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Selected from nearly 2,000 submissions, this year’s program includes over 72 films from 17 countries representing the best documentaries of the year. We are immensely proud of our selections, each of them original, enlightening and, at times, daring and boundary-pushing explorations of the world around us. From the World Premiere portrait of champion of equal justice Bryan Stevenson to the story of the Lone Star State’s legendary maverick political journalist Molly Ivins, AFI DOCS 2019 presents five days bursting with fascinating subjects, engaging storytelling and great movies.

We invite you to take a look — there’s plenty to discover at this year’s festival.

Michael LumpkinDirector, AFI Festivals

WELCOME TO AFI DOCS 2019

TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON’S FIGHT FOR EQUALITYDIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Peter Kunhardt, George Kunhardt, Teddy KunhardtUSA | 2019 | 101 MINUTES

Fighting for equal justice within a system that has allowed slavery, lynching, segregation, and mass incarceration is lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s life work. TRUE JUSTICE features the inspiring story of Stevenson, who founded the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, to provide legal services for the poor and is the driving force behind a new national lynching memorial.

Wednesday, June 19, 6:30 p.m., National Archives Museum, William G. McGowan Theater

AMERICAN FACTORY (美国工厂)DIRECTORS: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert PRODUCERS: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, Jeff Reichert, Julie Parker BenelloUSA | 2019 | 115 MINUTESENGLISH AND MANDARIN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Seeking no easy answers, directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert craft a masterpiece of documentary storytelling by focusing on the fascinating culture clash that ensues when a shuttered GM plant in Dayton, OH, is taken over by a giant Chinese company. Winner of the Sundance U.S. Documentary Prize for Directing.

Friday, June 21, 7:00 p.m., Warner Theater

RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINSDIRECTOR: Janice Engel PRODUCERS: James Egan, Janice Engel, Carlisle VandervoortUSA | 2019 | 93 MINUTES

RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS chronicles the life of political commentator and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Molly Ivins. A maverick voice in journalism, Ivins used humor to speak truth about social inequalities, expose corrupt government and poke at the political elite. Filmmaker Janice Engel crafts a witty and entertaining portrait of Ivins, who died of cancer in 2007, giving life to her words and reminding us to be bold in today’s political climate.

Sunday, June 23, 7:00 p.m., Navy Memorial, Arleigh & Roberta Burke Theater

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TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AMDIRECTOR: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders PRODUCERS: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Johanna Giebelhaus, Chad Thompson, Tommy WalkerUSA | 2019 | 120 MINUTES

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ highly engaging portrait of the brilliant and beloved writer Toni Morrison features interviews with cultural icons and critics, including Oprah Winfrey, Angela Davis, Walter Mosley, Fran Lebowitz, Russell Banks, Hilton Als — and, most important, with Morrison herself, sharing a lifetime of riveting stories and compelling insights.

Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m., Navy Memorial, Arleigh & Roberta Burke Theater

SEA OF SHADOWSDIRECTOR: Richard Ladkani PRODUCERS: Walter Köhler, Wolfgang KnöpflerAUSTRIA | 2019 | 105 MINUTES ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Featuring everything from Mexican drug cartels to the Chinese Mafia, this environmental thriller is every bit as gripping as any pulp novel but with real world consequences for the imperiled vaquita (the world’s smallest whale) and for local fisherman in the Sea of Cortez. With fewer than 10 vaquita left in the world, time is running out.

Saturday, June 22, 2:00 p.m., National Geographic Museum, Grosvenor Auditorium

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Unique screening eventsat special locations.

PROTECTING JOURNALISTS AND SAFEGUARDING PRESS FREEDOMS: A NEW INITIATIVEWhen journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in late 2018, the horror and brazenness of the Saudi government’s actions caused an international uproar and sparked a call to protect the independence and safety of journalists around the world. The Washington Post — in partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists, International Women’s Media Foundation, James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, One Free Press Coalition, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Reporters Without Borders — has recently announced the Press Freedom Partnership, an ongoing initiative to highlight organizations working vigilantly to promote press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of journalists worldwide. In recognition of this important work, AFI DOCS will screen The Washington Post’s short documentary THE ASSASSINATION OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI, followed by a panel discussion with Post journalists and representatives of the Press Freedom Partnership.

Friday, June 21, 11:30 a.m., Landmark E Street 7

IN THE LINE OF DUTY: A CONVERSATION WITH ERNIE AND JOE AND REP. BRUCE FRANKS, JR. (ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN)

Given the urgency around mass incarceration and police-involved shootings, it’s tragic that solutions to these crises seem evermore elusive. Two films in this year’s AFI DOCS lineup — ERNIE & JOE and ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN — offer powerful counter-narratives to this bleak picture by profiling extraordinary leaders with bold and innovative approaches to these issues. Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro are part of the San Antonio Police Department’s Mental Health Unit, which seeks to find a better way to help people in crises without force. Bruce Franks, Jr., a Ferguson protester and now a Missouri State Representative, has freed up funding for intervention programs that reduce incarceration. In this frank and incisive conversation, Ernie, Joe and Bruce discuss their bridge-building, game-changing approaches, and show us what hope and change can look like.

Friday, June 21, 10:00 a.m., Landmark E Street 7

These AFI DOCS Forum Special Programs are open to all AFI DOCS Passholders with limited free general admission tickets available.SEE PAGES 20-21 FOR AFI DOCS FORUM INFORMATION AND COMPLETE SCHEDULE

FREIDA LEE MOCKEach year, the AFI DOCS Charles Guggenheim Symposium honors a master of documentary film. AFI is proud to recognize the exceptional career of filmmaker Freida Lee Mock as the 2019 Guggenheim honoree.

Demonstrating a remarkable range of subject matter, Freida Lee Mock has, for more than three decades, been one of America’s greatest cinematic biographers. From MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION (1994) and NEVER GIVE UP: THE 20TH CENTURY ODYSSEY OF HERBERT ZIPPER (1995) to WRESTLING WITH ANGELS: PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER (2006) and ANITA: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER (2013), Mock has shown the uncanny ability to take intimate biographical detail and build larger-than-life narratives that reflect and illuminate the broader societal picture. For her extraordinary work, Mock received the 1995 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature and five total nominations; and a primetime Emmy® Award win from two nominations.

The 2019 Guggenheim Symposium will pay tribute to this outstanding filmmaker with an onstage interview discussion of her career, film clips and the sneak preview of her fascinating new portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RUTH – JUSTICE GINSBURG IN HER OWN WORDS (see page 5).

Saturday, June 22, 7:30 p.m., Navy Memorial, Arleigh & Roberta Burke Theater

CHASING THE MOONDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Robert StoneUSA | 2019 | 361 MINUTES Fifty years after Neil Armstrong’s “one small step,” CHASING THE MOON chronicles America’s audacious and difficult race to the moon. Using exclusively archival footage — with much never before seen in public — this exceptional series re-contextualizes the social and historical importance of the Space Age and the sheer wonder of the moon landing itself.

Saturday, June 22, 11:30 a.m., Landmark E Street 7

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RUTH - JUSTICE GINSBURG IN HER OWN WORDSDIRECTOR: Freida Lee Mock PRODUCERS: Freida Lee Mock, Meghan HooperUSA | 2019 | 90 MINUTES

Relying on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s own words, as illuminated by carefully culled archival footage and interviews, Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock crafts an intimate profile that covers the full breadth of Ginsburg’s life, views and career. Furthermore, Mock succeeds in creating a compelling portrait as authentic, poignant and powerful as the Justice herself. Screens as part of the AFI DOCS Charles Guggenheim Symposium (see page 4).

Saturday, June 22, 7:30 p.m., Navy Memorial, Arleigh & Roberta Burke Theater

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FOR SAMADIRECTORS: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts PRODUCER: Waad al-KateabSYRIA | 2019 | 95 MINUTES | ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

With her home city of Aleppo under constant bombardment, filmmaker Waad al-Kateab, an active dissident against the Assad regime, does the nearly unthinkable: she marries the love of her life and has a baby. This unique video diary documents five years of the Syrian War and tells an unforgettable personal story.

