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AFI FEST 2024 PRESENTED BY CANVA
ANNOUNCES FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP
Newly Introduced Titles Embody:
SEPTEMBER 5,
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA,
ZURAWSKI V TEXAS, OH, CANADA and Extra
Official Picks Signify 44 Nations and Embody 9 Finest Worldwide Characteristic Oscar® Submissions
Passes Out there Now and Tickets on Sale October 7
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Los Angeles, CA, October 1, 2024 — The American Movie Institute (AFI) introduced as we speak the total lineup for this 12 months’s AFI FEST introduced by Canva, going down in Los Angeles from October 23 to October 27. Rounding out the spectacular slate of already introduced titles are such highlights as SEPTEMBER 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT directed by Payal Kapadia, THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), ZURAWSKI V TEXAS from government producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and administrators Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and OH, CANADA directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969) amongst a full lineup of 158 movies set to display screen on the thirty eighth version of AFI FEST. Passes at the moment are obtainable at FEST.AFI.com. AFI FEST 8-Ticket Bundles shall be obtainable beginning October 4, and particular person tickets for all screenings shall be obtainable beginning October 7.
Of the official alternatives, 48% are directed by girls and non-binary filmmakers and 26% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers.
Extra pageant highlights embody documentaries ARCHITECTON directed by Victor Kossakovsky; CHEECH & CHONG’S LAST MOVIE directed by David Bushell; DEVO directed by Chris Smith concerning the legendary new wave provocateurs; GAUCHO GAUCHO directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw; GROUP THERAPY directed by Neil Berkeley with Emmy® winner Neil Patrick Harris and Tig Notaro; NO OTHER LAND directed by a Palestinian-Israeli staff comprised of Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal; PAVEMENTS directed by Alex Ross Perry; and SEPARATED directed by Errol Morris.
Notable narrative titles embody BLACK DOG (GOU ZHEN) directed by Guan Hu; BONJOUR TRISTESSE directed by Durga Chew-Bose with Academy Award® nominee Chloë Sevigny; CAUGHT BY THE TIDES directed by Jia Zhangke; HARD TRUTHS directed by Mike Leigh with Academy Award® nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste; LA COCINA directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios with Academy Award® nominee Rooney Mara; ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL directed by Rungano Nyoni; PARTHENOPE directed by Paolo Sorrentino; THE SHROUDS directed by David Cronenberg; and TO A LAND UNKNOWN directed by Mahdi Fleifel.
This 12 months’s pageant lineup contains 6 Purple Carpet Premieres, 12 Particular Screenings, 13 Luminaries alternatives, 15 Discovery movies, 12 World Cinema alternatives, 14 Documentaries, 4 After Darkish titles, 54 movies within the Brief Movie Competitors, and 28 movies from the AFI Conservatory Showcase introduced by AMC Networks. There are 4 World Premieres, 6 North American Premieres and seven U.S. Premieres. This 12 months’s program represents 44 nations and contains 9 Finest Worldwide Characteristic Oscar® submissions, together with DAHOMEY (Senegal), GRAND TOUR (Portugal), I’M STILL HERE (Brazil), SANTOSH (UK), THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (Germany), SUJO (Mexico), UNDER THE VOLCANO (Poland), UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE (Canada) and VERMIGLIO (Italy).
“We’re proud to convey one of the best in movie from all over the world to town of Los Angeles. It’s a celebration of storytelling in all its kinds, the place various voices and distinctive views promise to encourage audiences of all ages,” mentioned Todd Hitchcock, Director of AFI FEST and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Middle.
As beforehand introduced, the pageant will open with the World Premiere of MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS and shut with the World Premiere of Clint Eastwood’s JUROR #2.
Different Purple Carpet Premieres part highlights embody HERETIC starring Hugh Grant, the World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis’ HERE because the Centerpiece Screening, MARIA starring Angelina Jolie and the World Premiere of WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL. Titles within the Particular Screenings part embody BIRD, THE FIRE INSIDE, I’M STILL HERE, NIGHTBITCH, THE ORDER, A REAL PAIN, THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, THE SUMMER BOOK and UNSTOPPABLE. On Thursday, October 24, AFI will honor Robert Zemeckis with a Administrators Highlight, that includes an in-depth dialog between Zemeckis and Tom Hanks about his illustrious profession. This occasion is free and open to the general public topic to availability. Tickets have to be reserved upfront and seating shouldn’t be assured.
Passes can be found at FEST.AFI.com. A go alone doesn’t grant entry to a screening, and passholders should reserve tickets upfront of the pageant. Patron passholders can have precedence entry to screening choice on October 2 starting at 11:00 a.m. PT. Star passholders can have early entry to screening choice on October 3 starting at 11:00 a.m. PT. AFI FEST 8-Ticket Bundles shall be obtainable beginning October 4, and particular person tickets shall be obtainable on October 7. AFI members obtain reductions on tickets and different unique advantages. Study extra at FEST.AFI.com.
Purple Carpet Premieres
AFI rolls out the crimson carpet for a few of the greatest movies of the pageant. Certain to be an thrilling celebration of one of the best in movie, the part delivers world-class filmmakers and artisans, and a dose of Hollywood magic that may solely be discovered on the iconic TCL Chinese language Theatre.
HERE
Robert Zemeckis’ HERE, starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, from a screenplay co-written with Eric Roth, reunites the director, stars and author of FORREST GUMP in a story of affection, loss, laughter and life. DIR Robert Zemeckis. SCR Eric Roth, Robert Zemeckis. CAST Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly. USA
HERETIC
Starring Hugh Grant, HERETIC follows two younger missionaries who’re pressured to show their religion once they knock on the incorrect door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, turning into ensnared in his lethal sport of cat-and-mouse. DIR Scott Beck, Bryan Woods. SCR Scott Beck, Bryan Woods. CAST Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East. USA
JUROR #2
The movie follows household man Justin Kemp who, whereas serving as a juror in a excessive profile homicide trial, finds himself fighting a severe ethical dilemma…one he might use to sway the jury verdict and doubtlessly convict – or free – the accused killer. DIR Clint Eastwood. SCR Jonathan A. Abrams. CAST Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.Ok. Simmons, Chris Messina, Gabriel Basso, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Leslie Bibb, Kiefer Sutherland. USA
MARIA
Directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, MARIA presents a tumultuous and exquisite depiction of one of many world’s most famed artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her remaining days in Paris. DIR Pablo Larraín. SCR Steven Knight. CAST Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-Mcphee. Italy, Germany, USA
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS is a complete have a look at the prolific life and profession of legendary Oscar®-winning composer John Williams and his indelible influence on common tradition. DIR Laurent Bouzereau. CAST John Williams. USA
WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
Wallace and Gromit return in a model new epic journey! Gromit’s concern that Wallace is turning into too depending on his innovations proves justified, when Wallace invents a “good gnome” that appears to develop a thoughts of its personal. DIR Merlin Crossingham, Nick Park. SCR Nick Park, Mark Burton. CAST Ben Whitehead,Peter Kay,Lauren Patel, Reece Shearsmith, Reece Shearsmith, Diane Morgan, Adjoa Andoh, Lenny Henry. UK
Particular Screenings
Highlighting essentially the most acclaimed movies of the season from each grasp filmmakers and rising abilities, these movies stand aside for his or her artistry and unforgettable tales, characters and performances.
