June 14, 2026
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting the runaway international bestseller by Stieg Larsson, director David Fincher’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011) was recognized in the year of its release with a 2011 AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO invites audiences into...
January 11, 2026
CAROL (2015) – AFI Movie Club
With a script adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s novel by screenwriter Phyllis Nagy, director Todd Haynes’ lush and luminous CAROL (2015) was brought to the screen with the assistance of editor – and AFI Alum – Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993). The film was honored in 2015 with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of...
December 3, 2025
HER (2013) – AFI Movie Club
A melancholy tale of the near future from visionary director Spike Jonze, HER (2013) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2013, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “HER asks what it is to connect – and what it means...
October 22, 2025
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021) – AFI Movie Club
From visionary director Guillermo del Toro, NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021) 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, “NIGHTMARE ALLEY leads us down a path paved by American classics and emerges anew as a modern miracle. Guillermo...
August 3, 2023
WOMEN TALKING (2022) – AFI Movie Club
From director Sarah Polley, WOMEN TALKING (2022) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2022, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “WOMEN TALKING amplifies a primal scream for all bound by silence. Adapting the novel by Miriam...
October 24, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: CAROL
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on June 11, 2020. CAROL (2015) was recognized by AFI AWARDS 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 editor of the film, Affonso Gonçalves, is a graduate of...
June 11, 2020
AFI Movie Club: CAROL
CAROL was recognized by AFI AWARDS 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 editor of the film, Affonso Gonçalves, is a graduate of the AFI Conservatory. In this exclusive AFI Archive video, watch CAROL director Todd Haynes and actress…
August 13, 2015
AFI FEST 2015 Video Recap
Look back at another successful AFI FEST presented by Audi with interview clips we captured on the red carpet and post-screening panel discussions throughout the festival’s lineup of world premieres, Galas and Special Screenings. BY THE SEA Angelina Jolie Pitt (UNBROKEN, 2014) unveiled BY THE SEA on Opening Night, and revealed on the red carpet why AFI…
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