This coming-of-age documentary follows three teenage girls for one wild, life-changing summer in their small Texas town as they grapple with what becoming an adult means, especially for young women.
ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN
ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN explores the life of the late storyteller, explorer and chef Anthony Bourdain.
Feature Films
COURTROOM 3H
DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD
DELPHINE’S PRAYERS (LES PRIÈRES DE DELPHINE)
FATHOM
LFG
LUCHADORAS
MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY
NO STRAIGHT LINES
NORTH BY CURRENT
PRAY AWAY
PRESIDENT
RADIOGRAPH OF A FAMILY
REBEL HEARTS
SEARCHERS
STORM LAKE
SUMMER OF SOUL (. . .OR WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
THE FIRST STEP
THE LOST LEONARDO
THE NEUTRAL GROUND
THE ONE AND ONLY DICK GREGORY
THE SLOW HUSTLE
THE STORY WON’T DIE
TOM PETTY, SOMEWHERE YOU FEEL FREE
TRY HARDER!
WE
WHITE COAT REBELS
Short Film Competition
SHORTS PROGRAM 1
SHORTS PROGRAM 2
SHORTS PROGRAM 3
SHORTS PROGRAM 4
SHORTS PROGRAM 5
SHORTS PROGRAM 6
Series
9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA
In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series take viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning of September 11, 2001.
OBAMA: IN PURSUIT OF A MORE PERFECT UNION
This multi-part documentary explores the journey of Barack Obama from Illinois State Senator to the 44th U.S. President against the cultural and historical moments that defined his political rise.
WATCH THE SOUND WITH MARK RONSON
Hosted by renowned DJ and award-winning artist and producer Mark Ronson, this docuseries explores sound creation and the revolutionary technology shaping modern music.
AFI DOCS Industry Forum
BREAKING THE SILENCE: HOW DOCUMENTARIES CAN SHAPE CONVERSATIONS ON RACIAL VIOLENCE
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT SERIES: NEW COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN PUBLIC MEDIA SERIES AND INDIE FILMMAKERS
INDUSTRY MEETINGS
INSIDE INVESTIGATION: WHAT FILMMAKERS NEED TO KNOW TO EMBARK ON INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARIES
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH ‘HINDSIGHT’
MAKING FILMS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AUDIENCES
PHILLY D.A. – THE MAKING OF THE LANDMARK NEW INDEPENDENT LENS DOCUSERIES: PART 1
PHILLY D.A. – THE MAKING OF THE LANDMARK NEW INDEPENDENT LENS DOCUSERIES: PART 2
Cinema's Legacy
IN SEARCH OF OUR FATHERS
Marco Williams’ searing seven-year journey to track down the father he never knew. Thirty years on, the film remains a brilliant and powerful evocation of the personal documentary form.
SINK OR SWIM
In this canonical personal documentary, filmmaker Su Friedrich returns to a pivotal childhood memory – her father has thrown her into the deep end of the pool to teach her to swim.
STEVIE
Following HOOP DREAMS’ huge success, Steve James began a straightforward film about the man he had once mentored as a Big Brother. To James’ surprise, he would end up making his most complex and personal documentary.
Charles Guggenheim Symposium
GUGGENHEIM SYMPOSIUM WITH DAWN PORTER
Each year, the AFI DOCS Charles Guggenheim Symposium honors a master of documentary film. AFI is proud to recognize the exceptional career of filmmaker Dawn Porter as the 2021 Guggenheim honoree.
RISE AGAIN: TULSA AND THE RED SUMMER
One hundred years after the two-day Tulsa Massacre, one of America’s most violent racial conflicts, this documentary explores the role of media during these early 20th century events and today’s revived call for justice and anti-racism.
Spotlight on the Hindsight Project
FOOD FOR THE POOR (COMIDA PA’ LOS POBRES)
MISSING MAGIC
NOW LET US SING
THIS BODY
UDAAN (SOAR)
WE STAY IN THE HOUSE
DOCS Talks
HISTORY IS OUT OF THE CLOSET: EXCAVATING QUEER STORIES FOR THE SCREEN
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