AFI FEST 2023 Podcast
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During a Q&A at #AFIFEST, #TheEndWeStartFrom director Mahalia Belo discusses actress Jodie Comer’s experience working with children in the thriller about a family’s survival. Watch the full Q&A at link in bio.
Watch filmmaker Cord Jefferson talk about working with actor Jeffrey Wright on his directorial debut, #AmericanFiction, then check out the full Q&A from #AFIFEST at link in bio. #CordJefferson #JeffreyWright
“It’s not just our story, it’s everyone’s story”. In a Q&A at #AFIFEST, #Shayda director and co-producer Noora Niasari shares insights on the making of her powerful new drama. Watch the full conversation at link in bio.
“How do you show a director a film you made about him.” During a Q&A at #AFIFEST, co-directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz share what it was like to show Tyler Perry the intimate doc Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story for the first time. Streaming on @primevideo this Friday. Watch the full Q&A at link in bio. #TylerPerry #MaxinesBabyTheTylerPerryStory
During a Q&A at #AFIFEST, director, writer and subject Milisuthando Bongela discusses filmmaking in Southern Africa and the challenges she faced with creating her poetic coming-of-age documentary #Milisuthando. Watch the full Q&A at link in bio.
Watch filmmaker Sean Baker rave about the success of Joanna Arnow’s indie comedy The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, then check out the full Q&A from #AFIFEST at link in bio. #SeanBaker #JoannaArnow
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, who stars in the historical drama #ThePromisedLand directed by Nikolaj Arcel, talks about his love of American films in a recent Q&A at #AFIFEST. Watch the full conversation at link in bio. #MadsMikkelsen #NikolajArcel
#Fingernails director Christos Nikou talks about casting Jessie Buckley and Jeremy Allen White in his new science fiction romance film, streaming now on AppleTV+. Watch the full Q&A from #AFIFEST at link in bio. #ChristosNikou #JessieBuckley #JeremyAllenWhite
We caught up with our #StudentAcademyAwards winning team on the red carpet at #AFIFEST and here’s what they had to say about their groundbreaking AFI short. @skin_shortfilm2023 #fyc aficonservatory #skinmovie #filmschool #studentfilm #lgbtq
During a Q&A at #AFIFEST, director Anna Hints discusses her soul-stirring documentary #SmokeSaunaSisterhood and the rejection that led to winning the directing award at #Sundance. 🧖♀️ Watch the full Q&A at link in bio.
🖼️ #ThePeasants co-writer/co-director DK Welchman talks about collaborating with painters on her animated historical drama adapted from the Nobel Prize-winning novel of the same name. Watch the full Q&A from #AFIFEST at link in bio.
“I felt like he was more me than me.” Peter Sarsgaard reflects on his character Saul in director Michel Franco’s drama #Memory. Watch the full Q&A from #AFIFEST at link in bio.
In a conversation at #AFIFEST with #Lee’s Ellen Kuras, the director reveals what attracted Kate Winslet to star in this biographical drama about a model turned war photographer during WWII. Watch the full Q&A at link in bio.
Watch director Thom Zimny talk about working with Sylvester Stallone on this moving documentary that looks at his life and career, then check out the full Q&A from #AFIFEST at link in bio.
During a Q&A at #AFIFEST, #SocietyOfTheSnow director J. A. Bayona talks about the cast and how they delivered on this incredible tale of survival and strength of the human spirit. Watch the full conversation at link in bio. #LaSociedadDeLaNieve @filmbayona
During a Q&A at #AFIFEST, directors Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine discuss their new doc #COPA71 and the research that helped uncover the extraordinary story of the 1971 women’s soccer tournament. ⚽ Watch the full Q&A at link in bio. #COPA71 #RachelRamsay #JamesErskine #WomensSoccer
