October 10, 2023
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
DescriptionDescription Starving artist Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) shares a Parisian garret with unemployed pianist Adam Cook (Oscar Levant). When heiress/patroness Milo Roberts (Nina Foch) takes an interest in Mulligan and his canvasses, it could be their ticket to the big time – although complications ensue when Mulligan falls hard for shopgirl Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron)....
October 10, 2023
ALL THAT JAZZ
DescriptionDescription In this autobiographical classic from 1979, filmmaker and choreographer Bob Fosse (CABARET) tells the story of his own life through alter ego Joe Gideon, brought to life by the dashing Roy Scheider at the peak of his career. Gideon’s overindulgence in all things heavy (drugs, alcohol and sex), plus an inability to rest, lead...
October 10, 2023
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (aka STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN)
DescriptionDescription Screening introduced by AFI FEST Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's celebrated World War II fantasy A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH — called STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN in the U.S. owing to its most memorable special effect, a celestial escalator transporting souls from Earth to heaven — continues to rank...
October 10, 2023
PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE
DescriptionDescription Screening introduced by AFI FEST Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig Paul Reubens made the leap from cabaret theater to major studio movie with his iconic Pee-wee Herman character in this inventive 1985 comedy, along with Pee-wee's toys, gadgets and colorful friends. The theft of his treasured bike sets Pee-wee on a cross-country quest, ending...
October 10, 2023
LEE
DescriptionBioDescription U.S. Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Ellen Kuras, writer Liz Hannah, producer Kate Solomon and Lee Miller's son, Antony Penrose Academy Award®-winning actress Kate Winslet stars as Lee Miller, the war correspondent whose bold photos of the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, and the concentration camps of Buchenwald...
September 29, 2023
SKIN
Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 SKIN is a poetic exploration of self-discovery, using symbolism to depict a woman's transformation into a man. Aided by her inner manifestation, she sheds her old skin and embraces her true identity.
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5
FISHMONGER USA 25 MIN DIRECTOR Neil Ferron SCREENWRITER Neil Ferron, Alexandra Dennis-Renner PRODUCER Jordan Wilcox, Valerie Steinberg DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jack McDonald EDITOR Augustine So PRODUCTION DESIGNER Xiyu Lin FISHMONGER follows the story of Christie O’Mallaghan, a pathetic Irish fishmonger who must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save...
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4
A ROADSIDE BANQUET USA 16 MIN DIRECTOR Peiqi Peng SCREENWRITER Peiqi Peng PRODUCER Ziqi Gao DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Tianyi Liu EDITOR Christine Ho PRODUCTION DESIGNER Yijie EJ Li, Ye Yara Wang Eleven-year-old Chinese girl Mai attends her baby brother’s first birthday party, where she gradually realizes everyone only has eyes for her new brother. DAD'S...
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3
ARO'S WORLD USA 12 MIN DIRECTOR Vibha Kulkarni SCREENWRITER Vibha Kulkarni, Austin Williams PRODUCER Austin Williams, Yuqin Hong DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Maryn McGaw EDITOR Praboo Arivananthan PRODUCTION DESIGNER Suneha Balasubramanya After losing his father, Adi, a grief-stricken preteen boy, befriends sock-puppet ARO who mysteriously operates from his hand while his older brother Marcus becomes his...
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2
IN WONDERLAND USA 13 MIN DIRECTOR Andrea Camacho McCracken SCREENWRITER Nora Alameddin PRODUCER Shuqi Li DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Ellin Aldana EDITOR Guanqing Lin PRODUCTION DESIGNER Cyrum A. Ramirez, Mehdi Bennani When Nina, a resilient and tenacious eight-year-old Mexican girl is granted asylum in the U.S. and forced to stay in the custody of her estranged...
