In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on  FRIDA (2002), starring Salma Hayek and co-written by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Discipline Head Anna Thomas, which premiered in Toronto 22 years ago this month. FRIDA was based on the true story of renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), as told in...

Directed by Julie Taymor, co-written by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Discipline Head Anna Thomas and starring Salma Hayek in the title role, FRIDA was honored with a 2002 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “FRIDA is a...

This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on September 18, 2020. FRIDA was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2002 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. The film was...

This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on September 18, 2020. FRIDA was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2002 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. The film was...

FRIDA was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2002 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. The film was directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Salma Hayek and co-written by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Discipline…