October 13, 2021
MEET THE PRESS Shorts 1: Where I Belong
GOLDEN AGE KARATE CODED: THE HIDDEN LOVE OF J.C. LEYENDECKER THE TRAIN STATION LEAD ME HOME
October 11, 2021
YOUR STREET (DEINE STRASSE)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription The grey present of an industrial area is being charged with its past, linked to a tragic episode in the history of Germany. Are public memorials collective remembrance or repression? Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 2 Bios Güzin Kar is an award-winning Swiss screenwriter and film director and a graduate of the Filmakademie...
October 11, 2021
YOURS TO BURY
DescriptionContactDescription On the morning before her older brother's Confirmation, a young girl learns what it takes to keep her sister close. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
ZONDER MEER
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere A boy has disappeared and may have drowned. Five-year-old Lucie is trying to understand what is going on around her. How long can you hold your breath? Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Bios Meltse Van Coillie graduated as a Master in Audiovisual Arts at KASK, Ghent (Belgium) with her...
October 11, 2021
WILDHOOD
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription US Premiere Talent attending in-person screening: Gharrett Paon (Producer), Damon D’Oliveira (Producer), Phillip Lewitski (Actor), Joshua Odjick (Actor), Michael Greyeyes (Actor). The road of life can be difficult as Link, an indigenous Mi’kmaw teen, certainly knows. Fortunately, he has his younger half-brother, Travis, by his side. When their abusive father is discovered to be hiding an unimaginable secret...
October 11, 2021
YORUGA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A lonely old man pays a visit to Yoruga, one of the last animals on Earth. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Federico Torrado Tobón is a Colombian writer and director based in Los Angeles. His work mixes irrational elements from dreams with reality to create surreal feelings and atmospheres. He finds...
October 11, 2021
WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Talent attending in-person screening: Emily Kunstler (Director), Sarah Kunstler (Director), and Jeffery Robinson (Producer/Writer). Jeffery Robinson, a former ACLU Deputy Legal Director and lawyer of over 40 years, gives a comprehensive chronicle of anti-Black racism in America during a live talk on Juneteenth. The topics of unconscious bias, police violence and America’s foundation of...
October 11, 2021
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Norway Official International Feature Film Oscar® Submission Julie is experiencing an existential crisis of life and love. She’s altered her career path a handful of times and begins dating Aksel, an older and successful graphic novelist. As time goes on, Julie bristles against his need to settle down. When Julie crashes a party one...
October 11, 2021
VIDEO VISIT
DescriptionBiosDescription Each week, people visit the Brooklyn Public Library to video call incarcerated loved ones. A story of two mothers and their sons, and the librarians who keep the families connected. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Malika Zouhali-Worrall is a British/Moroccan filmmaker based in New York. An Emmy® Award-winning director, her directing...
October 11, 2021
VERA DREAMS OF THE SEA (VERA ANDRRON DETIN)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription North American Premiere Talent attending in-person screening: Director of Photography Sevdije Kastrat. Following the virtual screening, watch a special conversation with director Kaltrina Krasniqi moderated by AFI Festivals Associate Programmer Cedar Sherbert. Unassuming sign language interpreter Vera (Teuta Ajdini) lives a quiet life alongside retired husband Fatmir in their modest Pristina apartment. Happy to...
