October 16, 2019
NEVER LOOK AWAY (WERK OHNE AUTOR)
DescriptionBiosDescription Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, NEVER LOOK AWAY tells the story of young art student, Kurt (Tom Schilling), who falls in love with fellow student Ellie (Paula Beer). Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband (Sebastian Koch), a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend, and vows to...
October 16, 2019
ON THE BASIS OF SEX
DescriptionBiosContactDescription ON THE BASIS OF SEX follows the inspiring and spirited true story of young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Academy Award® nominee Felicity Jones) as she teams with her husband Marty (Armie Hammer) to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. Directed by AFI Conservatory...
October 16, 2019
ONE DAY (EGY NAP)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Anna is a married mother of three with a job, a best friend and a pushy mother-in-law. Dropping us into the world of modern harried parents, ONE DAY begins early in the morning. The youngest wakes up at the crack of dawn and so another day begins: Get the kids up, dressed, fed, out...
October 16, 2019
THE ORPHAN (O ÓRFÃO)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Jonathas is adopted but then returned due to his "different" way. Inspired by true events. Bios Carolina Markowicz is a screenwriter and director based in São Paulo, Brazil. She was one of the 10 emerging international filmmakers invited to be part of the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 Talent Lab, and was selected for...
October 16, 2019
OUR TIME (NUESTRO TIEMPO)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Two-time AFI FEST alum Carlos Reygadas returns with an intensely personal project. OUR TIME tells the story of an upper-middle-class rancher (Reygadas) whose wife (played by Reygadas' real-life spouse) draws him into a cuckolding fetish. As the emotional stakes rise, life on the idyllic landscape becomes threatened. Bios Carlos Reygadas studied law in Mexico and...
October 16, 2019
MEETINGS OF ANNA (LES RENDEZ-VOUS D’ANNA)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Anna (Aurore Clément) is a respected Belgian filmmaker on a no-frills European tour promoting her latest film. As she travels from city to city, she has a series of startling encounters with different men and women — from an ex-lover, to her mother and even complete strangers — all of which seem to underscore...
October 16, 2019
THE MEMPHIS BELLE: A STORY OF A FLYING FORTRESS
DescriptionBiosDescription In 1943, William Wyler, one of Hollywood’s most renowned and versatile directors, went to Europe to document the Air War in progress. Bios William Wyler (1902 – 1981) was an Oscar®-winning director, known for such classics films as BEN-HUR, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES and MRS. MINIVER, among many others.
October 16, 2019
NON-FICTION (DOUBLE VIES)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Alain and Selena (Guillaume Canet and Juliette Binoche) are an affluent Parisian couple in a seemingly content marriage; he's the head of a prestigious publishing imprint, and she's an actress in a weekly crime drama. As Alain attempts to navigate the terrain of his swiftly evolving industry — that's been turned on its head...
October 16, 2019
NORMAL APPEARANCES
DescriptionBiosContactDescription An unsettling supercut of the women of #BachelorNation watching themselves being watched. Bios Nonfiction filmmaker Penny Lane has made three features (THE PAIN OF OTHERS, NUTS! and OUR NIXON) and about a dozen short films. Her awards include a Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival. She was admitted into the Academy of...
October 16, 2019
OF FATHERS AND SONS
DescriptionBiosDescription At the outset of Talal Derki’s chilling exposé of children groomed to become jihadi soldiers, the Syrian documentarian echoes his father’s advice: that he should record his nightmares to prevent them from resurfacing. For more than two years, Derki posed as a photojournalist with jihadi sympathies to infiltrate and document the Islamic extremism of...
