October 16, 2019
FREE ENTERPRISE
DescriptionDescription SWINGERS and DINER meet MY FAVORITE YEAR in this quirky romantic comedy about two lifelong film fanatics struggling with turning 30 who meet their idol, William Shatner, and discover he's even more screwed up than they are. Wrestling with the mutual dilemmas of work and women, they realize Shatner is no "Captain Kirk''. .....
October 16, 2019
FUR
DescriptionDescription Guided by the forces of the Coney Island freak show, young Rose stiches her grisly fabric of freedom.
October 16, 2019
1001 NIGHTS
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
FAMILY ATTRACTION
DescriptionDescription The last "nuclear family" in America is an endangered species, held in captivity at The National Zoo.
October 16, 2019
FIRE-EATER
DescriptionDescription Twin girls, abandoned by their mother, are raised by their grandmother who calls them Vladimir and llyich after her hero Lenin. Their life under the protection of their grandmother and her Communist teaching ends with her sudden death, and at the age of eight the girls find themselves in an orphanage. There they create...
October 16, 2019
DOWN IN THE DELTA
DescriptionDescription Maya Angelou's feature-length directing debut opens in Chicago where Loretta, played by three-time Emmy Award winner Alfre Woodard, lives with her mother and two children. Unskilled and unable to make a living, Loretta falls into an alcohol-fueled tailspin. Loretta's mother, determined to pull her daughter and grandchildren out of harm's way, executes a risky...
October 16, 2019
THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS
DescriptionDescription A raw, clear-eyed melodrama about two young women and the fragile friendship they form. When 20-year old homeless backpacker Isa buoyantly enters the emotionally cool world of Marie, the two become reluctant friends, and Isa eventually moves into Marie's apartment as they begin to share more and more of their lives. As Marie involves...
October 16, 2019
DEAD LEAVES
DescriptionDescription DEAD LEAVES is a dark, poetic meditation on suicide, selfmutilation and the romantic themes of melancholy, mortality, eternal love and loss. The story's doomed hero Joey (played by Israeli actor Haim Abramski) saves the body of his deceased lover, the beautiful Laura (introducing Canadian top model Elisabeth Gondek) and escapes on a self-destructive voyage...
October 16, 2019
DETENTION
DescriptionDescription A seemingly stable and thoughtful teacher who hasn't been in a classroom in 25 years is called back as substitute teacher in a suburban high school. Having been in high school himself 30 years prior, it couldn't have changed that much. Or so he thinks. What he isn't ready for is the surreal world...
October 16, 2019
DANCEMAKER
DescriptionDescription Paul Taylor has been hailed as "the world's greatest living choreographer," having created a stunning body of dance work over the last forty years. When the curtain opens on the Paul Taylor Dance Company, audiences see a troupe of dancers soaring through the works of this formidable genius. But behind the scenes lies a...
