Rhizome DC and Filament are accepting submissions for our second-ever Film & Video Open Call. Artists and filmmakers from the DMV region are invited to submit short boundary-pushing, genre-defying, or experimental moving picture works for a screening in September 2025. Works shot or projected on film and XR (extended reality) works are encouraged to apply. We plan to provide a film projector so that artists with Super 8 or 16 mm prints have the opportunity to screen their work, but artists working in XR must bring their own devices.

Artists must submit their works by completing the submission form. The deadline to submit is July 15. Artists will be notified of their selection by August 1, and the selected films will be screened on Thursday, September 4.

Rhizome DC is a community-run arts organization, alternative music venue, and DIY screening space founded in 2015. Filament is a new screening initiative building an audience for independent and art films in Washington DC.