FILMS from AFAR

This poetically-narrated, beautifully-visualized short film offers a glimpse into the world of an exceptional teenager and a poignant...

Costa Rican director Antonella Sudasassi spent two and a half years talking with older women for her film Memories of a Burning Body (Memorias de un Cuerpo que Arde) , Costa Rica’s submission for the International Oscar. “In the beginning, I was looking for a specific kind of woman,” she says. “I was looking for someone more traditional, who got married, had kids, always lived with her husband and eventually died or divorced or whatever.” “I also looked for someone who was m

Santosh has been selected to represent India in the International Oscar category. Crouched in this brooding, well-acted and adeptly...

This poignant film about family, love, war, and loss is a throwback in style and subject matter to similarly sentimental fare out of...

This intimate yet universal family tale was selected to represent Iran in the International Oscar category. The debut feature shows a lot...

A generation who came of age in the 1960s is going to love this personal take and behind-the-scenes view of the Fab Four's first visit to...