Thursday, June 20, 3:30 p.m., Landmark E Street 7Friday, June 21, 12:45 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3

MIDNIGHT FAMILYDIRECTOR: Luke Lorentzen PRODUCERS: Kellen Quin, Luke Lorentzen, Daniela Alatorre, Elena FortesMEXICO | USA | 2019 | 81 MINUTES SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

In Mexico City, there are fewer than 45 public ambulances for nine million people. In response, a dysfunctional system of privately-owned ambulances has taken over the city’s healthcare system. MIDNIGHT FAMILY intimately follows the Ochoa family as they compete in transporting patients at night. Each trip is a tricky balance of ethics and empathy: they must arrive first to give care for the injured, but also for their financial self-interest.

Saturday, June 22, 9:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 7Sunday, June 23, 1:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3

CHEZ JOLIE COIFFUREDIRECTOR: Rosine Mbakam PRODUCER: Geoffroy Cernaix, Rosine MbakamBELGIUM | 2018 | 72 MINUTES | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Inside a bustling Brussels hair salon, manager Sabine can be seen braiding hair and lending support to a vibrant group of African migrants. In this lovely observational chamber piece, filmmaker Rosine Mbakam offers an affectionate tribute to Sabine and her community. Despite the traumas of migration, their enduring charm and laughter are a testament to human resilience.

Friday, June 21, 6:15 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3Saturday, June 22, 7:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 6

MAIDENDIRECTOR: Alex Holmes PRODUCERS: Victoria Gregory, Alex HolmesUK | 2018 | 93 MINUTES

30 years ago, 24-year-old Tracy Edwards led the first all-female sailing crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race. No one in the male-dominated sailing community gave them a prayer. By race’s end, the Maiden’s epic journey would make history, and the sailing world would never be the same.

Friday, June 21, 12:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2

PORTRAIT Original profiles of famous and not-so-famous people doing extraordinary things in our society.

THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARYDIRECTOR: Ben Berman PRODUCERS: Miranda Bailey, Ben Berman, Russell Groves, Amanda Marshall, Jacob PerlinUSA | 2019 | 91 MINUTES

An aging magician is dying. A young filmmaker follows him around, intending to create his debut feature film. A few weeks into filming, it’s revealed that there is another crew also filming this magician, at the same time. What results is a hilarious metatextual work of documentary unlike anything you have ever seen before.

Saturday, June 22, 5:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2Sunday, June 23, 9:00 p.m., Landmark E Street 6

ALWAYS IN SEASONDIRECTOR: Jacqueline Olive PRODUCERS: Jacqueline Olive, Jessica DevaneyUSA | 2019 | 90 MINUTES

Jacqueline Olive’s stunning debut documentary depicts the haunting death of 17-year-old Lennon Lacy in the rural community of Bladenboro, North Carolina in 2014. With Lacy’s body found hanging from a swing set, his death is ruled a suicide, but his mother, convinced that he was lynched, remains undaunted in her pursuit of justice.Thursday, June 20, 6:45 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3Friday, June 21, 1:00 p.m., Landmark E Street 1

RECORDER: THE MARION STOKES PROJECTDIRECTOR: Matt Wolf PRODUCERS: Kyle Martin, Andrew Kortschak, Walter KortschakUSA | 2019 | 87 MINUTES

Beginning with the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1979, Marion Stokes secretly recorded television 24 hours a day at a time when networks did not systematically archive the news. A time capsule of America’s modern TV age, filmmaker Matt Wolf’s brilliantly stylized portrait depicts Stokes’ fascinating life as a media activist and her unusual and visionary project.

Sunday, June 23, 3:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 7

SEARCHING EVADIRECTOR: Pia Hellenthal PRODUCERS: Erik Winker, Martin RoellyGERMANY | 2019 | 83 MINUTES GERMAN, ENGLISH, ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Meet Eva, a 25-year-old sex worker, drug user and Instagram model. Living with her mom and working on the internet, Eva documents her life in a performative and personal way. What is it like to be a woman in the 21st century? This documentary presents this incredible young woman with heartbreaking honesty.

Friday, June 21, 2:45 p.m., Landmark E Street 6Sunday, June 23, 8:45 p.m., Landmark E Street 7

AFTER PARKLANDDIRECTORS: Jake Lefferman, Emily Taguchi PRODUCERS: Jake Lefferman, Emily Taguchi, Jeanmarie Condon, Steven BakerUSA | 2019 | 92 MINUTES

AFTER PARKLAND is a heartfelt portrait of a community using grief and anger as fuel to move forward, heal, and, for some, fight to change the world. The film shares an intimate view of survivors as they navigate their new realities in both the blaring limelight and the soft light of home.Thursday, June 20, 6:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 7Friday, June 21, 9:00 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2

PORTRAIT

TRUTH & JUSTICE Focusing on the most pressing and fascinating issues of the day, these films seek to educate, enlighten and inspire.

MIKE WALLACE IS HEREDIRECTOR: Avi Belkin PRODUCERS: Rafael Marmor, John Battsek, Peggy Drexler, Christopher Leggett, Avi Belkin, Zoë MorrisonUSA | 2019 | 90 MINUTES

Famed 60 MINUTES journalist Mike Wallace was best known for his confrontational interview style. His work was a major force in pushing the form of journalism to the tipping point we know today. Using exclusively archival footage, MIKE WALLACE IS HERE explores his life and multi-decade career in broadcast television, beginning in the 1950s.


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17 BLOCKSDIRECTOR: Davy Rothbart PRODUCER: Alex Turtletaub, Michael Clark, Marc Turtletaub, Rachel DengizUSA | 2019 | 96 MINUTES

In 1999, Emmanuel Durant and his family started filming their daily lives. For two decades, the camera recorded ordinary moments, and a cycle of trauma all too familiar with neglected communities in America. Davy Rothbart’s film deftly pieces together a loving and complex profile of the Sanford-Durants, who live just 17 blocks from the U.S. Capitol.

Thursday, June 20, 6:30PM, Landmark E Street 4Friday, June 21, 3:30PM, AFI Silver Theater 2

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COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLDDIRECTOR: Mads Brügger PRODUCERS: Peter Engel, Andreas Rocksén, Bjarte M. TveitDENMARK | NORWAY | SWEDEN | BELGIUM | 2019 | 128 MINUTES ENGLISH AND FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

The brilliant and mischievous Danish documentary filmmaker Mads Brügger investigates the 1961 plane crash that killed UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, uncovering a myriad of conspiracies from Belgian mercenaries to a secret South African militia. Winner of the Sundance World Cinema Documentary Prize for Directing.

Friday, June 21, 8:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3Saturday, June 22, 8:30 p.m., Landmark E Street 1

THE GREAT HACKDIRECTORS: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim PRODUCERS: Karim Amer, Geralyn Dreyfous, Judy KorinUSA | 2019 | 139 MINUTES

An American professor discovers that his personal data has been hacked, mined to create a digital political profile and then weaponized. Rinse and repeat 240 million times. Academy Award®-nominated filmmakers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim (THE SQUARE) masterfully unravel the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal that rocked the 2016 U.S. presidential election.


HUMAN NATUREDIRECTOR: Adam Bolt PRODUCERS: Meredith DeSalazar, Sarah GoodwinUSA | 2019 | 107 MINUTES

CRISPR is the biggest revolution of the century, a biological breakthrough that brings with it exciting and provocative implications for the future of science and humanity. A vital and engaging documentary, HUMAN NATURE investigates the complexities of CRISPR and explores the existential questions it raises: how will it affect human evolution or change our relationship with nature?

