October 16, 2019
THE APPLE
DescriptionDescription An astonishing re-enactment of a tragic true story: eleven-year old twin daughters are kept locked away at home their entire lives as possessive parents deny them the sort cif freedom and friendships that other children take for granted. When a concerned neighbor finally calls a social service worker and the girls are released, their...
October 16, 2019
THE BAND
DescriptionDescription Filmmaker David Zeiger spends one year filming his 18 year old son Danny and fellow members of the Decatur High School Marching Band. Surprisingly at ease and unselfconscious in front of the camera, the students philosophize, clown and give unflinchingly earnest accounts of their lives in progress. Against a backdrop of personal tragedy (the...
October 16, 2019
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
DescriptionDescription Eisenstein, the AFI Film Festival presents the recently restored version of BATILESHIP POTEMKIN, featuring formerly excised footage. Undeniably one of the greatest films in cinematic history, BATILESHIP POTEMKIN effectively portrays the horrors of the failed Russian Revolution of 1905. Besides its social significance, this film is arguably the seminal film for modern film editing...
October 16, 2019
THE BEARD
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
GODS AND MONSTERS
DescriptionDescription On May 29, 1957, the lifeless body of retired film director James Whale, director of the FRANKENSTEIN movies, was found, sportily attired in his favorite suit, at the bottom of his swimming pool. In this fictional account, Whale has recently suffered a mild stroke, and is attended to by his housekeeper. Now retired, he...
October 16, 2019
GOING TO KANSAS CITY
DescriptionDescription Finnish exchange student Mikko is going to Kansas City, but instead of landing in a hot-spot of jazz and blues, he finds himself stranded in a tiny farming community light years from his dreams. Here he's introduced to the best and worst of rural America as his youthful passion clashes with suspicious minds. This...
October 16, 2019
AMY
DescriptionDescription A little girl (played by a luminous 8-yearold Alana De Roma) rendered speechless after witnessing a harrowing event years prior is taken by her mother from the country to the city to get their lives back together. Her mother's attempts to find a cure for her daughter's seemingly impenetrable ailment takes her to the...
October 16, 2019
ANGELMAKER
DescriptionDescription A dark and atmospheric folk tale wherein a young girl confronts a series of moral choices in a rough turn-of-the-century Appalachia.
October 16, 2019
GEORGICA
DescriptionDescription This Estonian film ravishes you with the simplicity of its story and the competence of its imagery. Jakub is an old preacher who lives alone on an island, until one day a young mute boy comes to live with him. The film slowly unfolds its riches, sensuously detailing Jakub's routines for staying sane and...
October 16, 2019
GERI’S GAME
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....
