Washington D.C.’s International LGBTQ Film Festival, Reel Affirmations, returns to the nation’s capital for its 29th year with live screenings kicking off on Thursday, Oct. 20, running through Sunday, Oct. 23. This year at the E Street Cinema (555 11th St NW, DC 20004 ), the four-day schedule of events includes 14 feature-length films from 9 countries with genres including comedy, drama, and documentary. All feature-length films will also be available virtually using the online platform Eventive, plus an additional 27 short films will be available exclusively online during the festival. General admission tickets begin at $15 for live screenings, the economical Threesome Pass is $30 (3 live screenings), $10 for virtual screenings, and All Access passes start at $125.

About the film: Small Town Pride offers an intimate look at the joys and challenges of being queer in a small town. Filmed in Alberta, Nova Scotia and the Northwest Territories, the film follows LGBTQ2S+ people and allies as they prepare for their local Pride celebrations. Organizing in church basements, classrooms and around kitchen tables, they take on a conservative town council that won’t fly a rainbow flag and bend some rules to create a safe space for youth to come out. But despite experiences of isolation and discrimination, they love their communities and strive to make them places where everyone, no matter who and how they love, can live and thrive.