Saturday, June 22, 2:45 p.m., Landmark E Street 1

TRUTH & JUSTICE

BORDER SOUTH (FRONTERA SUR)DIRECTOR: Raúl O. Paz Pastrana PRODUCER: Jason De León, Cecilia Girón Pérez, Raúl O. Paz PastranaMEXICO | USA | 2019 | 83 MINUTES ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Filmmaker Raúl O. Paz Pastrana spent four years following the migrant routes from southern Mexico to the U.S.-Mexico border. The result is a close-up, nuanced, and highly original view of the migrant experience, one fraught with risk and danger but also comradery, ingenuity and humor.

Thursday, June 20, 9:00 p.m., Landmark E Street 7

ERNIE & JOEDIRECTOR: Jenifer McShane PRODUCER: Jenifer McShaneUSA | 2019 | 97 MINUTES

Ernie and Joe are two San Antonio Police Department officers whose comedic rapport seems straight out of a buddy movie. But their innovative approach to policing is nothing short of transformative. Guns tucked away, Ernie and Joe defuse confrontations, divert people to desperately needed mental health services, and save lives.

Friday, June 21, 8:30 p.m., Landmark E Street 7Saturday, June 22, 8:45 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3

ONE CHILD NATIONDIRECTORS: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang PRODUCERS: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Christoph Jörg, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn HepburnCHINA | USA | 2019 | 89 MINUTES ENGLISH AND MANDARIN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESAfter becoming a first-time mother, filmmaker Nanfu Wang reflects on her childhood in China and investigates the country’s one child nation policy. From 1979 to 2015, the government enforced one-child households, favoring male babies and waging a “population war.” With co-director Jialing Zhang, Wang thoughtfully examines the multi-generational trauma caused by this tragic social experiment. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.Saturday, June 22, 12:00 p.m., Landmark E Street 1Sunday, June 23, 4:15 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3

WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHSDIRECTOR: Linda Goldstein Knowlton PRODUCERS: Katie Flint, Linda Goldstein KnowltonUSA | 2019 | 97 MINUTES

In Oakland, California, tween girls of color meet as a new alternative Scout group called the Radical Monarchs. The Monarchs earn badges not for sewing or selling cookies, but for learning about Black Lives Matter, disability justice and Radical Beauty. Set around the 2016 election, the founders, two queer women of color, struggle to grow the organization while empowering the girls to be social justice leaders in their community.Thursday, June 20, 3:45 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3Friday, June 21, 2:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 7

A WOMAN'S WORK: THE NFL'S CHEERLEADER PROBLEMDIRECTOR: Yu Gu PRODUCERS: Yu Gu, Elizabeth Ai, Jin Yoo-KimUSA | 2019 | 80 MINUTES

In 2017, the National Football League earned over $14 billion in revenue. NFL cheerleaders, however, earn less than minimum wage–some paid as low as $1.50 an hour. Three courageous cheerleaders risk their careers by leading a historic class-action lawsuit against the NFL, alleging gendered wage theft and egregious labor practices.

Thursday, June 20, 6:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2Friday, June 21, 9:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 1

TRUTH & JUSTICE

SLAY THE DRAGONDIRECTORS: Barak Goodman, Chris Durrance PRODUCERS: Barak Goodman, Chris DurranceUSA | 2019 | 101 MINUTES

In recent years, Democratic and Republican-controlled legislatures have been one-upping each other to see who can draw the crookedest district lines and, thereby, maximize their electoral majorities. A thoroughly engrossing investigation of partisan gerrymandering, SLAY THE DRAGON dramatizes precisely what is making our political system sick and, possibly, how it can be healed.



IN MY BLOOD IT RUNSDIRECTOR: Maya Newell PRODUCERS: Maya Newell, Sophie Hyde, Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson, Larissa BehrendtAUSTRALIA | 2019 | 84 MINUTES

In this beautifully crafted portrait set in the Northern Territory of Australia, 10-year-old Dujuan, a child healer, hunter and speaker of two Indigenous languages struggles mightily to navigate between two starkly different worlds—his Arrernte family and the white-dominated educational system that may ultimately determine his fate.


WHO KILLED GARRETT PHILLIPS?DIRECTOR: Liz Garbus PRODUCERS: Liz Garbus, Kimberly LaunierUSA | 2019 | 186 MINUTES

On October 24, 2011, police officers found the lifeless body of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips alone in his apartment. Featuring jailhouse interrogations, this gripping true crime two-part documentary from Academy Award®-nominated director Liz Garbus (WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?) seeks to get to the bottom of the murder.


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PICTURE CHARACTERDIRECTOR: Martha Shane, Ian Cheney PRODUCERS: Jennifer 8. Lee, Ian Cheney, Martha ShaneUSA | 2019 | 81 MINUTES ARABIC, ENGLISH, JAPANESE, SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

What started in in the late-‘90s as a extra has become one of the most popular means of communication in the . PICTURE CHARACTER follows the proposals of three groups who seek approval from Unicode Consortium for new emojis, and explores how even with emojis, representation matters.


AQUARELADIRECTOR: Victor Kossakovsky PRODUCERS: Aimara Reques, Heino Deckert, Sigrid DyekjærGERMANY | UK | DENMARK | 2018 | 90 MINUTES RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

From frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia to hurricane-ravaged Miami, Victor Kossakovsky’s visual and aural tour de force puts you face to face with the overwhelmingly raw power of water in all its forms. Before experiencing AQUARELA’s eye-popping cinematography and thunderous soundtrack on the big screen, prepare your senses for nothing less than total surrender.


THE ELEPHANT QUEENDIRECTORS: Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone PRODUCERS: Lucinda Englehart, Victoria StoneKENYA | UK | 2018 | 96 MINUTES

Focusing on a single elephant family and its matriarch over the course of one harrowing season, this film gives us an intimate look at the lives of elephants. Intense emotional twists and stunning photography make this incredible adventure one of the most highly acclaimed and beloved films of the year.

Saturday, June 22, 11:00 a.m., Landmark E Street 6Sunday, June 23, 12:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2

WE BELIEVE IN DINOSAURSDIRECTORS: Monica Long Ross, Clayton Brown PRODUCERS: Amy Ellison, Monica Long Ross, Clayton BrownUSA | 2019 | 98 MINUTES

In the heart of Kentucky, a new theme park takes shape: the Ark Encounter, a life-size reproduction of Noah’s Ark filled with exhibits of the creatures on board, including dinosaurs. Filmed over three years, the film follows the Ark project from conception to opening day and gives a fascinating range of perspectives on the creationist movement.

Saturday, June 22, 11:45 a.m., AFI Silver Theater 2Sunday, June 23, 12:45 p.m., Landmark E Street 6

AUTONOMYDIRECTOR: Alex Horwitz PRODUCERS: Christopher Boyd, Kevin Mann, Michael MannUSA | 2019 | 80 MINUTES

Executive-produced by Malcolm Gladwell, AUTONOMY explores the impact self-driving technology will have on our society. Futurist thinkers, engineers and researchers examine liability and safety concerns for whom will benefit most from this technology. By reflecting on the automotive industry’s past, AUTONOMY prompts an important discussion of how Silicon Valley approaches automation and the policies we should consider during this mobility revolution.


MADE IN BOISEDIRECTOR: Beth Aala PRODUCERS: Beth Levison, Beth AalaUSA | 2019 | 84 MINUTES

In Boise, Idaho, a unique business trend is growing – literally. The town has become the unofficial surrogacy capital of America. Filmmaker Beth Aala delicately follows four surrogate mothers and the biological parents of the babies they carry. Finding purpose and power in these pregnancies, the surrogate women create life-changing opportunities for those unable to conceive.


SPECTRUM A wide selection of some of the most exciting nonfiction work of the year. These filmmakers are pushing the boundaries of storytelling and exploring more unconventional subject matter.

• All tickets and pass sales are final; there are no refunds or exchanges.

• Seating Policy: Passholders must be in line no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled showtime. Early arrival at screenings is recommended, as passes do not guarantee seating. Once the theater begins seating, Priority passholders will be admit ted first, followed by all other pass types and ticket holders. Unclaimed seats will be sold to the standby line 10 minutes prior to scheduled showtime.

