October 1, 2022
END OF DAY
DescriptionTrailerDescription When a corporate worker decides to chase his dream of being a stand-up comedian, the office transforms into a surreal nightmare that tries to convince him to stay by using his insecurities against him. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Trailer
October 1, 2022
THE EMISSARIES
DescriptionDescription Three emissaries from a new wave cult seeking land to settle on are tasked with acquiring a ranch at all costs from an old couple who refuse to sell. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 9
October 1, 2022
EO
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription In Polish auteur Jerzy Skolimowski’s playful tribute to Robert Bresson’s 1966 AU HASARD BALTHAZAR, we experience the kindness and the cruelty of the human world through the melancholic eyes of a donkey. A carnival donkey bonds with a young performer (Sandra Dryzmalska), but is separated from her, when animal rights legislation delivers the braying...
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
DRY GROUND BURNING (MATO SECO EM CHAMAS)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Joana Pimenta. In the center of this expansive vision of modern Brazil are two sisters ruling the peripheral city of Ceilândia, Brazil. Chitara and Léa lead a fearsome all-female biker gang, operating a black-market gasoline enterprise by illegally siphoning oil from the militarized government and...
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
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
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
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
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...
