September 26, 2024
UNSTOPPABLE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director William Goldenberg, actors Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez, and subjects Anthony Robles and Judy Robles moderated by Executive Editor (Awards) of The Hollywood Reporter, Scott Feinberg. UNSTOPPABLE tells the incredible real-life story of Anthony Robles, born without a leg, who became a champion high school...
September 26, 2024
VERMIGLIO
DescriptionBiosContactDescription October 27 screening to be followed by a conversation with director Maura Delpero. Director Maura Delpero examines the intersection of midcentury gender politics, imposed tradition and religion in this year’s Silver Lion Grand Jury Winner from the Venice Film Festival. It is 1944 in the remote alpine village of Vermiglio, Italy. Removed from the...
September 26, 2024
TEACHES OF PEACHES
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Winner of the Teddy Award for Best Documentary at this year's Berlin Film Festival and named for the infamous turn of the millennium album by iconic Canadian musician, producer, director and performance artist Peaches (née Merrill Nisker), Philipp Fussenegger and Judy Landkammer's rousing and rollicking documentary was shot during "The Teaches of Peaches Anniversary...
September 26, 2024
TO A LAND UNKNOWN
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription One of the year's must-see narrative debuts which premiered at Cannes, Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel's (A WORLD NOT OURS) visceral and timely thriller is set among a group of Palestinian refugees in Greece. Cousins Chatila (Mahmood Bakri) and Reda (Aram Sabbah) are stranded in a squat in Athens after fleeing a camp in Lebanon...
September 26, 2024
A TRAVELER’S NEEDS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Reuniting with prolific Korean director Hong Sang-soo for the third time, Isabelle Huppert stars as Iris, an eccentric French teacher making her way in Seoul. Clad in a bright green cardigan, she meets with a trio of students and probes their psyches to reveal an emotional truth worth translating. Her unorthodox methods are often...
September 26, 2024
THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US!
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with director and writer Laila Abbas and actress Yasmine Al Massri. Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas' stellar narrative feature debut is a riveting tale of two sisters unexpectedly reunited in a race against the clock to secure their inheritance under Islamic law. Mariam (Clara Khoury)...
September 26, 2024
TENNIS, ORANGES
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 A robotic vacuum suffering from burnout quits its job and sets out to find community and purpose on a quiet street where two lonely rabbits are stuck in perpetual loops. Bios Sean Pecknold is a film director based in Los Angeles. He has created films for...
September 26, 2024
THE SUMMER BOOK
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with AFI Alumnus, director and producer Charlie McDowell and actor Glenn Close. Snatching her crown as the reigning queen of sweater vests, Glenn Close is both hardened and endearing as a grandmother and seasoned Finnish artist in Charlie McDowell’s adaptation of Tove Jansson’s beloved...
September 26, 2024
SUJO
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Fernanda Valadez. Nature and nurture clash in this lyrical coming-of-age tale from directors Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez (IDENTIFYING FEATURES), which won the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. When his father is branded a traitor and murdered by the very cartel he...
September 26, 2024
STUD COUNTRY
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1 In 2023, Stud Country, the largest weekly queer line dancing event in America, which has preserved the little-known LA tradition for over 50 years, is confronted with losing its beloved venue. Bios Alexandra Kern is an award-winning filmmaker. She has produced commercial and acclaimed independent projects...
