October 1, 2022
ZOON
DescriptionBiosTrailerContactDescription Small shimmering animals are in heat. A two-legged forest dweller encounters the lustful group. He and his companions snack on the little creatures and soon a feast begins.Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 4 Bios Born in Germany, Jonatan Schwenk is an independent animation filmmaker and sound designer currently based in Berlin. As a...
October 1, 2022
YELLING TO THE SKY (2011)
DescriptionBiosDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Victoria Mahoney. As her family falls apart, 17-year-old Sweetness O’Hara (Zoë Kravitz) is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain. After suffering abuse from bully Latonya (Gabourey Sidibe) and her father’s violent behavior causes her mother and sister to...
October 1, 2022
YOKELAN, 66
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In Manhattan's Chinatown, 66-year-old widowed Yokelan goes to dance class. She wants to find love again. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Yi Tang is the winner of the 2021 Cannes Short Film Palme d'Or for ALL THE CROWS IN THE WORLD. Yi likes to tell stories about women, underrepresented groups and...
October 1, 2022
WOMEN TALKING
DescriptionBiosDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with writer and director Sarah Polley, producer Dede Gardner, cinematographer Luc Montpellier, costume designer Quita Alfred, production designer Peter Cosco and editor Christopher Donaldson. Adapted from Miriam Toews’ acclaimed novel and based on real events, Academy Award®-nominated director Sarah Polley (STORIES WE TELL) tells the riveting story...
October 1, 2022
WILDCAT
DescriptionBiosDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with co-directors Melissa Lesh and Trevor Beck Frost and participant Samantha Zwicker. Former British soldier Harry Turner, who is suffering from depression and PTSD after a tour in Afghanistan, volunteers to help American scientist Samantha Zwicker with her wildlife rescue shelter in the Peruvian Amazon. Turner and...
October 1, 2022
WALK UP
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Working his way through the middle-age blues despite being a famous and celebrated film director, Byung-soo pays a visit to old friend Ms. Kim in hopes of securing an interior design apprenticeship for his daughter Jeongsu. As Ms. Kim gives the pair a tour of the four-story building she owns, nosy and unconcerned with...
October 1, 2022
WE WERE MEANT TO
DescriptionTrailerDescription Akil, an African American teen, has wings and one goal: to take his first flight. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Trailer
October 1, 2022
WHY DON’T YOU LIKE ME?
DescriptionTrailerDescription A ride-share driver's five-star rating starts to suddenly go down. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 Trailer
October 1, 2022
WAITING FOR SPRING
DescriptionTrailerDescription A sci-fi love story about a woman on Mars trapped by grief. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 Trailer
October 1, 2022
UNDER THE ROSES
DescriptionTrailerDescription A lawyer getting a divorce goes to see an old girlfriend for what he hopes is a date, only to learn that she wants him to convince her son to forgo his dream. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 8 Trailer
