May 31, 2024
Spotlight on THE CHI Director Stacy Pascal Gaspard (AFI Class of 2021)
With the Tribeca Film Festival right around the corner, we spoke to director and AFI Conservatory Alum Stacy Pascal Gaspard (AFI Class of 2021) who participated in the inaugural Indeed Rising Voices Initiative in 2021 and subsequently premiered her film SOÑADORA at the festival. The Rising Voices accelerator was established by Lena Waithe, and her...
May 31, 2024
What to Watch: June 2024 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. THE ACOLYTE –Hanelle M. Culpepper (AFI DWW Class of 2002), Director Where to watch: premiering June 4 on Disney+ AM I OK? –Kayla Emter (AFI Class of 2008), Editor – Mars Feehery (AFI...
May 29, 2024
AFI Alumni Shine at the 2024 Peabody Awards
This month, the Peabody Awards announced the 2024 nominees and winners of the prestigious award. The works reflect "a collection of stories that powerfully reflect the pressing social issues and the vibrant emerging voices of our day." Six AFI Alumni projects – BLUEY, DEAD RINGERS, FELLOW TRAVELERS, JUDY BLUME FOREVER, THE LAST OF US and...
May 29, 2024
AFI Conservatory Alumni Projects at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled its official program lineup for its 23rd edition which will run June 7-18, 2024. We’re proud to shine a spotlight on the following AFI Conservatory Alumni who will be showcasing new projects at the festival this year in categories ranging from Spotlight Narrative to the U.S. Narrative and Shorts...
May 29, 2024
TOP HAT (1935) – AFI Movie Club
Counted by the American Film Institute among the greatest musicals of all time and featuring the beloved “Cheek to Cheek” – named by AFI as one of cinema’s great songs – TOP HAT (1935) brings together the iconic pairing of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, both ranked among cinema’s greatest screen legends and Astaire the...
May 27, 2024
THE THIN RED LINE (1998) – AFI Movie Club
An epic war drama written and directed by AFI Conservatory Alum Terrence Malick (AFI Class of 1969) and executive produced by AFI Founding Director George Stevens Jr., THE THIN RED LINE (1998) features an all-star ensemble that includes Sean Penn, Adrian Brody, Ben Chaplin, Jim Caviezel and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Clooney. Visit...
May 26, 2024
CAPE FEAR (1962) – AFI Movie Club
A chilling psychological thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson – and later reimagined by AFI Life Achievement Award honorees Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro – CAPE FEAR (1962) was named by the American Film Institute among the art form's greatest thrills and features the iconic pairing of Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck, the latter...
May 25, 2024
PARIAH (2011) – AFI Movie Club
The feature directorial debut of Dee Rees, PARIAH (2011) chronicles a young Black woman discovering her sexuality and asserting her identity as she deals with the pressures of her family and society’s expectations for her life. The film was edited by AFI Directing Workshop for Women alum, Mako Kamitsuna (DWW Class of 2011). Visit the...
May 21, 2024
IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Wolfgang Peterson and featuring a stellar supporting cast that includes John Malkovich and Rene Russo, IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Clint Eastwood as an aging secret service agent faced with a new threat. The taut thriller was edited by Anne V. Coates, a recipient of an...
May 19, 2024
STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) – AFI Movie Club
Released 25 years ago today, STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) brought audiences back to “a galaxy far, far away” and reinvented the vaunted space saga for a new generation – demonstrating the same innovative spirit and creative spark that had first animated the beloved original film two decades prior. The story’s long-gestating and hotly...
May 17, 2024
THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974) – AFI Movie Club
An explosive epic produced by “master of disaster” Irwin Allen and featuring an all-star ensemble that includes Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden (named by AFI among cinema’s greatest screen legends), Faye Dunaway and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Fred Astaire, THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974) also featured the creative contribution of another AFI Life Achievement...
May 16, 2024
HE GOT GAME (1998) – AFI Movie Club
His third collaboration with AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Denzel Washington and the first feature in which the iconic director didn’t play an onscreen role, HE GOT GAME (1998) was written, directed and produced by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee – bringing to the screen a story of a basketball phenom and his fraught...
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