BIRD
Andrea Arnold (AFI Class of 1991) returns with a dreamy social-realist drama that soars into the surreal. That includes buzzworthy performances from Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski and newcomer Nykiya Adams. DIR Andrea Arnold. SCR Andrea Arnold. CAST Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, Nykiya Adams, Jason Buda, Jasmine Jobson. UK, France, USA, Germany
DEVO
Chris Smith’s fascinating documentary about legendary new wave provocateurs Devo will delight not solely longtime “spuds” – the band’s endearing moniker for Devo-tees – however these too younger to have skilled the heyday of the band’s singularly unusual profession. DIR Chris Smith. CAST Mark Mothersbaugh, Jerry Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh. UK, USA
THE FIRE INSIDE
Acclaimed cinematographer Rachel Morrison (AFI Class of 2006) makes her directorial debut with this engrossing drama about skilled boxer Claressa Shields’ meteoric journey from Michigan to London for the 2012 Olympics. DIR Rachel Morrison. SCR Barry Jenkins. CAST Ryan Future, Brian Tyree Henry. USA
I’M STILL HERE
Walter Salles’ first characteristic movie in additional than a decade returns to the Brazil of the early Nineteen Seventies, the place the navy dictatorship is tightening its grip on civil society. Fernanda Torres stars on this based-on-true-events story. DIR Walter Salles. SCR Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega. CAST Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro. Brazil, France
THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA
In 1984, a contestant on the favored gameshow PRESS YOUR LUCK – an unemployed ice cream truck driver (Paul Walter Hauser) – pulled off the longest win streak within the present’s historical past. Was he simply fortunate, or had he hacked the sport? DIR Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019). SCR Maggie Briggs, Samir Oliveros. CAST Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams. USA
NIGHTBITCH
Motherhood is a (night time) bitch in Marielle Heller’s (THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?) frank, perceptive and fur-ociously humorous adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s bestselling 2021 novel. DIR Marielle Heller. SCR Marielle Heller. CAST Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden, Emmett Snowden, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan, Jessica Harper. USA
THE ORDER
An FBI agent investigates a string of financial institution robberies throughout the Pacific Northwest, perpetrated by a white supremacist group in Justin Kurzel’s riveting historic thriller, starring Jude Legislation, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Jurnee Smollett. DIR Justin Kurzel. SCR Zach Baylin. CAST Jude Legislation, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver, Marc Maron. USA, UK, Canada
A REAL PAIN
Jesse Eisenberg crafts an odd-couple street film for the ages a couple of pair of semi-estranged cousins reconnecting on a tour via Poland to go to their late grandmother’s homeland. DIR Jesse Eisenberg. SCR Jesse Eisenberg. CAST Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Gray, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, Daniel Oreskes. USA
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
In his first English language characteristic movie, Spanish iconoclast Pedro Almodóvar brings his trademark aptitude to this elegant mortality story, which stars Oscar®-winning actresses Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton and gained the Golden Lion for Finest Movie on the Venice Movie Pageant. DIR Pedro Almodóvar. SCR Pedro Almodóvar. CAST Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola. Spain
SEPTEMBER 5
On the 1972 Munich Olympics, the ABC Sports activities broadcasting crew led by Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard) should abruptly pivot to overlaying exhausting information when the Israeli Olympic staff is taken hostage by terrorists. DIR Tim Fehlbaum. SCR Moritz Binder. CAST Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem. Germany
THE SUMMER BOOK
After the loss of life of her mom, Sophia and her father (Anders Danielsen Lie) take refuge for the summer time on the residence of her grandmother (Glenn Shut), nestled on the shores of a distant Finnish island. DIR Charlie McDowell (AFI Class of 2006). SCR Robert Jones. CAST Glenn Shut, Anders Danielsen Lie, Emily Matthews. USA, Finland
UNSTOPPABLE
Starring Jharrel Jerome, UNSTOPPABLE tells the unbelievable real-life story of wrestler Anthony Robles, born with no leg, who turned a highschool and collegiate champion. The successful solid contains Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, Michael Peña and Bobby Cannavale. DIR William Goldenberg. SCR Eric Champnella, Alex Harris, John Hindman. CAST Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Anthony Robles, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Lopez. USA
Luminaries
The newest movies from world-renowned filmmakers whose work continues to problem and encourage.
AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE
Albert Serra enters the bullfighting area with torero Andrés Roca Rey, to doc the primitive, brutal and extremely ritualized customized, in an exhilarating and unforgettable examination of human talent towards animal nature. DIR Albert Serra. SCR Albert Serra. CAST Andrés Roca Rey, Antonio Gutiérrez, Francisco Durán, Francisco Gómez, Manuel Lara. Spain
CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (FENG LIU YI DAI)
Filmmaker Jia Zhangke traverses modern China and his personal filmography on this masterful compilation of footage taken over the past a number of many years, guided by spouse and frequent collaborator, Zhao Tao. DIR Jia Zhang-Ke. SCR Jia Zhang-Ke, Wan Jiahuan. CAST Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin, Pan Jianlin, Lan Zhou. China
GRAND TOUR
Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes gained the Finest Director award at this 12 months’s Cannes Movie Pageant for this spellbinding travelogue, the place time, place, language and tradition collide into an intoxicating masterwork. DIR Miguel Gomes. SCR Telmo Churro, Maureen Fazendeiro, Mariana Ricardo, Miguel Gomes. CAST Gonçalo Waddington, Crista Alfaiate, Cláudio da Silva, Lang Khê Tran. Portugal
HARD TRUTHS
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (SECRETS & LIES) reunites with British filmmaker Mike Leigh on this nuanced and compassionate have a look at the devastating influence of unhappiness and loneliness on a middle-class Black household. DIR Mike Leigh. SCR Mike Leigh. CAST Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Ani Nelson. UK, Spain
HARVEST
Acclaimed filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari returns with this darkly humorous and intoxicating interval piece following a group of medieval farmers who face the destruction of their simplistic lifestyle. DIR Athina Rachel Tsangari. SCR Joslyn Barnes, Athina Rachel Tsangari. CAST Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling, Rosy Mcewen, Arinzé Kene, Thalissa Teixeira. UK, USA, Germany, France, Greece
IT’S NOT ME (C’EST PAS MOI)
Leos Carax, the visionary auteur of ANNETTE, HOLY MOTORS and THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE, playfully and provocatively revisits his personal oeuvre and the historical past of cinema itself, interrogating its imagery and its energy. DIR Leos Carax. SCR Leos Carax. CAST Denis Lavant, Nastya Golubeva Carax, Kateryna Yuspina, Loreta Juodkaite, Anna-Isabel Siefkin. France
