October 11, 2021
LYNCHING POSTCARDS: 'TOKEN OF A GREAT DAY'
DescriptionBiosContactDescription From 1880–1968 over 4,000 African Americans were lynched at the hands of white mobs. These lynchings were commemorated through souvenir postcards that would ultimately be subverted by Black activists to expose racist violence in the U.S. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 4 Bios Christine Turner is a filmmaker whose work has...
October 11, 2021
LOVE, DAD (MILÝ TATI)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription She finds letters full of love her dad wrote her years ago. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Bios Diana Cam Van Nguyen is a Czech-Vietnamese director based in Prague. In her works, she focuses on personal topics through the means of animated documentary. Contact Luce Grosjean Miyu Distribution festival@miyu.fr
October 11, 2021
LI
DescriptionContactDescription Li, a recent immigrant, hopes for a better education for her son while dealing with potentially losing her career, and learns how to do what's best for her son. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
KUSH: A BUBBLEGUM WESTERN
DescriptionContactDescription Brent and Perry, a broke and in-love couple, run into trouble when they decide to transport weed across the country. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS (LINGUI)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Following the theatrical screening, watch a special conversation with director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun moderated by AFI FEST Programmer Julia Kipnis. In a complex story of generational struggle, Amina is exiled from her family for being an unwed single mother. She lives on the outskirts of N’Djamena with her now teenage daughter, Maria. When history repeats...
October 11, 2021
LEAD ME HOME
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription A short presenting the epidemic of homelessness in America with candid testimonials from the unhoused. A poetic portrait of our culture's fraying edges and the people who inhabit them. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 1 Bios Pedro Kos is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose credits include directing REBEL HEARTS and BENDING...
October 11, 2021
LIKE US
DescriptionContactDescription A lonely woman saves an alien who cannot experience emotions. As she tries to teach it what love is, she discovers that you can’t teach what you don’t know yourself. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
JUICE WRLD
DescriptionBiosDescription World Premiere Talent attending in-person screening: Tommy Oliver (Director). The SoundCloud rap generation, known for music that explores emotional vulnerabilities, prescription drug use and mental health, has greatly impacted American music and culture in the last decade. After posting songs from his home in Chicago, Juice WRLD catapulted to stardom and quickly connected with fans...
October 11, 2021
ÎNTREGALDE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Following the theatrical screening, watch a special conversation with director Radu Muntean moderated by AFI Festivals Programmer Malin Kan. From Romanian writer-director Radu Muntean, this intelligent and engaging parable/thriller replete with dark humor and high tension premiered at the 2021 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, featuring a shockingly honest depiction of the often-self-serving nature and limitations...
October 11, 2021
JOCKEY
DescriptionBiosDescription Talent attending in-person screening: Clint Bentley (Director), Greg Kwedar (Producer), Nancy Schafer (Producer), Clifton Collins, Jr. (actor), Molly Parker (actor), Moises Arias (actor). As Jackson nears the end of his professional jockey’s career, he’s trying to win one last championship before hanging up his silks. When Ruth, his longtime trainer, acquires a new horse,...
