October 16, 2019
A SHORT WAIT BETWEEN TRAINS
DescriptionDescription The story of four Negro combat soldiers who have just returned to the American South from the fighting in Europe during World War II.
October 16, 2019
THE SHOE
DescriptionDescription One morning, three Soviet patrolmen discover a woman's shoe in the sand and footsteps leading to the local village of Leipaja. Alarms sound, troops are dispatched: an official inquiry begins. To whom does the shoe belong? A three-man investigative team, along with their well trained dog, are determined to find the shoe's owner and...
October 16, 2019
A SHORT WAIT BETWEEN TRAINS
DescriptionDescription The story of four Negro combat soldiers who have just returned to the American South from the fighting in Europe during World War II.
October 16, 2019
THE SMELL OF HORROR
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
SEKAL HAS TO DIE (JE TREBA ZABIT SEKALA)
DescriptionDescription It is the summer of 1943. In the village of Lakotice, which war has not yet touched, prosperous farms sit sprinkled amongst the ripening wheat. The farmers fear only a cruel and bitter man named Sekal, who by denouncing his neighbors of crimes against the Reich, is given their property in reward. This illegitimate...
October 16, 2019
SHIVA’S TEARDROPS
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...
October 16, 2019
ROSITA
DescriptionDescription In a series of comical slapstick situations, an unlucky fortune teller and her devoted assistant struggle to keep their drowning enterprise afloat.
October 16, 2019
SAMURAI FICTION
DescriptionDescription "The world's first rock 'n' roll samurai movie" is director Hiroyuki Nakano's electrifying blend of genres and attitudes, conjuring a hip cinematic feast for the senses. Set in 17th century Japan, the story follows the hot-headed Heishiro lnukai and his attempts to reclaim his clan's sacred sword, stolen by Kazamatsuri (Tomoyasu Hotei). the very...
October 16, 2019
SEAFARI
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
THE RIFT
DescriptionDescription A drama with elements of a psychological thriller, this is a film about the basic human attitudes and emotions of its main characters: Stefan, a seasonal worker, Joze, the village codger, and two sisters, young Anica and her older sister Marta. The story unwinds in a remote Slovene village in the early '70s. The...
