WHEELING — In putting together the inaugural Foxfire Film Festival — set for Sept. 11-14 at Wheeling’s Towngate Theatre — co-founders Kristin Seibert and Molly Hughes said that they didn’t want to make the festival too big for their maiden voyage.

“The first thing we said was, ‘Let’s start small so we can make it really good,'” Seibert said.

The two missed the mark on staying small, to the benefit of those attending next week’s event.

An international slate of documentarians, including Academy Award nominees and winners, will present films over the four-day festival, showcasing a fleet of award-winning pieces. The mission, Seibert said, is to open minds and show that a top-line festival can be found in the Friendly City.

Before Seibert and Hughes collaborated on the Foxfire Film Festiv

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