MEET THE BARBARIANS
Julie Delpy expertly walks the road between crowd-pleasing comedy and serious-minded drama with this satirical have a look at a French village getting ready to welcome a Ukrainian refugee household and shocked when a Syrian household reveals up as an alternative. DIR Julie Delpy. SCR Julie Delpy, Matthieu Rumani, Nicolas Slomka. CAST Julie Delpy, Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, Ziad Bakri India Hair. France
OH, CANADA
Paul Schrader’s (AFI Class of 1969) new movie, which premiered at Cannes, follows political documentarian Leonard Fife — portrayed by Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi — who, after an extended and profitable profession, is ready for his remaining interview, moderated by his spouse Emma (Uma Thurman). DIR Paul Schrader. SCR Paul Schrader. CAST Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli. USA
PARTHENOPE
Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino gorgeously depicts the story of Parthenope, a younger girl possessed of close to supernatural magnificence befitting her mythic namesake – who embarks on a sentimental training in her life and tutorial profession in Naples. DIR Paolo Sorrentino. SCR Paolo Sorrentino. CAST Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri. Italy, France
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Mohammad Rasoulof’s daring drama about two daughters defying their conservative father courted controversy in Iran for each its allegorical, regime-critical implications, and for its depiction of real-life avenue protests and girls with out headscarves in defiance of native censors. DIR Mohammad Rasoulof. SCR Mohammad Rasoulof. CAST Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi. Iran, France, Germany
SEPARATED
Errol Morris takes an incisive have a look at the Trump administration’s youngster separation coverage, from its conception to a disorganized dismantling that has, to this present day, left hundreds of households nonetheless separated. DIR Errol Morris. CAST Jonathan White, Gabriela Cartol, Diego Armando Lara Lagunes, Lee Gelernt, Jacob Soboroff. USA, Mexico
THE SHROUDS
In David Cronenberg’s newest, businessman Karsh conceives of a expertise that allows video entry to watch the decomposition of family members from contained in the grave. DIR David Cronenberg. SCR David Cronenberg. CAST Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Man Pearce, Sandrine Holt. Canada, France
A TRAVELER’S NEEDS
Reuniting with Hong Sang-soo for the third time, Isabelle Huppert stars as Iris, an eccentric French trainer making her manner in Seoul on this elusive, fish-out-of-water comedy that was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at this 12 months’s Berlin Movie Pageant. DIR Hong Sang-soo. SCR Hong Sang-soo. CAST Isabelle Huppert, Lee Hye-young, Kwon Hae-hyo, Ha Seong-guk, Kim Seung-yun. South Korea
Discovery
A showcase for thrilling new voices that push the boundaries of up to date cinema with cutting-edge themes and profoundly unique visions.
BONJOUR TRISTESSE
Cécile (Lily McInerny) is having a blissful summer time together with her widowed father (Claes Bang) and his newest fling till Anne (Chloë Sevigny), an previous pal of her mother and father, drops in for a go to. DIR Durga Chew-Bose. SCR Durga Chew-Bose. CAST Lily McInerny, Chloë Sevigny, Claes Bang, Nailia Harzoune, Aliocha Schneider. Canada
COLOR BOOK
Not too long ago widowed Fortunate is adjusting to life because the now-primary caretaker of his son Mason who has Down syndrome. On their option to his first baseball sport, they expertise obstacles at each flip. DIR David Fortune. SCR David Fortune. CAST Will Catlett, Jeremiah Daniels, Brandee Evans, Terri J. Vaughn. USA
EEPHUS
Set within the crisp New England fall, EEPHUS observes a single ball sport – the final to be performed by longtime native rivals on the soon-to-be demolished Troopers Area. DIR Carson Lund. SCR Michael Basta, Nate Fisher, Carson Lund. CAST Keith William Richards, Cliff Blake, Ray Hryb, Invoice “Spaceman” Lee, Frederick Wiseman. USA
FAMILIAR TOUCH
Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), an getting old girl with dementia, transitions to life in assisted residing, grappling together with her shifting relationships with caregivers, her son (H. Jon Benjamin) and her reminiscence loss on this poignant characteristic debut. DIR Sarah Friedland. SCR Sarah Friedland. CAST Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Andy Mcqueen, H. Jon Benjamin. USA
GLORIA!
Custom and the nouveau conflict on this poppy feminist romp, set within the late 18th century in a deteriorating Catholic music institute for women, a couple of quartet of renegade musicians. DIR Margherita Vicario. SCR Margherita Vicario, Anita Rivaroli. CAST Galatea Bellugi, Carlotta Gamba, Veronica Lucchesi, Maria Vittoria Dallasta, Sara Mafodda. Italy
HANAMI
Goals and actuality are seamlessly interwoven to create a lyrical rumination on familial, geographical longing and belonging in Denise Fernandes’ coming-of-age story set on the volcanic island of Fogo, Cape Verde. DIR Denise Fernandes. SCR Denise Fernandes, Telmo Churro. CAST Sanaya Andrade, Daílma Mendes, Alice Da Luz, Nha Nha Rodrigues, Yuta Nakano. Switzerland, Portugal, Cape Verde
THE HUMAN HIBERNATION
With beautiful imagery and a profound visible language that gives equal consideration to flora, fauna and people alike, Spanish filmmaker Anna Cornudella Castro has crafted an completely enthralling debut. DIR Anna Cornudella. SCR Anna Cornudella, Lluís Sellarès. CAST Clara Muck Dietrich, Valentine, Demetrius Hollimon, Jane Hubbell, Brian Stevens. Spain
THE KINGDOM (LE ROYAUME)
Coming-of-age meets organized crime in Julien Colonna’s spellbinding characteristic debut, which premiered at Cannes. This gritty father-daughter story unfolds towards the backdrop of the prison and political violence that gripped Corsica in the course of the Nineties. DIR Julien Colonna. SCR Julien Colonna, Jeanne Herry. CAST Ghjuvanna Benedetti, Saveriu Santucci, Anthony Morganti, Andrea Cossu. France
MY FAVOURITE CAKE
70-year-old lonely widow Mahin ventures open air to seek out love in Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha’s tender embrace of freedom and pleasure inside the repressive Iranian regime. DIR Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam. SCR Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam. CAST Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi. Iran, France, Sweden, Germany
SANTOSH
A bit of-known coverage in India might imply salvation for Santosh, whose police constable husband has been killed within the line of obligation, because it entitles her to his job as his widow. DIR Sandhya Suri. SCR Sandhya Suri. CAST Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar. India, France, UK
SECOND CHANCE
Nia retreats to her household’s trip residence within the Himalayan mountains to discreetly heal from an at-home abortion. There she encounters previous associates and unexpectedly makes some new ones. DIR Subhadra Mahajan. SCR Subhadra Mahajan. CAST Dheera Johnson, Thakri Devi, Kanav Thakur. India
THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US!
Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas’ stellar narrative characteristic debut is a riveting story of two sisters unexpectedly reunited in a race towards the clock to safe their inheritance below Islamic legislation. DIR Laila Abbas. SCR Laila Abbas. CAST Yasmine Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Ashraf Barhoum. Palestine, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt
TO A LAND UNKNOWN
One of many 12 months’s must-see narrative debuts, Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel’s visceral and well timed thriller, which premiered at Cannes, is ready amongst a gaggle of Palestinian refugees in Greece. DIR Mahdi Fleifel. SCR Mahdi Fleifel, Fyzal Boulifa, Jason McColgan. CAST Mahmood Bakri, Aram Sabbagh, Angeliki Papoulia, Mohammad Alsurafa, Mouataz Alshalton. UK, Palestine, France, Greece, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
UNDER THE VOLCANO
Whereas vacationing overseas within the Canary Islands, a Ukrainian household abruptly transforms from vacationers to in a single day refugees when struggle breaks out in Polish filmmaker Damian Kocur’s sophomore characteristic. DIR Damian Kocur. SCR Damian Kocur, Marta Konarzewska. CAST Sofiia Berezovska, Roman Lutskyi, Anastasiia Karpienko, Fedir Pugachov. Poland
VIET AND NAM
Within the depths of a coal mine, Nam and Viet discover a boundless love. Trương Minh Quý’s languid romance mines Vietnam’s previous and current to craft a boldly erotic imaginative and prescient. DIR Trương Minh Quý. SCR Trương Minh Quý. CAST Thanh Hai Pham, Duy Bao Dinh Dao, Thi Nga Nguyen, Viet Tung Le. Vietnam
World Cinema
The most effective in international cinema involves the film capital of the world, celebrating the range of world tradition via the shared language of cinema.
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Awarded the Grand Prix at Cannes, this feminist reflection of up to date Mumbai facilities on the sisterhood of three nurses making an attempt to carve out a modest residing amid the hustle and bustle of this metropolitan congestion. DIR Payal Kapadia. SCR Payal Kapadia. CAST Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon, Azees Nedumangad. France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg
APRIL
BEGINNING filmmaker Déa Kulumbegashvili reteams with lead actress Ia Sukhitashvili for this visceral, uncompromising manifestation of womanhood that follows an OB-GYN moonlighting as a clandestine abortionist in rural Georgia. DIR Dea Kulumbegashvili. SCR Dea Kulumbegashvili. CAST Ia Sukhitashvili, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Merab Ninidze. Italy, France, Georgia
BLACK DOG (GOU ZHEN)
Hardened ex-con Lang takes in a rabid canine and turns him right into a devoted companion in Guan Hu’s bristling neo-noir stuffed with beautiful widescreen cinematography and dazzling motion. Winner of the Prix Un Sure Regard at this 12 months’s Cannes Movie Pageant. DIR Guan Hu. SCR Guan Hu, Ge Rui, Wu Bing. CAST Eddie Peng, Tong Liya, Jia Zhangke, Zhang Yi, Zhou You. China
CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT
An Italian American household returns to their suburban Lengthy Island hometown on Christmas Eve the place personalities converge, tensions come up and guidelines are damaged. DIR Tyler Taormina. SCR Tyler Taormina, Eric Berger. CAST Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Maria Dizzia, Ben Shenkman, Elsie Fisher, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg. USA
LA COCINA
Mexican auteur Alonso Ruizpalacios crafts a tragicomic tribute to life behind the scenes of a busy Occasions Sq. restaurant with this high-wire drama starring Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones. DIR Alonso Ruizpalacios. SCR Alonso Ruizpalacios. CAST Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara, Anna Diaz. Mexico, USA
LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE
Cultural borders and language obstacles meld collectively in Claire Burger’s third characteristic, a up to date Franco-German coming-of-age story between pen friends Fanny and Lena on a pupil trade program. DIR Claire Burger. SCR Claire Burger, Léa Mysius. CAST Lilith Grasmug, Josefa Heinsius, Nina Hoss, Chiara Mastroianni, Jalal Altawil. France, Germany, Belgium
MISERICORDIA
Demise and want make a potent cocktail in Alain Guiraudie’s (STRANGER BY THE LAKE, AFI FEST 2013) scrumptious Hitchcockian thriller that premiered at this 12 months’s Cannes Movie Pageant. DIR Alain Guiraudie. SCR Alain Guiraudie. CAST Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jean-Baptiste Durand, Jacques Develay, David Ayala. France, Spain, Portugal
ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
After her uncle’s surprising loss of life, Shula and the youthful girls in her household share recollections lengthy dismissed and confront their conflicted relationships. Winner of Finest Director, Un Sure Regard at Cannes. DIR Rungano Nyoni. SCR Rungano Nyoni. CAST Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Henry B.J. Phiri. UK, Zambia, Eire
SUJO
Rebellious urges lead Sujo to hitch the very cartel that murdered his father years in the past, however alternatives come up to interrupt the cycle of violence – if he chooses properly. Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. DIR Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez. SCR Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez. CAST Juan Jesús Varela, Yadira Pérez, Alexis Varela, Sandra Lorenzano, Jairo Hernández, Kevin Aguilar. Mexico, USA, France
SUPER HAPPY FOREVER
Kohei Igarashi’s Venice Days opener is a delicate, unassuming love story advised on reflection, the place not too long ago widowed Sano and finest pal Miyata return to Atami, Japan, to reminisce on a fateful trip 5 years prior. DIR Kohei Igarashi. SCR Kohei Igarashi, Koichi Kubodera. CAST Hiroki Sano, Yoshinori Miyata, Nairu Yamamoto, Hoang Nh Quynh. Japan, France
VERMIGLIO
In VERMIGLIO, which gained the Silver Lion Grand Jury Award on the Venice Movie Pageant, household secrets and techniques and lies are unearthed amongst a household residing below a strict patriarch within the distant alpine village of Vermiglio, Italy, throughout World Struggle II. DIR Maura Delpero. SCR Maura Delpero. CAST Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe De Domenico, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi, Orietta Notari. Italy, France, Belgium
WHO BY FIRE (COMME LE FEU)
Canadian auteur Philippe Lesage’s absorbing new characteristic observes the boiling rigidity between lifelong associates and former artistic companions that spirals into disaster whereas secluded within the woods. Winner of a Grand Prix at Berlin. DIR Philippe Lesage. SCR Philippe Lesage. CAST Noah Parker, Aurelia Arandi-Longpre, Antoine Marchand-Gagnon, Arieh Worthalter, Paul Ahmarani. Canada, France
After Darkish
Take a stroll on the wild facet and tune in to the late night time vibes of those provocative alternatives, celebrating the pleasures of style cinema and uncategorizable originality.
