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
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
SLEEP STUDY
DescriptionDescription A woman can't sleep well at night, so she seeks the help of a doctor.
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
SILVER BULLETS
DescriptionDescription This trilogy by director Joe Swanberg deals with autobiographical issues of filmmaking, sex and the collision of art and reality. SILVER BULLETS is the first film in the series and it premiered earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival, alongside ART HISTORY. In the film, director Ti West plays a filmmaker directing a...
October 16, 2019
THE SILVER CLIFF (O ABISMO PRATEADO)
DescriptionDescription Violeta has it all: a loving husband, a beautiful child, a fulfilling career and a new apartment near the beach. Like any normal day, she dives into her routine, gets ready for work, kisses her husband goodbye and heads off on her bike commute through the hectic city of Rio de Janeiro The tides...
October 16, 2019
A SEPARATION
DescriptionDescription When Simin files for divorce from her husband Nader, neither of them imagines that her action will lead to a domestic incident that will force each member of the family to conceal the truth in a desperate attempt to protect each other Director Asghar Farhadi defly builds mounting suspense with smart narrative twists and...
October 16, 2019
SATAN SINCE 2003
DescriptionDescription Richmond, Virginia, becomes a battleground for moped gangs.
October 16, 2019
SHAME
DescriptionDescription Winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes in 2008, HUNGER put Steve McOueen on the map as a remarkably promising new filmmaker That promise is fulfilled, and surpassed, with his second directorial effort SHAME . A searing examination of sexual compulsion, the film features two extraordinary performances. Michael Fassbender plays Brandon, a seemingly normal...
