September 28, 2020
LUCE
DescriptionTrailerDescription In a synesthesia of classical music, death and sex, Adriano finds love in a time of grief. Trailer
September 28, 2020
A TRIBUTE TO MIRA NAIR
DescriptionDescription After the conversation with Mira Nair, watch A SUITABLE BOY starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT Mira Nair’s accomplished filmmaking has earned her accolades around the world. With her directorial debut, SALAAM BOMBAY! (1988), Nair won the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and later went on to earn an Academy Award® nomination for...
September 28, 2020
MAALBEEK
DescriptionBioContactDescription North America Premiere Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Eric Moore leads a conversation between filmmakers Jamil McGinnis and Pat Heywood (GRAMERCY), Helki Frantzen(L.A. ROLL), Carla Simón and Dominga Sotomayor (CORRESPONDENCIA), Santiago Barzi (CHINESE WALL). Sabine is looking for a missing image: an incident that has left an indelible mark, one that everyone else...
September 28, 2020
MI AMIGO
DescriptionTrailerDescription A hitman attends the funeral of the crime associate and best friend he executed as he searches for forgiveness. After being taunted by his corpse victim in a living room death tableau, he instead finds street justice. Trailer
September 28, 2020
L.A. ROLL
DescriptionBioContactTrailerDescription Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Eric Moore leads a conversation between filmmakers Jamil McGinnis and Pat Heywood (GRAMERCY), Helki Frantzen(L.A. ROLL), Carla Simón and Dominga Sotomayor (CORRESPONDENCIA), Santiago Barzi (CHINESE WALL). L.A. ROLL follows members of Sk8 Mafia, a crew of Los Angeles-based dance skaters, as they reflect on the closure of their...
September 28, 2020
LITTLE CHIEF
DescriptionBioContactDescription Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Eric Moore leads a conversation between filmmakers Yi Tang (BLACK GOAT), Em Weinstein (IN FRANCE MICHELLE IS A MAN'S NAME), Seungee Kim (TIGER & OX), Erica Tremblay (LITTLE CHIEF), Inès Girihiwe (BREAKING GROUND), Johnson Cheng (LONELY BLUE NIGHT), Kimi Howl Lee (CHILD OF LAND). It's just another typical...
September 28, 2020
LIONS IN THE CORNER
DescriptionBIOContactTrailerDescription In Virginia, Scarface started Streetbeefs in his backyard to combat gun and knife violence in the area. Soon, it turned into something much more. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 5 BIO Paul Hairston is a New York City-based commercial and film director. Raised in rural Virginia, he now lives and...
September 28, 2020
LONELY BLUE NIGHT
DescriptionBioContactTrailerDescription World Premiere Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Eric Moore leads a conversation between filmmakers Yi Tang (BLACK GOAT), Em Weinstein (IN FRANCE MICHELLE IS A MAN'S NAME), Seungee Kim (TIGER & OX), Erica Tremblay (LITTLE CHIEF), Inès Girihiwe (BREAKING GROUND), Johnson Cheng (LONELY BLUE NIGHT), Kimi Howl Lee (CHILD OF LAND). The consequences...
September 28, 2020
THE LOST ASTRONAUT
DescriptionBIODescription In 1963, Ed Dwight Jr. was poised to be NASA’s first African-American astronaut, until suddenly he wasn’t. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 3 BIO Ben Proudfoot is a filmmaker and the founder and CEO of Breakwater Studios.
September 28, 2020
JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON THE I.R.T.
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Following the film, film scholar and Cinema's Legacy guest curator Racquel Gates leads a conversation with Michael B. Gillespie, Hannah Giorgis and Terri Francis. Chantal is confident, thoughtful and driven. Her working class Brooklyn family lives paycheck-to-paycheck, so she puts in hours at an upper-class grocery store to help out. For 17-year-old Chantal, who...