THE BALCONETTES (LES FEMMES AU BALCON)
Throughout a blistering warmth wave in a Marseille residence block, a vibrant trio of finest associates people-watch on their balcony in Noémie Merlant’s boldly feminist, genre-defying horror comedy. DIR Noémie Merlant. SCR Noémie Merlant. CAST Souheila Yacoub, Sanda Codreanu, Noémie Merlant, Lucas Bravo, Nadège Beausson-Diagne. France
DE-EVOLUTION IS REAL: THE RESTORED FILMS OF DEVO
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of DEVO, a deep restoration and remastering challenge of the band’s movie, video and audio archives has been undertaken, with a variety introduced in celebration of the documentary DEVO, additionally featured at AFI FEST. DIR Gerald Casale, DEVO. SCR Gerald Casale, DEVO. CAST DEVO, Rod Rooter, Donut Rooter, Basic Boy, Dr. Byrthfood. USA
SISTER MIDNIGHT
Karan Kandhari’s audacious horror-comedy boasts a powerful efficiency from lead Radhika Apte, who dazzles and delights with deadpan have an effect on, dexterous bodily comedy and a blue streak of artistic cursing. DIR Karan Kandhari. SCR Karan Kandhari. CAST Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Chhaya Kadam, Smita Tambe, Navya Sawant. UK, India, Sweden
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE (UNE LANGUE UNIVERSELLE)
Matthew Rankin’s Cannes Administrators’ Fortnight award-winning tribute to Iranian cinema imagines a parallel universe someplace between Winnipeg, Montreal and Tehran, the place a prize turkey has run off with Omid’s glasses. DIR Matthew Rankin. SCR Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Ila Firouzabadi. CAST Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi, Sobhan Javadi, Pirouz Nemati, Matthew Rankin. Canada
Documentary
Highly effective real-life tales, bravely advised: the topics and themes explored in documentary filmmaking are profound, and these insightful works are certain to enlighten, educate and entertain.
ARCHITECTON
Documentarian Victor Kossakovsky explores humanity’s harmful relationship with nature via mesmerizing footage of concrete, rocks and stones backed by a fascinating rating. DIR Victor Kossakovsky. SCR Victor Kossakovsky. CAST Michele De Lucchi, Mauro Mella, Davide Aliol, Nick Steur, Abdul Nabi al-Afi. Germany, France, USA
CHEECH & CHONG’S LAST MOVIE
The stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong loved monumental success within the ‘70s and ‘80s, enjoying sports activities arenas, successful a Grammy® for finest comedy album and starring in hit motion pictures. David Bushell’s documentary tells their mind-blowing, strange-but-true story. DIR David Bushell. CAST Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong. USA
DAHOMEY
Mati Diop (ATLANTICS, AFI FEST 2019) returns with a dreamlike exploration of complicated questions surrounding the repatriation of cultural artifacts. Winner of the Golden Bear award for one of the best movie on the Berlin Movie Pageant. DIR Mati Diop. SCR Mati Diop. CAST Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Joséa Guedje. France, Senegal, Benin
GAUCHO GAUCHO
The standard lifestyle of rural Argentinian cowboys known as gauchos is captured on this impeccably composed documentary that includes luxurious black-and-white images and an eclectic soundtrack of South American folks classics. DIR Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw. Argentina, USA
GROUP THERAPY
Led by Emmy Award® winner Neil Patrick Harris, GROUP THERAPY encompasses a stacked solid of comedians, together with Mike Birbiglia, Nicole Byer, Atsuko Okatsuka and Tig Notaro, candidly discussing psychological well being in comedy. DIR Neil Berkeley. SCR Graham Willoughby. CAST Neil Patrick Harris, Mike Birbiglia, Nicole Byer, Gary Gulman, London Hughes, Tig Notaro, Atsuko Okatsuka. USA
INTERCEPTED
Documentarian Oksana Karpovych presents a uncooked, unfiltered have a look at the struggle ravaging Ukraine by juxtaposing haunting photographs of besieged villages and cities with hideous telephone calls made by Russian troopers again residence intercepted by Ukrainian particular forces. DIR Oksana Karpovych. SCR Oksana Karpovych. Canada, France, Ukraine
NO OTHER LAND
This sobering act of witnessing from a Palestinian-Israeli collective chronicles the gradual destruction of the West Financial institution area of Masafer Yatta and the pressured eviction of its Palestinian residents. DIR Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor. Palestine, Norway
PAVEMENTS
Alex Ross Perry’s celebration of the ‘90s-era indie rock band Pavement tells the band’s story via their 2022 reunion tour, and past – weaving in an imagined historical past befitting the legend of their cult following. DIR Alex Ross Perry. SCR Alex Ross Perry, Stephen Malkmus. CAST Joe Keery, Jason Schwartzman, Nat Wolff, Fred Hechinger, Tim Heidecker, Zoe Lister-Jones. USA
REAS
On this hybrid musical from Argentinian filmmaker Lola Arias (THEATRE OF WAR), a vibrant group of former Buenos Aires inmates sing, dance and reconstruct shared recollections of being imprisoned. DIR Lola Arias. SCR Lola Arias. CAST Yoseli Arias, Ignacio Amador Rodriguez, Estefy Harcastle, Carla Canteros, Noelia Perez. Argentina, Germany, Switzerland
SONGS FROM THE HOLE
Winner of the SXSW Visions Viewers Award, this singular mix of documentary and visible album soulfully brings to life songs written by James “JJ‘88” Jacobs whereas in California State Jail’s solitary confinement. DIR Contessa Gayles. CAST James “JJ’88” Jacobs, Victor Benjamin, William Jacobs Jr., Janine Jacobs, Reneasha Jacobs. USA
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT
Jazz and colonial politics collide in a forgotten chapter of Chilly Struggle historical past in Johan Grimonprez’s electrifying essay movie, that includes the music of Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Nina Simone. Particular Jury Award Winner at Sundance. DIR Johan Grimonprez. SCR Johan Grimonprez. CAST Louis Armstrong, Fidel Castro, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Malcolm X, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Duke Ellington. Belgium, France, Netherlands
TEACHES OF PEACHES
Winner of the Teddy Award for Finest Documentary at this 12 months’s Berlin Movie Pageant, this rousing and rollicking portrait celebrates iconic Canadian musician Peaches’ 30-plus years as a fearless cultural disruptor. DIR Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer. SCR Cordula Kablitz-Submit, Schyda Vasseghi. CAST Peaches, Leslie Feist, Chilly Gonzales, Shirley Manson, Charlie Le Mindu. Germany
WALK WITH ME
Heidi Levitt’s (AFI Class of 1987) poignant documentary chronicles her and her husband Charlie Hess’ expertise with Alzheimer’s illness, following his early onset prognosis at age 57. DIR Heidi Levitt. SCR Heidi Levitt. CAST Charlie Hess, Heidi Levitt. USA
ZURAWSKI V TEXAS
Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Amanda Zurawski’s impassioned plea to the Texas Supreme Courtroom turns into a rallying cry for others with related horror tales. DIR Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault. CAST Amanda Zurawski, Samantha Casiano, Dr. Austin Dennard, Molly Duane. USA
Brief Movie Competitors
The quick movie program highlights distinctive voices from all over the world, from each rising and established filmmakers. These quick movies push the type of storytelling in ingenious, difficult and typically hilarious methods – all in 40 minutes or much less.
