A blog post image featuring the title of the Fourth of July Movie Guide. The title is placed over a film still from NOMADLAND: Fern (Frances McDormand) is walking across an open field holding a lantern. The clouds, set against a blue-ish gray sky, are a tinged dark orange from the setting sun.

Fourth of July Movie Guide: American Landscapes Onscreen

To mark the Fourth of July holiday, AFI is celebrating the urban and rural iconography representing the vast diversity of landscapes across the United States. We recognize the natural beauty and rich cultural heritage from sea to shining sea, captured in the following powerful films that have been named to our AFI lists, honored with...
Nomadland Film Still - Frances McDormand

NOMADLAND (2020) – AFI Movie Club

NOMADLAND (2020) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, the film “looks to the horizon of an unseen America. Chloé Zhao’s richly rendered portrait of one woman’s life journey is a meditation on transience –...

Watch: AFI Conversations with the 93rd Academy Award Best Picture Nominees

The 93rd Academy Award®​ nominations have been announced and AFI is excited to celebrate! Watch the videos below, showcasing conversations we’ve held with the stars and filmmakers for each of the eight films nominated in the Best Picture category this year. These exclusive discussions took place at the AFI Conservatory, AFI FEST presented by Audi,…
Nomadland Film Still - Frances McDormand

AFI Movie Club: AFI AWARDS Honoree NOMADLAND

"NOMADLAND looks to the horizon of an unseen America. Chloé Zhao’s richly rendered portrait of one woman’s life journey is a meditation on transience – exploring the natural need to be a neighbor alongside the freedom of isolation offered by the sweeping majesty of nature. The story’s soul is embodied by the incomparable Frances McDormand,...
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