October 22, 2019
UNDER COVERS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town. From a pigtailed psychopath to naughty nuns and everything in between, this stop motion animated film conjures a comforting thought: that weird is relative. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Michaela is a creative director...
October 22, 2019
THE TRUTH
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Upon publication of her memoir, French screen legend Fabienne (the legendary Catherine Deneuve) receives a visit from her screenwriter daughter Lumir (Juliette Binoche), son-in-law Hank (Ethan Hawke) and granddaughter. The book ignites Lumir’s fury over her mother’s many omissions and outright lies. It’s not long before simmering resentments over past wrongs and parental failings...
October 22, 2019
THE TWO POPES
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription After serving as pope for eight years, Pope Benedict XVI summons his ideological rival, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, to the Vatican summer home. Historically, popes are meant to serve the Catholic Church until their final breath, but Benedict tells him he’s decided to abdicate the position, which no pope has done in more than 700 years. ...
October 22, 2019
THE TRAITOR
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription FREE SCREENING ITALY OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCAR® SUBMISSION Talent attending: Marco Bellocchio (Director), Pierfrancesco Favino (Talent), Simone Gattoni (Producer) Celebrated Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio (FISTS IN THE POCKET, 1965) steps behind the camera with this ultra-widescreen true story of the Sicilian Mafia and Tommaso Buscetta, the legendary mobster whose shifting allegiances makes for...
October 22, 2019
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (TABI NO OWARI SEKAI NO HAJIMARI)
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Talent attending: Jason Gray (Producer), Eiko Mizuno (Producer) In his most emotional work to date, J-horror pioneer Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivers a profoundly affecting account of displacement. A Japanese TV crew is shooting a travelogue in Uzbekistan. At the center of the all-male crew is on-camera host, singer and actress Yoko. While on the surface...
October 22, 2019
TED SARANDOS WITH SUSAN RUSKIN
DescriptionDescription Private AFI Conservatory Session for AFI Fellows Susan Ruskin, Dean of the AFI Conservatory, sits down for an in-depth and wide-ranging conversation with Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix.
October 22, 2019
THEY WON’T LAST
DescriptionContactDescription After attending their friends' perfect wedding, Christine is forced to consider the future of her own relationship when her hopeless romantic boyfriend Alex proposes. When Christine is unable to say yes, Alex makes it worse by giving her an ultimatum: either get engaged or break up right now. Part of SHOWCASE 3 Contact Portlynn...
October 22, 2019
THE STERILE CUCKOO
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Pookie (Liza Minnelli) is an eccentric, neurotic, and positively adorable college student determined to make reserved entomologist Jerry (Wendell Burton) fall madly in love with her. Alan J. Pakula’s 1969 feature debut is tender and profound, a contained story of first love whose impact resounds even 50 years later. Bios Alan J. Pakula was...
October 22, 2019
STORY
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription 'Story' is a reflection about modern man in an age of omnipresent technology. Looking through stories - a popular function in many social media platforms - we see people who are lonely, lost or already indifferent about reality surrounding them. Action takes place during one day and it's told by short, often (auto)ironic scenes,...
October 22, 2019
SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Valentina, a day-walking black vampire protected from the sun by her melanin, is forced to restrain her bloodlust to regain custody of her estranged daughters Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Sierra Leonean-American filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu's films have screened at festivals internationally. With a BA from Duke University...
