29th Annual Movie Benefit

EVENT DETAILS

Sunday, November 16, 2025

AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland

5:00pm: VIP Reception (invitation only) at J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse (8606 Colesville Road)

7:00pm: Program & Film Screening at AFI Silver

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See photos here from our smash hit 2024 Movie Benefit!

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Our Feature Film

SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003)

Columbia Pictures

Starring: Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Frances McDormand, Amanda Peet, Keanu Reeves

A classic romantic comedy and hilarious crowd-pleaser, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE is “such a joy” (Entertainment Weekly) featuring “a brilliant cast” (Washington Post). It’s also a fitting tribute to the great Diane Keaton, who passed away in October 2025.

Come see why Vanity Fair included SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE on their list of “The 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time” (article here).

Our 2025 Movie Benefit Emcee

DANA BASH

CNN Anchor & Chief Political Correspondent |
Former Woodley House board member

We’re delighted to have Dana Bash, our 2024 Rose Awardee, returning as emcee of our Movie Benefit.

Our 2025 Donald A. Brown Rose Award Recipient

VINCENT A. KEANE

Woodley House board member | Former President & CEO, Unity Health Care

We are thrilled to honor our longtime board member Vince Keane with this year’s Rose Award, recognizing Vince’s dedication to Woodley House and the people we serve. Along with Vince’s decades of leadership in D.C.’s health care sector, Vince has added immeasurably to the quality of life for so many in our community.

Vince became executive director of Unity Health Care, formerly Health Care for the Homeless Project, in October 1990. Over his 31 years leading Unity, it grew from a one-room site to the District’s largest network of community health centers. Unity now provides mission-driven care to nearly 85,000 patients, regardless of their ability to pay.

Vince joined the Woodley House board of directors in 2014 and has been instrumental in our growth and innovation over the past decade. He has two grown children, and lives in Alexandria with his wife, Cheryl.

A New Vision for
Mental Health in Film

AIDEN KELTNER

The 2025 Movie Benefit will feature special guest Aiden Keltner, a California-based filmmaker, who will screen his short film “Crane.” Aiden is a two-time Emmy Award winner (NATAS PSW), a recipient of the Voices with Impact 2024 Production Grant and the William Male Foundation Grant.

Aiden’s focus is on telling underrepresented stories from the mental health community. Aiden has been inspired by his own lived experience with close family members diagnosed with serious mental illnesses. Currently, he is developing different feature films on this subject.

Learn more about Aiden and his work at aidenkeltner.com.

Purchase Movie Benefit Tickets

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Ticket Type

Select the ticket level and quantity that you would like to purchase. All sponsorships and tickets include valet parking for guests, along with movie admission, popcorn, and soft drinks. If you would like to avoid credit card processing fees in purchasing your sponsorship and/or tickets, please mail your check to Woodley House, 3000 Connecticut Ave. NW, #108, Washington, DC 20008-2683. Make sure to include “Movie Benefit” in the memo line.

Marquee Star

Price: $15,000.00

• 12 tickets to pre-event VIP Reception • Opportunity to address attendees during pre-screening program • Prime theatre seating for program and film screening • Your name or your organization’s name will appear on the AFI Silver marquee, in event program, on event website, and on movie screen

Executive Producer

Price: $10,000.00

• 10 tickets to pre-event VIP Reception • Prime theatre seating for program and film screening • Your name or your organization’s name will appear in event program, on event website, and on movie screen

Director

Price: $7,500.00

• 8 tickets to pre-event VIP reception • Preferred theatre seating for program and film screening • Your name or your organization’s name/logo will appear in event program, on event website, and on movie screen

Screenwriter

Price: $5,000.00

• 6 tickets to pre-event VIP reception • Preferred theatre seating • Your name or your organization’s name will appear in event program, on event website, and on movie screen

Red Carpet Patron

Price: $3,000.00

• 4 tickets to pre-event VIP reception • Reserved theatre seating • Your name will appear in event program, on event website, and on movie screen

Film Fanatic

Price: $1,000.00

• 2 tickets to pre-event VIP reception • Reserved theatre seating • Your name will appear in event program, on event website, and on movie screen

Individual Ticket

Price: $75.00

• Admission for 1 to our program and film screening

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Thanks to our 2025 sponsors

Marquee Star
D|WATTS Construction

*Special Matching Gift Opportunity*
The McDonnell Foundation

Executive Producers
Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Gore
Isabel & Jerry Jasinowski
Linda Kanefield & Norm Schneider
Linda Parisi & JJ Finkelstein

Directors
Cathy Sulzberger & Joseph Perpich

Screenwriters
All Souls Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.
Anonymous
Bernard S. Arons and Nan Aron
Andrew & Holly Clubok
Contemporary Electrical Services
Diane & Gareth Murray
M David Sherrill
Eugene Tillman & Ellen Heiman
Trehan Foundation
Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld
White Oak Enterprises

Red Carpet Patrons
Shannon Attanasio
Nick & Kelley Barnaby
Debra & Ted Barrett
Continuity Wealth Group
Heinz Family Foundation
Cheryl & Vincent Keane
Dina Moussa
Ann & Walter Pincus
Seventy2 Capital Wealth Management
Julia Slutsman & Matthew Hoffman
Kristin Usaitis & Carolee Van Horn

Film Fanatics
Anonymous
Ray & Nina Benton
Jeanine Boyle & David Gidley
Shirley Burgess
Dana & Matthew Cary
Breaux & Patricia Castleman
Ann Chauvin & Christopher Wiggs
John & Barbara Cochran
Jeanne Connelly & Marty Scherr
Debra Curtis-Petties
Allana & Evan D’Amico
Alexandra de Borchgrave
Clark & Shae Denison
Lorna de Wangen
Dr. Daniel Dodgen
Teresa Doniger & Greg Dennis
Leslie & Tony Fitch
Ellie & Andy Glass
Wendy Gray & Steve Pearlstein
Allan & Rucca Hakky
Han Group LLC
Marilyn Harris & Bill Dabaghi
Florence & Peter D. Hart
Noel & Chris Holmes
Gail Lione & Barry Grossman
Dr. Catherine May and Jeffrey Maletta
MedStar Family Choice District of Columbia
Linda Meixner
Andrea Mitchell
Yavar Moghimi, MD
National Technology Integrators
Joshua & Melanie Olds
Annette Polan
The Francis Raborn Family Fund
Eden Rafshoon
Molly Raiser
Purva Rawal & Rahul Tevar
Ken Simonson & Jan Solomon
George & Elizabeth Stevens
Keith & Cameron of Thos. D. Walsh, Realtors
Donna Tish
Truist
Unlock U Counseling, LLC
Richard Van Buren
Clint & Sandi Vince
Keith & Susan Watson
Laura Wertheimer & Andrew Pincus