September 28, 2020
TALL TALES WITH TRUE QUEENS
DescriptionBIOSContactDescription Drag Queen Story Hour features drag queens reading stories to kids in libraries and schools. Amidst a building controversy, we learn that kids and drag queens have more in common than you might think. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 6 BIOS Kristina Budelis is an LA-based documentary filmmaker, content and growth...
September 28, 2020
TANGLED ROOTS
DescriptionBIOContactDescription TANGLED ROOTS follows Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott as she fights to pass a bill that would dismantle a system of discrimination against black people who are penalized for something seemingly innocuous — their hair. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 3 BIO Samantha Knowles is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker. Her recent film,...
September 28, 2020
TAPE
DescriptionTrailerDescription A 16-year-old ice hockey player on an all girls’ high school team tries to repair her relationship with her teammate, while preparing for the team’s pre-qualifying game. Trailer
September 28, 2020
THERE IS NO EVIL (SHEYTAN VOJUD NADARAD)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Following the film, AFI Festivals Programmer Malin Kan leads a conversation with filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof. Banned from making films since 2017, Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof’s Golden Bear-winning four-part anthology is an epic examination of morality under an oppressive regime. Family man Heshmat goes to work every day performing unimaginable tasks. Pouya, serving his mandatory...
September 28, 2020
T
DescriptionBioContactTrailerDescription 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). A film crew follows three grieving participants of Miami's...
September 28, 2020
SWIMMER (BADAREN)
DescriptionBioContactDescription Following the program, AFI Festivals Programmer Malin Kan leads a conversation between filmmakers Zach Woods (DAVID), Henriette Rietz (POSTPARTUM), Jonatan Etzler (SWIMMER), Bridey Elliot (THE FEELING), Sean Glass (A 1984 PERIOD PIECE IN PRESENT DAY), Jacob Halpren (CLAIRE AT SEVEN MONTHS) and Bridget Moloney (BLOCKS). The police arrive at an indoor swimming pool and...
September 28, 2020
STATUS PENDING
DescriptionBIOContactDescription With immigration law under attack, five first-generation immigration lawyers — who call themselves “The Tribe” — strive to help immigrants obtain safety and status in the United States. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 7 BIO Priscilla González Sainz is an award-winning filmmaker who seeks to tell stories that call social, cultural...
September 28, 2020
A SUITABLE BOY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription USA Premiere Episodes 1-6 Before the screening, AFI FEST salutes director and activist Mira Nair this year with a special live conversation at 5:00 p.m. PDT on October 17. 1951. In a newly independent India, passionate literature student Lata Mehra defies tradition and her meddling mother’s wish to choose her a husband. Torn between family duty and the excitement of romance, Lata embarks on a journey of love and heartache as...
September 28, 2020
A STRANGE CALM
DescriptionTrailerDescription When 12-year-old Rosie and Miles encounter a strange man on the 4th of July in 1974, their journey to watch the fireworks on the outskirts of town becomes an unexpected fight for survival. Trailer
September 28, 2020
SUSTAINED OUTRAGE
DescriptionBIOContactDescription World Premiere Eight months after the family-owned Charleston Gazette-Mail won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting, the Gazette-Mail grappled with a painful reality: bankruptcy ahead of a sale. Screens as part of MEET THE PRESS SHORTS 1 BIO Gabriela Cavanagh is a Peruvian, Brooklyn-based documentary director-producer. She directed the award-winning film SUSTAINED OUTRAGE (PBS’...
