October 1, 2022
NANNY
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Nikyatu Jusu, actor Anna Diop, producer Nikkia Moulterie and costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones. Intertwining folklore, magical realism and a quiet dread, this ominous feature debut from director Nikyatu Jusu is a visceral psychological thriller imbued with nightmares. To support herself in New York City...
October 1, 2022
MY LIFE STOPPED AT 15
DescriptionDescription A visit to a skating rink triggers Sofia into a world where she must confront her pain in order to break free from her past. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1
October 1, 2022
MONICA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Andrea Pallaoro, producer Christina Dow and actors Trace Lysette and Patricia Clarkson. Trace Lysette (TRANSPARENT) stars as the titular Monica, a self-reliant masseuse who has been estranged from her family since she was a teenager. She returns home upon learning that her mother, Eugenia (Patricia...
October 1, 2022
MOSQUITA Y MARI (2012)
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Aurora Guerrero, actors Venecia Troncoso, Fenessa Pineda, and Laura Patalano. When Yolanda Olveros meets her new neighbor Mari Rodriguez, all they see in each other are their differences. A sheltered only child, Yolanda's sole concern is fulfilling her parents' dream of a college-bound future. With...
October 1, 2022
MOXIE
DescriptionTrailerDescription An exclusive orgy in Los Angeles doesn’t go as planned. AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 9 Trailer
October 1, 2022
MAGDALENA
DescriptionTrailerDescription Czechoslovakia, 1971. A Slovakian woman cannot shake the demons of her horrific past as they come back to haunt her and threaten to destroy the life she's tirelessly trying to build. Screens as part of AFI CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 Trailer
October 1, 2022
MARIUPOLIS 2
DescriptionBiosDescription US Premiere Screening to be followed by a conversation with producer Omar El Kadi. Following up on his 2016 documentary MARIUPOLIS, Mantas Kvedaravičius returned to the besieged city of Mariupol to document life under Russia-occupied Ukraine. On April 2, 2022, while attempting to leave, he was captured and murdered by Russian soldiers. His partner,...
October 1, 2022
LORI
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere A mother sings lullabies to her 12-year-old daughter in order to calm her down. When the lullabies end and the daughter comes to her senses, the reality turns out to be life-altering. Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Abinash Bikram Shah is an award-winning writer/director based in Nepal. An...
October 1, 2022
LE PUPILLE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by an extended conversation with director Alice Rohrwacher. Inspired by a letter Italian novelist Elsa Morante sent to her friend, LE PUPILLE is a magical fable about a group of mischievous young Catholic schoolgirls during an imaginary wartime. Unfolding over the Christmas holiday, the orphaned girls find themselves blessed with...
October 1, 2022
LIVING
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with Bill Nighy, director Oliver Hermanus and writer Kazuo Ishiguro. Set in post-World War II London, Mr. Williams, played by a gentlemanly Bill Nighy at his career best, leads a mundane existence living with his detached son and cold daughter-in-law. He promptly takes the train to his...
