Posts Tagged ‘AFI’

Silverdocs Is Here! LeBron in Town for Opening Night

The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival kicks off big tonight at 7 p.m., with fest opener More Than a Game playing in all three houses at AFI Silver.
The film follows LeBron James and four other Akron, Ohio basketball players in their teen years, their talent and perseverance taking them from inner-city courts to championships and [...]

2009 New African Films Festival @ AFI

Americans often associate Africa with human rights violations, impoverished villages, and, more happily, the roots of America's best-loved musical traditions. Innovative filmmaking? Not so much. But for the past four years, AFI Silver Theatre's presentation of the New African Films Festival has celebrated the vibrant artistry behind African cinema. Informed by cinéma vérité, European new [...]