Lynchburg Film Festival

05/07/2026

01/21/2026

This is not a photo of Deborah Ware. This is a photo taken by Deborah Ware, who was the LYHFF 2025 lobby / red carpet / event photographer. All of the beautiful photos that look like this were taken by her. Thank you Deborah Ware!

01/21/2026

Let’s skip to the afterparty. Look into the eyes on these faces and guess who partied the hardest. You'll know.

As you can see, things were rightly unhinged in the backroom at Raven Lounge in Downtown Lynchburg, where madness bloomed into chaos, souls were unmasked, laws of nature were broken, and boundaries crossed. Those who partied into the abyss are forever changed by what they saw this night.

From left to right around the table: filmmakers Kariemah White and Saladin White II (Philadelphia), Lola Saba and filmmaker Zeshaan Younus (Los Angeles), writer / director / actor Sarah Danko (undisclosed location in PA) and her producer Josh Garrett (Texas).

Standing behind them are the real masters of mayhem: filmmakers Josh Kirkland (Atlanta, GA) and Bobby Huotari (Richmond, VA).

Special thanks to Raven Lounge for hosting the afterparty!

01/21/2026

ODD + EVEN were everywhere, on-site, all day, graciously documenting LYHFF 2025. They are a creative studio made up of designers, photographers, videographers, and more. They are super cool dudes - and apparently can bring the heat from behind OR in front of the camera. Thanks for being part of it!

01/19/2026

The awards for longest and shortest distances travelled by filmmakers to LYHFF 2025 go to: Katya Mokolo (left) joined us from Paris, France, and Susan Saandholland (right) who lives in downtown Lynchburg. Distance don't matter.

01/19/2026

Guest filmmaker Zeshaan Younus carefully answers an audience question about film financing in the closing Q&A session at LYHFF 2025.

Special thanks again to Spenser "Grandmaster" Grandstaff for going above and beyond as our live moderator!

Check out Zeshaan's feature film: "I've Seen All I Need To See"

01/19/2026

Writer & director Lindsay Patton who brought her film "For Good Measure" to LYHFF 2025. Her husband Logan did a fantastic job as the Director of Photography. Bonus shout out to Noah Stone and the bold, beautiful Bryce Morris for also working on this film!

01/19/2026

Guest filmmakers Saladin White II and his creative and producing partner, Kariemah White of ourFreedom Collective, talk about how their art is influenced by their community in the seconf Q&A session at LYHFF 2025.

01/19/2026

Guest filmmaker D.K. Lawhorn demonstrates how to push buttons to moderator Spenser Grandstaff in the opening Q&A session at LYHFF 2025.