
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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