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
JOCKEY
DescriptionBiosDescription Talent attending in-person screening: Clint Bentley (Director), Greg Kwedar (Producer), Nancy Schafer (Producer), Clifton Collins, Jr. (actor), Molly Parker (actor), Moises Arias (actor). As Jackson nears the end of his professional jockey’s career, he’s trying to win one last championship before hanging up his silks. When Ruth, his longtime trainer, acquires a new horse,...
October 11, 2021
ÎNTREGALDE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Following the theatrical screening, watch a special conversation with director Radu Muntean moderated by AFI Festivals Programmer Malin Kan. From Romanian writer-director Radu Muntean, this intelligent and engaging parable/thriller replete with dark humor and high tension premiered at the 2021 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, featuring a shockingly honest depiction of the often-self-serving nature and limitations...
October 11, 2021
JULIA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Talent attending in-person screening: Julie Cohen (Director). Julia Child single-handedly changed the way Americans viewed the dinner table in the 20th century. Enrolling in the famed Le Cordon Bleu, a male-dominated culinary school in France, transformed her life. Child went on to spend over a decade co-writing “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” After moving back...
October 11, 2021
JUICE WRLD
DescriptionBiosDescription World Premiere Talent attending in-person screening: Tommy Oliver (Director). The SoundCloud rap generation, known for music that explores emotional vulnerabilities, prescription drug use and mental health, has greatly impacted American music and culture in the last decade. After posting songs from his home in Chicago, Juice WRLD catapulted to stardom and quickly connected with fans...
October 11, 2021
KING RICHARD
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Closing Night Armed with a clear vision and a brazen 78-page plan, Richard Williams is determined to write his daughters, Venus and Serena, into history. Training on Compton, California’s abandoned tennis courts – rain or shine – the girls are shaped by their father’s unyielding commitment and their mother’s balanced perspective and keen intuition,...
October 11, 2021
INDIE CONTENDERS
DescriptionDescription Presented by The Hollywood Reporter and moderated by columnist and blogger Scott Feinberg, this annual panel favorite features a 90-minute discussion with major talent from the AFI FEST 2021 lineup and recent releases. Panelists will include Caitríona Balfe (BELFAST), Nicolas Cage (PIG), Colman Domingo (ZOLA), Ann Dowd (MASS), Dakota Johnson (THE LOST DAUGHTER) and...
October 11, 2021
THE INTERVIEW
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription THE INTERVIEW forces viewers to confront their own feelings about justice and mercy, while revealing the heavy toll our current system takes on incarcerated people and their families. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 2 Bios Jon Miller is a director and editor. His first feature, STANDING UP (Gravitas) premiered at DOC...
October 11, 2021
IN FLOW OF WORDS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription North American Premiere The narratives of three interpreters of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, who interpreted shocking testimonies without regard for their own feelings and personal histories. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 4 Bios Eliane Esther Bots graduated with a Masters in Film at the Netherlands Film Academy. Her films...
October 11, 2021
HUDA’S SALON
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Following the theatrical screening, watch a special conversation with director Hany Abu-Assad moderated by AFI Festivals Programmer Eric Moore. HUDA’S SALON centers on the complex friction in the West Bank between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation. In this tense and harrowing drama, Reem, mother of a newborn baby and wife to a...
