October 11, 2021
CAMP CONFIDENTIAL: AMERICA’S SECRET NAZIS
DescriptionBiosDescription During WWII, a group of young Jewish refugees are sent to a secret POW camp near Washington, DC, and they soon discover that the prisoners are Hitler's top scientists. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 5 Bios Mor Loushy is an award-winning Israeli director and a member of the Academy of Motion...
October 11, 2021
CASABLANCA BEATS (HAUT ET FORT)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Morocco Official International Feature Film Oscar® Submission Talent attending in-person screening: Nabil Ayouch (Director). Based on director Nabil Ayouch’s own experiences opening a cultural center for young people in Casablanca, his new film depicts a group of Moroccan students trying their hand at rap with the guidance of a former rapper...
October 11, 2021
EL CARRITO
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription World Premiere Nelly slogs through another unsuccessful day of street vending in Queens, New York. Determined to improve her circumstances, she makes a risky business decision that ends in misfortune. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 4 Bios Zahida Pirani is a writer-director based in Los Angeles and New York City. She is the...
October 11, 2021
A BUTTERFLY VANISHES
DescriptionContactDescription The peace between Leo and his grieving father is disrupted when the young boy finds a butterfly that he believes to be his deceased mother. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
BOYS OF A CERTAIN AGE
DescriptionContactTrailerDescription Stalked by an ominous driver, a boy on the cusp of puberty faces danger and excitement during a weekend of self-discovery with his best friend. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com Trailer
October 11, 2021
BREE WAYY: PROMISE WITNESS REMEMBRANCE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A film by award-winning director and 2021 AFI DOCS Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree Dawn Porter that looks at how the art world responded to the death of Breonna Taylor by using art not only as a form of protest but as a space to heal. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 2...
October 11, 2021
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS
DescriptionContactDescription During the hottest heat wave in Southern California, Bobby wakes up to find his AC stolen from his window. Soon, a journey for revenge becomes one of self-discovery. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
BRUISED
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription World Premiere There will be a post-screening conversation with Halle Berry (Director/Actor) moderated by filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after her fight, she’s coaxed into a brutal underground fight...
October 11, 2021
ARE YOU STILL THERE?
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription On a hot day, Safa's car battery dies, leaving her stranded in a strip mall parking lot. When her mom arrives, the two struggle to jump-start a car. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios The Oscar®-winning team behind the short film PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE., Rayka Zehtabchi and Sam Davis have also...
October 11, 2021
BERNSTEIN’S WALL
DescriptionBiosDescription Talent attending in-person screening: Douglas Tirola (Director). For the better part of the 20th century, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein was a household name due to his music in WEST SIDE STORY (for which he won an Academy Award®), his role as Musical Director of the New York Philharmonic and his work on television...
