AFI Film Festival 2018
This is a list of every film I saw at the 2018 AFI Film Festival, ranked from best to worst.
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- DirectorMani HaghighiStarsMohammad Hassan MadjooniLeila HatamiLeili RashidiIranian directors are getting slaughtered by an unknown serial killer and a blacklisted director, Hasan Kasmai, is curious about only one thing: Why isn't the killer after him?
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsViola DavisMichelle RodriguezElizabeth DebickiFour women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsMarcello FonteEdoardo PesceNunzia SchianoA timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.
- DirectorJoel PotrykusStarsJoshua BurgeDavid DastmalchianAndre HylandWith the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced with the ultimate challenge - the unbeatable level 256 on Pac-Man - and he can't get off the couch until he conquers it. A survival story set in a living room.
- DirectorLaura SteinelStarsTaylor SchillingBryn ValeBrian Tyree HenryAn emotionally-stunted aunt tries to bond with her 13-year-old niece, who wants nothing more than to run away and become a Juggalo.
- DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsViggo MortensenMahershala AliLinda CardelliniA working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
- DirectorDuBois AshongStarsDarryl Dunning IIBria WadeJoseph CallariIn order to gain immunity from a robbery gone bad, an African-American misfit must infiltrate an eco-lutionary activist group from South Central L.A in hopes of learning their grand plan to revolt against the water disparity in the under served communities.
- DirectorJérémy ComteStarsFélix GrenierAlexandre PerreaultLouise BombardierSet in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.
- DirectorJon FrickeyStarsKanon YamamotoYûsuke YamazakiIroha SatoAfter a trip to the doctor, a little boy wonders if he may secretly be a cat.
- DirectorNathan TruesdellTragedy strikes the world's tallest water slide.
- DirectorAgnieszka SmoczynskaStarsGabriela MuskalaLukasz SimlatMalgorzata BuczkowskaAfter a two-year disappearance, free-spirited Alicja is reunited with her parents, husband and young son despite having no memory of them. A dizzying psychological puzzle. Mesmerizing from the jaw-dropping first frame to the last.
- DirectorTyler McPherronBradley SmithThe story behind one of San Francisco's most iconic signposts, and the campaign to keep its design alive.
- DirectorVeljko PopovicThe cycling season is nearing its grand finale. During the final race, the two men in the lead are competing for more than the Grand Trophy; they are fighting for the affection of a lady and fulfilment of their erotic fantasies. Meanwhile, the small port town prepares for the arrival of a large ocean liner and its dashing captain.
- DirectorAndrea BrusaMarco ScotuzziStarsHassan El AouniGiovanni StortiCamilla AntoniottiWhen an Afghan refugee arrives in Italy with his goat to seek asylum, an Italian immigration officer finds himself in a difficult position because he doesn't know what to do with the animal.
- DirectorNienke DeutzStarsEva SchramInseparable best friends spend their last summer holiday of childhood amusing themselves around the house. As summer progresses their bodies start to morph and shift and an awkwardness descends on their friendship. Puberty seems determined to interrupt their bond.
- DirectorIstván KovácsStarsVedrana BozinovicMirela LambicRadoje Cupic1994, Sarajevo. No water, no electricity nor food in the town under siege. Tea Mikic, despite the horrible war conditions, manages to keep her positivity. She lost her husband during the war and is completely self-sufficient. She is getting ready for something in the morning, so she decides to wash her hair even though all her backup supplies are gone. She starts her desperate journey to look for water, and neither her neighbors nor sniper fire can stop her.
- DirectorÁlvaro GagoStarsFrancisca Iglesias BouzónPilar FraguaEulogia ChavesFaced with the challenges presented by her daily routine, Ramona tries to take refuge in the relationship that unites her to her daughter and granddaughter.
- DirectorMariama DialloStarsKara YoungTaliah WebsterMadeline WeinsteinThe staff of a black hair salon fend off a strange new monster: white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture.
- DirectorJenn NkiruStarsBella SontezRebirth Is Necessary is a film which explores the magic and dynamism of Blackness in a realm where time and space are altered. The now, the past and the future are rethought and reordered to create something soulful and mind bendingly visceral. Unfolding through the gaze of Jenn Nkiru, it is an audio - visual feast which pulls on broad yet unique sound and visual references to push the story forward. The soundtrack features music and sounds from James Baldwin, Sun Ra, Chance The Rapper, Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment, Rotary Connection, Pharaoh Sanders and Shafiq Husayn. It also includes quotes and moments from Alice Coltrane, Audre Lorde, Kwame Nkrumah, Sun Ra and James Baldwin.
