October 1, 2022
BRUISER
DescriptionBiosContactDescription US Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Miles Warren. Away from his private school friends and having to spend the summer break at home with his mother and stern father (Shamier Anderson), 14-year-old Darious (Jalyn Hall) strikes up an unexpected friendship with the mysterious and charismatic drifter Porter (Trevante Rhodes),...
October 1, 2022
CHERUBS
DescriptionTrailerDescription A reserved teenager feels seen for the first time when an older counselor at an arts camp takes her under his wing. As boundaries blur, she reckons with the consequences of self-discovery. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 9 Trailer
October 1, 2022
BLACK WHOLE
DescriptionTrailerDescription When a haunting black hole appears in their yard, a pregnant couple must face their fears of miscarriage, to eliminate the phenomenon before it consumes them. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 7 Trailer
October 1, 2022
BLUE ROOM
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription In the Pacific Northwest, incarcerated men and women watch nature videos on loop. BLUE ROOM is a meditation, and a provocation, on the human condition in prison and outside of it. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Merete Mueller is a documentary director based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work explores relationships...
October 1, 2022
BODY PARTS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, producer Helen Hood Scheer and intimacy coordinator Sarah Scott. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan (ÁGUILAS/EAGLES, AFI FEST 2021) tackles the exploitation of women in the entertainment industry by dissecting sex scenes in well-known films. From manipulation and coercion to downright harassment, this deep dive into the...
October 1, 2022
BONES AND ALL
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Luca Guadagnino and actor Taylor Russell. BONES AND ALL, the newest film from Luca Guadagnino (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, AFI FEST 2017), features a transfixing, award-winning breakout performance from Taylor Russell as teenager Maren who is constantly on the move with her single father...
October 1, 2022
BEDWETTER (PILONA)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription US Premiere Lea, a 10-year-old girl, wets the bed every night. Behind this disorder, there is a hidden secret that makes her a hostile and incredulous child. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Bios Founder of PATACLAUN, a theater group that achieved great success in Peruvian theater and television, July Naters has created...
October 1, 2022
BIRDS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Moments in the lives of Austin teenagers during the heat of a Texas summer. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Bios Katherine Propper is an Austin-based filmmaker. Her latest short film BIRDS won Special Jury recognition at SXSW 2022 and screened in the International Competition at Clermont-Ferrand 2022. Contact Katherine Propper katherinepropper@gmail.com Trailer
October 1, 2022
BEFORE YOU
DescriptionTrailerDescription An African American police officer, who is seven months pregnant, patrols South Mississippi on a graveyard shift that she will never forget. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 9 Trailer
October 1, 2022
BEFORE, NOW & THEN
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Kamila Andini and actor Ibnu Jamil. Set amid the political upheaval of 1960s Indonesia and spanning 15 years, BEFORE, NOW & THEN observes the evolution of Nana (Happy Salma), an unhappy housewife and mother, who has remarried an affluent man following her first husband’s kidnapping...
