October 1, 2022
MAGDALENA
DescriptionTrailerDescription Czechoslovakia, 1971. A Slovakian woman cannot shake the demons of her horrific past as they come back to haunt her and threaten to destroy the life she's tirelessly trying to build. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 Trailer
October 1, 2022
LORI
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere A mother sings lullabies to her 12-year-old daughter in order to calm her down. When the lullabies end and the daughter comes to her senses, the reality turns out to be life-altering. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Abinash Bikram Shah is an award-winning writer/director based in Nepal. An...
October 1, 2022
MARIUPOLIS 2
DescriptionBiosDescription US Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with producer Omar El Kadi. Following up on his 2016 documentary MARIUPOLIS, Mantas Kvedaravičius returned to the besieged city of Mariupol to document life under Russia-occupied Ukraine. On April 2, 2022, while attempting to leave, he was captured and murdered by Russian soldiers. His partner,...
October 1, 2022
LUCIENNE IN A WORLD WITHOUT SOLITUDE (LUCIENNE DANS UN MONDE SANS SOLITUDE)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Los Angeles premiere In a world without solitude, where everyone shares their life with their double, Lucienne has a relationship with Paul, a former lover who has lost his twin. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Bios In 2018, Geordy Couturiau directed his first short film, LUCIENNE EATS A CAR, with Stéphane Caillard....
October 1, 2022
LIVING
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with Bill Nighy, director Oliver Hermanus and writer Kazuo Ishiguro. Set in post-World War II London, Mr. Williams, played by a gentlemanly Bill Nighy at his career best, leads a mundane existence living with his detached son and cold daughter-in-law. He promptly takes the train to his...
October 1, 2022
LOVE, BARBARA
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A short documentary about the iconic legacy of pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer, through the lens and love of her partner of over 30 years, Florrie Burke. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Bios Brydie O’Connor is a Kansas-bred, New York-based filmmaker. Her work focuses on queer stories and has screened at...
October 1, 2022
LE PUPILLE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by an extended conversation with director Alice Rohrwacher. Inspired by a letter Italian novelist Elsa Morante sent to her friend, LE PUPILLE is a magical fable about a group of mischievous young Catholic schoolgirls during an imaginary wartime. Unfolding over the Christmas holiday, the orphaned girls find themselves blessed with...
October 1, 2022
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER
DescriptionBiosContactDescription LA Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. Adapted from D. H. Lawrence’s novel of the same name which was banned for obscenity, LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER is a sensual account of Lady Constance Chatterley (Emma Corrin) falling out of love with her upper-class husband, Sir Clifford Chatterley (Matthew...
October 1, 2022
LANE FIVE
DescriptionTrailerDescription A young woman struggles to care for her father with Alzheimer's, only to have him suddenly vanish from the house when her back is turned. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Trailer
October 1, 2022
KISSY & THE SHARK
DescriptionTrailerDescription In a polluted world, Kissy (11) attempts to save a beached shark by taking it home. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Trailer
