AIFF 2024
February 22nd-25th, 2024
What’s on and When?
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
Festival Kick-Off Film
No Right Way -[USA, Comedy/Drama 103 minutes]
Directed & Written by and Starring Chelsea Bo
Georgie, a brazen tween, is thrust into the guardianship of her half-sister Harper whose attempts to parent only lead to exposing their paralleled childhood wounds.
Q & A with the Director & Producer following the screening!
Thursday, February 22nd @7PM
Following the Q & A, join us next door in the Cinema Grill for live music and a nightcap!
Friday, February 23rd, 2024
Friday afternoon, AIFF opens with features from around the world and our own backyard culminating in our Grand Opening Film Event!
3:30PM
Red Monet
Directed by Halder Gomes
[Portugal, Drama, 130 minutes]
3:45PM
Punk Kids
Directed by Mike Heff
[USA, Comedy, 101 minutes]
4PM
24-Hour Sunset
Directed by Charles Derenne & Edouard de Luze
[Documentary, 90 minutes]
Festival Grand Opening
Through special engagement, AIFF proudly presents the West Coast Premiere of
the remarkable documentary about famed Jazz Trumpeter Eddie Henderson!
7PM
Dr. Eddie Henderson
Uncommon Genius
Directed by Michelle Bauer Carpenter
[USA, Documentary 27 minutes]
Following the screening there will be a live in-person talkback with the director and Dr. Eddie Henderson moderated by KQED’s Brian Watt!
Following the talkback, there will be a Grand Opening Reception honoring Dr. Eddie @Karibu Wine Lounge
Find Tickets HERE!
AIFF Friday Frights Live!!
Come get spooked by this classic monster mystery!
8:30PM
The Goatman
Directed by Hope & Levi Butner
[USA, Horror
95 minutes]
Before The Goatman, enjoy a fantastic Horror short from the UK - In the Dark We Bleed!
Saturday, February 24th, 2024
AIFF begins the weekend with an amazing documentary film, shorts, an industry-led panel discussion, and animation Masterclass!
11AM
A Thousand Pines
Directed by Sebastian Diaz & Noam Osband
[USA, Documentary
77 minutes]
Following the screening there will be a live, in-person interview with the Director and Editor moderated by KQED’s Tyche Hendricks.
11:15 AM
1 PM
1:15 PM
3:15 PM
1:30 PM
1PM
Drawing the Line
60 minutes
A panel discussion on the world of animation and where it’s headed. Featuring industry leaders and noted animators, this panel is free to the public. RSVP Required
3:30 PM
2PM
Writing Dialogue That Doesn’t Suck
45 minutes
Writers love to put words in characters’ mouths. But how can we make sure those words are the best they can be? How can we make sure the lines make us laugh or cry without being cliche, boring, or on the nose?
RSVP Required
11:30 AM
3:30PM
Bill Plympton Masterclass
60 minutes
Join legendary animator and two-time Oscar nominee Bill Plympton for this unique Masterclass on his animation.
RSVP Required
6PM
Slide
Directed by Bill Plympton
[USA/France, Animation/Comedy, 80 minutes]
Sunday, February 25th, 2024
On the final day of AIFF, the amazing programming continues with a community-building panel discussion, a riveting documentary, and a second chance to catch more of our shorts and features — all ending with a bang as we present our cash prizes to filmmakers during the Closing Ceremony!
11 AM
11 AM
11:15 AM
1 PM
1:15 PM
11:30AM
Change the System: Building Black Wealth
60 minutes
Change the System: Building Black Wealth is a short film documenting the journey of Otis Ward, an Oakland high school senior, as he attends financial education classes at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, while grappling with the pressures of leaving his hometown and starting college life.
Following the screening, there will be a discussion of the film and racial wealth equity with Otis Ward, Carla Peterman (Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer at PG&E), Dr. Christine Wachira (Owner of Wachira Wines and the first Kenyan born California Winemaker), and director Brady Anderson.
3:15 PM
3 PM
11:30 AM
2:30 PM
Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s
Directed by Laura Green & Ann Moot-Levin
[USA, Documentary, 55 minutes]
Following the screening there will be a discussion with the filmmakers, Veronica Garcia-Hayes, and Chad Zucker (Acting President) and Jane Summer (Active Member) PD Active - a local non-profit group by and for people with Parkinson’s.
