September 26, 2023
LIFE OF PI (2012) – AFI Movie Club
From visionary director Ang Lee, LIFE OF PI (2012) was honored with a 2012 AFI AWARD, 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, “LIFE OF PI is an immersion into the world of imagination – one so powerful,...
July 21, 2022
LIFE OF PI (2012) – AFI Movie Club
LIFE OF PI (2012) was honored with an AFI AWARD, 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, “LIFE OF PI is an immersion into the world of imagination – one so powerful, so deeply transformational, that it stands...
May 16, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE NAMESAKE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on August 18, 2020. THE NAMESAKE, which follows a young Indian American (Kal Penn) caught between his family roots in Calcutta and life in America, was directed by the acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair – who has spoken at a Harold Lloyd Master Seminar...
August 18, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE NAMESAKE
THE NAMESAKE, which follows a young Indian American (Kal Penn) caught between his family roots in Calcutta and life in America, was directed by the acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair – who has spoken at a Harold Lloyd Master Seminar at the American Film Institute – and shot by AFI Conservatory alum and Franklin J….
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