June 18, 2019
The AFI DOCS Interview: PICTURE CHARACTER With Director Martha Shane
PICTURE CHARACTER plays as part of the Spectrum program at AFI DOCS at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD on Saturday, June 22 and at the Landmark E Street Cinema in Washington DC on Sunday, June 23. Director Martha Shane in attendance. Buy tickets to the screening here. PICTURE CHARACTER is fun, informative and shows…
June 12, 2019
The AFI DOCS Interview: IN THE ABSENCE With Director Yi Seung-Jun
When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, more than 300 people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities. Yi Seung-Jun’s work focuses on the life of unseen minorities, which has informed his signature…
June 12, 2019
The AFI DOCS Interview: A WOMAN’S WORK: THE NFL’S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM With Director Yu Gu
In 2017, the National Football League earned over $14 billion in revenue. NFL cheerleaders, however, earn less than minimum wage–some paid as low as $1.50 an hour. A WOMAN’S WORK highlights this astounding wage discrepancy through the stories of three women fighting back for what they deserve. After dedicating years to training and paying out-of-pocket…
May 30, 2019
The AFI DOCS Interview: GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH With Director David Charles Rodrigues
David Charles Rodriguez’s new film chronicles the journey of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus who decide to tour the deep south in the wake of the 2016 Presidential election. In this Tribeca Film festival Audience Award winner, chorus members confront their pasts with the church, meet residents working for change, and discover kindness and…
May 27, 2019
The AFI DOCS Interview: MAIDEN With Director Alex Holmes
Alex Holmes’ MAIDEN follows Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old skipper who led the first all-women crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race, shattering records — and glass ceilings — along their 167-day, 32,018-mile voyage. We spoke to director Alex Holmes about the film. MAIDEN plays as part of the Portrait program at AFI DOCS at…
May 23, 2019
Oscar Winner Freida Lee Mock Named 2019 Guggenheim Honoree
Acclaimed filmmaker Freida Lee Mock is this year's AFI DOCS 2019 Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree. Mock’s career includes five Academy Award® nominations for her work, and an Academy Award® for her documentary MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION (1994). Each year, the AFI DOCS Charles Guggenheim Symposium honors a master of the nonfiction art...
May 16, 2019
AFI DOCS Announces 2019 Impact Lab
AFI DOCS announces the five films selected for the fifth annual AFI DOCS Impact Lab in partnership with Raben Impact Entertainment, a division of The Raben Group. The selections for this distinguished fellowship and training program are four feature documentary films — 17 BLOCKS, BORDER SOUTH, GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH and A WOMAN’S WORK: THE...
May 9, 2019
AFI DOCS 2019 Announces Opening and Closing Night, Special Screenings
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute’s annual documentary celebration in the nation’s capital, has announced the Opening and Closing Night films as well as the Special Screenings for its 17th annual edition. The festival is proud to also announce the return of AT&T as Presenting Sponsor for the sixth consecutive year. AFI DOCS 2019 will…
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