| Key | Imgs | Short Description |
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 2016_MD_Robeson_160412 | 174 | AFI -- 2016 Paul Robeson Awards (Stanley Nelson) (incl reception)
The Howard University Department of Media, Journalism and Film Presents:
The 2016 Paul Robeson Awards Honoring Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker & MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Stanley Nelson (The Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution; Freedom Summer).
Stanley Nelson received the Paul Robeson Award... |
| 2016_MD_Father_Joseph_160611 | 156 | AFI -- DC Caribbean FilmFest (2016) -- "Father Joseph" (w/Jeff Kaufman and Marcia Ross, plus Anne Hastings, Leigh Carter, Junior Beauvais, and David Hoffman) (incl reception)
FATHER JOSEPH
Special Features: Q&A with filmmaker Jeff Kaufman and producer Marcia Ross, plus Anne Hastings, Leigh Carter and Junior Beauvais, who appear in the film. Post-screening reception hosted by the Raising Haiti Initiative in coordination with Fonkoze.
Panel (left to right): Firmin Backer... |
| 2016_MD_Queen_Nanny_160611 | 50 | AFI -- DC Caribbean FilmFest (2016) -- "Queen Nanny" (w/Roy and Alison Anderson)
QUEEN NANNY: LEGENDARY MAROON CHIEFTAINESS
Post-screening Q&A with director Roy T. Anderson and producer Alison G. Anderson.
Co-presented by the United Nations Information Center.
QUEEN NANNY documents the Jamaican Maroons' struggle for freedom, led by the indomitable 18th-century military genius and... |
| 2016_MD_EUFilm_Closing_161215 | 117 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2016) -- Closing Night Reception |
| 2016_MD_Letters_161202 | 90 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2016) -- "Letters from War" (w/Miguel Nunes) plus reception
LETTERS FROM WAR
Special Features: Special Presentation. Q&A with actor Miguel Nunes, plus post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Portugal
[CARTAS DA GUERRA]
U.S. Premiere!
2016 Oscar® Selection, Portugal
Young doctor António Lobo Antunes writes letters home to his beloved wife Maria... |
| 2016_MD_Still_Crazy_161201 | 146 | AFI -- European Union Film Showcase (2016) -- "Still Crazy" opening event w/reception
LIKE CRAZY (2016)
[LA PAZZA GIOIA]
Beatrice is a strong-willed though undeniably delusional mental patient at a facility in Tuscany. Villa Biondi used to belong to Beatrice's aristocratic family, but now it's a psychiatric hospital for women. Beatrice tells herself that she's just there for a rest... |
| 2016_MD_New_Spanish_160616 | 65 | AFI -- Festival of New Spanish Cinema (2016) -- Opening Reception
NOTHING IN RETURN
Special Features: Opening Night show on Jun 16 features post-screening reception sponsored by SPAIN arts & culture
NOTHING IN RETURN [A CAMBIO DE NADA]
Actor Daniel Guzmán (who can be seen playing a cop in MY BIG NIGHT) makes an auspicious directing debut with this high-spirited... |
| 2016_MD_Aquarius_161020 | 163 | AFI -- Latin American Film Festival (2016) -- "Aquarius" (w/Sonia Braga)
AQUARIUS (2016)
Q&A with actress Sonia Braga following the screening on Oct. 20.
The last holdout at a beachfront apartment building, 65-year-old Clara (Sonia Braga, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) resists the pressures of an aggressive development company looking to buy her home. Kleber Mendonça Filho's... |
| 2016_MD_Cinema_Novo_160927 | 56 | AFI -- Latin American Film Festival (2016) -- "Cinema Novo" (w/Eryk Rocha)
CINEMA NOVO
Special Features: Q&A with filmmaker Eryk Rocha
North American Premiere!
