October 1, 2022
SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING (FUMER FAIT TOUSSER)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux (DEERSKIN, AFI FEST 2019) returns with another delightfully absurdist comedy, featuring a band of spandex-clad vigilante superheroes called the Tobacco Force - Benzene, Nicotine, Methanol, Mercury and Ammonia – who channel the negative effects of smoking to combat the enemy. When it becomes clear that their group cohesion is faltering,...
October 1, 2022
SELENA GOMEZ: MY MIND AND ME
DescriptionBiosDescription World Premiere In this deeply personal documentary, Grammy-nominated singer, Emmy®-nominated producer and award-winning actress Selena Gomez, who’s been in the public eye since childhood, takes audiences on an illuminating and harrowing journey as she navigates the pressures of stardom and seeks to prioritize and destigmatize conversations surrounding mental health. Directed by Alek Keshishian (MADONNA:...
October 1, 2022
SHEDDING ANGELS
DescriptionTrailerDescription In search of an outfit for a costume party, a young man steals war uniforms from an elderly woman’s yard sale...but pays the price in the most unexpected way. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 9 Trailer
October 1, 2022
SHE SAID
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star as New York Times investigative reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke the generation-defining story that helped propel the #Metoo movement, shattering decades of silence surrounding the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and forever altered American culture. Based on the groundbreaking New York Times investigation...
October 1, 2022
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
DescriptionTrailerDescription Ten months after she moved to the United States with her husband Qinyi, Supin learns her favorite student at the Chinese piano shop is about to leave the country. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 Trailer
October 1, 2022
SAINT OMER
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Alice Diop. It’s a haunting scenario that keeps her awake at night: a young woman gently laying down her 15-month-old daughter upon the shoreline and allowing the sea to claim her. For novelist Rama, the very thought is shattering, both as a newly expectant parent...
October 1, 2022
RITMO
DescriptionTrailerDescription Just as young love begins to blossom for a high-school boy, he is faced with an important decision: to live out his Abuela’s dream, or create his own. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 7 Trailer
October 1, 2022
RINGING ROCKS
DescriptionTrailerDescription A young man supporting his boyfriend's recovery from paranoid delusions takes him on a romantic getaway to an isolated desert resort, only to start questioning his own grip on reality. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 Trailer
October 1, 2022
REWIND & PLAY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screening to be preceded by a special introduction from historian Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. French-Senegalese filmmaker Alain Gomis exhumes and reedits raw footage from an excruciating, never-aired 1969 interview with legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. Intended for French television and conducted in...
October 1, 2022
THE PORTRAIT
DescriptionTrailerDescription Celebrating the five-year anniversary of his clothing line, fashion designer Dorian Gray must decide whether or not to sell his company to accomplished designer Cornelius Black. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 8 Trailer
