Film Fatales at AFI Fest
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All That’s Left of You by Cherien Dabis
Unfolding over seven decades, this deeply moving portrait of a Palestinian family is a poignant meditation on loss, resilience, and the ways in which inherited trauma shapes identity across generations.
Unfolding over seven decades, this deeply moving portrait of a Palestinian family is a poignant meditation on loss, resilience, and the ways in which inherited trauma shapes identity across generations.
By Design directed by Amanda Kramer
In Amanda Kramer’s fantastical, avant-garde curiosity BY DESIGN, Camille (Juliette Lewis) — motivated by deep-seated envy — makes a fateful wish to be just as desirable as an exquisitely expensive wooden chair.
In Amanda Kramer’s fantastical, avant-garde curiosity BY DESIGN, Camille (Juliette Lewis) — motivated by deep-seated envy — makes a fateful wish to be just as desirable as an exquisitely expensive wooden chair.
Honeyjoon directed by Lilian T Mehrel
In the beautiful Azorean Islands, an American woman and her Persian-Kurdish mother reckon with memory, exile, and the complicated bond between them. HONEYJOON mixes humor, heartbreak, and stunning landscapes to reveal how loss can fracture and ultimately renew the ties that hold us together.
In the beautiful Azorean Islands, an American woman and her Persian-Kurdish mother reckon with memory, exile, and the complicated bond between them. HONEYJOON mixes humor, heartbreak, and stunning landscapes to reveal how loss can fracture and ultimately renew the ties that hold us together.
Last Call directed by Winnie Cheung
Left-Handed Girl by Shih-Ching Tsou
Shih-Ching Tsou’s solo debut, co-written and produced by longtime collaborator Sean Baker, is a vibrant iPhone-shot portrait of Taipei as seen through the eyes of three generations of women navigating family, tradition and independence.
Shih-Ching Tsou’s solo debut, co-written and produced by longtime collaborator Sean Baker, is a vibrant iPhone-shot portrait of Taipei as seen through the eyes of three generations of women navigating family, tradition and independence.
Pavilhão directed by Victoria Fiore
Rental Family directed by HIKARI
Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser plays an American actor in Tokyo hired by a “rental family” agency to serve as a stand-in for clients who need help with various challenges in their lives, acting as a journalist, groom or even parent in this tender film from Japanese filmmaker HIKARI.
Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser plays an American actor in Tokyo hired by a “rental family” agency to serve as a stand-in for clients who need help with various challenges in their lives, acting as a journalist, groom or even parent in this tender film from Japanese filmmaker HIKARI.
The Voice of Hind Rajab directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
The latest film from filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, and Tunisia’s Oscar® entry for Best International Feature, is a bold and inspired drama that blurs the lines between fiction and documentary to recount the heartbreaking story of five-year-old Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl murdered during Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip.
The latest film from filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, and Tunisia’s Oscar® entry for Best International Feature, is a bold and inspired drama that blurs the lines between fiction and documentary to recount the heartbreaking story of five-year-old Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl murdered during Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip.
