May 11, 2018
AFI DOCS 2018 Unveils Full Slate of Films
AFI DOCS has announced its full slate of films for 2018 — with AT&T returning as Presenting Sponsor of the American Film Institute’s five-day documentary film festival in the nation’s capital.
May 10, 2018
Rory Kennedy Talks AFI DOCS Centerpiece Film ABOVE AND BEYOND: NASA’S JOURNEY TO TOMORROW
President John F. Kennedy launched the space race in 1962 with a vow that the United States would put a man on the moon. Now his niece, filmmaker Rory Kennedy, tells the inspiring stories of the women and men of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration who reached that goal before going on to take…
May 10, 2018
The AFI DOCS Interview: WITKIN + WITKIN Director Trisha Ziff
The artwork of septuagenarian twins Joel-Peter and Jerome Witkin transcends genres and traditional form. WITKIN + WITKIN explores the brothers’ complicated relationship with one another and examines depths and divisions in their work.
May 4, 2018
AFI DOCS 2018 Announces Opening and Closing Night Films, Centerpiece and Special Screenings
AFI DOCS has announced its Opening and Closing Night films, and Centerpiece and Special Screenings — with AT&T returning as Presenting Sponsor of the festival for the fifth consecutive year.
November 20, 2017
AFI DOCS and NBCUniversal Announce 2017 Impact Lab Grant Recipients
Four documentary projects screened at the AFI DOCS 2017 film festival, with presenting sponsor AT&T, will receive funding from the AFI DOCS/NBCUniversal Impact Grants. Now in its third year, this grant program supports outreach and social action campaigns for projects that participated in the AFI DOCS Impact Lab, a two-day filmmaker workshop produced by The…
August 2, 2017
New Film Festival Debuts This November
In a dramatic brand expansion, NBC News’ MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD will hit the big screen for the first time this fall, joining forces with AFI for an innovative documentary film festival premiere featuring must-watch untold stories of American politics.
June 19, 2017
Announcing the AFI DOCS 2017 Audience Award Winners
The AFI DOCS 2017 Audience Award winners have been announced, concluding the five-day festival in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, MD.
June 13, 2017
AFI’s Heritage in Washington, DC
Established by President Lyndon Johnson in the White House Rose Garden, the American Film Institute was officially founded in 1967. Gregory Peck was named first chair of the Board of Trustees and George Stevens, Jr., its director and CEO.
June 5, 2017
The AFI DOCS Interview: THE WORK Director Jairus McLeary
A moving story of redemption and renewal unfolds in THE WORK, a remarkable vérité film that follows a group of “outsiders” into California’s Folsom Prison to join inmates in an intense four-day therapy session. THE WORK garnered the top documentary prize at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival.
June 2, 2017
The AFI DOCS Interview: MOSQUITO Director Su Rynard
MOSQUITO is an urgent report from the frontlines of humankind’s millennia-long war against the tiny creature that is one of the biggest threats to the survival of our species. The film is by turns taut, suspenseful, frightening and full of vital information, including the efforts of scientists to keep this deadly menace at bay.
June 1, 2017
The AFI DOCS Interview: RESURRECTING HASSAN Director Carlo Guillermo Proto
RESURRECTING HASSAN follows a family of blind street musicians in Montreal as they cope with the death of their youngest member. As their lives begin to slowly fall apart, the family make a desperate attempt to overcome their tragedy by trying to find a way to bring their fallen kin back from the dead.
May 31, 2017
The AFI DOCS Interview: SHIVANI Director Jamie Dobie
Jamie Dobie’s SHIVANI follows the titular toddler, who is also a reigning archery champ in her native India. The film plays as part of the Youth Culture shorts program at AFI DOCS on Thursday, June 15. AFI spoke with Dobie about the film.
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