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AFI DOCS Reveals 2021 Program, 52 Percent of Films Are Directed By Women
AFI DOCS has once again reached gender parity. This year’s lineup includes 77 films from 23 countries, with 52 percent of the titles directed by women, 40 percent by BIPOC directors, and 18...
Dawn Porter Named 2021 Guggenheim Honoree by American Film Institute
Dawn Porter is following in Barbara Kopple, Laura Poitras, and Freida Lee Mock’s footsteps. AFI Docs, the American Film Institute’s documentary film festival, announced that it will...
Garrett Bradley’s Naomi Osaka Documentary Will Open AFI Docs
Garrett Bradley’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated portrait of a modern-day abolitionist is set to open AFI Docs 2021. The fest will host the world premiere of the “Time”...
“Transhood” Wins Big at AFI Docs Film Fest
The winners are in for the 2020 edition of AFI Docs. “Transhood,” Sharon Liese’s portrait of four transgender kids living in Kansas City, was honored with the festival’s...
AFI Docs Announces 2020 Lineup, 61 Percent Women-Directed
Like many festivals, AFI Docs is going digital this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Film Institute just announced the full slate of films being presented online via a press release....
AFI DOCS and Provincetown Fests Will Open and Close with Women-Directed Pics
Cannes, this is how it’s done: projects from female filmmakers are set to kick off and conclude both AFI DOCS and Provincetown International Film Festival. AFI DOCS, a documentary fest in the...