October 22, 2019
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SUDDEN BIRTH* (*BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)
DescriptionBiosDescription The true story of how the Berkeley police department, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, an Academy Award® winner and Spock of STAR TREK fame are all connected by 1966’s SUDDEN BIRTH, one of the most unintentionally hilarious and disturbing educational films ever created. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 5 Bios From an abandoned World...
October 22, 2019
THE DEVIL’S HARMONY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Kiera is being bullied at school. She’s the nerdish captain of the a cappella club and an easy target. Or so it seems. In fact, her a cappella club possess a secret, supernatural power: when they sing the ‘Devil’s Harmony’, listeners are sent into a state of catatonic, never-ending sleep. Using this power, she...
October 22, 2019
DOCKING
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Trevor reflects on his fear of dating. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Trevor Anderson is a writer-director whose most recent film DOCKING premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. His film THE LITTLE DEPUTY premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was included in Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival. THE MAN THAT...
October 22, 2019
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND THE SKY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Night, national road. Two strangers meet for the first time at an old gas station. One has stopped to gas up his bike, while the other is just stranded. Lacking the 22.50€ he needs to get home, he will try to sell him the distance that separates them from the sky. Part of SHORTS...
October 22, 2019
DOC ROUNDTABLE
DescriptionDescription Join AFI and the Los Angeles Times as we bring together the leading directors behind some of the most talked-about and acclaimed documentaries of the year. Moderated by Amy Kaufman from the Los Angeles Times, panelists will include Waad al-Kateab (FOR SAMA), Steven Bognar (AMERICAN FACTORY), Feras Fayyad (THE CAVE), Alex Gibney (CITIZEN K),...
October 22, 2019
CORPUS CHRISTI (BOŻE CIAŁO)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription POLAND OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCAR® SUBMISSION Talent attending: Jan Komasa (Director), Piotr Sobociński (Director of Photography) After he is released from a brutally violent juvenile detention center, Daniel disguises himself as a priest and hides out in a dysfunctional small town. Reeling from a recent series of horrific deaths, the townspeople welcome Daniel,...
October 22, 2019
THE CROWN AND A TRIBUTE TO PETER MORGAN
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription US Premiere For the third season of the award-winning original series, Oscar® winner Olivia Colman takes on the iconic role of Queen Elizabeth II while Tobias Menzies steps into the role of Prince Philip and Helena Bonham Carter is Princess Margaret. These incredible actors embrace their new roles at the peak of the series’...
October 22, 2019
DEERSKIN
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Purchasing a vintage, fringed deerskin jacket, George slips it on, gazes at himself and says with fervent ecstasy, “Killer style,” foreshadowing violent deeds to come. The shopkeeper also gifts him an old camcorder for good measure. From here, Georges — played with unhinged abandon by Jean Dujardin (THE ARTIST) — goes from existential midlife...
October 22, 2019
DEEP TISSUE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A woman orders a special massage. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Meredith Alloway is a Texan who currently resides in NYC as a filmmaker and writer. Her short RIDE is streaming in collaboration with Hulu + Sundance Institute. DEEP TISSUE, which she wrote, directed and stars in, premiered at SXSW 2019. She has...
October 22, 2019
DESERT ONE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Talent attending: Barbara Kopple (Director) On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students, irate over President Jimmy Carter’s decision to grant asylum to the deposed Shah of Iran, stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seized over 60 American hostages. After months of failed negotiations with Iran’s new leader (the radical cleric Ayatollah...
