Sept. 22–Oct. 12
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Final week: 13 films, including two U.S. premieres, two filmmaker Q&As, two official 2023 Oscar® submissions for Best International Feature Film, two Special Presentations and Closing Night selection DRY GROUND BURNING.

2023 Oscar^® Selection, Uruguay
Reception sponsored by the Embassy of Uruguay on Oct. 7
In Manolo Nieto's thriller, a wealthy man befriends a local teen he's hired as a tractor driver. When tragedy strikes, their relationship is strained to its breaking point, exposing the deep class and economic divides in Uruguayan society.
Oct. 7, 5:15 p.m.; Oct. 10, 9:30 p.m.

After an aerial dog fight, WWII Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The Rivals," a hilarious wartime farce with plenty of heart. Captured live at the National Theatre in London.
Oct. 7, 1:00 p.m.; Oct. 8, 12:00 p.m.; Oct. 9, 12:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

2023 Oscar^® Selection, Bolivia
An elderly Quechua couple grapples with a life-threatening drought and the prospect of leaving their ancestral home for the city in Alejandro Loayza Grisi's urgent feature debut, told through intoxicating widescreen cinematography by Bárbara Alvarez.
Oct. 8, 5:05 p.m.; Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m. (Indigenous Peoples' Day)

Q&A with filmmaker Hugo Perez
Hugo Perez documents the third "farewell" tour of renowned Afro-Cuban singer Omara Portuondo (Buena Vista Social Club), whose beautiful singing has inspired listeners around the world, in this portrait of an octogenarian who is still as sharp and charming as ever.
Oct. 9, 2:45 p.m.

Q&A with director Juliana Maité
A year after a suicide attempt, Olivia's OCD makes an unwelcome return on Christmas Eve. Desperate for medication, she finds a pharmacist's son who sells pills under the table. Juliana Maité crafts a tender and powerful portrait of mental health issues.
Oct. 9, 5:00 p.m.

Filmmakers Adirley Queirós and Joana Pimenta slyly subvert expectations in this hybrid docu-drama, combining elements of dystopian sci-fi, Westerns, observational documentary and even the musical to tell the wholly original story of two oil pirate sisters in a queer biker gang.
Oct. 12, 7:10 p.m.

Oct. 13–Nov. 13 Presented in collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, with support from the Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.
This week: 2005 musical drama THE WAYWARD CLOUD in 35mm, set in Taiwan during a water shortage, and 2003 drama GOODBYE, DRAGON INN, set in an old movie theater about to close its doors for good.

Oct. 14–27
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This year's theme, "They Tried to Warn Us!," focuses on some of the most shockingly prescient films to come out of mid-20th-century Hollywood. Film Noir Foundation founder Eddie Muller, host of TCM's Noir Alley, will introduce select screenings on the festival's opening weekend, Oct. 14–16. Film historian Foster Hirsch will introduce screenings Oct. 21–23.

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The AFI Latin American Film Festival Opening Night selection returns as a first–run engagement following three sold–out Festival screenings!
In the early days of a reinstated democracy, prosecutor Julio Strassera (Ricardo Darín) is tasked with bringing Argentina's brutal military dictatorship to justice. Santiago Mitre's rousing courtroom drama is inspired by true events.

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Brett Morgen's (COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK, JANE) experiential cinematic odyssey illuminates the life and genius of David Bowie, one of the most prolific and influential artists of our time. Told through kaleidoscopic, never-before-seen footage, performances and music, the film explores Bowie's creative, musical and spiritual journey.

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Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan star in this comedic whodunit set in the West End of 1950s London, where plans for a movie version of a hit play come to an abrupt halt when a member of the crew is murdered. The supporting cast includes Adrien Brody, David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson, Harris Dickinson, Reece Shearsmith and Shirley Henderson.

This new monthly late–night series showcases classic, soon–to–be–classic and should–be classic horror, sci–fi, action, fantasy and genre gems.
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Up next: DARK GLASSES, a brand new serial killer giallo from horror maestro Dario Argento (DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA, TENEBRAE), starring Ilenia Pastorelli, Asia Argento and Andrea Zhang, Oct. 15 & 19.

Sept. 28–Nov. 23
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Join us for one of the largest showcases of silent cinema in North America, showcasing restored screen classic and rare gems from the silent era, and meet some of the dedicated and talented musicians who bring these films to life with their inventive live accompaniment.

Oct. 28–Nov. 3
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Get in the Halloween spirit with F. W. Murnau's 1922 classic NOSFERATU, featuring live musical accompaniment by Silent Orchestra; Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, presented by horror host Count Gore de Vol; THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with a live shadowcast by Bloody Mayhem Theatrical; and much more.

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