• Each pass allows entry for one (1) person to any regular AFI DOCS screening.

• Priority admission is offered exclusively to Priority passholders. No other pass or ticket provides priority seating.

• You must be 21 or older to at tend an event where alcohol is served.

• Proof of identification and membership must be made available upon request.

• Festival passes will be available for pickup at the AFI DOCS Festival Hub, 421 7th St. NW, in Downtown Washington, DC, and upon request at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD. You will be contacted shortly af ter your purchase with fur ther details about how to collect your AFI DOCS pass.

For questions and information about passes and ticketing, contact [email protected].

AFI MEMBERSHIPJoin AFI as a Two-Star member at a special $100 rate and receive discounts on AFI DOCS tickets and passes, plus year-round benefits.Text AFIDOCS to 41444 to join or visit AFI.com/Membership

Here’s everything you need to know about tickets and passes.INDIVIDUAL TICKETSWEEKDAY MATINEES – $12 Screenings on Thursday and Friday before 6:00 p.m. ($9 AFI Two-Star members and above)REGULAR SCREENINGS – $15 All other screenings (excluding Opening Night) ($12 AFI Two-Star members and above)OPENING NIGHT SCREENING – $50 Advance sales only

Advance tickets are available online at AFI.com/AFIDOCS. Tickets are available in person beginning June 20 at the Landmark E Street Cinema and the AFI Silver Theatre.

PASSESPasses are now available for purchase online at AFI.com/AFIDOCS, and from June 19-23, at the AFI DOCS Festival Hub. The AFI DOCS Festival Hub will be open June 19, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., and June 20-23, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Passes can also be purchased from June 20-23 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, open one hour prior to the first screening of each day.

PRIORITY PASS – $275(10% off for AFI Two-Star members and above)

E N J OY T H E F E S T I VA L A S A V I P• Priority admission for all screenings and special programs• Invitation for two (2) to Opening Night (RSVP Required)• Priority access to the AFI DOCS Festival Hub, AFI DOCS Forum, happy

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FILM PASS - $150(10% off for AFI Two-Star members and above)

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• Admission to all screenings and special programs (excluding Opening Night)

• Admission to the AFI DOCS Forum

INDUSTRY PASS – $150(10% off for AFI Two-Star members and above)

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FORUM PASS – $50 (10% off for AFI Two-Star members and above)

G E T T H E F U L L A F I D O C S F O R U M E X P E R I E N C E O N A B U D G E T• Admission to all AFI DOCS Forum events

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PORTRAITRECORDER:THE MARION STOKES PROJECT3:15 p.m. [87 min]

PORTRAITSEARCHING EVA8:45 p.m. [83 min]

PORTRAITMIKE WALLACEIS HERE12:30 p.m. [90 min]

FORUMDOCUMENTARY ETHICS SCENARIOS: WHAT WOULD YOU DO? 9:30 a.m.

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TRUTH & JUSTICEONE CHILD NATION12:00 p.m. [89 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEHUMAN NATURE2:45 p.m. [107 min]

SPECTRUMAUTONOMY6:00 p.m. [80 min]

SPECTRUMTHE ELEPHANT QUEEN11:00 a.m. [96 min]

SPECTRUMMADE IN BOISE1:45 p.m. [84 min]

SPECTRUMWE BELIEVEIN DINOSAURS11:45 a.m. [98 min]

SPECTRUMPICTURE CHARACTER12:15 p.m. [80 min]

ANTHEMMOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS3:00 p.m. [89 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICECOLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD8:30 p.m. [128 min]

FORUMGRANTWRITING WORKSHOP 9:30 a.m.

FORUMDOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE 11:00 a.m.

FORUMRISKY BUSINESS: LEGAL REVIEW AND DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING 1:30 p.m.

ANTHEMMILES DAVIS:BIRTH OFTHE COOL4:15 p.m. [115 min]

SPECIALSCREENINGSEA OF SHADOWS2:00 p.m. [105 min]

SPECIALSCREENINGRUTH JUSTICE GINSBURG IN HEROWN WORDS7:30 p.m. [90 min]

GUGGENHEIM SYMPOSIUM

ANTHEMDAVID CROSBY: REMEMBERMY NAME8:30 p.m. [92 min]

PORTRAITCHEZ JOLIE COIFFURE7:15 p.m. [72 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICESLAY THE DRAGON6:30 p.m. [101 min]

PORTRAITTHE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY5:30 p.m. [91 min]

PORTRAITMIDNIGHT FAMILY9:15 p.m. [81 min]


SPECIALSCREENINGCHASINGTHE MOON11:30 a.m. [361 min]

ANTHEMGAY CHORUSDEEP SOUTH2:30 p.m. [97 min]

ANTHEMTHE APOLLO1:00 p.m. [98 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEERNIE & JOE8:45 p.m. [97 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICETHE GREAT HACK3:45 p.m. [110 min]


CLOSING NIGHT : R A IS E H E L L : T H E L I FE & T IMES O F MO L LY I V I NS, 7:0 0 P. M ., NAVY MEMORIAL

SPECTRUMWE BELIEVEIN DINOSAURS12:45 p.m. [98 min]

SPECTRUMAQUARELA6:45 p.m. [90 min]

ANTHEMDAVID CROSBY: REMEMBERMY NAME9:30 p.m. [92 min]

SPECTRUMPICTURE CHARACTER3:30 p.m. [80 min]

ANTHEMMOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS6:15 p.m. [89 min]

PORTRAITTHE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY9:00 p.m. [91 min]

SPECTRUMTHE ELEPHANT QUEEN12:30 p.m. [96 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICESLAY THE DRAGON3:30 p.m. [101 min]

ANTHEMTHE APOLLO6:30 p.m. [98 min]

ANTHEMLINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE9:15 p.m. [92 min]

PORTRAITMIDNIGHT FAMILY1:30 p.m. [81 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEONE CHILD NATION4:15 p.m. [89 min]

SPECTRUMMADE IN BOISE7:15 p.m. [84 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEIN MY BLOOD IT RUNS9:30 p.m. [84 min]

6/19 OPENING NIGHT : T RU E J US T I C E: B RYA N S T E V E NSO N ’S F I G H T FO R EQ UA L I T Y, 6:30 P. M ., NATIONAL ARCHIVES MUSEUM

CENTERPIECE : A ME RI C A N FAC TO RY (美国工厂 ) , 7:0 0 P. M ., WARNER THEATER

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ANTHEMMILES DAVIS:BIRTH OFTHE COOL3:00 p.m. [115 min]

SPECIALSCREENINGTONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM7:30 p.m. [120 min]


CINEMA’S LEGACYLAW AND ORDER9:00 p.m. [81 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEBORDER SOUTH(FRONTERA SUR)9:00 p.m. [83 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEWE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS3:45 p.m. [97 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEALWAYS IN SEASON6:45 p.m. [90 min]


TRUTH & JUSTICEAFTER PARKLAND6:15 p.m. [92 min]


TRUTH & JUSTICEWHO KILLED GARRETT PHILLIPS?6:00 p.m. [186 min]

PORTRAITFOR SAMA3:30 p.m. [95 min]

PORTRAIT17 BLOCKS6:30 p.m. [96 min]

ANTHEMLINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OFMY VOICE9:15 p.m. [92 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEA WOMAN’S WORK:THE NFL’S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM6:30 p.m. [80 min]

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TRUTH & JUSTICEALWAYS IN SEASON1:00 p.m. [90 min]

CINEMA’S LEGACYAN AMERICAN FAMILY5:00 p.m. [115 min]



ANTHEMGAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH6:30 p.m. [97 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEA WOMAN’S WORK:THE NFL’S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM9:15 p.m. [80 min]

FESTIVAL HUB

FORUMIN FOCUS: WOMEN FILMMAKERS AT AFI DOCS 2019 9:30 a.m.

