October 16, 2019
HAIRBALLS
DescriptionDescription This program bravely tackles the subject of Love. This tantalizing group of shorts range from the bizarre to the macabre to the deeply poignant, bringing us all closer to comprehending the complexities of Love . BIG LOVE: Two parents perform heroic feats to emotionally deal with the fact that their two kids have to...
October 16, 2019
HITCHED (WILDE EHE)
DescriptionDescription This program bravely tackles the subject of Love. This tantalizing group of shorts range from the bizarre to the macabre to the deeply poignant, bringing us all closer to comprehending the complexities of Love . BIG LOVE: Two parents perform heroic feats to emotionally deal with the fact that their two kids have to...
October 16, 2019
FIGHT TO THE MAX
DescriptionDescription From Simeon Soffer (director of the Academy ® Award -nominated documentary THE WILDEST SHOW IN THE SOUTH), comes his latest prison activity spotlight, FIGHT TO THE MAX. This engaging and stylish documentary captures the trials and tribulations of incarcerated boxers who fight for pride and redemption in one of the country's harshest penal systems....
October 16, 2019
FRIEND (CHINGU)
DescriptionDescription Korean cinema is on a tear and FRIEND is now the king of the heap, setting a new box office record previously held by JOINT SECURITY AREA, with more than double the admissions of the top Hollywood blockbusters released in Korea. Four boys are the best of friends, growing up in the coastal town...
October 16, 2019
FELIX AND LOLA (FELIX ET LOLA)
DescriptionDescription Charlotte Gainsbourg, daughter of revered singer/songwriter/iconoclast Serge Gainsbourg, stars in this stylish romance directed by Patrice Leconte, one of France's most prolific, award-winning auteurs. The mundane life of Felix (Philippe Torreton), a carnival-ride operator, is forever altered when he notices a pale, listless young woman (Gainsbourg) among the violent revelry of bumper cars he...
October 16, 2019
FESTIVAL IN CANNES
DescriptionDescription FESTIVAL IN CANNES is the latest film from independent filmmaker Henry Jaglom (SHOPPING; DEJA VU; VENICE/VENICE; EATING). Shot entirely in the south of France during the Cannes Film Festival, the film stars Anouk Aimee (A MAN AND A WOMAN; LA DOLCE VITA; 8 1 /2); Maximilian Schell (JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG; JULIA, for which he...
October 16, 2019
ESCAFLOWNE THE MOVIE: A GIRL IN GAIA
DescriptionDescription Japanese animation, also known as anime, is more popular than ever. AFI FEST 2001 is proud to present some of the latest works from this genre. Shoji Kawamori's animated ESCAFLOWNE THE MOVIE: A GIRL IN GAIA is a story about Hitomi Kanzaki, an ordinary high school student who feels that her life has lost...
October 16, 2019
THE EXPERIMENT (DAS EXPERIMENT)
DescriptionDescription Based on the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971, THE EXPERIMENT has already garnered numerous awards including Best Director at the 2001 Montreal World Film Festival and the Bavarian Film Awards, as well as the Audience Award for Best Film at the German Film Awards. Twenty men sign up for a handsomely paid psychological...
October 16, 2019
FALLING FOR ART (FENSTERSTURZ)
DescriptionDescription This program bravely tackles the subject of Love. This tantalizing group of shorts range from the bizarre to the macabre to the deeply poignant, bringing us all closer to comprehending the complexities of Love . BIG LOVE: Two parents perform heroic feats to emotionally deal with the fact that their two kids have to...
October 16, 2019
ED
DescriptionDescription This program bravely tackles the subject of Love. This tantalizing group of shorts range from the bizarre to the macabre to the deeply poignant, bringing us all closer to comprehending the complexities of Love . BIG LOVE: Two parents perform heroic feats to emotionally deal with the fact that their two kids have to...
