September 28, 2020
GRAMERCY
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription USA Premiere Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Eric Moore leads a conversation between filmmakers Jamil McGinnis and Pat Heywood (GRAMERCY), Helki Frantzen (L.A. ROLL), Carla Simón and Dominga Sotomayor (CORRESPONDENCIA), Santiago Barzi (CHINESE WALL). A young New Jersey native returns to his hometown where his ongoing battle with depression becomes a poetic exploration...
September 28, 2020
GAMES OF SURVIVAL: A CULTURE PRESERVED IN ICE
DescriptionBIOContactTrailerDescription The events at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics — like the Four Man Carry and the Knuckle Hop — won’t be familiar to most Americans in the Lower 48, but they are rooted in traditional Eskimo culture and pure Americana. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 2 BIO Armed with a master’s degree...
September 28, 2020
FURTHEST FROM
DescriptionTrailerDescription In 1999, Novato, California, Jessie is enjoying what little time she has left with her best friend, Lucas. The trailer park they live in will be forced to evacuate as a result of MTBE water contamination. Trailer
September 28, 2020
THE FATHER
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Following the film, AFI FEST Programmer Claudia Puig leads a conversation between filmmaker Florian Zeller and actors Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins. Living alone in London and nearing 80 years old, Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) has refused another nurse that his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) has set up for him. Exuberant and independent, Anthony has...
September 28, 2020
FINDING YOUR VOICE: SOUND OF METAL STRIKES A CHORD WITH THE DEAF COMMUNITY
DescriptionDescription Before this AFI Summit session, watch SOUND OF METAL, available beginning October 17, 12:00 p.m. PDT until October 22, 11:59 p.m. PDT A profoundly moving exploration of both the experience and culture of deafness, SOUND OF METAL (AFI FEST 2020) spotlights a powerful performance by Riz Ahmed as a heavy-metal drummer who loses his...
September 28, 2020
THE FEELING
DescriptionBioContactTrailerDescription Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Malin Kan leads a conversation between filmmakers Zach Woods (DAVID), Henriette Rietz (POSTPARTUM), Jonatan Etzler (SWIMMER), Bridey Elliot (THE FEELING), Sean Glass (A 1984 PERIOD PIECE IN PRESENT DAY), Jacob Halpren (CLAIRE AT SEVEN MONTHS) and Bridget Moloney (BLOCKS). Brandi and Alex are sibling realtors at the top...
September 28, 2020
FLECK
DescriptionTrailerDescription An Asian-American teenager at a traditional prep school longing to fit in is forced to choose between her morality or belonging to the school’s elite. Trailer
September 28, 2020
FIREBALL: VISITORS FROM DARKER WORLDS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Following the film at 9:25p.m. PDT, neuroscientist Moran Cerf leads a conversation with filmmakers Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer. Leave it to Werner Herzog to interrupt a world-renowned planetary scientist who has just made the simple yet astonishing statement that, “We are all stardust. Every element in our body was synthesized in other stars...
September 28, 2020
ELLE
DescriptionTrailerDescription In the midst of her sexual awakening, 16-year-old Elle finds herself in love with her best girlfriend who is about to move out of town. Trailer
September 28, 2020
EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription USA Premiere Following the film, AFI FEST Senior Programmer Claudia Puig leads a conversation between filmmakers Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri. Stories of dreamers seeking a better life are a cinematic staple. Yet this Nigerian immigration drama tells the engaging tale of two families in Lagos in a particularly inventive and strikingly compassionate fashion....
