October 16, 2019
THIS MUST BE THE ONLY FANTASY
DescriptionDescription A magical, mythical and lyrical ode to 1980s fantasy role-playing games.
October 16, 2019
TOKYO GIANTS
DescriptionDescription Using footage captured by hidden cameras on the streets of Tokyo, Nicolas Provost constructs a narrative set to the conventions of Hollywood mysteries in the thrilling conclusion to his PLOT POINT trilogy.
October 16, 2019
TOM AT THE FARM (TOM A LA FERME)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Director Xavier Dolan is only 24 years old, but this is his fourth feature, and all of his previous films have played at AFI FEST. The newly blond Dolan stars as Tom, a young gay man who travels to a farm in rural Quebec for the funeral of his lover. What Tom finds at...
October 16, 2019
STRANGER BY THE LAKE (L’INCONNU DU LAC)
DescriptionBiosDescription The winner of the Un Certain Regard directing prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Alain Guiraudie’s latest effort immediately distinguishes itself with frank sexuality and graphic full-frontal male nudity set entirely against the otherwise serene backdrop of a lakeside beach in the French countryside. Having recently begun visits to this well-known gay cruising...
October 16, 2019
SYNDROMEDA
DescriptionDescription No one believes that Leif was abducted by aliens. But then why did he wake up naked and bloody on the side of the road? Aliens, that's why.
October 16, 2019
THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS (L’ÉTRANGE COULEUR DES LARMES DE TON CORPS)
DescriptionBiosDescription From the directors of AMER and the “O is for Orgasm” segment of THE ABC’S OF DEATH (AFI FEST 2012) comes this gorgeous and lurid homage to masters of classic Italian Giallo horror. Dan returns home to his Art Nouveau apartment building to find that his wife is missing. The police are no help,...
October 16, 2019
THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT (DAS MERKWÜRDIGE KÄTZCHEN)
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription On the day of a large family gathering, a Berlin flat is bustling with activity. The mother has a full plate: the two older children are home for dinner, and the youngest screams at kitchen appliances. Add the neighbor fixing the washing machine, the napping grandfather, the extended family, a dog and the eponymous...
October 16, 2019
SOCIAL BUTTERFLY
DescriptionDescription In the south of France, a 30-year-old American woman wanders into a teenage party. Nobody seems to know what she's doing there.
October 16, 2019
SKIN
DescriptionDescription A child taxidermist and loner resorts to drastic measures when an entrancing girl finds his work beautiful.
October 16, 2019
A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Filmmakers Ben Russell and Ben Rivers team up for the first time to create this triptych of stories revolving around a silent protagonist. The first section centers on a man who lives in a commune, sharing food, responsibility and intimacy with a group of utopian-minded colleagues. The second section follows the same protagonist as...
