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Released nearly 60 years after they met as teenagers, HUNG UP ON A DREAM explores the journey of the iconic British rock band The Zombies. The documentary offers an intimate look at the band's formation, rise to fame, challenges and eventual resurgence, and provides fans and newcomers alike with a comprehensive view of their musical odyssey. The film also features interviews with current and former band members, as well as with other musical luminaries such as Hayley Williams, Finneas, Harry Styles, Dave Grohl and HAIM.

Q&A with filmmaker Kevin Dougherty and producer Thom Shubilla
Plus: Free T-Shirt Giveaway!
For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-spotted elevator operators. This in-depth documentary traces the irreverent cartoonist’s evolution from underground comics to the cover of the New Yorker through interviews with Friedman’s friends and colleagues. Plus: the first 15 attendees will receive one free limited-edition T-shirt featuring Friedman’s art.
May 18, 3:15 p.m.

Following up their hypnotic debut WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR, director Jane Schoenbrun ups the ante in this allegorical tale of the transgender experience. Drawn together by a late-night young adult show, Owen (Justice Smith) and Maddy (Jack Haven) escape from the alienation of school and family life, with Maddy telling Owen that the show feels more real to them than real life itself — a feeling that later turns into an outright belief that threatens to bury Owen alive with it.
May 18, 8:15 p.m.; May 19, 2:00 p.m.; May 20, 1:45 p.m.; May 21, 9:30 p.m.

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Q&A with filmmaker Ilana Trachtman and subject Dion Diamond on Sat, May 17, 2:15 p.m.
In 1960, five Howard students sat down on the gilded horses of a whites-only carousel. When members of the white community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students en masse and set up picket lines, an unprecedented collaboration was born. With never-before-seen footage and immersive storytelling from Emmy^®-award winning director Ilana Trachtman, this documentary features four living protesters and voiceover by actors Jeffrey Wright and Mandy Patinkin, among others.

The 48 Hour Film Project is a competition for local filmmakers, from beginner to pro! They are given a genre, a prop, a character and a line of dialogue; the rest is up to them. AFI Silver welcomes back the wildly popular 48 Hour Film Project with this year's Washington, DC-area films screening on May 15 and 16! For more information, visit 48hourfilm.com.
Group A: May 15, 7:00 p.m.; Group B: May 15, 9:30 p.m.; Group C: May 16, 7:00 p.m.; Group D: May 16, 9:30 p.m.

One night only!
This wildly entertaining and fittingly unconventional documentary follows convention-defying singer, songwriter and record producer Jerry Williams a.k.a. Swamp Dogg. In this film, the titular artist and his “bachelor pad of aging musicians” navigate the tumultuous music industry, transform their home into an artistic playground and invite fellow musicians like Jenny Lewis and John Prine and superfans Mike Judge, Johnny Knoxville and Tom Kenny to play in their unique musical sandbox…and paint Swamp Dogg's pool.
May 18, 6:45 p.m.

In Memoriam: Maggie Smith (1934–2024)
On his 11th birthday, Harry Potter is plucked from the care of his awful aunt and uncle to fulfill his destiny as a student at the fantastic Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A who’s who of seasoned British actors portrayed the magical teachers of Hogwarts, including the beloved Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall in a fan-favorite performance that perfectly captured the character’s stern yet caring demeanor. May 17, 1:30 p.m.

Now through May 29
This week: Three working women (Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton) get even with their boss (Dabney Coleman) in the hilarious NINE TO FIVE; and the ABC Sports Broadcasting crew at the 1972 Munich Olympics must suddenly pivot to covering hard news when the Israeli Olympic team is taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September in last year’s true story thriller SEPTEMBER 5.

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In 2003, eight young Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment in a hidden space inside the Providence Place Mall and lived in it for four years, filming everything along the way. Director Jeremy Workman and executive producer Jesse Eisenberg deliver a poignant exploration of a group of artists who discovered their purpose within the most commercial and improbable places.

Following her international debut in FRIEDA, Mai Zetterling returned to Sweden to collaborate for a second time with Ingmar Bergman. Bengt, a young pianist blinded during military service, falls for Ingrid (Mai Zetterling), the young servant hired to care for him. Their burgeoning romance is stifled by class differences, and the pair go their separate ways, only to meet by chance years later.
May 16, 2:15 p.m.; May 17, 11:30 a.m.; May 18, 1:15 p.m.; May 19, 7:00 p.m.; May 20, 11:45 a.m.; May 21 & 22, 2:15 p.m.

This week: the 4K restoration of TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, the feature film prequel to David Lynch’s popular television series TWIN PEAKS, chronicles the last week in the life of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), with Kyle MacLachlan reprising his role from the TV series as Agent Dale Cooper; and the Palme d’Or-winning WILD AT HEART — part road movie, part love story and part perverse homage to THE WIZARD OF OZ — starring Laura Dern and Nicholas Cage as Southern-fried, star-crossed lovers Lula and Sailor.

$8 tickets, now through Labor Day!
We’re pleased to announce Films for Feds, a special discount for all current and recent federal employees in our community. From now through Labor Day, present proof of either current or recent federal employment in person at the AFI Silver Box Office to redeem one $8 ticket for all regularly priced shows.

This week, two new 4K restorations: MANTHAN, India’s first crowdfunded film, which was produced by 500,000 farmers who donated two rupees each; and SWEPT AWAY (1974), Lina Wertmüller’s politically provocative romantic farce which finds capitalist yacht owner Raffaella and communist deckhand Gennarino forced to adopt contradictory political positions when they are marooned on a desert island.

From Academy Award^®-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler — director of BLACK PANTHER and CREED — comes a new vision of fear starring Michael B. Jordan. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Jordan is joined by a supporting cast that includes Oscar^® nominee Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller and Delroy Lindo.
May 23 & 26, 6:15 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.; May 24 & 25, 6:00 & 9:00 p.m.

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