October 16, 2019
THE TURIN HORSE
DescriptionDescription Inspired by the account of Friedrich Nietzsche's mental breakdown at the sight of a horse being whipped , Hungarian master Bela Tarr's new work - which he claims will be his lost - is on apocalyptic vision. Tarr's film begins immediately after Nietzsche's breakdown (in fact, he is never seen) Instead, ii imagines the...
October 16, 2019
TO DIE BY YOUR SIDE (MOURIR AUPRÈS DE TOI)
DescriptionDescription When a Parisian bookseller's books come to life, Dracula's girlfriend Mina and Macbeth's skeleton fall in love.
October 16, 2019
THIS IS NOT A FILM (IN FILM NIST)
DescriptionDescription "If one could tell a film, why would one make a film?" In 2006, Jafar Panahi was able to attend AFI FEST and shore his film OFFSIDE with our audience. At this year's festival, Panahi's absence is strongly felt. Forbidden by the Iranian government from leaving the country, threatened with imprisonment and , most...
October 16, 2019
THREE AND A HALF (SEH-O-NIM)
DescriptionDescription THREE AND A HALF is the story of Honieh, Homo and Bonofsheh, three Iranian convicts who, while on temporary leave from prison, hatch a scheme to escape the country by crossing the northern border Telling jokes and pulling pranks on each other, the young women may appear playful on the surface, but their risky...
October 16, 2019
THIEF
DescriptionDescription An Iraqi goat herder's childhood memories return to haunt him when a mysterious stronger arrives at his isolated hut. Winner of the top prize in narrative filmmaking at the 38th Annual Student Academy Awards and top prize at the 32nd College Television Awards.
October 16, 2019
TATUM’S GHOST
DescriptionDescription These three ultra· short shorts came from the prolific mind of experimental filmmaker Stephanie Barber.
October 16, 2019
SPARK OF BEING
DescriptionDescription Director Bill Morrison hos been a mainstay of the experimental film world for many years, but this is his first appearance at AFI FEST His previous works, including DECASIA, have played in festivals around the world, winning numerous awards and acclaim. With SPARK OF BEING, Morrison retells one of the cinema's classic stories, Frankenstein,...
October 16, 2019
TARGET (MISHEN)
DescriptionDescription Set in 2020, TARGET envisions o culturally stagnant Russia where the disparity between classes is even greater than it is now, and where a whizzing superhighway connects the nation with its trade partners in China and France. Four ultra-wealthy Muscovites visit a strange rural spa to experience "The Target," a former Soviet-era astrophysics facility...
October 16, 2019
SNOWTOWN
DescriptionDescription In his feature film debut, director Justin Kurzel brings to the screen the horrifying true story of Australia's most notorious serial killer. 16-year-old Jamie lives with his mother and brothers in a rundown Adelaide suburb. Longing to escape the violence and hopelessness that mark his daily life, Jamie finds salvation when he meets a...
October 16, 2019
SLEEP STUDY
DescriptionDescription A woman can't sleep well at night, so she seeks the help of a doctor.