This impressionistic love letter to the Cinema Novo movement of '60s and '70s Brazil, from filmmaker Eryk Rocha (son of Cinema Novo pioneer Glauber Rocha), won the 2016 Cannes Film Festival's Golden Eye documentary... |
| 2016_MD_Desierto_160923 | 126 | AFI -- Latin American Film Festival (2016) -- "Desierto" (w/Jonas Cuaron)
DESIERTO
Special Features: Sep 23 show only: Q&A with filmmaker Jonás Cuarón, plus post-screening reception sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Institute
2016 Oscar® Selection, Mexico
Making the arduous trek from Mexico to the United States, a group of undocumented immigrants led by Moises (Gael García... |
| 2016_MD_NAFF_160311 | 58 | AFI -- New African Films Festival (2016) -- Opening Reception
LAMB (2015)
Yared Zeleke’s remarkable feature debut tells the story of young Ephraim, a half-Jewish Ethiopian boy who is sent by his father to live among distant relatives after his mother’s death. Ephraim uses his cooking skills to carve out a place among his cousins, but when his uncle decides that... |
| 2016_MD_Holm_160925 | 61 | AFI -- "A Man Called Ove" (w/Hannes Holm)
A Man Called Ove w/Hannes Holm
AFI MEMBERS AT THE TWO-STAR LEVEL AND ABOVE ARE INVITED TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF
A MAN CALLED OVE
Sweden's 2017 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar® Submission
Q&A with director Hannes Holm will follow the film. |
| 2016_MD_Back2Future_160826 | 27 | AFI -- "Back To The Future" (Silver Screens on Veterans Plaza)
Silver Screens on Veterans Plaza:
AFI Silver is excited to announce the launch of a FREE outdoor film series in downtown Silver Spring! Silver Screens is presented by AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker, with support from the Montgomery County... |
| 2016_MD_Archibaldo_161114 | 35 | AFI -- "Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz" (w/film critic Carlos Gutiérrez)
CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ, THE
Special Features: FREE screening! Introduction by film scholar Carlos Gutiérrez
[ENSAYO DE UN CRIMEN]
This perverse, horror-tinged comedy from director Luis Buñuel's Mexican period is a bizarro tale of music boxes, murder and mannequins. Convinced from a... |
| 2016_MD_Finding_JosephI_161213 | 104 | AFI -- "Finding Joseph I" (w/Paul "H.R." Hudson and James Lathos)
FINDING JOSEPH I
Special Features: Q&A with filmmaker James Lathos and Paul "H.R." Hudson
FINDING JOSEPH I chronicles the life and struggles of singer Paul "H.R." Hudson. The charismatic frontman helped pioneer hardcore punk rock with his energetic and explosive performances in the influential group... |
| 2016_MD_Fishing_Bodies_161024 | 59 | AFI -- "Fishing Bodies" (w/Michele Pennetta via Skype and Swiss-sponsored reception)
FISHING BODIES
Special Features: Q&A and reception to follow, sponsored by the Embassy of Switzerland
Locarno Film Festival series in Washington presents:
FISHING BODIES [PESCATORI DI CORPI]
This debut feature-length documentary from Italian director Michele Pennetta is an intimate portrait of a... |
| 2016_MD_Neill_160702 | 18 | AFI -- "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" (Skyped interview with Sam Neill)
HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE featuring Skype interview with Sam Neill
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky (Julian Dennison) gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: loving Aunt Bella, cantankerous Uncle Hec (Sam... |
| 2016_MD_King_Kong_160409 | 111 | AFI -- "King Kong" (w/Count Gore De Vol)
KING KONG (1933)
Special Features: Presented by Count Gore De Vol
In the spirit of the original CREATURE FEATURE broadcasts, local legend Count Gore De Vol (Dick Dyszel) presents the greatest monster movie of them all: KING KONG. Explorer Robert Armstrong and his crew, including delectable scream... |
| 2016_MD_Miller_160501 | 39 | AFI -- "Maggie's Plan" (w/Rebecca Miller)
AFI members at the two-star level and above are invited to an advance screening of MAGGIE'S PLAN
Q&A with director Rebecca Miller will follow the film. |
| 2016_MD_Nuts_160702 | 73 | AFI -- "Nuts!" (w/Penny Lane)
NUTS! (2016)
Special Features: Q&A with filmmaker Penny Lane at the 8:00 show on July 2!
Inventive and wildly fun, NUTS! recounts the unbelievable true story of John Romulus Brinkley, a Kansas doctor who discovered in 1917 that he could cure impotence by transplanting goat testicles into men. From... |
| 2016_MD_Purple_Rain_160428 | 78 | AFI -- "Purple Rain" (Prince tribute w/DJ Lance Reynolds)
PURPLE RAIN
Special Features: Pre-show DJ set of Prince music by DJ Lance Reynolds. DJ set begins at 6:45 for the 7:20 show; DJ set begins at 9:20 for the 9:45 show.
