June 13, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: SAVING FACE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on November 11, 2020. SAVING FACE, directed by Alice Wu and starring Michelle Krusiec (DWW Class of 2021) and Joan Chen, follows Wilhelmina “Wil” Pang, a gay Chinese-American doctor whose life is upended when she finds herself juggling her unwed, pregnant mother unexpectedly moving...
June 11, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS
Based on writer/director Melvin Van Peebles’ French-language novel “La Permission,” THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS follows a whirlwind romance between a Black U.S. Army soldier (Harry Baird) and a white French shop clerk (Nicole Berger). HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS - Reelgood GET THE...
June 10, 2021
AFI DOCS 2021: Programmer Picks
With tickets and passes now on sale for the 19th edition of AFI DOCS Film Festival, we asked our dedicated team of festival programmers to share which films playing at this year’s festival that impacted them the most – here are their picks. Sarah Harris – Director of Programming, AFI Festivals 9/11: ONE DAY IN…
June 10, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MEAN CREEK
The first feature from writer/director and AFI Conservatory alum Jacob Aaron Estes, MEAN CREEK was brought to the screen with the collaboration of fellow AFI alumni – including cinematographer Sharone Meir; producers Rick Rosenthal, Hagai Shaham and Susan Johnson; and first assistant director Jacob Mosler. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MEAN CREEK MEAN CREEK - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB...
June 9, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AMERICAN ME
AMERICAN ME marked the feature directorial debut of AFI Trustee Edward James Olmos, who also starred in the film. AFI Trustee Tom Pollock was working as an attorney for the film’s screenwriter Floyd Mutrux when the script was originally written and arranged for it be sold as a vehicle for Al Pacino in 1973. The...
June 7, 2021
AFI Movie Club: RED RIVER
Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Montgomery Clift, RED RIVER features an iconic performance from “The Duke” himself, John Wayne – named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema’s greatest screen legends. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream RED RIVER RED RIVER - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie...
June 6, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: WATERMELON WOMAN
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on October 19, 2020. Directed, written by and starring Cheryl Dunye, THE WATERMELON WOMAN follows aspiring filmmaker and video store clerk Cheryl, self-referentially portrayed by Dunye, who embarks on a documentary project tracing the unwritten history of an unidentified Black actress spotted in a...
June 4, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ANGELS IN AMERICA
ANGELS IN AMERICA was brought to life with empathy and artistry by an exquisite creative ensemble that includes three AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Mike Nichols and stars Al Pacino and Meryl Streep. Recognized with an AFI AWARD as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image,...
June 3, 2021
AFI Movie Club: POSE
POSE was created by Ryan Murphy, Steven Canals and AFI Conservatory alum Brad Falchuk and was recognized by AFI AWARDS as one of the year’s most outstanding television programs for two years running. The official rationale for its inaugural acknowledgement said that, “POSE is a heart filled with love – and with each beat –...
June 2, 2021
AFI Movie Club: BEGINNERS
A celebration of life brimming with wit and artistry, BEGINNERS is a semi-autobiographical story from director Mike Mills – whose father came out to his family at age 75 and lived his final years embracing the LGBTQ community and exploring his own identity as a gay man. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream BEGINNERS BEGINNERS - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE...
June 1, 2021
A.J. Devlin on his New Novel ROLLING THUNDER and What he Learned at the AFI Conservatory
Inspired by detective novelists such as Michael Connelly, Robert Crais and Carl Hiaasen, writer A.J. Devlin (AFI Class of 2004) published his first novel COBRA CLUTCH in 2018, which won the Arthur Ellis Award for best debut. Devlin combined his passion for crime fiction with his family’s love of sports – his dad is a…
June 1, 2021
AFI Movie Club: BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER
A campy, satirical send-up of homophobia, heteronormativity and conversion therapy, the cult classic BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER marked the feature directorial debut of Jamie Babbit – who served as a mentor and artist-in-residence for the 40th anniversary class of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women in 2014. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER - Reelgood GET THE LATEST...
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