STEAMING MILK

DescriptionDescription Andy, an aspiring screenwriter looking to hit the big-time, is having trouble distinguishing reality from the world he's created in his script. The possibility of actually selling his dream, intermixed with one bad day at the coffee house makes for a dangerous balance as Andy tries to stand up for himself and "be the...

SWEET JANE

DescriptionDescription Tony, a young teen dying of AIDS, does not want to spend the end of his life in a hospital. Alone in the world, he escapes from the hospital to follow a lady who 'looks like an angel.' But the lady ( deftly played by Samantha Mathis) turns out to be a heroin addict...

SWEPT FROM THE SEA (AMY FOSTER)

DescriptionDescription Inspired by a Joseph Conrad story entitled "Amy Foster," Beeban Kidron's SWEPT FROM THE SEA is an epic romantic drama set in 19th century Cornwall, England that pitches the morality of man against the immortality of nature. To the world, Amy Foster (Rachel Weisz) is a girl who never smiles, a servant written off...

SETANTA

DescriptionDescription A documentary covering on independent music label based in London.

SETANTA

DescriptionDescription A documentary covering on independent music label based in London.

THE SHOPPING QUEEN

DescriptionDescription Sandi and her arch nemesis, Veronica, both receive car faxes announcing a sale at Armani and race to buy the same dress.

THE SOULER OPPOSITE

DescriptionDescription An engaging romantic comedy about an obscure stand-up comedian whose life is turned upside down when he falls head over heels for a young political activist who is clearly in the "spiritual quest" mode. They throw themselves into a psycho-sexual dance of high intimacy, but when the relationship hits the rocks and the activist...

SOULMATES

DescriptionDescription A heartwarming drama about the unlikely family that develops between three strangers: a talented but depressed young composer, an embittered old soul musician and a world-weary nurse. The three form an unlikely bond when the composer, having taken a job at a nursing home, saves the musician from hanging himself. An upbeat crowd-pleaser and...

REAL STORIES OF THE DONUT MEN

DescriptionDescription This wi Id and wacky tale of revenge features a young man who, when victimized by the incompetence and injustice of the bureaucracy, puts together a band of anarchist musicians to impersonate the police and wreak havoc on the city. Hilariously tongue-in-cheek, this lowbudget farce manages to incorporate all our retaliation fantasies into a...

RAISING THE ASHES

DescriptionDescription In November 1996, while Americans traditionally celebrated Thanksgiving, one hundred and fifty people from seven countries gathered at the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz, Poland for five days of meditation and reflection on the hon-ors of the Holocaust. After appreciating Auschwitz as the scene of perhaps the greatest crime of the twentieth century, this...

Archives

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER

AFI FEST
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.