Bardo, Alcarras, She Said, and Women Talking are among the line-up of 125 films set to unspool at AFI Fest from November 2-6.
Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Mexican Oscar submission Bardo joins the Red Carpet Premieres alongside Steven Spielberg’s previously announced closing selection The Fabelmans, the US premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Oliver Hermanus’s Living, Alek Keshishian’s previously announced festival opener Selena Gomez: My Mind And Me, Maria Schrader’s She Said, and Florian Zeller’s The Son.
Special Screenings comprise Luca Guadagnino’s Bones And All, Elvis Mitchell’s documentary Is That Black Enough For You?, Alice Rohrwacher’s Le Pupille, Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny, Chris Smith’s documentary Sr., and Sarah Polley’s Women Talking.
The World Cinema selection includes Spain’s Oscar submission Alcarras (pictured) from Carla Simon, Kamila Andini’s Before, Now & Then, Felix van Groeningen’s The Eight Mountains, Jerzy Skolimowski’s Polish Oscar submission Eo, Joanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daughter, Léa Mysius’s The Five Details, Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland, imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears, Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning, Albert Serra’s Pacification, Quentin Dupieux’s Smoking Causes Coughing, and Hong Sang-soo’s Walk Up.
Playing in Discovery are Alice Diop’s French Oscar submission Saint Omer, Lukas Dhont’s Cannes grand jury prize winner and Belgian submission Close, Saim Sadiq’s Pakistani Oscar submission Joyland, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Laura Citarella’s Trenque Lauquen, and Ann Oren’s Piaffe, among others.
Ava DuVernay is guest artistic director. In total, AFI Fest brass said 53% of directors in official selection are women, 32% are BIPOC filmmakers, and 11% are LGBTQIA+ filmmakers.
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