FORUMBUDGETING CAN BE FUN 11:00 a.m.

FORUMSESSIONS ATLANDMARK E STREET10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

FORUMIN THE LINE OF DUTY10:00 a.m.

FORUMPROTECTING JOURNALISTS AND SAFEGUARDING PRESS FREEDOMS 11:30 a.m.

FORUMDOCUMENTARY FILM AND REPRESENTATION PANEL 1:30 p.m.

FORUMLOCALISM WORKS PUBLIC PRESENTATION PANEL 2:30 p.m.

FORUMINDUSTRY MICRO MEETINGS 4:00 p.m.

TRUTH & JUSTICECOLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD8:30 p.m. [128 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEERNIE & JOE8:30 p.m. [97 min]

PORTRAITMAIDEN12:30 p.m. [93 min]

ANTHEMSHANGRILA6:00 p.m. [120 min]

CINEMA’S LEGACYTONGUES UNTIED9:00 p.m. [55 min]


TRUTH & JUSTICEWE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS2:15 p.m. [97 min] PORTRAIT

17 BLOCKS3:30 p.m. [96 min]

PORTRAITCHEZ JOLIE COIFFURE6:15 p.m. [72 min]

TRUTH & JUSTICEAFTER PARKLAND9:00 p.m. [92 min]

PORTRAITFOR SAMA12:45 p.m. [95 min]


PORTRAITSEARCHING EVA2:45 p.m. [83 min]

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PLEASE CHECK THE FESTIVAL GUIDE AND YOUR TICKETS TO CONFIRM THE LOCATION OF YOUR SCREENINGS.

Visit AFI.com/AFIDOCS for more information. You can also email [email protected] or call 202.750.4584.

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AFI DOCS FESTIVAL HUB

District Architecture Center (DAC)

421 7th St., NW Washington, DC 20004

METRO: Archives-Navy Memorial and Gallery Place/Chinatown

NATIONAL ARCHIVES MUSEUM

William G. McGowan Theater

701 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20408

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LANDMARK E STREET CINEMA


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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY

Warner Bros. Theater

1300 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20560

METRO: Federal Triangle

NAVY MEMORIAL

Arleigh & Roberta Burke Theater

701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Grosvenor Auditorium


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AFI SILVER THEATRE AND CULTURAL CENTER

8633 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20910

AFI DOCS FESTIVAL HUB

June 19: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

June 20 – June 23: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

LANDMARK E-STREET AND AFI SILVER THEATRE

Box Office will open each day one (1) hour before the first screening of the day and will close 30 minutes after the last screening of the day at each screening venue.

WASHINGTON, DC VENUES

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AFI Silver Theatre is walking distance from the Silver Spring metro stop. For more information, visit wmata.com .

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All downtown DC venues are within walking distance of the Archives/Navy Memorial, Federal Triangle, Gallery Place/Chinatown and Metro Center metro stops. For more information, visit wmata.com .

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Paid parking is available throughout Penn Quarter.

PARKING

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THE APOLLODIRECTOR: Roger Ross Williams PRODUCERS: Lisa Cortes, Nigel Sinclair, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann, Roger Ross WilliamsUSA | 2019 | 98 MINUTES

The historic Apollo Theater is cherished as the platform that launched the careers of countless African-American talents. Its enduring influence on popular culture and commitment to both established and emerging artists in the community is lovingly chronicled in this captivating tribute from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams.

Saturday, June 22, 1:00 p.m., Navy Memorial, Arleigh & Roberta Burke TheaterSunday, June 23, 6:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2

DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAMEDIRECTOR: A.J. Eaton PRODUCERS: Cameron Crowe, Michele Farinola, Greg MariottiUSA | 2019 | 92 MINUTES

A remarkably candid music portrait documentary, DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME re-examines the life and music of the storied co-founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash through the eyes of the man himself. Still making music and touring, Crosby looks back — and forward — with equal parts wit and wisdom.


GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTHDIRECTOR: David Charles Rodrigues PRODUCERS: Bud Johnston, Jesse MossUSA | 2019 | 97 MINUTES

After the 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus toured the south to meet the faith-based communities against LGBTQ rights. The liberal-city folks and the red-state locals speak, confront biases, dine and sing together. GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH seeks to sing an elegy to the cultural divide and find some harmony along the journey.


LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICEDIRECTORS: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman PRODUCERS: James Keach, Michele Farinola, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey FriedmanUSA | 2018 | 90 MINUTES

With her dynamic voice, Linda Ronstadt became a superstar pop artist during the male-dominated music industry of the 1970s. Esteemed filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman chronicle Ronstadt’s trailblazing success in multiple music genres through rocking archival footage and affectionate interviews with Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris.

Thursday, June 20, 9:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 4Sunday, June 23, 9:15 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2

MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOLDIRECTOR: Stanley Nelson PRODUCERS: Stanley Nelson, Nicole LondonUK | USA | 2019 | 115 MINUTES

With his dark shades, stylish clothes and enigmatic personality, jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis was the personification of cool. But who was he really? Drawing from a wide range of amazing source material, master filmmaker Stanley Nelson unpacks this complicated artistic genius and reveals the man behind the cool.

Thursday, June 20, 3:00 p.m., Landmark E Street 4Saturday, June 22, 4:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 6

MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTSDIRECTOR: Irene Taylor Brodsky PRODUCERS: Irene Taylor Brodsky, Tahria SheatherUSA | 2019 | 89 MINUTES

MOONLIGHT SONATA tells an intimate and personal multigenerational story of loss and discovery through deafness. Born deaf and receiving cochlear implants as a toddler, Jonas grows up in a world full of sound. His grandparents on the other hand, also born deaf, experienced a childhood of silence. As Jonas turns 11, he learns “Moonlight Sonata,” a piece Beethoven wrote while going deaf. It is a beautiful film of love and sound, in all their messy forms.


ANTHEM A cinematic celebrationof music in all its forms.

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VENUES



SHORTS PROGRAM 1 | 85 MINThursday, June 20, 3:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 1Friday, June 21, 3:45 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3

SHORTS PROGRAM 2 | 93 MINThursday, June 20, 3:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2Friday, June 21, 12:00 p.m., Landmark E Street 6

GHOSTS OF SUGAR LANDDIRECTOR: Bassam TariqPRODUCERS: Farihah Zaman, Bassam TariqUSA | 2019 | 21 MINUTES

In Sugar Land, Texas, a group of young, Muslim-American men ponder the disappearance of their friend “Mark,” who is suspected of joining ISIS.

IN THE ABSENCEDIRECTOR: Yi Seung-JunPRODUCER: Gary Byung-Seok KamSOUTH KOREA | 2018 | 25 MINUTES KOREAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, more than 300 people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.

CONCEPTION: MELISSADIRECTORS: Margaret Cheatham Williams, Ella DobsonPRODUCER: Margaret Cheatham WilliamsUSA | 2018 | 4 MINUTES

How do calm your child's fears about the bogeyman, when the bogeyman is real?

A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHADIRECTOR: Sophia Nahli AllisonPRODUCERS: Janice Duncan, Fam Udeorji, Sophia Nahli AllisonUSA | 2019 | 19 MINUTES

Latasha Harlins was 15-years-old when she was killed by Soon Ja Du at Empire Liquor in South Central Los Angeles on March 16, 1991. This dreamlike, hybrid documentary reimagines a more nuanced narrative of Latasha’s life.

ST. LOUIS SUPERMANDIRECTORS: Smriti Mundhra, Sami KhanPRODUCERS: Smriti Mundhra, Sami Khan, Poh Si Teng, Cheyenne TanUSA | 2019 | 26 MINUTES

Bruce Franks, Jr., is a 33-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis who has overcome unspeakable loss to become one of the most exciting and unapologetic young leaders in the country today.

