored by The Alexandria Film Festival and the 4 Mile Run Conservancy.
Jeremy Tidd, owner of Bona Terra, a sustainable native plant nursery, will be out in the parking lot with native wildflowers for sale!
An Evening With LMP Collective
Saturday March 25 @ 7:30pm
GALA Hispanic Theatre
Featuring 4 works, including 2 premieres, by Ila Conoley + Sara Lavan. Recommended for mature audiences.
GALA is 1 block north of the Columbia Heights Station on the Green/Yellow lines + parking avail @ Giant validated in theatre lobby for $4.
One night only – don’t miss this y’all! Get your tickets today!
What an honor to share my new film, BE MOVED, with my home town audience at the Alexandria Film Festival! We won the Audience Award!
Co-founders Janet Stormes and Mary Jo Smet with Jane Pittman
CCP dancers through the years
THE audience
An American Scene: Black Lives Matter will screen live with the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra on November 6th. Venue: Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
For more info: https://alexsym.org/performance/pictures-at-an-exhibition/
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