October 16, 2019
JACKIE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription JACKIE is a searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman, in one of her best performances). JACKIE places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband’s assassination....
October 16, 2019
THE ITCHING
DescriptionBiosDescription A shy Wolf tries to connect with a group of hip, party-loving Bunnies but finds her body is in revolt. Bios Dianne Bellino is a NYC-based director/writer of live-action and animated films. Her latest short film, THE ITCHING, a collaboration with animator Adam Davies, premiered at Sundance, where it was awarded the Debra Hill...
October 16, 2019
JÁAJI APPROX.
DescriptionBiosContactDescription The distance between a father and son is narrowed when locations and language meet. Bios Sky Hopinka is a Ho-Chunk Nation national and descendent of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians. His work centers on personal positions of homeland and landscape, designs of language and the facets of culture contained within. He received his BA...
October 16, 2019
IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING: GENRE EXPANDS INTO VR
DescriptionDescription Join the Dark Corner Studios creators, Seed&Spark creative director James Kaelan and others who have brought genre stories to the immersive VR space.
October 16, 2019
IT’S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD (JUSTE LA FIN DU MONDE)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription For his sixth feature film — which took the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival — AFI FEST favorite Xavier Dolan teams with a powerhouse cast of French superstars to adapt an intimate, observant stage play by Jean-Luc Lagarce. Gaspard Ulliel stars as Louis, a writer returning home after years away to...
October 16, 2019
INDIE CONTENDERS ROUNDTABLE
DescriptionDescription Hear from a diverse panel of artists who have done standout work this year in independent lm. Presented by The Hollywood Reporter and moderated by columnist and blogger Scott Feinberg, the panel will feature a 90-minute discussion with the artists about their lives, careers and in uences, as well as the challenges and rewards...
October 16, 2019
IL SORPASSO
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Slapstick road trip comedy meets the most fabulous of odd couple pairings in Dino Risi’s IL SORPASSO. Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant star as Bruno and Roberto — the first a boastful, free-spirited bachelor and the second a square, timid law student — who find themselves paired up on a wild ride from Rome...
October 16, 2019
IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING: BUILDING ANIMATED WORLDS
DescriptionDescription A conversation about the cutting-edge animation used in VR content between creators from Google and Oculus Story Studio, and the VR experiences ALLUMETTE and GNOMES & GOBLINS.
October 16, 2019
ICEBOX
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription A young boy from Honduras finds himself in a difficult situation when he is arrested at the U.S. border. Bios Raised in Stockholm, Daniel Sawka (AFI Class of 2015) grew up acting in theater productions and directed plays before receiving a BA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. After writing and directing...
October 16, 2019
I, DANIEL BLAKE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Reemerging from his announced retirement to resume his 50-year plus filmmaking career and claim a second Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, British master Ken Loach returns with another story about everyday people and the extraordinary challenges they face. Daniel, a 59-year-old carpenter from Newcastle, has to stop working as he recovers from...