A TALE OF TWO KITCHENSDIRECTOR: Trisha ZiffPRODUCERS: Isabel del Río, Marta Núñez PuertoUSA | MEXICO | 2019 | 27 MINUTES ENGLISH, SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Two countries, two restaurants, one vision. A TALE OF TWO KITCHENS explores how a restaurant is a place of dignity and community across Mexico City and San Francisco.

DEPARTING GESTUREDIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Brian Bolster, Jonathan NapolitanoUSA | 2018 | 12 MINUTES

In the American South, Trey Sebrell is one of only a few funeral directors providing full services to unclaimed persons abandoned by their families because of the shame, stigma and miseducation surrounding HIV-related conditions.

THE CLINICDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Elivia ShawUSA | 2018 | 17 MINUTES

Amid a devastating opioid epidemic, a needle exchange program and free clinic operate in the shadows of Fresno, California.

TAKE ME TO PROMDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Andrew MoirCANADA | 2018 | 21 MINUTES

A colorful, celebratory intergenerational retelling of seven queer individuals' prom experience.

LIFE IN MINIATUREDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ellen EvansUK | 2018 | 5 MINUTES

A Yorkshire woman carves a place for herself in the precious world of miniatures by crafting unique and whimsical objects of the everyday world around her.

The best in short film nonfiction filmmaking of the year.

SHANGRI-LADIRECTORS: Morgan Neville, Jeff MalmbergUSA | 2019 | 120 MINUTES

From filmmaker Morgan Neville comes a docuseries following legendary music producer Rick Rubin and his minimalist iconic recording studio in Malibu, Shangri-La. Rubin’s music career began as co-founder of Def Jam Records where he launched artists like Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys. With appearances from Tyler the Creator, The Avett Brothers and David Lynch, these two episodes explore ideas on meditation, creativity and the pursuit of great artistry.

Friday, June 21, 6:00 p.m., Landmark E Street 6

LAW AND ORDERDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Frederick WisemanUSA | 1969 | 81 MINUTES

Throughout a remarkable career that spans more than 50 years, filmmaker Frederick Wiseman has set a benchmark for innovative and distinctive storytelling that is without peer. Celebrating the 50th anniversary broadcast of Wiseman’s extremely timely and relevant LAW AND ORDER (1969), AFI DOCS’ Cinema's Legacy program revisits this fascinating immersion into the day-to-day activities of the Kansas City Police Department.

Thursday, June 20, 9:00 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2

AN AMERICAN FAMILY: ANNIVERSARY EDITIONDIRECTORS: Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond PRODUCER: Craig GilbertUSA | 2011 | 115 MINUTES

Before the Kardashians, Bachelors and Bachelorettes, Real Housewives, and Survivors came The Louds — the first reality TV family. Debuting on January 11, 1973 on public television, this groundbreaking cinéma vérité documentary series drew a record 10 million viewers a week. AN AMERICAN FAMILY: ANNIVERSARY EDITION highlights many historic moments from the most controversial and talked-about television program of its era.


TONGUES UNTIEDDIRECTOR: Marlon Riggs PRODUCER: Brian FreemanUSA | 1989 | 55 MINUTES

Revolutionary in its artistic approach and deeply moving in the intimacy of its storytelling, Marlon Riggs’ TONGUES UNTIED is as dazzling and impactful today as it was 30 years ago when it premiered on public television. A prototypical personal documentary years ahead of its time, TONGUES UNTIED broke new ground by mixing poetry, music, performance and Riggs' autobiographical revelations.


ANTHEM

CINEMA'S LEGACYA cinematic time machine that takes us back to those seminal moments when filmmakers produced works of such originality and brilliance that they redefined the documentary art form. The inaugural Cinema’s Legacy program at AFI DOCS celebrates the singular role played by public media in fostering and spotlighting innovation and creativity in non-fiction storytelling.

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AFI DOCS IMPACT LAB PARTICIPANT



SHORTS PROGRAM 5 | 95 MINSaturday, June 22, 6:00 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3Sunday, June 23, 12:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 7

DULCEDIRECTORS: Guille Isa, Angello FacciniPRODUCERS: Darrell Hartman, Oliver Hartman, Annie BushCOLOMBIA | USA | 2018 | 11 MINUTES SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

In coastal Colombia, a mother teaches her daughter how to swim, so that she may go to the mangroves and harvest piangua shellfish with other women in the village.

A VERY THIN LINEDIRECTOR: Nathan TruesdellPRODUCERS: Nathan Truesdell, J. GonçalvesUSA | 2018 | 9 MINUTES

A humorous look at alternative currencies used in America, both legal and illicit.

QUILT FEVERDIRECTOR: Olivia Loomis MerrionUSA | 2019 | 15 MINUTES

Quilt Week in Paducah, Kentucky is a major event. QUILT FEVER is a charming portrait of the art and folks who love it.

THE TRIALDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Johanna HamiltonUSA | 2018 | 16 MINUTES

Meet the lawyers tasked with defending 9/11 suspects against the U.S. government.

THE SEPARATEDDIRECTOR: Jeremy RaffPRODUCER: Ashley KennyUSA | 2018 | 17 MINUTES

On June 13, 2018, Honduran asylum-seeker Anita and her five-year-old son, Jenri, were forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Thanks to a pro bono lawyer who aggressively advocates for their release Anita and Jenri are reunited. But the damage has been done.

MACK WRESTLESDIRECTORS: Erin Sanger, Taylor HessPRODUCERS: Erin Sanger, Taylor Hess, Gentry KirbyUSA | 2019 | 25 MINUTES

Transgender wrestler Mack Beggs broke records and changed history by winning the Texas high school state title two years in a row. With college on the horizon, Beggs must grapple with what comes next.

SHORTS PROGRAM 3 | 87 MINThursday, June 20, 9:15 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 3Friday, June 21, 3:30 p.m., Landmark E Street 1

SHORTS PROGRAM 4 | 87 MINFriday, June 21, 6:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2Sunday, June 23, 6:00 p.m., Landmark E Street 7

ALL INCLUSIVEDIRECTOR: Corina Schwingruber IlićPRODUCER: Stella HändlerSWITZERLAND | 2018 | 10 MINUTES

Those seeking fun and escape on the high seas fall under the spell of mass entertainment.

IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFULDIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Luis Gutierrez Arias, John Henry TheisenMEXICO | USA | 2018 | 9 MINUTES SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

The U.S. Border Patrol has been given the task of choosing a winning design for building a wall on the U.S.- Mexico border.

LIGHTNING VS THUNDERDIRECTORS: AJ Schnack, Nathan TruesdellPRODUCERS: Brian Dietzen, AJ Schnack, Nathan TruesdellUSA | 2019 | 25 MINUTES

An eight-year-old girl and an Afghanistan war veteran develop an unlikely friendship and find inspiration on the softball field.

ENFORCEMENT HOURSDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Paloma MartinezUSA | 2018 | 14 MINUTES

In a climate of xenophobia and confusion, a San Francisco hotline aims to provide limited assistance to a targeted population.

EXIT 12DIRECTOR: Mohammad GorjestaniPRODUCERS: Taylor Feltner, Erick KwiecienUSA | 2018 | 23 MINUTES

After two tours in the Iraq War, U.S. Marine Roman Baca came home a different person. Now, as the founder and artistic director of the Exit12 Dance Company in New York City, Roman, with other veterans and military families, uses dance to tell stories about the effects of war.

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SUDDEN BIRTH* (*BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Scott CalonicoGERMANY | UK | 2018 | 11 MINUTESThe true story of how the Berkeley police department, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, an Academy Award® winner and Mr. Spock of STAR TREK fame are all connected by 1966’s SUDDEN BIRTH, one of the most unintentionally hilarious and disturbing educational films ever created.

SWEETHEART DANCERSDIRECTOR: Ben-Alex DuprisUSA | 2019 | 14 MINUTES

Sean and Adrian are a Two-Spirit couple determined to rewrite the rules of Native-American culture through their participation in the Sweetheart Dance. This celebratory contest is held at powwows across the country, primarily for heterosexual couples, until now.

