Washington City Paper

A Year of Crowd-Pleasers: Six to See at the 2026 Capital Irish Film Festival

Now in its 20th year, Solas Nua’s festival at AFI Silver spans genres, languages, and styles, but each film captures a bit of ...
Washington City Paper

How to Make a Film Scene: AFI Silver Theatre’s Director of Programming Shines a Light on the Cinema’s Curation

Abbie Algar, the director of programming at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, always has a lot of choices to make. Ultimately, she decides what the nonprofit film center screens—whether it’s ...