September 26, 2024
DRAGFOX
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Los Angeles Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: FAMILY FRIENDLY Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighborhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to discover the surprising things they have in common. Bios Lisa Ott, a Swiss animation director based in London, moved to the UK 10 years...
September 26, 2024
DEVO
DescriptionBiosDescription 6:15 p.m. screening to be followed by a conversation with director Chris Smith and subjects Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale and Robert Mothersbaugh. Chris Smith’s fascinating documentary about legendary new wave provocateurs Devo will delight not only longtime “spuds” – the band's endearing moniker for Devo-tees – but those too young to have experienced the...
September 26, 2024
DE-EVOLUTION IS REAL: THE RESTORED FILMS OF DEVO
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with band members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale moderated by preservationist Peter Conheim. To mark the 50th anniversary of DEVO, a deep restoration and remastering project of the band's film, video and audio archives has been undertaken, with a selection presented in celebration of the documentary DEVO,...
September 26, 2024
DOG
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: AFTER DARK Nineteen-year-old Summer takes Lex, her blind younger sister, to a rave. When a grungy boy becomes infatuated with Lex, the night quickly spirals out of control. Bios Ben Tan is a Chinese-American, self-taught filmmaker and photographer. He learned how to use a camera by capturing the...
September 26, 2024
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US (QU’IMPORTE LA DISTANCE)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 Yalla leaves her night shift without her boss' permission and boards a bus, carrying a single bag filled with clothes. The city is still asleep; her son is waiting for her. Bios Léo Fontaine studied cinema and directing at the 3IS school....
September 26, 2024
LA COCINA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director and writer Alonso Ruizpalacios. Mexican auteur Alonso Ruizpalacios (A COP MOVIE) brings new meaning to kitchen-sink realism in his adaptation of British playwright Arnold Wesker's "The Kitchen," which debuted at the Berlin Film Festival. Transferring the action from mid-century London to present-day New York City,...
September 26, 2024
THE CONSTRUCTOR
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Los Angeles Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: FAMILY FRIENDLY Elizabeth, an impossibly precocious seven-year-old Lego constructor, struggles with "imagination blur" as her three-year-old sister attempts to free her from her rigid thinking. Bios Scott Morris is a director, writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is represented by CAA and studied...
September 26, 2024
COLOR BOOK
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director and writer David Fortune, actors William Catlett, Jeremiah Daniels, producers Kristen Uno, Kiah Clingman, executive producer Naturi Naughton, composer Dabney Morris, and supporting actor Kia Shine. In this tender slice-of-life drama, the recently widowed Lucky (played with immense vulnerability by William Catlett) is adjusting to...
September 26, 2024
DAHOMEY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director, writer and producer Mati Diop. Returning to AFI FEST with her second feature and first foray into nonfiction filmmaking, French/Senegalese actor-turned-filmmaker Mati Diop (ATLANTICS, AFI FEST 2019) continues to explore the havoc wrought by colonialism, through a dreamlike, quasi-supernatural lens. Entering the pristine vaults of...
September 26, 2024
THE CREATORS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 In another dimension, the Creators are working on a project. Gradually, they come closer to a result, but creating a world that mirrors their imagination is no easy task. Bios Madeleine Homan is an animation director from the Netherlands. In 2022 she directed the 2-D animation...
