September 28, 2020
FLECK
DescriptionTrailerDescription An Asian-American teenager at a traditional prep school longing to fit in is forced to choose between her morality or belonging to the school’s elite. Trailer
September 28, 2020
FIREBALL: VISITORS FROM DARKER WORLDS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Following the film at 9:25p.m. PDT, neuroscientist Moran Cerf leads a conversation with filmmakers Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer. Leave it to Werner Herzog to interrupt a world-renowned planetary scientist who has just made the simple yet astonishing statement that, “We are all stardust. Every element in our body was synthesized in other stars...
September 28, 2020
FINDING YOUR VOICE: SOUND OF METAL STRIKES A CHORD WITH THE DEAF COMMUNITY
DescriptionDescription Before this AFI Summit session, watch SOUND OF METAL, available beginning October 17, 12:00 p.m. PDT until October 22, 11:59 p.m. PDT A profoundly moving exploration of both the experience and culture of deafness, SOUND OF METAL (AFI FEST 2020) spotlights a powerful performance by Riz Ahmed as a heavy-metal drummer who loses his...
September 28, 2020
ELLE
DescriptionTrailerDescription In the midst of her sexual awakening, 16-year-old Elle finds herself in love with her best girlfriend who is about to move out of town. Trailer
September 28, 2020
EW’S THE AWARDIST: A CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR JULIA HART AND RACHEL BROSNAHAN
DescriptionDescription Entertainment Weekly continues their series of conversations with contenders for the year’s biggest awards with an in-depth discussion exploring this year’s unique film landscape with director Julia Hart and leading actress Rachel Brosnahan of the Amazon Original I’M YOUR WOMAN. Moderated by EW’s Maureen Lee Lenker.
September 28, 2020
FAREWELL AMOR
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Following the film, film critic KJ Matthews leads a conversation between filmmakers Ekwa Msangi and actors Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson and Ntare Mwine. Walter and Esther were once deeply in love, but when Walter left Angola for the states to build a more stable life for their family in Brooklyn, neither could have anticipated...
September 28, 2020
THE END OF SUFFERING (A PROPOSAL)
DescriptionBioContactDescription North America Premiere Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Malin Kan leads a conversation between filmmakers Neo Sora (THE CHICKEN), Claudia Vernis (THERE'S CAKE), Keisha Rae Witherspoon (T), Kathy Esquenazi Mitrani (RUBBED IN PINK), Ariane Boukerche (THEY SALIVATE) and Mitch Mcglocklin (FOREVER), Jacqueline Lentzou (THE END OF SUFFERING). Sofia is panicky, again. The Universe...
September 28, 2020
EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription USA Premiere Following the film, AFI FEST Senior Programmer Claudia Puig leads a conversation between filmmakers Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri. Stories of dreamers seeking a better life are a cinematic staple. Yet this Nigerian immigration drama tells the engaging tale of two families in Lagos in a particularly inventive and strikingly compassionate fashion....
September 28, 2020
ELEVATING BIPOC FILMMAKERS: A CONVERSATION WITH ARRAY
DescriptionDescription When Ava DuVernay founded the collective that would become ARRAY in 2011, she and company president Tilane Jones set out to boldly, proudly and courageously set their endeavor apart from other distributors. Their commitment to amplify and advocate for independent films by Black artists, filmmakers of color and women directors of all kinds was...
September 28, 2020
DUSTIN
DescriptionBioContactDescription North America Premiere Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Eric Moore leads a conversation between filmmakers Yuan Yuan (HEADING SOUTH), Azadeh Moussavi (THE VISIT), Rim Nakhli (NOUR), Tayler Montague (IN SUDDEN DARKNESS), Danski Tang (UMBILICAL) and Naïla Guiguet (DUSTIN). At a nightclub we meet Dustin, a young transgender woman and her friends. As the...
