October 11, 2021
MASS AVE
DescriptionContactDescription Over a day of landscaping work, a first generation African American and his immigrant father have their relationship and outlooks on life transformed irreversibly when racially profiled by police. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
MEMORIA
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Colombia Official International Feature Film Oscar® Submission While visiting Bogotá, Colombia, Jessica (Tilda Swinton), a Scottish orchid farmer grappling with deep existential unease, becomes tormented by a sound only she can hear: the heavy thud of a falling metal ball. But when a sound engineer recreates the noise, Jessica finds that communicating the unplaceable...
October 11, 2021
MEDUSA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Anita Rocha da Silveira (KILL ME PLEASE) returns to AFI FEST with MEDUSA, a modern horror-satire that fiercely critiques evangelical fanaticism in a Brazil which draws eerie comparisons to American society. Mariana (played with verve by Mari Oliveira) is part of a Christian girl gang that roughs up women they deem to be sinners...
October 11, 2021
LUX NOCTIS
DescriptionContactDescription In an isolated matriarchal community, Lina creates an unprecedented amount of light. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
LOVE, DAD (MILÝ TATI)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription She finds letters full of love her dad wrote her years ago. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Bios Diana Cam Van Nguyen is a Czech-Vietnamese director based in Prague. In her works, she focuses on personal topics through the means of animated documentary. Contact Luce Grosjean Miyu Distribution festival@miyu.fr
October 11, 2021
LYNCHING POSTCARDS: 'TOKEN OF A GREAT DAY'
DescriptionBiosContactDescription From 1880–1968 over 4,000 African Americans were lynched at the hands of white mobs. These lynchings were commemorated through souvenir postcards that would ultimately be subverted by Black activists to expose racist violence in the U.S. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 4 Bios Christine Turner is a filmmaker whose work has...
October 11, 2021
LI
DescriptionContactDescription Li, a recent immigrant, hopes for a better education for her son while dealing with potentially losing her career, and learns how to do what's best for her son. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
KUSH: A BUBBLEGUM WESTERN
DescriptionContactDescription Brent and Perry, a broke and in-love couple, run into trouble when they decide to transport weed across the country. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
October 11, 2021
LEAD ME HOME
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription A short presenting the epidemic of homelessness in America with candid testimonials from the unhoused. A poetic portrait of our culture's fraying edges and the people who inhabit them. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 1 Bios Pedro Kos is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose credits include directing REBEL HEARTS and BENDING...
October 11, 2021
LIKE US
DescriptionContactDescription A lonely woman saves an alien who cannot experience emotions. As she tries to teach it what love is, she discovers that you can’t teach what you don’t know yourself. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Contact Susan Dretzka AFI Conservatory sdretzka@afi.com
