June 1, 2021
“Now Playing”: Projects by AFI Alumni Available to Watch Online in June 2021
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch online? Support AFI alumni by checking out our Now Playing section, which we update regularly each month. Whether it’s a theatrical release now premiering on VOD or a scheduled digital launch, we want to get the word out. New Projects for June 2021 BLINDSPOTTING…
May 31, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Bringing the visceral chaos of D-Day to the screen and hauntingly examining the tolls of war, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN’s odyssey behind enemy lines was masterfully realized by three recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director Steven Spielberg, star Tom Hanks and composer John Williams. Shot by AFI Conservatory alum Janusz Kaminski (AFI Class...
May 30, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on April 6, 2020. Starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as the infamous outlaws, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID appears on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films – and the dynamic duo of Butch and Sundance were co-ranked...
May 28, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SHIVA BABY
The debut feature from director Emma Seligman, SHIVA BABY explores issues of identity, sexuality and anxiety during the Jewish tradition of sitting shiva. AFI Conservatory alum Rhianon Jones (AFI Class of 2007) was an executive producer on the film, and Seligman has visited the Conservatory to share her experiences as part of the Harold Lloyd Master Seminar series. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream SHIVA...
May 27, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SCHINDLER’S LIST
The haunting, harrowing story of SCHINDLER’S LIST was brought to the screen by two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – director Steven Spielberg and his frequent collaborator John Williams who composed the film’s score. An important record of a time that we must never forget, the film has been recognized by the American Film Institute across four of its lists of the greatest cinematic...
May 26, 2021
AFI Movie Club: GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT
Directed by Elia Kazan and based on Laura Z. Hobson’s bestselling novel, GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT is an award-winning film that stars American Film Institute Founding Chair and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Gregory Peck as a journalist who decides to pose as Jewish in order to experience anti-Semitism firsthand and understand the plight of those who are religiously persecuted. HOW TO WATCH...
May 26, 2021
Announcing AFI DOCS 2021 Full Slate
Early Bird passes to AFI DOCS 2021 are available at DOCS.AFI.com Today, AFI unveiled its full slate of films being presented for the hybrid AFI DOCS 2021 festival. The lineup features 77 films from 23 countries and 4 World Premieres, with 52% of the films directed by women, 40% by BIPOC directors and 18% by…
May 25, 2021
AFI Cinematography Head Stephen Lighthill Re-Elected President of American Society of Cinematographers
AFI leadership continues to be prominent at the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). AFI Conservatory Cinematography Discipline Head Stephen Lighthill has just been re-elected president of the ASC. This will be Lighthill’s third term as president, having been elected in 2020 and serving his first term from 2012-2013. AFI Alumni Amy Vincent (AFI Class of…
May 25, 2021
AFI Movie Club: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Norman Jewison’s rousing film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF stars Topol as a poor, Jewish milkman in a village in Czarist Russia whose daughters wish to break with tradition by marrying for love rather than having their marriages arranged by Yente, the town’s matchmaker. Scored by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree John...
May 24, 2021
AFI Movie Club: CROSSING DELANCEY
A quintessentially New York love story set against the backdrop of a Jewish bookstore, CROSSING DELANCEY was directed by Joan Micklin Silver, who has shared her experiences with the next generation of AFI Conservatory filmmakers as part of the Harold Lloyd Master Seminar series. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream CROSSING DELANCEY CROSSING DELANCEY - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE...
May 21, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MOANA
Charting a young girl’s quest across the ocean, MOANA marks the film debut of Hawaiian teenager Auliʻi Cravalho – who stars voices the title character opposite Dwayne Johnson as Polynesian trickster demi-god Maui. MOANA premiered at AFI FEST in 2016. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MOANA MOANA - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of...
May 20, 2021
AFI Movie Club: GOOK
The story of an unlikely friendship forged against the backdrop of the 1992 LA uprising, GOOK was written and directed by Justin Chon and edited by AFI Conservatory alum Reynolds Barney (AFI Class of 2016). At the Sundance Film Festival where the film premiered, it won the NEXT Audience Award as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Director and Best Actress for Simone Baker. HOW TO...
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