KNIVES OUT (2019) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2019, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “KNIVES OUT simply slays – a modern 'whodunit' pulsing with Hitchcockian thrills in this stylish staging of murder most foul. Reflecting the strata...

BRICK, a neo-noir starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a hardboiled high school detective looking to solve the mystery behind the death of his ex-girlfriend, marks the feature directorial debut of Rian Johnson. The film was produced by AFI Conservatory alum Dana Lustig (Class of 1988), and Johnson has also spoken to AFI Fellows at Harold Lloyd…