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
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
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
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...
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
HUNTER GATHERER
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Fresh from a three-year prison stint, wiry and high-strung Ashley (Andre Royo) returns to his mother’s South LA home determined to pick up his life where it left off, including a longstanding relationship with Linda, who reveals she’s since taken up with a local garbage man. Ferociously determined to improve his lot in life...
October 16, 2019
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Peck joins us in person for the inaugural World Cinema Masters in Conversation section at AFI FEST. He will sit down for an in-depth discussion with Toronto International Film Festival Artistic Director Cameron Bailey at the festival’s screening of Peck’s thought-provoking documentary I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO. James Baldwin’s unfinished final book “Remember This...
October 16, 2019
HOME
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Flemish filmmaker Fien Troch (KID, AFI FEST 2012) recreates — with a handheld camera and a confined aspect ratio — the fluctuating, heightened emotions of youth and the generational dynamics that render adults oblivious. Just released from a juvenile detention center, 17-year-old Kevin goes to live with his aunt’s family, who agree to provide...
October 16, 2019
HOUNDS
DescriptionBiosDescription On the day of a would-be promotion, a museum worker must deal with an accident involving a prized sculpture. Bios Omer Tobi is a director/writer of Moroccan and Tunisian origin. As part of Arisa, a Tel-Aviv party collective which he founded, Tobi's work was lauded by Haaretz as “one of the most positive and...
October 16, 2019
HENRY
DescriptionTrailerDescription This brilliantly animated delight takes you inside the world of a lonesome but lovable hedgehog. Trailer
