February 27, 2022
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991) – AFI Movie Club Rewind
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on June 3, 2020. DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST was directed by AFI Alum Julie Dash (Class of 1974) – an influential member of the LA Rebellion movement which reinvented Black Cinema. The New York Times’ A.O. Scott called her “a true American original who...
February 25, 2022
SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (1927) – AFI Movie Club
Recognized at the first-ever Academy Awards® ceremony, SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (1927) appeared on AFI’s list of cinema’s greatest love stories – as well as on the list of the greatest films of all time. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS...
February 24, 2022
OUT OF TIME (2003) – AFI Movie Club
OUT OF TIME (2003) is the second collaboration between AFI Conservatory alum Carl Franklin (AFI Class of 1986) and AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Denzel Washington. The film is edited by another of director Franklin’s frequent collaborators, alum Carole Kravetz Aykanian (AFI Class of 1986). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream OUT OF TIME OUT OF TIME...
February 22, 2022
LOSING GROUND (1982) – AFI Movie Club
LOSING GROUND (1982), a semi-autobiographical film from writer, director and producer Kathleen Collins, follows a philosophy professor and her flamboyant artist husband who are having a marital crisis – and is also one of the first narrative features directed by a Black woman. The film took its long-overdue place in the cultural pantheon in 2015...
February 21, 2022
DAVE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
In this political comedy about an ordinary guy given an extraordinary opportunity, DAVE (1993) stars Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley and Charles Grodin and is directed by Ivan Reitman, HOW TO WATCH Where to stream DAVE DAVE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie...
February 20, 2022
WITHIN OUR GATES (1920) – AFI Movie Club Rewind
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on May 5, 2021. Born in 1884, Oscar Micheaux was the son of former slaves, and one of 11 siblings who attended segregated schools in Illinois. He began his career by writing novels about homesteading as a Black man. His first feature, THE HOMESTEADER (1919), is now believed lost but...
February 18, 2022
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016) – AFI Movie Club
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016) explores the history of racism and white supremacy in America through the writings of acclaimed novelist, essayist, playwright, poet and activist James Baldwin – including personal observances and remembrances of civil rights advocates Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Directed by Raoul Peck and narrated by...
February 17, 2022
AFI Filmmakers Win Top Honors at DGA Student Awards
On February 17, the 27th Annual DGA Student Film Awards were announced by the Directors Guild of America with AFI filmmakers taking home more top awards than any other film school, winning top honors in Best Latin and Best African American Student Filmmakers (Western Region) categories. DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter (AFI DWW Class of...
February 17, 2022
THE KILLING FLOOR (1984) – AFI Movie Club
AFI Alum Bill Duke (Class of 1978) directs THE KILLING FLOOR (1984), an important story – based on true events – of the labor movement after World War II and an African American migrant’s struggle to build an interracial union in the Chicago Stockyards. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE KILLING FLOOR THE KILLING...
February 16, 2022
THE LEARNING TREE (1969) – AFI Movie Club
THE LEARNING TREE (1969) marked the feature directorial debut of celebrated author, photographer, composer and poet Gordon Parks who broke barriers as the first African American filmmaker to direct a major motion picture from a Hollywood studio. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE LEARNING TREE THE LEARNING TREE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM...
February 15, 2022
GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Ivan Reitman's legacy lives on across a filmography stacked with inarguable comedy classics – including GHOSTBUSTERS (1984), a supernatural “feel good” feature included on AFI’s list of the funniest American movies of all time. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream GHOSTBUSTERS GHOSTBUSTERS - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is...
February 14, 2022
AFI Movie Club Rewind: LOVE & BASKETBALL
LOVE & BASKETBALL, starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps, is the feature directorial debut of Gina Prince-Bythewood. When Prince-Bythewood wrote Monica’s character, she was inspired by the basketball players she studied and idolized as a kid – Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, Dawn Staley and Sheryl Swoopes. In 2015, Prince-Bythewood served as an Artist-in-Residence for the...
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