SHORTS PROGRAM: AFTER DARK
RAT!
When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a worldwide pop star of queerbaiting, the singer’s devoted followers descend on his distant cabin to wreak havoc and search retribution. DIR Neal Suresh Mulani. USA
THE SHADOW WRANGLER
An audiobook narrator’s makes an attempt to complete recording a western erotica novel in her closet are foiled by disturbances. DIR Grace Rex. USA
YUMMY
Julia works as a pet food style tester. After a brutal break up, pet food won’t ever style the identical. DIR Martinus Klemet. Estonia
DOG
Nineteen-year-old Summer season takes Lex, her blind youthful sister, to a rave. When a grungy boy turns into infatuated with Lex, the night time rapidly spirals uncontrolled. DIR Ben Tan. USA
RECURRENCE (QUTAR)
Cows flee from a cottage as a planet approaches Earth. Fearfully, the cottage proprietor runs away, leaving his crippled son. Because the cows return, they’re plunged right into a monstrous, eerie nightmare. DIR Ali Alizadeh. Iran
TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA (DEUX PERSONNES ÉCHANGEANT DE LA SALIVE)
On this absurdist tragedy set in a repressive society the place kissing is punishable by loss of life, an sad girl retailers compulsively in a division retailer, fascinated by an ingenuous salesgirl. DIR Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata. France
SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1
PERCEBES
Set within the sea and the city Algarve, we observe the entire life cycle of a particular shellfish, percebes, from their formation to the dish. DIR Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves. France
FLOWER SHOW
Three females in several phases of life, confronted with numerous social expectations, tackle how society has cultivated girls like flowers for generations. DIR Elli Vuorinen. Finland
HUMANTIS
When one “Humantis” unexpectedly goes via a bodily transformation, it struggles to adapt and develop into its new self. DIR Paris Baillie. USA
NEXT?
Half-animal, half-human creatures meet at a speed-dating dance the place they discover their variations and difficulties speaking. When a lovestruck man-cum-anteater falls for a woman-cum-shrew, he will get caught up of their courtship ballet. DIR Christel Guibert. France
AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE
In Iran, Marmar listens to the tales advised by her grandmother’s associates as they play a bootleg sport of playing cards. Primarily based on recollections and shared tales of affection, grief and resilience, this can be a tribute to the solidarity of Iranian girls. DIR Maryam Mohajer. UK
SILENT PANORAMA
Two campers cross a abandoned panorama, intrigued by the cracking, trickling and different sounds that give life to this place. Initially drawn and animated on a single sheet of paper as a efficiency. DIRNicolas Piret. Belgium
SHEEP OUT
A narrative about an animator residing a routine life, transferring solely between residence and work. Slowly sinking into apathy, she begins separating herself from the surface world. DIR Zofia Klamka. Poland
GIGI
From the tormented little mermaid to the fulfilled girl she is as we speak, Gigi tells us about her gender transition with humor and sensitivity. DIR Cynthia Calvi. France
SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2
BIRD DRONE
A lonely seagull searching for love struggles to just accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a restricted battery life. DIR Radheya Jang Jegatheva. Australia
MARVELOUS GIFT
Humanity has gained the marvelous present of everlasting life and getting old by no means ceases. Now that “the top” is off the desk, this mystifying movie explores the uncooked actuality of life and the paradox of immortality. DIR Danna Galeano, German Acuña. Colombia
A BLUE SUMMER (UN ÉTÉ BLEU)
It’s the summer time holidays on the native swimming pool and it’s sizzling. Louane is mendacity by the pool, having fun with a second of peace and quiet, when she is approached by Aïssa. DIR Juliette Ragot. France
BUDŌ
Simply exterior of Tokyo lives Miho, a lonely widow. Someday, she meets a stray cat that follows her residence and makes himself greater than comfy in her tiny residence on this stop-motion animated movie about isolation, journey and connection. DIR Alexander Toma, Amanda Aagard. Sweden
OCTOPUS BANANA HOTCHPOTCH (HOBOTNICA BANANA MISMAS)
A energetic and dynamic journey via the lives of finest associates and soulmates, Mila and Mara. Their life paths take part an journey over many many years, enriched and pushed by sisterly love. DIR Milanka Fabjancic. Slovenia
GIRLS ARE MADE TO MAKE LOVE (LES FILLES C’EST FAIT POUR FAIRE L’AMOUR)
Following girls aged 25 via 45, this sociological investigation into {couples}’ sexuality tackles experiences of want and love, norms in heterosexual relationships and paths to emancipation. DIR Jeanne Paturle, Cécile Rousset, Jeanne Drouet. France
THE CREATORS
In one other dimension, the Creators are engaged on a challenge. Regularly, they arrive nearer to a outcome, however making a world that mirrors their creativeness is not any straightforward job. DIR Madeleine Homan. UK
BUTTERFLY KISS
Carol panics when her girlfriend Ray unexpectedly proposes. The scenario will get worse when she wakes up in a brand new apocalyptic actuality and discovers that Ray has remodeled right into a butterfly. DIR Zohar Dvir. Germany
TENNIS, ORANGES
A robotic vacuum affected by burnout quits its job and units out to seek out group and objective on a quiet avenue the place two lonely rabbits are caught in perpetual loops. DIR Sean Pecknold. USA
SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1
STUD COUNTRY
In 2023, Stud Nation, the biggest weekly queer line dancing occasion in America, which has preserved the little-known LA custom for over 50 years, is confronted with dropping its beloved venue. DIR Alexandra Kern, Lina Abascal. USA
TAKE CARE (CALANTABA)
Jose, a Mexican in his mid-50’s, dedicates his life to taking good care of his 90-year-old mom with late-stage Alzheimer’s. DIR Brenton Oechsle. USA
SANDCASTLES
SANDCASTLES parallels two Singapores – one in Southeast Asia and one on the western coast of Michigan – depicting the temporal nature of human edifices constructed on and destroyed by sand. DIR Carin Leong. USA
A BRAVE NEW WORLD
Reimagined scenes of on a regular basis life set within the 2020s in Hong Kong. With a twist of absurdity, director Arnold Tam explores the socio-cultural panorama of his homeland as town heads in the direction of a brand new period. DIR Arnold Tam. Hong Kong
YOU’RE TOO SENSITIVE
After a decade aside, a filmmaker data his immigrant household reuniting for the youngest son’s commencement, documenting their quirks, affections and lifelong resentments. DIR Dan Chen. USA
SHOTPLAYER
A infamous NYC pickpocket returns to the scene of his crimes, the subway, and thru recollections begins to dissect the act that has dominated his life for over 40 years. DIR Sam Shainberg. USA
IRANIAN YELLOW PAGES
Making an attempt to make his new life in London a hit, Reza locations an advert in an eccentric newspaper and discovers the Iranian group hidden in plain sight. DIR Anna Snowball. UK
SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2
KOWLOON!