Powered by a landmark Grammy®-winning soundtrack album and an Oscar®-winning score, PURPLE RAIN showcases Prince in the prime of his... |
| 2016_MD_Raiders_160616 | 24 | AFI -- "Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made"
RAIDERS!: THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE
Special Features: Q&A with Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala, makers of the fan film, following the special double feature on Thu Jun 16
This is the true, decades-spanning tale of the greatest fan film ever made. After Steven Spielberg's classic... |
| 2016_MD_Sweaty_Betty_160104 | 135 | AFI -- "Sweaty Betty" (w/Zachary Reed, Rico Mitchell, Seth Dubose and Floyd Rich III)
SWEATY BETTY
Q&A with filmmaker Zachary Reed and stars Rico Mitchell, Seth Dubose and Floyd Rich III
Washington, DC-area premiere!
A rough-and-tumble portrait of a couple of hustlers in Hyattsville, Maryland, this festival favorite is the debut of local filmmakers Joe Frank and Zachary Reed. Floyd... |
| 2016_MD_Bogawa_160415 | 68 | AFI -- "Taken By Storm" (w/Roddy Bogawa)
TAKEN BY STORM
Special Features: Q&A with director Roddy Bogawa!
TAKEN BY STORM: THE ART OF STORM THORGERSON AND HIPGNOSIS
This is a documentary portrait of graphic designer Storm Thorgerson, famous for his visionary album cover artwork for design outfit Hipgnosis. A childhood friend of members of... |
| 2016_MD_Clan_160325 | 67 | AFI -- "The Clan" (incl reception)
THE CLAN opening w/ post-screening reception hosted by the Embassy of Argentina!
Directed by Argentinian auteur filmmaker Pablo Trapero (CARANCHO, WHITE ELEPHANT), The Clan tells the true story of a middle-class family pulled into a world of kidnapping, ransom and murder by the family’s patriarch. On... |
| 2016_MD_Wall_Writers_160219 | 261 | AFI -- "Wall Writers" (w/Roger Gastman, Taki 183, Mike 171, etc)
WALL WRITERS: GRAFFITI IN ITS INNOCENCE
Special Features: Book event and Q&A with director Roger Gastman and graffiti artists Taki 183, Mike 171, SJK 171, Lewis and more!
Before Banksy was a household name, a group of pioneers started an artistic revolution that would change the urban landscape... |
| 2016_MD_When_Kings_160819 | 23 | AFI -- "When We Were King" (Silver Screens on Veterans Plaza)
Silver Screens on Veterans Plaza:
AFI Silver is excited to announce the launch of a FREE outdoor film series in downtown Silver Spring! Silver Screens is presented by AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker, with support from the Montgomery County... |
| 2016_DC_Herzog_160624 | 75 | AFI Docs 2016 -- Guggenheim Symposium and Screening of "Lo and Behold" (w/Werner Herzog) w/Ramin Bahrani) @ Newseum
GUGGENHEIM SYMPOSIUM AND SCREENING OF LO AND BEHOLD
Advance tickets for the Guggenheim Symposium are no longer available. There will be a standby line at the screening for any unclaimed seats. Limited seating will also be available for AFI DOCS pass holders, please visit our Passes page for more... |
| 2016_DC_HBO_Reception_160624 | 60 | AFI Docs 2016 -- HBO Documentary Films Reception @ Prequel
The American Film Institute invites you and a guest to attend
HBO Documentary Films Reception
at AFI Docs 2016
celebrating the HBO documentary films featured at AFI Docs this year.
Filmmakers seen here include Olivia Booker ("Pit Stop"), David Farrier ("Tickled"), Tom Fassaert ("A Family Affair"),... |
| 2016_DC_Check_It_160625 | 126 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Check It" (w/Dana Flor and Check It folks) @ Newseum
CHECK IT
Spotlight Screening
In the heart of the nation's capital, the Check It is a street gang comprised of gay and transgender teens who support each other in the face of outside bullying, attacks and discrimination. The group struggles with an existence underscored by violence, poverty and... |
| 2016_DC_Crashing_160615 | 52 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Crashing the Party" (w/David Sigal, Don Baer, Jonathan Martin, Matt Bai, and Eleanor Clift) @ Landmark E Street Cinema
The American Film Institute invites you and a guest to
CRASHING THE PARTY
Panel and Q&A after the film with:
* Don Baer (moderator)
* Jonathan Martin
* Matt Bai
* Eleanor Clift
CRASHING THE PARTY
With the very survival of the Democratic Party on the line after the three worst presidential... |
| 2016_DC_Life_Animated_160625 | 157 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Life Animated" (w/Roger Ross Williams, Ron, Cornelia, Walter, and Owen Suskind) @ Newseum
LIFE, ANIMATED
Spotlight Screening
At the age of three, Owen Suskind was diagnosed on the autism spectrum and nearly four years passed without any verbal communication between him and his family. One day Owen's father posed a question to his son using a hand puppet of the bird Iago — from the Walt... |
| 2016_DC_Mapplethorpe_160328 | 25 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures" (w/Randy Barbato) @ Landmark E Street Cinema
The American Film Institute invites you to "Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures". Conversation after the film with filmmaker Randy Barbato.
