AFI Fest: Mommy (2014)

"Mommy"

Director: Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother- 2009, Heartbeats-2010, Laurence Anyways-2012)

Writer: Xavier Dolan

Cinematography: Andre Turpin

Cast: Anne Dorval, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clement

AFI Fest 2014: November 6-13

AFI Fest: Fort Bliss (2014)

"Fort Bliss"

Director: Claudia Myers

Writer: Claudia Myers

Cinematography: Adam Silver

Cast: Michelle Monaghan, Ron Livingston, Pablo Schreiber, Emmanuelle Chriqui

Synopsis: After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with her young son.

AFI Fest 2014: November 6-13

AFI Fest: Two Days, One Night (2014)

 

"Deux jours, une nuit"

Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (The Kid with a Bike- 2011, L'enfant- 2005, Rosetta- 1999)

Writers:  Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Cast: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione

Synopsis:  Sandra, a young Belgian mother, discovers that her workmates have opted for a significant pay bonus, in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job.

AFI Fest 2014: November 6-13

AFI Fest: A Most Violent Year (2014)

"A Most Violent Year"

Director: J.C. Chandor ( Margin Call- 2011, All is Lost- 2013)

Writer: J.C. Chandor

Cinematography: Bradford Young

CAST: Oscar Issac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, Alessandro Nivola

Synopsis: In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.

AFI Fest 2014: November 6-13

AFI Fest: Inherent Vice (2014)

"Inherent Vice"

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson  (Boogie Nights-1997, Magnolia-1999, There Will Be Blood- 2007, The Master-2012)

Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay), Thomas Pynchon (novel)

Cinematography: Robert Elswit

CAST: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jena Malone, Owen Wilson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Eric Roberts, Martin Short, Katherine Waterston, Maya Rudolph

Synopsis: In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

AFI Fest 2014: November 6-13