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On International Dawn Chorus Day (May 3, 2020), birds from six continents join a Zoom call, where they gossip about storms, cats, wires, dates and two Egyptian activists.

INTERNATIONAL DAWN CHORUS DAY

On International Dawn Chorus Day (May 3, 2020), birds from six continents join a Zoom call, where they gossip about storms, cats, wires, dates and two Egyptian activists.

Under the shade of a lemon tree, a Palestinian woman, Khaldieh, prepares herself a humble breakfast, remembering her former life and lost homeland with an assemblage of simple elements.

UNDER THE LEMON TREE (تحت شجرة الليمون)

Under the shade of a lemon tree, a Palestinian woman, Khaldieh, prepares herself a humble breakfast, remembering her former life and lost homeland with an assemblage of simple elements.

Four women in Central Florida establish a unique bond while working with crickets, superworms and roaches on an insect farm in the rural town of LaBelle.

BUG FARM

Four women in Central Florida establish a unique bond while working with crickets, superworms and roaches on an insect farm in the rural town of LaBelle.

A batch of mushy sourdough. Two radioactive lizards. Three cans of Campbell’s tomato soup. When COVID-19 lockdowns began in 2020, people around the world began reporting more vivid dreams.

INVISIBLE MONSTERS AND TOMATO SOUP

A batch of mushy sourdough. Two radioactive lizards. Three cans of Campbell’s tomato soup. When COVID-19 lockdowns began in 2020, people around the world began reporting more vivid dreams.

Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa revisits the Palais Garnier of the 1950s and 1960s, reviving the era when kings and queens, celebrities and heads of state ascended the stairs to worship the art of opera.

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa revisits the Palais Garnier of the 1950s and 1960s, reviving the era when kings and queens, celebrities and heads of state ascended the stairs to worship the art of opera.

Suffering from an illness that causes body paralysis, Kais dreams he is the hero of his favorite anime, along with his brothers, Fehd the bodybuilder and Zaïd the ninja.

THE BROTHER (LE FRÈRE)

Suffering from an illness that causes body paralysis, Kais dreams he is the hero of his favorite anime, along with his brothers, Fehd the bodybuilder and Zaïd the ninja.

Teen karate pro Jeff Wall teaches senior citizens self-defense at a local nursing home, giving them the tools to feel in control, connected and cared for.

GOLDEN AGE KARATE

Teen karate pro Jeff Wall teaches senior citizens self-defense at a local nursing home, giving them the tools to feel in control, connected and cared for.

Watch a special conversation with Noor Fawzi Alasswad (UNDER THE LEMON TREE), Rachel Barth (GOLDEN AGE KARATE), Jérémie Battaglia (THE BROTHER), Lydia Cornett (BUG FARM), Marcie LaCerte (INVISIBLE MONSTERS AND TOMATO SOUP) moderated by AFI Festivals Program Manager Eric Moore.

Q&A - SHORTS PROGRAM 1

Watch a special conversation with Noor Fawzi Alasswad (UNDER THE LEMON TREE), Rachel Barth (GOLDEN AGE KARATE), Jérémie Battaglia (THE BROTHER), Lydia Cornett (BUG FARM), Marcie LaCerte (INVISIBLE MONSTERS AND TOMATO SOUP) moderated by AFI Festivals Program Manager Eric Moore.

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SHORTS PROGRAM 1

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