Emmy® winners Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (HBO’s “Wishful Drinking”) offer a revealing portrait of one of the most important artists of the 20th century in the... |
| 2016_DC_No_Mas_160111 | 31 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "No Mas Bebes" (w/Renee Tajima-Pena) @ Landmark E Street Cinema
NO MÁS BEBÉS tells the story of a little-known, but landmark event of women’s history and reproductive rights, a struggle that unfolded four decades ago in Los Angeles. The film recounts how a small group of Mexican immigrant mothers and activists sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government... |
| 2016_DC_Lear_160626 | 222 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You" (w/Norman Lear, Heidi Ewing, and Rachel Grady) @ Newseum
NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU
Closing Night Gala
Dir. Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady; 2015; 91 min
At 93, an energetic, funny and thoughtful Norman Lear looks back on a career that defined television comedy in the 1970s and beyond, including classics such as ALL IN THE FAMILY, THE JEFFERSONS... |
| 2016_DC_Shorts_Reception_160625 | 24 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Shorts at AFI Docs 2016 Reception" @ The Source
The American Film Institute invites you and a guest to attend the
Shorts at AFI Docs 2016 Reception
celebrating the short films featured at AFI Docs this year.
Film personnel photographed include Gunnar Bergdahl ("Tracks"). |
| 2016_DC_Zero_Days_160622 | 135 | AFI Docs 2016 -- "Zero Days" (w/Alex Gibney, Ann Hornaday, David Sanger, Liam O'Murchu, and Eric Chien) @ Newseum
Zero Days
Opening Night Gala
North American Premiere
When independent Internet technicians discovered a chillingly powerful computer virus unlike anything they'd seen before, signs pointed not merely to recreational or criminal hackers, but to a high-stakes game of cyber warfare between nations.... |
| 2016_MD_Tale_Of_Love_160306 | 71 | Washington Jewish Film Festival (2016) @ AFI -- "A Tale of Love and Darkness" (w/Natalie Portman)
CLOSING NIGHT
Sponsored by The Melvin and Estelle Gelman Foundation – Elise and Marc Lefkowitz
A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS
Dir. Natalie Portman
Academy Award®-winning actress Natalie Portman debuts as a director (and screenwriter) with this hauntingly beautiful adaptation of Amos Oz’s best-selling... |
| 2016_MD_Avalon_160303 | 56 | Washington Jewish Film Festival (2016) @ AFI -- "Avalon" (w/Peter Beicken)
WJFF Visionary Award | Avalon
PRESENTED TO ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL (who, for health reasons, could not attend the event)
Evening sponsored by The Dweck Family
Dir. Barry Levinson
(128 min, USA, 1990)
An evocative, nostalgic film that celebrates the virtues of family life, Avalon begins with Jewish... |
| 2016_MD_Baba_Joon_160224 | 146 | Washington Jewish Film Festival (2016) @ AFI -- "Baba Joon" (w/Yuval Delshad)
Opening Night | Baba Joon
BABA JOON
Dir. Yuval Delshad
(91 min, Israel, 2015)
Hebrew and Farsi, with English subtitles
Israel’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award® is a tender tale of a generational divide and immigrant experience.
Yitzhak runs the turkey farm his father... |
| 2016_MD_Fleischerei_160305 | 206 | Washington Jewish Film Festival (2016) @ AFI -- "Gary Lucas' Fleischerei" (Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons)
GARY LUCAS’ FLEISCHEREI:
Music From Max Fleischer Cartoons
And now, for something different! Celebrating the release of the titular album–on Silver Spring based label Cuneiform–legendary guitarist Gary Lucas joins forces with Tony®- nominated singer and actress Sarah Stiles (Avenue Q, Hand to God) for... |