October 1, 2022
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription North American Premiere In THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS, based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Paolo Cognetti, two friends navigate a lifelong friendship. Twelve-year-old Pietro (Luca Marinelli) is vacationing with his family in a remote alpine village when he meets Bruno (Alessandro Borghi), one of its 14 inhabitants. Throughout the next three...
October 1, 2022
DOWN HOME
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription World Premiere A sleepaway camp in Elgin, Texas, gives adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to escape societal barriers and have a good ol' time dancing, loving and feeling free. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Liz Moskowitz is a photographer and filmmaker based in Austin, Texas. She has a BA in...
October 1, 2022
DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription This revelatory new entry from the avant-garde duo of the Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor (LEVIATHAN, AFI FEST 2014), reveals the human body in ways previously unseen in the cinematic medium. Using a combination of specially rigged endoscopic devices and scialytic medical cameras and shot over the course of five...
October 1, 2022
THE DEBUTANTE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription US Premiere A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from the London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance held in her honor. Their plan requires a surprising amount of artistry and violence. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Bios Elizabeth Hobbs is an animated filmmaker based in East London. In...
October 1, 2022
DAVE THE FIANCE
DescriptionTrailerDescription When a life-changing accident leaves Dave in the hands of his soon-to-be father and brother-in-law, he must protect the family or risk destroying everything they have. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 8 Trailer
October 1, 2022
DESERT DREAM
DescriptionTrailerDescription A young Korean foreign exchange student gets expelled and decides to spend his last day living the American Dream. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Trailer
October 1, 2022
CURE
DescriptionTrailerDescription In the near future a fugitive finds both animosity and refuge in a secret community where people are free from a surveillance barcode burned onto every citizen. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 6 Trailer
October 1, 2022
COWBOY PECAN PIE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Andrew, a seven-year-old boy escapes into an imaginary Wild West as a defense mechanism when his neighbor, Francis, sexually abuses him. In the Wild West, Andrew meets Pecan Pie, a big talking, fast shooting cowboy who teaches him how to use the power of his voice to find the strength and courage to stand...
October 1, 2022
DADDY
DescriptionTrailerDescription A uniquely twisted coming-of-age story about an aspiring porn star who spends the summer of 1980 in her family’s dilapidated desert motel by sleeping with every man who passes through. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 Trailer
October 1, 2022
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT (ΟΛΑ ΤΑ ΠΛΆΣΜΑΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΝΎΧΤΑΣ)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Athens 2022. Angst and insomnia persist for months now. Amidst all this, a charitable robber and anarchist, the Pink Bunny, is roaming the dark, empty city streets. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 4 Bios Memi Koupa is a seasoned writer/director, born and raised in Athens, Greece. She directs and writes narrative fiction and...
