BIRD – Andrea Arnold (AFI Class of 1991), Writer/Director

October 24, 8:30 p.m.

AFI Conservatory Alum Andrea Arnold’s (AFI Class of 1991) latest film is a crowd-pleasing, coming-of-age fable that is truly in touch with the natural world. BUY TICKETS

THE FIRE INSIDE – Rachel Morrison (AFI Class of 2006), Director/Executive Producer

October 27 at 3:00 p.m.

Screening to be followed by a conversation with AFI Alum, director and executive producer Rachel Morrison and actor Ryan Destiny moderated by filmmaker Ryan Coogler.

Acclaimed cinematographer Rachel Morrison (AFI Class of 2006) makes her directorial debut with this engrossing drama about professional boxer Claressa Shields and her meteoric journey from Flint, Michigan, to London for the 2012 Olympics. BUY TICKETS

I’M STILL HERE – Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), Editor

October 25 at 5:30 p.m.

Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Walter Salles and actress Fernanda Torres.

Based on true events and the bestselling memoir by Marcelo Rubens Paiva about his family, I’M STILL HERE – directed by Walter Salles – explores early 1970s Brazil, where the military dictatorship is tightening its grip on civil society. BUY TICKETS

JUROR #2 – Christopher Carlson (AFI Class of 1980), Set Decorator

October 27, 7:30 p.m.

The film follows family man Justin Kemp who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict – or free – the accused killer. BUY TICKETS

THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA – Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Writer/Director and Amanda Freedman (AFI Class of 2019), Producer

October 26, 6:00 p.m.

Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Samir Oliveros.

In 1984, a contestant on the popular gameshow PRESS YOUR LUCK – an unemployed ice cream truck driver (Paul Walter Hauser) – pulled off the longest win streak in the show’s history. Was he just lucky, or had he hacked the game? BUY TICKETS

MY MOTHER IS A COW – Carolina Costa (AFI Class of 2013), Cinematographer

October 24, 7:45 p.m.

Left in her aunt’s care at the edge of a burning wetland, Mia is desperate for her mother’s touch – but in this volatile, threatening world, love comes in an unexpected form. BUY TICKETS

OH, CANADA – Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969), Writer/Director

October 26, 12:00 p.m.

Screening to be followed by a conversation with AFI Alum, director and screenwriter Paul Schrader.

The insightful new film follows political documentarian Leonard Fife – portrayed by Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi – who, after a long and successful career, is set for his final interview, moderated by his wife Emma (Uma Thurman). BUY TICKETS

THE SUMMER BOOK – Charlie McDowell (AFI Class of 2006), Director

October 27, 12:00 p.m.

Screening to be followed by a conversation with AFI Alum, director and producer Charlie McDowell and actor Glenn Close.

Glenn Close is both hardened and endearing as a grandmother and seasoned Finnish artist in Charlie McDowell’s adaptation of Tove Jansson’s beloved Nordic novel of the same name. BUY TICKETS

WALK WITH ME – Heidi Levitt (AFI Class of 1987),
Writer/Director/Producer

October 27, 6:00 p.m.

Screening to be followed by a conversation with AFI Conservatory Alum and filmmaker Heidi Levitt and subject Charlie Hess.

Heidi Levitt’s poignant documentary chronicles her and her husband Charlie Hess’ experience with Alzheimer’s disease, following his early onset diagnosis at age 57. BUY TICKETS