As the largest Chinese language restaurant within the U.S., Kowloon represents the Wong household’s American dream come true. Because the third-generation house owners strategy their 70s, they take into account the burden of this household legacy. DIR Mona Xia, Erin Ramirez. USA
CHRISTMAS, EVERY DAY
CHRISTMAS, EVERY DAY examines cultural practices below late-stage capitalism, juxtaposing rural life with the digital world via preteen influencers, Payton and Lyla. DIR Faye Tsakas. USA
THE PUZZLE PALACE
In a Boca suburb, a pair retire to a second marriage of freedom, play and the world’s largest puzzle assortment. DIR Jenny Schweitzer Bell, Brian Bell. USA
THE MEDALLION
Ruth was barely a teen when her mom handed down her medallion, etched with a golden portrait of Nefertiti, a logo of magnificence and energy, captured by the communist navy regime. DIR Ruth Hunduma. UK
BLACK HERCULES
A soulfully candid pilgrimage into the life and instances of avenue bodybuilder, Craig Monson, and the social dichotomy of Black LA that made him a legend. DIR Rodney Lucas. USA
LAND OF LOST TOYS
Within the coronary heart of Detroit, a metropolis with a wealthy historical past of various communities, residents are introduced collectively by a shared ardour to fight town’s huge stray canine epidemic. DIR Nicholas Stachurski. USA
SHORTS PROGRAM: FAMILY FRIENDLY
THE CONSTRUCTOR
Elizabeth, an impossibly precocious seven-year-old Lego constructor, struggles with “creativeness blur” as her three-year-old sister makes an attempt to free her from her inflexible pondering. DIR Scott Morris. USA
MEET MR. MEAT
Mr. Meat is a 150 lb. pig who lives in the midst of Los Angeles, alongside 12 million people. That is the story of him and his adoptive household. DIR David Walsh Heinz. USA
MAGIC CANDIES
Different children on the park by no means ask Dong-Dong to play, however he’s nice enjoying alone. When he unintentionally buys a bag of colourful, marble-shaped candies, he features the power to listen to voices. DIR Daisuke Nishio. Japan
DRAGFOX
Sam’s seek for identification will get interrupted by a mysterious neighborhood fox. Collectively they embark on a magical journey to find the shocking issues they’ve in frequent. DIR Lisa Ott. UK
MAYBE ELEPHANTS
Three rebellious teenage daughters, a stressed mom, a father fighting potatoes and perhaps some elephants, discover themselves in Nairobi. What might probably go incorrect? DIR Torill Kove. Canada
A SHORT FILM ABOUT KIDS
4 children from a refugee camp in Bethlehem resolve to go to the ocean for the primary time of their life. DIR Ibrahim Handal. Palestine
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US (QU’IMPORTE LA DISTANCE)
2024 France 18 MIN
DIRECTOR Léo Fontaine
Yalla leaves her night time shift with out her boss’ permission and boards a bus, carrying a single bag stuffed with garments. Town remains to be asleep; her son is ready for her.
MARION
Marion, the one feminine bull-jumper in France, prepares for her efficiency in a packed area. DIR Joe Weiland, Finn Constantine. UK
CLODAGH
A lonely priest’s housekeeper encounters a younger Irish lady of remarkable promise. DIR Portia A. Buckley. Eire
RIPE!
Nothing says “it’s sophisticated” like breaking your crush’s arm. DIR Tusk. USA
SHEEP AND WOLVES (OVEJAS Y LOBOS)
Set within the peak of the Peruvian armed battle, a mom’s world is shattered when her son vanishes. She searches for him throughout a dangerous, huge and unforgiving panorama. DIR Alex Fischman Cárdenas. Peru
MY MOTHER IS A COW
Left in her aunt’s care on the fringe of a burning wetland, Mia is determined for her mom’s contact – however on this risky, threatening world, love is available in an surprising kind. DIR Moara Passoni. Brazil
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2
MR. FLOOF
Together with her trusty stuffed bunny sidekick, Mr. Floof, younger Elsie embarks on a journey to eliminate her mom’s new boyfriend as soon as and for all, utilizing her father’s particular “sweet.” DIR Claire Taback Sliney. USA
FAVOURS
On a packed prepare platform, Sonja struggles to consolation a wailing child. However the child isn’t hers: Sonja has agreed to observe a stranger’s youngster, and now, the mom is gone. DIR Agnes Skonare. Sweden
MUNA
British-Somali teen Muna is determined to go on a faculty journey to flee the monotony of her family, however when tragedy strikes, she should as an alternative navigate a mourning interval for somebody she by no means actually knew. DIR Warda Mohamed. UK
DUCK
The touching story of an immigrant father’s exhausting work and the fragility of being in a brand new nation, advised over the course of a single day. DIR Paola Contreras. Canada
HUSH, MY DEAR (拥抱)
Within the midst of divorce and a custody battle, Xu Rui attends a kindergarten occasion, witnessing her son being bullied. Her impulsive response ripples all through her life, forcing her to face repercussions. DIR Xiaoman Yang. China
ONE DAY THIS KID
An exploration of silent wrestle and unstated rigidity as Hamed, a first-generation Afghan Canadian man, navigates an undefined future together with his father. Impressed by David Wojnarowicz’s famend textual content. DIR Alexander Farah. Canada
AFI Conservatory Showcase
A set of quick narrative movies from the latest graduates of the world-renowned AFI Conservatory.
