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...
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...
