The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI Docs 2020 Film Festival, which will take place digitally this year. The lineup features 59 films from 11 countries and 12 virtual world premieres, with 61 percent of the films directed by women, 25 percent by Poc directors, and 14 percent by LGBTQ directors. The festival runs June 17–21, with films available to view on Docs.AFI.com. See the full lineup below.
“Now more than ever, it is important to expand our perspectives and listen to voices that may differ from our own, and this year’s festival includes a diverse range of insights and experiences for audiences to share in,” said Michael Lumpkin, AFI Festivals director. “These films explore political and social issues in the U.S. and across the globe, introducing us to the next generation of leaders and shedding new light on figures of the past.”
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“Now more than ever, it is important to expand our perspectives and listen to voices that may differ from our own, and this year’s festival includes a diverse range of insights and experiences for audiences to share in,” said Michael Lumpkin, AFI Festivals director. “These films explore political and social issues in the U.S. and across the globe, introducing us to the next generation of leaders and shedding new light on figures of the past.”
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- 6/8/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The 33rd season of PBS’ documentary series Pov will launch July 20 with the broadcast premiere of Linda Goldstein Knowlton’s We Are The Radical Monarchs. The film which premiered at SXSW 2019, follows a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice in Oakland, and kicks off a lineup of 13 docs that focus on stories of hope and shared humanity.
Pov’s season premiere will be preceded in June by Pov’s first-ever miniseries, And She Could Be Next. The multi-part documentary, to air June 29-30 a a special presentation, follows a defiant movement of women of color fighting to transform American politics from the ground up. It is produced by and all-women-of-color crew.
The pubcaster said Wednesday in announcing the lineup that 80% of the new season’s films were directed by women, and more than two thirds by filmmakers of color. More than half of the...
Pov’s season premiere will be preceded in June by Pov’s first-ever miniseries, And She Could Be Next. The multi-part documentary, to air June 29-30 a a special presentation, follows a defiant movement of women of color fighting to transform American politics from the ground up. It is produced by and all-women-of-color crew.
The pubcaster said Wednesday in announcing the lineup that 80% of the new season’s films were directed by women, and more than two thirds by filmmakers of color. More than half of the...
- 4/29/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Helen Mirren reprised her Oscar-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II on Broadway this season in “The Audience" and bagged her first Tony for her efforts. She won one of her four Emmys for portraying the reigning monarch's ancestor, Elizabeth I, in an HBO miniseries (the other three are for two seasons of “Prime Suspect” and “The Passion of Ayn Rand”). Now, she only needs a Grammy to become the 14th person to complete the Egot. In keeping with her winning ways when she plays women named Elizabeth, perhaps she could record some of Elizabeth Barret Browning's poems. -Break- Mirren had been the overwhelming frontrunner to win Best Actress (Play) this year, having already claimed an Olivier Award for the London run of the play which looks at the 60-plus reign of Elizabeth II through her weekly meetings with her prime ministers (12 and counting). Mirren plays the monarch at various ages,...
- 6/8/2015
- Gold Derby
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