SWATTEDDIRECTOR: Ismaël Joffroy ChandoutisPRODUCER: Le FresnoyFRANCE | 2018 | 21 MINUTES

When gamers come face-to-face with the cyber-harassment practice known as “‘swatting,” online gaming suddenly takes on real-life terror.

CRANNOGDIRECTOR: Isa RaoPRODUCER: Tom van den HurkSCOTLAND | 2018 | 14 MINUTES

Nobody should have to die alone. An intimate portrait of a Scottish woman who finds a unique and caring way to look after sick and dying animals.

SCENES FROM A DRY CITYDIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: François Verster, Simon WoodSOUTH AFRICA | USA | 2018 | 12 MINUTES

In South Africa, an impending water crisis grips an entire nation.

STAY CLOSEDIRECTORS: Luther Clement, Shuhan FanPRODUCERS: Ashley Brandon, Nevo Shinaar, Luther Clement, Shuhan FanCHINA | USA | 2018 | 18 MINUTES

The underdog story of a fencer from Brooklyn who overcomes the longest of odds on the road to the Olympics.

SHORTSSHORTSME D I A PA RT N E R ME D I A PA RT N E R


Over four days, the AFI DOCS Forum presents a variety of networking and professional development events for filmmakers, industry professionals and those with a passion for nonfiction storytelling.

Open to all AFI DOCS passholders, each day of the Forum will include breakfast and lunch. For more details on the Forum schedule, participants and presenters, visit AFI.com/AFIDOCS/Forum.aspx.

The AFI DOCS Forum takes place June 20, 22 and 23 at the AFI DOCS Festival Hub and on June 21 at the Festival Hub and Landmark E Street Cinema.

9:30 a.m. IN FOCUS: WOMEN FILMMAKERS AT AFI DOCS 2019

AFI Festivals Programmer Sarah Harris moderates a lively conversation with women who have directed and/or produced documentaries in the 2019 AFI DOCS lineup. The panel celebrates their creative achievements and addresses the challenges faced by women in the documentary field.

11:00 a.m. BUDGETING CAN BE FUN: A PERSONAL TOUR LED BY MICHAEL EHRENZWEIG OF ITVS

ITVS Supervising Producer Michael Ehrenzweig is passionate about budgeting. In this highly engaging presentation, Ehrenzweig swears off the notion that budgeting is boring, complicated or, at best, a necessary evil, offering his insights and tips on budgeting for indie filmmakers. Learn why he finds it a powerful tool and a creative process that can even be fun. Presented in partnership with Docs in Progress.

12:30 p.m. LUNCH

1:30 p.m. DOCUMENTARY FILM AND REPRESENTATION

Documentary storytelling finds itself at a crucial inflection point around issues of representation. Long-held assumptions about who has the right to tell someone else’s story; filmmakers’ responsibilities to subjects; and the durability of traditional narrative strategies are being challenged. Through the medium of film, how do we talk about racism, poverty, violence and colonialism? How are filmmakers confronting their own privilege as they seek to take on injustice? How are individuals and groups being portrayed onscreen? Leaning into this difficult conversation, a diverse group of filmmakers discuss the choices they make around issues of representation and the consequences for documentary and beyond.

10:00 a.m. IN THE LINE OF DUTY: A CONVERSATION WITH ERNIE AND JOE (ERNIE & JOE) AND REP. BRUCE FRANKS, JR. (ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN)

Given the urgency around mass incarceration and police-involved shootings, it’s tragic that solutions to these crises seem evermore elusive. Two films in this year’s AFI DOCS lineup — ERNIE & JOE and ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN — offer powerful counter-narratives to this bleak picture by profiling extraordinary leaders with bold and innovative approaches to these issues. Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro are part of the San Antonio Police Department’s Mental Health Unit, which seeks to find a better way to help people in crises without force. Bruce Franks, Jr., a Ferguson protester and now a Missouri State Representative, has freed up funding for intervention programs that reduce incarceration. In this frank and incisive conversation, Ernie, Joe and Bruce discuss their bridge-building, game-changing approaches, and show us what hope and change can look like.

11:30 a.m. PROTECTING JOURNALISTS AND SAFEGUARDING PRESS FREEDOMS: A NEW INITIATIVE

When journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Arabian embassy in Istanbul in late 2018, the horror and brazenness of the Saudi government’s actions caused an international uproar and sparked a call to protect the independence and safety of journalists around the world. The Washington Post — in partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Reporters Without Borders — has recently announced the Press Freedom Partnership, an ongoing initiative to highlight organizations working vigilantly to promote press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of journalists worldwide. In recognition of this important work, AFI DOCS will screen The Washington Post’s short video THE ASSASSINATION OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI, followed by a panel discussion with representatives of the Press Freedom Partnership.

AFI DOCS Festival Hub

1:00 p.m. LUNCH

2:30 p.m. ON THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER: SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL FILMMAKING COMMUNITIES

Independent documentary filmmaking can be a long and lonely journey. Given that most documentary work occurs in small, relatively isolated production teams, local filmmaking communities are vital sources of support for filmmakers and constitute the lifeblood of the independent documentary ecosystem. But what successful characteristics unite these communities? What challenges do they face? And, most important, how can they be created where they don’t yet exist or strengthened in places where they do? For this unique AFI DOCS experience, local filmmaking communities, filmmakers, public television stations and local arts nonprofit support organizations will meet throughout the day to devise strategies for successful local filmmaking communities. Join us for this culminating public panel discussion with participants to learn about best practices and explore solutions.

4:00 p.m. AFI DOCS INDUSTRY MICRO-MEETINGS

Forum attendees will have the opportunity to connect with funders, public media representatives and other industry leaders in one-on-one 15-minute micro-meetings, where they can talk funding, discuss distribution or get feedback on a short work-in-progress trailer.

Thursday, June 20AFI DOCS Festival Hub

Friday, June 21Landmark E Street Cinema 7


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9:30 a.m. GRANT-WRITING WORKSHOP: ELEVATING A REGIONAL STORY TO THE NATIONAL STAGE

A key to being competitive in the hunt for significant granting opportunities offered by national organizations is the ability to frame what could be perceived as a local or regional story and elevating it to the national stage. In this highly practicable session, moderated by International Documentary Association (IDA) Program Officer Dana Merwin, we unpack the grant-writing process with director Beth Aala and producer Beth Levison, whose documentary MADE IN BOISE, an IDA Enterprise grant recipient, has its world premiere at this year’s AFI DOCS.

11:00 a.m. DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE: HOW RETHINKING CREDITS LED TO A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT OF DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS

In 2016, when a group of documentary film producers met for an informal dinner to discuss the challenges of producing independent documentaries, little did they know that just two years later they would become the leading force behind new crediting guidelines that have become a vital source in the documentary field. In this interactive, audience-participation session, key members of the Documentary Producers Alliance break down the new crediting guidelines and discuss how their desire to introduce guidelines for documentary credits led to a year-long organizing campaign with lessons for all filmmakers interested in successful field-building. Presented in partnership with Sundance Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts.

12:30 p.m. LUNCH

1:30 p.m. RISKY BUSINESS: LEGAL REVIEW AND DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

As the overlap between independent documentary filmmaking and journalism continues to grow, we take an in-depth look at the process of pre-publication review, a critical but underexplored area of high-stakes journalism, and standard practice for news and broadcast organizations. Editors, lawyers, reporters and fact-checkers attempt to verify the truth and vet the implications of what is being presented onscreen. Independent documentary filmmakers, however, may lack the organizational support and resources for this process. In this timely panel discussion, we explore pre-publication review and do a deep dive into the legal review process with filmmaker Jenifer McShane, director of ERNIE & JOE, and lawyer Dale Cohen, who provides pro bono legal services to independent filmmakers at the UCLA Documentary Film Legal Clinic and vets programs for the PBS investigative series FRONTLINE.

