AFI Fest 2024 Review: Laila Abbas’ “Thank You for Banking With Us” Pays Off
A pair of sisters have their work cut out for them if they want to claim their late father's savings in this savvy Palestinian comedy.
AFI Fest 2024 Review: Passing On Becomes a Beautiful Part of Nature in Charlie McDowell’s “The Summer Book”
Glenn Close gives good grizzled grandma in this adaptation of Tove Jansson's tender tale of a young girl learning to grieve her mother.
AFI Fest 2024 Review: A Rookie Cop Brings Fresh Eyes of a System of Justice in Sandhya Suri’s Engrossing “Santosh”
The widow of a cop tries to get a grip after being thrust into the force herself to keep a roof over her head in this compelling crime drama.
Usman Riaz on Thriving After a Trial by Fire in “The Glassworker”
The director behind Pakistan's official entry for this year's Oscars discusses starting an animation studio to make this sweeping romance.
Adam Elliot on Handcrafting a Tale to Really Curl Up to “Memoir of a Snail”
The animator discusses the inherent humanity of stop-motion animation and making audiences feel less alone with this tale of orphaned twins.
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AFI Fest 2024 Interview: Heidi Levitt on Bringing a Disease You Can’t See Into Sharp Relief in “Walk with Me”
The longtime casting director discusses turning the camera on herself and her husband in a battle against Alzheimer's in this intimate doc.