- DirectorGabriel AbrantesDaniel SchmidtStarsCarloto CottaCleo TavaresAnabela MoreiraA fallen soccer superstar vows to adopt a refugee child, while becoming the naive unwitting centerpiece in in a bizarre plot to Make Portugal Great Again.
- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsDogu DemirkolMurat CemcirBennu YildirimlarAn unpublished writer returns to his hometown after graduating, where he seeks sponsors to publish his book while dealing with his father's deteriorating indulgence into gambling.
- DirectorMimi LederStarsFelicity JonesArmie HammerJustin TherouxThe true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
- DirectorMarta PajekStarsAgnieszka MatysiakArkadiusz Jakubik
- DirectorRichard BillinghamStarsPatrick RomerRichard AshtonJustin SalingerPhotographer Richard Billingham returns to the squalid council flat outside of Birmingham where he and his brother were raised, in a confrontation and reconciliation with parents Ray and Liz.
- DirectorAdam R. LevinePeter Bo RappmundAn experimental documentary that uses time-lapse photography to show a dystopian vision of the present.
- DirectorGregory KohnStarsTamara Arias de SaavedraDylan StretchberyNicolas GamboaOverwhelmed by guilt after an intense affair, Emma returns home to her family, hoping to reconnect with her husband.
- DirectorKatrelle N. KindredStarsAaron J. AndersonJason ArceneauxTriniTy ArielA young South L.A black girl experiences a series of events that intersects racism and sexism during the 4th of July holiday.
- DirectorKangmin KimA strange and wonderful story about a special connection between father and son.
- DirectorDiego CéspedesStarsGaspar GaticaLan Fa SalasLuis DubóHidden in a house far from the city, Alonso (11) accompanies his dear sister, Daniela (17). She expects to become the seventh wife of The Lion, a prophet who (according to stories) electrocutes when you touch him.
- DirectorKamau BilalA look at a young man experiencing a summer impasse after moving back in with his parents.
- DirectorAnnika KurnickStarsCharles BakerAndy BeanHalasius BradfordGabriel helps Trevor to a conscious death during the height of the AIDS epidemic in Los Angeles in 1985.
- DirectorShelly LaumanStarsMaeve DermodySam ParsonsonJoshua BrennanA woman walks alone to the train station. As she descends the stairs to the underground platform she smiles at a young man, he smiles back. With the smallest of gestures, the woman becomes caught in a subtle and sinister game.
- DirectorJosh BegleyA violent ballet, made with footage of every reported concussion during the 2017-2018 NFL season.
- DirectorTarik AktasStarsSerkan AydinBaris BilgiÖmer BoraStep by step, Hay goes down an inevitable and spiritual path where he confronts the relationship between human and nature, the unity of matter and the living.
- DirectorMaria Alice AridaStarsChristine Kellogg-DarrinJordan MonaghanAndrew AblesonA psycho-sexual thriller about Isabelle, a lonely gallery owner who meets a dangerously seductive performance artist and discovers they have more in common than expected. Will Isabelle allow herself to let Camila in without giving in to her true nature?
- DirectorCorina Schwingruber IlicUnder the spell of mass entertainment on the high seas.
- DirectorKelly SearsEase the pain from past physical and mental distress. The body remembers. Aches may linger. Lay prone, breathe deeply, release tension, let go of the pain.
- DirectorJulia ElihuAshton TuStarsRoxana MousaviMana MonshianFirouzeh FarahAn eleven year old girl named Yasamin has just moved from Iran to Los Angeles amidst the Iranian Hostage Crisis; however, her navigation of the trials and tribulations of assimilation are learned through the waxing of a single unibrow.
- DirectorAngello FacciniGuille IsaIn coastal Colombia, a mother teaches her daughter how to swim so that she may go to the mangroves and harvest the piangua shellfish with the other women in the village.
- DirectorJoey GarfieldWhen an older Irish gentleman reveals to his pals how he met his wife the story turns out to be a lot more familiar than expected.
- DirectorJoshua WilmottMandy is a dog. Mandy won't come when called.