Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school.
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What to Watch: AFI Alumni Projects | May 2026
BROTHERS BROKEN
Where to Watch: Available to buy or rent
ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE
Where to Watch: In theaters May 1
ANIMAL FARM
-Dave Rosenbaum (AFI Class of 2000), Producer
Where to Watch: In theaters May 1
CASA GRANDE
-Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz (AFI Class of 2019), Director
Where to Watch: In theaters May 1
ASAD
-Khaled Diab (AFI Class of 2013), Co-writer
Where to Watch: In theaters May 2
M.I.A
-John Dahl (AFI Class of 1982), Director
-Chris Manley (AFI Class of 1994), Cinematographer
Where to Watch: May 7 on Peacock
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
-Jon Avnet (AFI Class of 1972), Director
Where to Watch: May 10 at AMC theaters
THE OLD STORIES: MOSES
-Arielle Ness-Cohn (AFI Class of 2016), Production Designer
Where to Watch: streaming on Prime May 14
SLEEPING DOG
-Michael Lazovsky (AFI Class of 2021), Director
-Rebecca Baruch (AFI Class of 2021), Producer
-Michael Lazovsky (AFI Class 2021), Producer
-Joseph King (AFI Class of 2021), Executive Producer
-Steven Jared Mangurten (AFI Class of 2021), Cinematographer
Where to Watch: In theaters May 15
MAGIC HOUR
-Arielle Ness-Cohn (AFI Class of 2016), Production Designer
Where to Watch: In theaters May 15
DUTTON RANCH
-Chad C. Feehan (AFI Class of 2004), Creator, Executive Producer, Showrunner
-Jacob Forman (AFI Class of 2004) Supervising Producer, Writer
-Hayley Tibbenham (AFI Class of 2022), Writer
Where to Watch: Streaming May 15 on Paramount+
FORGE
-Jing Ai Ng (AFI Class of 2019), Director/Writer/Producer
-Gabrielle Cordero (AFI Class of 2019), Producer
-Leo Purman (AFI Class of 2019), Cinematographer
-Liz Daering-Glass (AFI Class of 2019), Producer
-Briana Chmielewski (AFI Class of 2019), Editor
-Arielle Paula Ness-Cohn (AFI Class of 2016), Production Designer
Where to Watch: In theaters May 15
PASSENGER
-Martin Bernfeld (AFI Class of 2008), Editor
Where to Watch: In theaters May 22
CORPORATE RETREAT
-Josh Fisher (AFI Class of 2016), Cinematographer
-Praveen Elankumaran (AFI Class of 2022), A Camera Operator
-William Christensen (AFI Class of 2016), Steadicam/B Camera Operator
Where to Watch: In theaters May 22
THE SALT PATH
-Thorsten Schumacher (AFI Class of 2001), Executive Producer
Where to Watch: In theaters May 22
MAGIC HOUR
-Arielle Ness-Cohn (AFI Class of 2016), Production Designer
Where to Watch: In theaters May 23
FORGE
-Arielle Ness-Cohn (AFI Class of 2016), Production Designer
-Jing Ai Ng (AFI Class of 2019), Director/Writer
-Leo Purman (AFI Class of 2019), DP
-Elizabeth Glass (AFI Class of 2019), Producer
-Gabrielle Cordero (AFI Class of 2019), Producer
-Briana Chmielewski (AFI Class of 2019), Editor
Where to Watch: In theaters May 24
BAD THOUGHTS, Season 2
-Varun Viswanath (AFI Class of 2012), Editor
Where to Watch: May 24 on Netflix
SPIDER-NOIR
-Gala Goliani (AFI Class of 2013), Associate Producer
-Peter Deming (AFI Class of 1980), Cinematographer
-Tirsa Hackshaw (AFI Class of 1994), Editor
Where to Watch: May 27 on Prime
