October 16, 2019
A DRAGON ARRIVES! (EJHDEHA VARED MISHAVAD!)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A densely layered, postmodern pastiche of disparate genres and perspectives, Mani Haghighi’s A DRAGON ARRIVES! reenacts the confounding circumstances surrounding the 1965 suicide of an exiled political prisoner, whose body is found in an abandoned shipwreck on a remote desert island. A bright orange Chevrolet Impala announces the arrival of suave police inspector Babak...
October 16, 2019
DONALD CRIED
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Director/writer/star Kris Avedisian expertly deconstructs the contemporary obsession with "man-child" characters in mainstream and independent comedies in his feature debut. Since launching at SXSW and the Film Society of Lincoln Center's prestigious New Directors/New Films showcase, this darkly funny character study has earned Avedisian critical acclaim for his objective yet emotional dual portrait of...
October 16, 2019
DOC ROUNDTABLE
DescriptionDescription At this inaugural event, lm critic Justin Chang sits down with a panel of distinguished directors behind some of the most talked-about documentaries of the year. MODERATED BY: Justin Chang, Film Critic for the Los Angeles Times PANELISTS: Otto Bell (THE EAGLE HUNTRESS), Alex Gibney (ZERO DAYS), Werner Herzog (INTO THE INFERNO), Josh Kriegman...
October 16, 2019
THE DISAPPOINTMENT TOUR
DescriptionBiosDescription Three generations of women, crammed into a car along with their emotional baggage, expeience an unexpected moment of connection on the side of the road. Bios Erica Liu is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. In 2015, Liu was selected to participate in the AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women (DWW). Her work...
October 16, 2019
DIVINES
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Disenchanted and unimpressed by the parameters of life in the slums of Paris, a fearless and ferocious teenager named Dounia unabashedly dreams of prosperity, not only for herself but also for her charismatic best friend and alcoholic mother. In her audacious pursuit of money, power and respect, she aligns herself with a ruthless gangster...
October 16, 2019
THE DEMONS (LES DÉMONS)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Growing up in suburban Montreal in the late 1980s, 10-year-old Félix is surrounded by a seemingly loving and stable family, and should be living a carefree existence. But the mysterious grown-up world around him comes into vivid focus when an intense marital fight erupts between his parents, and he starts to overhear stories about...
October 16, 2019
DIRT
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Some things must die to live. Bios Darius Clark Monroe's most recent film DIRT screened at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, New Directors New Films and Telluride Film Festival. His documentary short film TWO CITIES debuted at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent...
October 16, 2019
DEER FLOWER
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A family visit to a deer farm results in a peculiar experience. Bios Kangmin Kim is an award-winning filmmaker and designer based in LA. His films have screened at festivals including as AFI FEST, Annecy, Ottawa, Sundance and. He is a multitalented artist and designer with a strong background in stop-motion, graphic design and fashion....
October 16, 2019
DEATH IN SARAJEVO (SMRT U SARAJEVU)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription In 1914, a Serbian man named Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, kicking off the chain of events that led to World War I. One hundred years later, during a centennial commemoration of those events, Academy Award®-winning director Danis Tanović turns the luxurious Hotel Europa in the heart of Sarajevo into an...
October 16, 2019
DARK NIGHT
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Tim Sutton’s third feature is a quiet meditation on the planning and impact of a Cineplex massacre in a suburban town, taking place over the course of one day, from sunrise to midnight. Loosely inspired by the horrific real-life killings in a Colorado movie theater in 2012, Sutton doesn’t apply a political message to...
