October 16, 2019
APE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Trevor Newandyke is the epitome of post-adolescent boredom, rising in the afternoon and endlessly complaining about mundane things like the cable company. His sole ambition in life is to be a famous comedian and he devotes his entire day to rehearsing. When Trevor strikes a deal with the devil and bites into a magical...
October 16, 2019
AMOUR
DescriptionBiosDescription AMOUR won Michael Haneke his second Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Haneke also received the prize for his last film, THE WHITE RIBBON, which screened at AFI FEST in 2009. With AMOUR, Haneke gives us a masterpiece of compassion and tenderness told through the brilliant performances of two acting legends,...
October 16, 2019
ALL THE LIGHT IN THE SKY
DescriptionBiosDescription Joe Swanberg returns to AFI FEST following last year’s Filmmaker Spotlight with a tale direct from Hollywood’s backyard. Jane Adams plays a woman living in a house perched precariously on stilts above the beach in Malibu who clings to her life’s ambitions in much the same way. With her age exempting her from more...
October 16, 2019
ADELE 1
DescriptionDescription A young girl creates a tribute to one of her favorite songs.
October 16, 2019
AFTER LUCIA (DESPUÉS DE LUCIA)
DescriptionBiosDescription Roberto and his daughter, Alejandra, travel to Mexico City to begin a new life after the death of his wife, Lucia. Unable to cope with their grief and the pace of the unfamiliar city, the two proceed with their new lives at work and school, communicating less and turning inward. When Alejandra becomes the...
October 16, 2019
ABCS OF DEATH
DescriptionBiosDescription Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. From producers Ant Timpson and Tim League comes this assemblage of 25 of the best-known genre directors from around the world (and one lucky contest winner). Each filmmaker was given a letter of the alphabet and told to make a short film in their signature style, and to...
October 16, 2019
42ND STREET
DescriptionBiosDescription From 1928 through 1930 Hollywood’s mantra was “All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing” as musicals dominated the new medium of sound motion pictures. Then, abruptly, “tuners” became a drug on the market, and in 1931-’32 studios stopped green-lighting musicals and rushed to cut song numbers from yet-to-be-released films. Warner Bros. production head Darryl F....
October 16, 2019
88:88
DescriptionTrailerDescription Rendered powerless by on outside force, a young woman must find a way to fight back. Trailer
