AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center or commonly known as AFI Silver is a three-screen

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complex in downtown

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, north of Washington, D.C. Its main auditorium hosts the DC Metro area's third-largest commercial movie theater screen, and the second-largest commercial movie theater screen outside of the

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, it plays modern art-house and independent works alongside classic films. The AFI Silver is the result of a restoration project for the original Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, designed by movie palace architect John Eberson and constructed in 1938.

Events

The theater hosts the annual AFI Docs documentary festival (formerly known as Silverdocs).

External links

AFI Silver
Official Homepage
AFI Docs
AFI Docs Homepage
AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Arts Center
Silver Spring's Downtown

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