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12/3 - 12/13
The 20th Washington Jewish Film Festival
AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center

12/7
AFI Directing Workshop for Women Open House

12/8
THE GRADUATE
Cinema's Legacy at Skirball Cultural Center

12/10
AFI Directors Screening - Henry Selick
AFI at ArcLight

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THE BOX
Priscilla Elliott (S '01),
Art Director

THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS
Robert Elswit (C '77),
Director of Photography
Sharon Seymour (PD '84),
Production Designer

ADVENTURES OF POWER
Lisa Wiegand (C '95),
Cinematographer

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
Alejandro Chomski (D '88),
Director
Wendy Hammond (DWW '01),
Writer


THE GRADUATE

Benjamin Braddock, filled with doubts about his future, returns to his Los Angeles home after graduating from an Eastern college. His parents soon have a party so they can boast of their son's academic achievements and his bright prospects in business. Mrs. Robinson, one of the guests, persuades Ben to drive her home and there tries to seduce him, but her overtures are interrupted by the sound of her husband's car in the driveway.

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