October 16, 2019
THE BOXER TRAILER
DescriptionDescription Chris Padilla, who presented last year's popular FEATS OF CLAY for AFI Fest, hosts a high caliber program of the latest imaginative, bold efforts pushing the envelope in animation. This series includes several films that make for perfect viewing during the Halloween season plus the rarely seen otherworldly animations of Ian Emes and more....
October 16, 2019
BRIDE OF WAR
DescriptionDescription Based on a true story of love and bravery in war-ravaged Europe, this heart-wrenching film was shot entirely in Poland. It skillfully combines the intensity of combat with the joy and heartache of young romance. A headstrong soldier is captured and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in Poland. Young and fearless, he escapes again...
October 16, 2019
HYDE
DescriptionDescription Chris Padilla, who presented last year's popular FEATS OF CLAY for AFI Fest, hosts a high caliber program of the latest imaginative, bold efforts pushing the envelope in animation. This series includes several films that make for perfect viewing during the Halloween season plus the rarely seen otherworldly animations of Ian Emes and more....
October 16, 2019
I WOKE UP EARLY THE DAY I DIED
DescriptionDescription A cross-dressing thief escapes from a sanitarium, wearing his nurse's uniform. The reason for his residence in Casa de la Loco? Random noises trigger a cerebral frenzy, driving him to kill. He embarks on a homicidal larceny bender. .. Clearly a sign from the old Gods of Hollywood that Tinseltown's first century is coming...
October 16, 2019
BENEATH THE SURFACE
DescriptionDescription While her younger sister Jannika is a well-adjusted girl at peace with her family, rebellious 23-year-old Sandra is sinking rapidly into the quicksand of drugs and prostitution. Her pusher roommate Roffe forces her to turn tricks to pay for the narcotics he sells her. After nearly dying from an overdose, Sandra realizes that her...
October 16, 2019
BEYOND PARADISE
DescriptionDescription A traumatic event forces a young Californian to move to the big island of Hawaii. There he discovers a strange, violent place that exists beneath the postcard image of this tropical paradise. At his new high school, Mark encounters a hostile world which sees him as an outcast. After proving himself, he earns the...
October 16, 2019
THE BIG MAMBO
DescriptionDescription Martin, a not-so busy actor, is resolutely determined not to grow up. Walking about Berlin, he dreams of making a film about his own youth and the good old days of rock'n'roll. Sadly he is the only one interested in such a film. As luck would have it, Maria, the actress he used to...
October 16, 2019
BINGO
DescriptionDescription Chris Padilla, who presented last year's popular FEATS OF CLAY for AFI Fest, hosts a high caliber program of the latest imaginative, bold efforts pushing the envelope in animation. This series includes several films that make for perfect viewing during the Halloween season plus the rarely seen otherworldly animations of Ian Emes and more....
October 16, 2019
GREEN FISH
DescriptionDescription Fresh from finishing his military service, Mak-Dong rescues Mi-Ae, a damsel in distress on a train, who only leaves behind her scarf as a memento. Smitten, MakDong returns home to a fragmented family whose remaining members, except for his polio-stricken brother, are indifferent to him. Yearning to earn enough money to open a restaurant...
October 16, 2019
HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT
DescriptionDescription The AFI Fest is proud to spotlight Filmmakers Alliance, the cutting-edge Los Angeles filmmaking collective, by screening its latest collection of short films under the title of "Love and Death" -four darkly comic takes on love, crime, relationships, birth, death and socks. The four films will be preceeded by a PSA on domestic abuse...