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1
BEHOLD A LADY
When a studious tomboy’s boyfriend dumps her on the eve of her Latin Quiz Bowl tryout, she struggles to stability her heartbreak and research as she transforms her look to win him again. DIR Britt Williams, SCR Britt Williams, PRODUCER Austin Chen, Chris Crema, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jenise Whitehead, EDITOR Yichen Shen, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Ekaterina Moysov. USA
LOLA
A 13-year-old science prodigy is on a mission to remedy her grandmother’s dementia. She creates a machine that enables her to journey inside her grandmother’s thoughts to save lots of one treasured reminiscence they’ve collectively. DIR Grace Hanna, SCR Duke Yang, Grace Hanna, PRODUCER Uloaku Anyiam-Osigwe, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Sarah Megyesy, EDITOR Jenna Schaelling, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Jisoo Jeong. USA
RE-ENTRY
In 1988, Maya, a trans NASA engineer, launched a satellite tv for pc that was misplaced in house. When she re-discovers the satellite tv for pc, Maya is haunted by recollections of her previous. DIR Ariel Mahler, SCR Kunal Sengupta, Ariel Mahler, Nicky Schmid, PRODUCER Ilayda Cetinkaya, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Maryn McGaw, EDITOR Victoria Villig, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Sarah Daybreak Hamlin. USA
WHEN THE FOREST BURNS
When an obsessive biologist steals a uncommon flower and crops it in her residence, boundaries between plant and human start to dissolve, difficult her relationship with the residing world. DIR Jamie Fehrnstrom, SCR Peter McCollough, PRODUCER Siyuan Che, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Peter McCollough, EDITOR Ji Ye Gained and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Emily Li. USA
LOVE CYCLE
When a Chicano punk rock teen dangers an epic trip throughout Los Angeles to show his love, he discovers love is much more terrifying than the hazards on the street. DIR Sarah Hanks, SCR Ari B Lopez, PRODUCER Raven Robinson, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Shi-Hyoung Jeon, EDITOR Dzi-Yang Abraham Chen, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Diego Freels-Gudiel. USA
BAJO LA TIERRA
After tragically dropping her mom whereas busy at work, an obsessed pottery maker goes to unhealthy measures to bury her grief with extra work, a job that turns into tough when her own residence turns into mysteriously consumed by dust. DIR Pablo Guillen, SCR Pablo Guillen
PRODUCER Daniel Radzinsky, Mon Castro, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Peter McCollough, EDITOR Alejandra Armijo and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Andres Domit Del Valle. USA
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2
SHANGRI-LA
When Joe discovers his highschool crush has moved into his nursing residence, he asks his finest pal Alma for assist, however little does he know, she has a crush of her personal. DIR Rhys Raiskin, SCR Rhys Raiskin, Hannah Rice, PRODUCER Jeffrey Ramos, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Kevin Shanmugam, EDITOR Manny Rothman and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Skye Li. USA
A LIGHT THAT DOESN’T DIM
Sister Jones is going through a life-changing resolution: return residence and disappoint her household or proceed her Mormon mission in Mexico, risking her personal happiness amid intense familial and cultural pressures. DIR Colby Barrios, SCR Colby Barrios, PRODUCER Sylvia Simiao Solar, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Quinn Thomashow, EDITOR Sydney Repair, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Reena Kim. USA
WASHED UP
Mike, an expectant father, has determined to go away behind his lifetime of crime however is satisfied by his finest pal and associate, Aaron, to hitch him for one final job. DIR Thomas Bayne, SCR Thomas Bayne, Connor Savage, PRODUCER Rebecca Lafon, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Leo Behrens, EDITOR Zekuan Wang, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Rachel Miu. USA
DO US PART
Tyler begins to spiral additional into his consuming dysfunction when Patrick, the primary man he’s been in remedy with, makes him work for his approval. DIR Ryan Beene, SCRRyan Beene
PRODUCER Mekdese Haile, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Donijah Collier, EDITOR Ivan Alvaro, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Patricia Peter. USA
DEAD GIRL
After her premature loss of life, Dani comes again from the lifeless on Halloween night time and goes on a quest to win her fiancée again. DIR Kenz Benmosbah, SCR Jose Lopez, PRODUCER Hyun woo Shawn Lee, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Eli Cooper, EDITOR Travis Maxwell, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Riya Vaidya. USA
FCBK
An abortion clinic medical assistant, Tati, should prepare the naive new rent, Kucera. As the 2 butt heads, Tati should preserve her from quitting earlier than the top of the day. DIR Kanani Koster, SCR Shuchi Dwivedi, PRODUCER Yasuko Yui, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jordan Biagomala, EDITOR Lauren Skelton, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Arushi Mathur. USA
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3
JAMILA
The morning of a marriage, a Palestinian American teenager begrudgingly accompanies her aunts to a salon. She is overwhelmed by her eclectic household who problem her assumptions about tradition and femininity. DIR Julia Freij, SCR Julia Freij, Meg Dudley, PRODUCER Peri Michael, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Pascale Williams, EDITOR Ivanka Lawrence, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Camila Rodriguez. USA
THE LAST BUTTERFLY
Novelist Xiaodie returns to the house the place she misplaced her mom years in the past. As her sister lays dying, she comforts Lei, her niece, with tales of the Hmong deity “Mom Butterfly.” DIR Sizhuo Suzy Li, SCR Seamus Bearhart, Sizhuo Suzy Li, PRODUCER Zhuoran Rita Xiao, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Daniel Miramontes, EDITOR Abraham Chen, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Yingjie Jin. USA
THE ONLY SON
John will get a name from the principal – his solely son is suspected of doing medicine on faculty property. John must resolve between his values or his son’s future. DIR Piotr Matyja
SCR Piotr Matyja, PRODUCER Zofia Sablinska, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Sika Stanton, EDITOR Xin Sui, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Jose Herrera. USA
LITTLE BIRD
Linh, a disillusioned Vietnamese girl finishing up evictions for a landlord, is instructed to evict Vietnamese refugees. She should resolve whether or not to observe via with their eviction or reject it in solidarity. DIR Oanh-Nhi Nguyen, SCROanh-Nhi Nguyen, Ysabeaux Ng, PRODUCER Eva Zheng, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Timothy Shin, EDITOR Adhyaksh Amarnath, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Bala Kumar. USA
FRANCIS
Within the aftermath of their father’s loss of life, the youngest of three siblings fights to forestall her older siblings from promoting the household’s legacy—a once-thriving however now-failing movie show. DIR Kim Caicedo, SCR Kim Caicedo, Raquel Trujillo, PRODUCER Kerisa Lin, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jessica Arzate, EDITOR Xueer Cai, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Camila Pons Del Toro. USA
IN FOREIGN
In 1962 California, a pregnant Jamaican psychic realizes she’s being forcibly admitted to a psychiatric ward by her husband. Seeing the longer term gained’t assist her right here…however seeking to the previous may. DIR Didi Beck, SCR Didi Beck, PRODUCER Deonta Moss, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Allysa Lisbon, EDITOR Sophie Becker and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Mikaela Mosley. USA
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4
FOWL PLAY
Julia, a strong-willed single mom, is decided to offer Thanksgiving dinner for her youngsters in any respect prices. Nevertheless, the pursuit rapidly spirals right into a chaotic fiasco. DIR Anabelle LeMieux, SCR Anabelle LeMieux, PRODUCER Shams ur Rehman Pasha, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Nevo Shirazi, EDITOR Tianxiao Christine Chen, and PRODUCTION DESIGNER Mo Xiaoyu Jiang. USA
DEEP INTO THE FOREST
Zijian, an orienteering athlete from a small metropolis in southern China, bears the bodily ache of a current harm in addition to the burden of hope from everybody within the city. DIR Xinhao Violet Lu, SCR Xinhao Violet Lu, April Yixiao Peng, PRODUCER Zhuoran Rita Xiao, Zitian Zora Zhang, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Shi-Hyoung Jeon, EDITOR
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