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A mind-boggling “coincidence” leads a filmmaker to track down his fifth-grade class, to examine a memory of his own complicity in a bullying incident 50 years ago.

WHEN WE WERE BULLIES

A mind-boggling “coincidence” leads a filmmaker to track down his fifth-grade class, to examine a memory of his own complicity in a bullying incident 50 years ago.

At 83, Kathleen is still doing hair, though not how you might expect. Her work is special.

THE HAIRDRESSER (LA COIFFEUSE)

At 83, Kathleen is still doing hair, though not how you might expect. Her work is special.

A whistle. The crowded stands of the stadium roar. Players protest angrily. Announcers follow the action on the field. In the middle of it all is the referee.

THE GAME

A whistle. The crowded stands of the stadium roar. Players protest angrily. Announcers follow the action on the field. In the middle of it all is the referee.

Once a month, along the scorching southern desert border in Arizona, one group of searchers, the Aguilas del Desierto, set out to recover missing loved ones.

EAGLES (ÁGUILAS)

Once a month, along the scorching southern desert border in Arizona, one group of searchers, the Aguilas del Desierto, set out to recover missing loved ones.

At an LGBTQ retirement home, the annual “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning – a celebration of the lives and legacies of resistance of the eldest queer generation.

SENIOR PROM

At an LGBTQ retirement home, the annual “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning – a celebration of the lives and legacies of resistance of the eldest queer generation.

The smoothest area of resistance. The "I and S" of "Lives" is traced by a lone rollerskater on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, on a summer afternoon in 2020.

THE I AND S OF LIVES

The smoothest area of resistance. The "I and S" of "Lives" is traced by a lone rollerskater on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, on a summer afternoon in 2020.

Watch a special conversation with Luisa Conlon (SENIOR PROM), Kevin Jerome Everson (THE I AND S OF LIVES), Kristy Guevara-Flanagan (EAGLES), Roman Hodel (THE GAME), Lorraine Price (THE HAIRDRESSER), Jay Rosenblatt (WHEN WE WERE BULLIES) moderated by AFI Festivals Program Manager Eric Moore.

Q&A - SHORTS PROGRAM 2

Watch a special conversation with Luisa Conlon (SENIOR PROM), Kevin Jerome Everson (THE I AND S OF LIVES), Kristy Guevara-Flanagan (EAGLES), Roman Hodel (THE GAME), Lorraine Price (THE HAIRDRESSER), Jay Rosenblatt (WHEN WE WERE BULLIES) moderated by AFI Festivals Program Manager Eric Moore.

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SHORTS PROGRAM 2

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