March 28, 2026
FIRST REFORMED (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by AFI Alum Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969), FIRST REFORMED (2018) was honored in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the art form’s most outstanding achievements. According to the official rationale, “FIRST REFORMED asks no forgiveness as it embraces the most complex issues...
February 3, 2026
TAXI DRIVER – AFI Catalog Spotlight
February 3, 2026 TAXI DRIVER – AFI Catalog Spotlight In celebration of TAXI DRIVER’s 50th anniversary, AFI highlights exclusive materials from the AFI Archive and the AFI Catalog that document the history and making of the film. These two world-renowned resources reflect AFI’s ongoing commitment to preserving film history for future generations. Directed by Martin Scorsese,...
March 6, 2025
RAGING BULL (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on both the original and 10th anniversary editions of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest movies of all time, RAGING BULL (1980) features the work of two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro – as well as a script by AFI Alum...
August 26, 2023
CAT PEOPLE (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Natassja Kinski and Malcom McDowell in a psychosexual tale of intimacy and horror, CAT PEOPLE (1982) is a lush re-imagining of director Jacques Tourneur’s 1942 classic brought to the screen by AFI Alum – and Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal recipient – Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969). Schrader was also a recipient of...
September 22, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS
Exploring the life and work of Japanese author Yukio Mishima through interweaving narrative strands, MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS is co-written and directed by AFI Conservatory alum and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Paul Schrader and executive produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree George Lucas. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MISHIMA: A LIFE...
June 4, 2019
Lesli Linka Glatter and Paul Schrader to Receive AFI Honorary Degrees
AFI will confer Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon Academy Award®-nominated director/producer Lesli Linka Glatter (alumna, AFI Directing Workshop for Women) and Academy Award®-nominated writer/director Paul Schrader (AFI Conservatory Class of 1969). They will be recognized for their contributions to the art of the moving image during the AFI Conservatory's commencement ceremony on...
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