9:30 a.m. DOCUMENTARY ETHICS SCENARIOS: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Documentary filmmakers have always been confronted with ethical dilemmas, both on- and off-camera, that require them to make crucial decisions that may later be open to second-guessing, by themselves and others. Hosted by American University School of Communication Professor and Center for Media & Social Impact founder Patricia Aufderheide, this interactive, audience-participation session puts the focus squarely on documentary ethics. Confronted by a series of ethical scenarios, a panel of filmmakers and the audience will engage in a vigorous exercise of “second-guessing.”

Saturday, June 22AFI DOCS Festival Hub

Sunday, June 23AFI DOCS Festival Hub

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Localism Works: Convening of Local Filmmaking Communities is the latest phase in AFI DOCS’ ongoing commitment to furthering a public dialogue between filmmakers and the communities that support them, including local public television stations and nonprofit artist support organizations.

The Localism Works Convening will invite four local communities from different regions throughout the U.S. to participate in a daylong intensive workshop at AFI DOCS on Friday, June 21. Each group will be represented by

independent filmmakers, nonprofits, public television stations and other stakeholders. The driving principle behind the gathering is to support efforts that may lead to future collaborations on documentary projects, the development of infrastructure for filmmakers and the broadcasting of more local storytelling on public television.

The day’s activities culminate in a public presentation panel that will offer all Forum attendees the opportunity to learn more about strategies and approaches that can strengthen

local filmmaking communities, hear directly from participants about outcomes from the day’s activities and engage in this vital conversation that is transforming the documentary ecosystem one community at a time.

Major funding for Localism Works is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support provided through a partnership between Sundance Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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LOCALISM WORKS: CONVENING OF LOCAL FILMMAKING COMMUNITIES


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*AFI Board of Directors

AFI Board of Trustees ChairSir Howard Stringer* AFI Board of Directors ChairRobert A. Daly*Rulemakers, Inc.

AFI Board of Trustees Vice ChairsJon Avnet*Brooklyn Films

Richard Frank*

Marshall Herskovitz*The Bedford Falls Company

Tom Pollock*The Montecito Picture Company

Edward Zwick*The Bedford Falls Company

TrusteesJohn Bailey Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science

Jeanine Basinger*Wesleyan University

Katie BayneBayne Advisors

Halle Berry

Gary Birkenbeuel*

Roger BirnbaumCave 76 Productions

Jim BreyerBreyer Capital

James L. BrooksGracie Films

Gabrielle CarterisSAG-AFTRA

Nancy Collins Fisher*

Jim GianopulosParamount Pictures

David A. GoodmanWriters Guild of America

Bonnie HammerNBCUniversal

Dr. Carla D. HaydenLibrary of Congress

John Hendricks

Kazuo HiraiSony Corporation

Alan Horn*The Walt Disney Studios

Gene F. Jankowski*Jankowski Communications System, Inc.

Patty Jenkins

Kathleen KennedyLucasfilm Ltd.

Scott KeoghVolkswagen Group of America

Donna LangleyUniversal Pictures

Debra L. Lee

Lori LeeAT&T Inc.

Eva Longoria

Bryan LourdCreative Artists Agency

Michael LyntonSnap Inc.

Lori McCrearyRevelations Entertainment

Ron MeyerNBCUniversal

Jonathan MillerAdvancit Capital

Jim Moffatt

Edward James Olmos

Frederick S. Pierce*The Frederick S. Pierce Company

Kevin ReillyTurner Entertainment

Shonda RhimesShondaland

Charles RivkinMotion Picture Association of America

Jay RoachEveryman Pictures

Rich Ross

Jill Sackler*Dame Jillian & Dr. Arthur M. Sackler Foundation for the Arts Sciences and Humanities

Josh SapanAMC Networks Inc.

Ted SarandosNetflix

Frank SchermaTelevision Academy

Thomas SchlammeDirectors Guild of America

Chris SilbermannICM Partners

Jada Pinkett SmithOverbrook Entertainment

Stacey Snider

Steven SpielbergAmblin Partners

Anthony VinciquerraSony Pictures Entertainment

Todd Wagner*2929 Entertainment

Founding DirectorGeorge Stevens, Jr.*

President EmeritaJean Picker Firstenberg*

President & CEOBob Gazzale*

When armed with best practices that advance social and political change, filmmakers are able to truly shape the world. With our democratic institutions currently under threat, there has never been a better time for filmmakers to learn from world-class advocates and field-tested changemakers than now.

The AFI DOCS Impact Lab, produced by AFI DOCS and The Raben Group's Impact Entertainment division, is a competitive fellowship and two-day training program held on the eve of the AFI DOCS Film Festival. Designed to empower and elevate filmmakers with distinctive voices and issue-driven films, the Lab helps artists generate broad social impact and political change through the power of story and film.

The Lab provides fellows with unique training opportunities in the areas of advocacy, grassroots communications and grasstops engagement. In addition to exclusive training by some of the most sought-after leaders in the social impact and political space, Lab fellows are connected with policymakers and Congressional aides working on legislation relevant to their films.

The Impact Lab is designed to bring together and empower both veteran and up-and-coming filmmakers from diverse backgrounds in the nation’s capital. With a commitment to representation, the Lab features candidates with both powerful films and an authentic approach to the stories they’re telling.

“The AFI DOCS Impact Lab is a standout for its immediacy, tangibility, access

and tactics for reaching more people.”

–2018 AFI DOCS Impact Lab Participant

THE AFI DOCS IMPACT LAB IS MADE POSSIBLE BY

17 BLOCKSUSA | 2019 | 96 MINUTES

LAB PARTICIPANTS:Davy Rothbart (Director, Producer)Krystal Tingle (Impact Producer)

AFI DOCS ADVISORY COUNCIL

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MEET THE 2019 AFI DOCS IMPACT LAB FILM PROJECTS AND FELLOWS

IMPACT LAB

In 1999, Emmanuel Durant and his family started filming their daily lives. For two decades, the camera recorded ordinary moments, and a cycle of trauma all too familiar for neglected communities in America. Davy Rothbart’s film deftly pieces together a loving and complex profile of the Sanford-Durants, who live just 17 blocks from the U.S. Capitol.


BORDER SOUTH (FRONTERA SUR) MEXICO | USA | 2019 83 MINUTES

LAB PARTICIPANTS:Raúl O. Paz Pastrana (Director)Cecilia Girón Pérez (Producer)

Filmmaker Raúl O. Paz Pastrana spent four years following the migrant routes from southern Mexico to the U.S.-Mexico border. The result is a close-up, nuanced and highly original view of the migrant experience, one fraught with risk and danger but also camaraderie, ingenuity and humor.


GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH USA | 2019 | 97 MINUTES

LAB PARTICIPANTS:David Charles Rodrigues (Writer, Director)Bud Johnston (Producer)

After the 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus toured the south to meet the faith-based communities against LGBTQ rights. The liberal-city folks and the red-state locals speak, confront biases, dine and sing together. GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH seeks to sing an elegy to the cultural divide and find some harmony along the journey.


ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN USA | 2019 | 27 MINUTES

LAB PARTICIPANTS:Sami Khan (Director, Producer, Cinematographer)Bruce Franks, Jr. (Missouri State Representative/Film Subject)

Bruce Franks, Jr., is a 33-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis who has overcome unspeakable loss to become one of the most exciting and unapologetic young leaders in the country today. Screening in Shorts Program 1.


A WOMAN’S WORK: THE NFL’S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM USA | 2019 | 80 MINUTES

LAB PARTICIPANTS:Yu Gu (Director)Jin Yoo-Kim (Co-Producer, Impact Producer)

In 2017, the National Football League earned over $14 billion in revenue. NFL cheerleaders, however, earn less than minimum wage – some paid as low as $1.50 an hour. Three courageous cheerleaders risk their careers by leading a historic class-action lawsuit against the NFL, alleging gendered wage theft and egregious labor practices.

Thursday, June 20, 6:30 p.m., AFI Silver Theater 2Friday, June 21, 9:15 p.m., Landmark E Street 1

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