2021 AFI Fest Movie Guide
Browse the selection of features, documentaries, and short films screening at AFI Fest 2021.
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- DirectorHalle BerryStarsHalle BerryAdan CantoSheila AtimA disgraced MMA fighter finds redemption in the cage and the courage to face her demons when the son she had given up as an infant unexpectedly reenters her life.Category: RED CARPET PREMIERE
- DirectorReinaldo Marcus GreenStarsWill SmithAunjanue Ellis-TaylorJon BernthalA look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard.Category: RED CARPET PREMIERE
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsPenélope CruzMilena SmitIsrael ElejaldeThe story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.Category: RED CARPET PREMIERE
- DirectorJane CampionStarsBenedict CumberbatchKirsten DunstJesse PlemonsCharismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.Category: RED CARPET PREMIERE
- DirectorGarth JenningsChristophe LourdeletStarsMatthew McConaugheyReese WitherspoonScarlett JohanssonBuster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.Category: RED CARPET PREMIERE
- DirectorBenjamin ClearyStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisAwkwafinaIn the near future, a terminally ill man explores a heart wrenching, emotionally complex solution to save his wife and son from grief by duplicating himself without them knowing.Category: RED CARPET PREMIERE
- DirectorLin-Manuel MirandaStarsAndrew GarfieldAlexandra ShippRobin de JesusOn the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.Category: RED CARPET PREMIERE
- DirectorNadav LapidStarsAvshalom PollakNur FibakOded AzulayAn Israeli filmmaker throws himself in the midst of two battles doomed to fail: one against the death of freedom, the other against the death of a mother.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorClio BarnardStarsAdeel AkhtarClaire RushbrookMacy ShackletonAli and Ava, both lonely for different reasons, meet and sparks fly. Over a lunar month a deep connection begins to grow, despite the legacy of Ava's past relationship, and Ali's emotional turmoil at the breakdown of his marriage.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorNabil AyouchStarsAnas BasbousiIsmail AdouabZineb BoujemaaAnas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip hop culture.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorOrit Fouks RotemStarsLiora LeviAseel FarhatOrit SamuelEight women, Arab and Jewish, take part in a video workshop hosted by Rona, young filmmaker. With each camera take, the group dynamic forces the women to challenge their beliefs as they get to know one other.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorJuho KuosmanenStarsSeidi HaarlaYura BorisovDinara DrukarovaAs a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorMounia AklStarsYumna MarwanNadine LabakiSaleh BakriA couple decide to leave the toxic pollution of their home city of Beirut, hoping to build a utopian existence in a pristine home in the mountains.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorRyûsuke HamaguchiStarsHidetoshi NishijimaTôko MiuraReika KirishimaA renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorRamon ZürcherSilvan ZürcherStarsHenriette ConfuriusLiliane AmuatUrsina LardiLisa is moving out. Mara is left behind. As boxes are shifted and cupboards built, abysses begin to open up and an emotional roller coaster is set in motion. A tragicomic catastrophe film. A poetic ballad about change and transience.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorJenna Cato BassStarsChumisa CosaNosipho MtebeKamvalethu Jonas RaziyaA strange psychological thriller about Tsidi, who is forced to move in with her separated mother, a domestic worker who obsessively cares for her catatonic white "Madame" in the wealthy suburbs of Cape Town.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorSebastian MeiseStarsFranz RogowskiGeorg FriedrichAnton von LuckeIn post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Over the decades, he develops an unlikely bond with his cellmate Viktor.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorAudrey DiwanStarsAnamaria VartolomeiKacey Mottet KleinLuàna BajramiAn adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorPanah PanahiStarsPantea PanahihaMohammad Hassan MadjooniRayan SarlakFollows a chaotic, tender family that is on a road trip across a rugged landscape and fussing over the sick dog and getting on each others' nerves. Only the mysterious older brother is quiet.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorAraceli LemosStarsAbigael LomaHasmine KillipEirini InglesiA young Filipina searches for the missing links between her strange bleeding condition and her faraway mother's healing powers.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorHany Abu-AssadStarsMaisa Abd ElhadiAli SulimanManal AwadA woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorRadu MunteanStarsMaria PopistasuIlona BrezoianuAlex BogdanA humanitarian mission arrives in Transylvania, offering goods to locals. Maria and Dan, despite conflicts, find themselves assisting a disoriented local.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorClint BentleyStarsClifton Collins Jr.Moises AriasMolly ParkerAn aging jockey aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorMahamat-Saleh HarounStarsAchouackh Abakar SouleymaneRihane Khalil AlioYoussouf DjaoroAmina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.Category: WORLD CINEMA
- DirectorApichatpong WeerasethakulStarsTilda SwintonAgnes BrekkeDaniel Giménez CachoA woman from Scotland, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Soon she begins to think about their appearance.Category: WORLD CINEMA