February 10, 2026
INTO THE WILD (2007) – AFI Movie Club
From writer, director and producer Sean Penn – as well as editor and AFI Alum Jay Cassidy (AFI Class of 1976) – INTO THE WILD (2007) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2007, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official...
November 2, 2025
BROADCAST NEWS (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Written, produced and directed by AFI Trustee and AFI Conservatory Artistic Director James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks and Joan Cusack, BROADCAST NEWS (1987) earned a place among AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS, the American Film Institute’s ranking of the funniest films in the history of the American art form. Visit...
August 5, 2022
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986) – AFI Movie Club
A boundary-breaking love story starring Marlee Matlin in a feature debut performance that earned her an Academy Award® for Best Actress, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986) was directed by AFI DWW Alum and Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal recipient Randa Haines (Class of 1975), and edited AFI DWW Alum Lisa Fruchtman (Class of 1980)....
August 2, 2020
AFI Movie Club: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, a boundary-breaking love story, was directed by AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) alum and Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal recipient Randa Haines. It was edited by AFI DWW alum Lisa Fruchtman. In this exclusive AFI Archive video, director Randa Haines discusses the film: Movie Trivia for CHILDREN OF…
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