January 24, 2024
JOJO RABBIT (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by and starring Taika Waititi, JOJO RABBIT (2019) was recognized in the year of its release with a 2019 AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “JOJO RABBIT pulls itself out of a hat – a cinematic magic trick of miraculous tonal mayhem. Taika...
October 11, 2021
AFI Movie Club: BOY
Equal parts heartwarming, heartbreaking and hilarious, BOY (2010) is the triumphant sophomore feature from writer/director Taika Waititi and a coming-of-age film set in rural New Zealand, which earned the Audience Award at AFI FEST 2010 for Best International Feature. The film stars James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu and Waititi. HOW TO WATCH Where to...
August 3, 2021
Catching Up with Editor and AFI Alum Varun Viswanath
Editor and AFI alum Varun Viswanath (AFI Class of 2012), ACE, has steadily built an enviable list of credits since graduating from the AFI Conservatory. His editing work includes the coming-of-age black comedy I AM NOT OK WITH THIS, the supernatural comedy series WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS – for which he was nominated…
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